Roaring 20's Quiz

The main reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following World War I was the

• 1. availability of cheap farmland in the West

• 1. opportunity for factory jobs in the North

• 1. chance to escape racial segregation by joining the military

• 1. elimination of the Ku Klux Klan in the northern states

During the 1920s, the Palmer raids, immigration quotas, and the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti resulted from

• 1. racial prejudice against African Americans

• 1. opposition to the Ku Klux Klan

• 1. the fear that American values were threatened by radical ideas

• 1. the need to strengthen national defense

During the 1920s, the influence of the Ku Klux Klan and the passage of laws setting immigration quotas illustrated the

• 1. rejection of traditional religious values

• 1. support for integrated public schools

• 1. negative reaction to the Scopes trial

• 1. growth of nativism

National attention was drawn to the Scopes trial of 1925 because the case

• 1. represented a conflict between science and religion

• 1. reversed a previous Supreme Court decision on free speech

• 1. upheld the right of veterans to protest in Washington, D. C.

• revealed the extent of prejudice against immigrants

The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the

• 1. passage of an equal pay act

• 1. drafting of women into the army

• 1. popularity of the flappers and their style of dress

• 1. appointment of several women to President Calvin Coolidge’s cabinet

Which term from the 1920s is most closely associated with Langston Hughes?

• Lost Generation

• Red Scare

• Teapot Dome scandal

• Harlem Renaissance

During the 1920s, which development was most closely associated with this poem?

• growth of the motion-picture industry

• emergence of an antiwar party

• blossoming of African American culture

• expansion of mass consumption

During the 1920s, Congress established a quota system for immigration in order to

• ensure that the United States would have enough factory workers

• keep migrant workers out of the country

• reduce immigration from southern and eastern Europe

• assist refugees from war-torn countries

The passage of this act reflects the American public’s perception that

• too many immigrants were coming into the country

• dictatorships were emerging in western Europe

• fewer workers were needed in consumer goods industries

• economic prosperity was dependent on unskilled foreign labor

Which factor contributed most to the repeal of national Prohibition in 1933?

• the inability of government to enforce the law

• an improvement in the economy

• a decline in organized crime

• the start of World War II