U.S. Political and Economic Developments in the 1920s Quiz

Test your knowledge on the Roaring Twenties! From presidents to cultural movements, explore key events of the era.

#1

Who was the President of the United States during the majority of the 1920s?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
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#2

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1920, granting women the right to vote?

18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
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#3

What was the term used to describe the widespread fear of communism in the United States during the 1920s?

The Red Scare
The Yellow Peril
The Cold War
The Great Depression
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#4

Who was the famous aviator who made the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927?

Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
Howard Hughes
Orville Wright
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#5

Which iconic event took place on October 29, 1929, signaling the start of the Great Depression?

The Wall Street Crash
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Treaty of Versailles
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#6

Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?

Black Tuesday
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Passage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
Bank runs across the country
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#7

What was the primary cause of the economic prosperity in the United States during the 1920s?

Government intervention in the economy
The New Deal policies
Rapid industrialization and technological advancements
Global economic stability
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#8

Which legislation, passed in 1920, prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States?

Volstead Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Hatch Act
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#9

Who coined the term 'The Jazz Age' to describe the cultural and social developments of the 1920s?

Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
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#10

Which famous trial of 1925 debated the teaching of evolution in public schools?

Scopes Monkey Trial
Nuremberg Trials
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Teapot Dome Scandal
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#11

Which cultural movement of the 1920s challenged traditional norms, particularly regarding gender and sexuality?

Progressivism
The Harlem Renaissance
The Jazz Age
The Roaring Twenties
#12

What was the main consequence of the Red Scare in the 1920s?

Increased support for socialist movements
Suppression of civil liberties and freedom of speech
Improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union
Expansion of workers' rights
#13

What major event contributed to the decline of the Ku Klux Klan's influence in the late 1920s?

Passage of the Immigration Act of 1924
The Wall Street Crash of 1929
Scopes Monkey Trial
Exposure of corruption within the organization
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