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Chapter 20,3-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| T or F: The Scopes trail was the clash of fundamentalism and modernism over the teaching of evolution. | true |
| The 18th Amendment to the U.S Constitution forbid the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol. | true |
| T or F: Clarence Darrow was the most celebrated defense attorney in America | true |
| The ACLU provided the legal defense for John Scopes when he was charged with teaching evolution in Tennessee. | true |
| T or F: Bootleggers sold illegal alcohol to consumers. | true |
| T or F: A quota system was established to regulate immigration from specific countries | true |
| What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America? A. Between northern states an southern states B. Between urban Americans and rural Americans C. Between young Americans and elderly Americans D. Between eastern states and western states | B. Between urban Americans and rural Americans |
| Why was formal education more important for urban american than rural Americans? A. Urban children needed a safe place to stay while their parents worked. B. Urban Americans needed an education to work in factories . C. Most high-paying jobs in th | C. Most high-paying jobs in the cities required a formal education. |
| At its heart, the scopes trial was a clash between A. Religion and Science B. Evolution and science C. Education and Science D. Biology and Science | A. Religion and Science |
| Most Americans who opposed the Ku Klux Khlan embraced what notion? A. That the races should remain separate B. That America was a "melting pot" C. That immigrants should be deported D. That David Stephenson should be elected president | B. That America was a "melting pot" |
| Played a popular character called "The little Tramp" in silent films | Charlie Chaplin |
| The symbol of the "New women" of the 1920s was the | flapper |
| Jay Gatsby was a literary creation of | F Scott Fitzgerald |
| Was known for writing in a powerful concrete step | Ernest Hemingway |
| Was the baseball home run king in the 1920s | Babe Ruth |
| The first movie to have sound synchronized with action was | The Jazz Singer |
| Which of these was a major difference between urban and rural lifestyles in the 1920s? A. Urban Americans had more free time B. Urban Americans worked longer hours C. Rural Americans had higher incomes D. Rural Americans had more free time | A. Urban Americans had more free time |
| In 1920, Americans first radio station A. Closed because few Americans bought radios B. Broadcast Al Jolson in the Jazz Singer C. Was an immediate success D. Put early movie house out of business | C. Was an immediate success |
| The "New Women" of the 1920's A. Rejected Victorian morality B. Rejected the notion of suffrage C. Embraced Victorian morality D. Began to prefer modest fashions | A. Rejected Victorian morality |
| Abstract art was an expression of A. Traditionalism B. Victorianism C. Prohibition D. Modernism | D. Modernism |
| Popular jazz trumpeter of the 1920s | Louis Armstrong |
| Collected and published folk tales of her native florid | Zora Neale Hurston |
| The most militant of the Harlem Renaissance writers | Claude McKay |
| Popular blues singer of the 1920s | Bessie smith |
| Jamaican born African American who organized a "Back to Africa" movement | Marcus Garvey |
| Outpouring of African American culture | Harlem Renaissance |
| Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s A. For the milder climate B. To save money for legal reform in the South C. For a chance at a better future D. To serve in the military | C. For a chance at a better future |
| Jazz was A. a musical style created by southern plantation owners. B. A style of art created by African American activists C. A fashion style that came and went quickly D. An American hybrid of African American and European music forms. | D. An American hybrid of African American and European music forms. |
| The literature of the Harlem Renaissance A. Explored the origins of jazz B. Argued for the separation of races C. Is largely forgotten today. D. Explored the pains and joys of being black in America | D. Explored the pains and joys of being black in America |
| The sense of group identity created by he Harlem Renaissance A. Formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America B. Was lost by the end of the 1920s D. Ended discrimination against blacks in America | A. Formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America |
| These people opposed immigration because they were afraid they would take their jobs | nativists |
| African Americans faced discrimination in the South when what were in place? | The Jim Crow Laws |
| American writers lost faith in existing culture giving them the nickname | "The Lost Generation" |
| What repealed prohibition | The 21st Amendment |
| These 2 helped spread jazz rapidly | The Radio and the Phonograph |
| This person wrote the pain and pride of being black | Langston Hughes |
| This made it easier for bootleggers to become involved in illegal activity | Prohibition |
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