#1
Which event marked the beginning of the Roaring Twenties in the United States?
The end of World War I
The Wall Street Crash
The passing of the 18th Amendment
The Great Depression
#2
Who was the President of the United States during most of the 1920s?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
#3
Which cultural phenomenon of the 1920s is often associated with the rejection of traditional societal norms and values?
The Prohibition movement
The Harlem Renaissance
The Red Scare
The Jazz Age
#4
Who coined the term 'The Lost Generation' to describe the disillusioned American writers and artists in the 1920s?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Gertrude Stein
T.S. Eliot
#5
What was the significance of the 1921 Emergency Quota Act in the United States?
It established the first federal income tax
It restricted immigration based on nationality
It legalized the sale of alcohol
It granted voting rights to women
#6
Which literary work by F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered a quintessential novel of the Jazz Age?
The Great Gatsby
The Sun Also Rises
The Sound and the Fury
A Farewell to Arms
#7
Which iconic event occurred on October 29, 1929, leading to significant economic consequences?
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The beginning of Prohibition
The Wall Street Crash
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution
#8
Who were the prominent figures associated with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s?
Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston
Al Capone and John Dillinger
Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton
#9
Which industry experienced significant growth and innovation during the 1920s, leading to widespread consumerism?
Automobile
Steel
Textiles
Mining
#10
What was the outcome of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925?
Evolution was banned from being taught in schools
The teaching of evolution was upheld
The trial resulted in a hung jury
The trial was declared unconstitutional
#11
What was the main focus of the 1924 National Origins Act in the United States?
To establish labor standards for industrial workers
To restrict immigration from specific regions
To promote cultural exchange programs
To regulate interstate commerce
#12
Which political scandal of the 1920s involved the illegal sale of government oil reserves?
Teapot Dome scandal
Watergate scandal
Iran-Contra affair
Whiskey Ring scandal
#13
What was the main purpose of the 1924 Immigration Act in the United States?
To restrict immigration from Eastern Europe
To increase immigration quotas for all countries
To encourage immigration from Asia
To abolish immigration quotas altogether
#14
Who was the leader of the United Mine Workers union and led a major strike in 1921?
Eugene Debs
Samuel Gompers
John L. Lewis
A. Philip Randolph
#15
Who was the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and a prominent figure in the Black Nationalism movement?
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Langston Hughes
#16
Who was the leading proponent of the New Deal policies that aimed to address the economic challenges of the 1930s?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
#17
What was the main reason for the decline of the Ku Klux Klan's influence in the 1920s after its resurgence?
Increased government support
Internal power struggles
Scandals involving prominent members
Public backlash against extremism