Quiz on the Roaring Twenties

What decade is referred to as the "Roaring Twenties"?

• 1910s

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

What was the main theme of Warren Harding's 1920 campaign?

• Economic growth

• Return to normalcy

• Military expansion

• Technological innovation

What did Warren Harding's promise of "return to normalcy" mean for America's foreign policy?

• Isolationism

• Interventionism

• Expansionism

• Colonialism

What was one effect of the U.S. Isolationist Policy in the 1920s?

• Support for the League of Nations

• Increased international trade

• High tariffs reducing international trade

• Open immigration policies

What political shift occurred in the U.S. as an effect of the Isolationist Policy?

• Move towards political liberalism

• Move towards political conservatism

• Move towards political socialism

• Move towards political anarchism

Who is your favorite teacher of all time?

• Coach Healy

• (pick the other one!)

Which three Republican presidents were elected in the 1920s?

• Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower

• Harding, Coolidge, Hoover

• Wilson, Taft, Kennedy

• Johnson, Nixon, Ford

What was one of the effects of the reforms on cities?

• Increased pollution

• Cleaned up cities

• More traffic congestion

• Higher crime rates

What was major influence on the popularity of the flapper in the 1920s?

• a decline in the number of women working in urban factories

• a shift away from the traditional roles of women

• an increase in the use of credit and installment plans

• a decrease in crime associated with prohibition

A young woman known for wearing short dresses and bobbed hair and for embracing freedom from traditional societal constraints

• Flappers

• Doe Boys

• Rough Riders

• Bootlegers