Roaring 20s Quiz

According to the cartoon above, which of the following was a problem most associated with Prohibition?

• Gambling

• Counterfeiting

• Smuggling

• Embezzling funds

What was one way the role of women in society changed during the 1920s?

• They were granted the right to attend public schools.

• They were allowed to own property.

• They were allowed increased participation in the political process.

• They were granted the right to serve in military combat units.

The map above shows the spread of which type of music through cultural diffusion?

• Hip hop

• Country

• Rock ‘n Roll

• Jazz

Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because –

• communists were infiltrating the United States.

• assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful.

• political machines had too much power in urban areas.

• economic decline had increased the competition for jobs.

One immediate result of Henry Ford’s manufacturing methods was that cars –

• became affordable for more people.

• required little fuel to operate efficiently.

• replaced railroads as the fastest way to ship goods.

• could be customized.

Which reason BEST explains the change in the number of cars sold between 1910 and 1925?

• Cars became more available because of the passage of antitrust laws.

• Cars became more available because of the removal of tariffs after a global conflict.

• Cars became more affordable because of the removal of wartime price controls.

• Cars became more affordable because of the introduction of the assembly line.

This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to —

• public disappointment over revelations of government corruption.

• widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

• public frustration with government neglect of the working class

• widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

Which factor played the largest role in fueling the economic boom in the 1920’s?

• The increasing ownership of automobiles by families.

• Government subsidies paid to farmers

• Tariff reductions on imported European goods

• Construction by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Which action did the Ku Klux Klan MOST commonly use?

• They used violence to intimidate voters from participating in elections.

• They used illegal means to file lawsuits to discriminate against religious groups

• They used petitions to influence school authorities to segregate education facilities.

Which of these cause and effect relationships is accurate?

• The ideas of social Darwinism led to the passage of Prohibition laws.

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the implementation of the New Deal.

• The ideas of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the growth of the Civil Rights movement.

• The rise of fascism in Italy influenced the onset of the Red Scare.