1920s Review
1. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
Robbery and murder
2. Why was national attention drawn to William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes Trial?
The case represented a conflict between modern science and religion
3. Which American author’s works are closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s?
Langston Hughes
4. The Teapot Dome Scandal centered around
Oil- rich lands
5. John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
Evolution
6. The “Great Migration” of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of
African Americans from Southern to Northern cities
7. Prohibition , established by the Eighteenth Amendment, stated that –
The manufacture and sale of U.S. alcoholic beverages was banned
8. During the 1920’s, Congress passed a series of immigration laws that were primarily designed to –
Limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
9. Which development in the 1920’s was inconsistent with much of the racial and ethnic intolerance of the
decade?
Harlem Renaissance
10. What is Nativism?
Extreme Dislike of Foreigners
11. During the first three decades of the twentieth century, what was the main reason many African Americans left
the South?
Many factory jobs were available in the North
12. What would a study of the “flappers” of the 1920’s indicate?
Some women rejected traditional restrictions
13. What was an important result of Prohibition during the 1920’s?
Respect for the law decreased / Organized Crime
14. What was Francis Willard’s contribution to American society?
She fought for women’s rights and a ban on the sale of alcohol
15. What political activist encouraged African Americans to own their own businesses?
Marcus Garvey
16. What did President Harding mean when he introduced the phrase a “return to normalcy” after WW1?
Going back to a peacetime economy
17. The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920’s was the
Automobile
18. To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being
Communist
19. Which aspect of the 1920’s is most closely identified with the emergence of Tin Pan Alley?
The location of the music publishing industry in New York City