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THE TWENTIES
Test A
A.
Key Terms and People
Directions: Match the definitions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct
letter in each blank. (3 points each)
Column II
Column I
1. banker who was Secretary of the Treasury in
the Harding administration
2. set the theory of evolution against
fundamentalism
3. agreement to settle international debts from
World War I
4. 1920s African American cultural outpouring
5. film in which Al Jolson both spoke and sang
6. wrote poetry about the experience of being
black
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
mass production
bull market
Andrew Mellon
Sigmund Freud
Ku Klux Klan
The Jazz Singer
Scopes Trial
Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Dawes Plan
7. car manufacturing method copied from meat
packing plants
8. psychologist who stressed the unconscious mind
9. targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants
10. period during which stocks are worth more
money
B.
Key Concepts
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in each blank. (4 points each)
11. As the 1920s progressed, farm incomes
a. declined.
b. increased more rapidly than incomes in urban areas.
c. remained steady.
12. As suburbs developed, the people who lived there
a. became less conservative and more politically active.
b. became more conservative and more politically active.
c. became less conservative and less politically active.
13. Where did African Americans in the 1920s face the most discrimination?
a. in the Caribbean, where they were recent immigrants
b. in the South, where Jim Crow laws existed
c. in the North, where no Jim Crow laws existed
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14. The U.S. handling of the post–World War I war-debt situation
a. helped America’s economy.
b. hurt America’s international reputation.
c. helped the international economy.
15. What kinds of illegal activity did organized crime engage in during
Prohibition?
a. drugs, robbery, and murder
b. riots, discrimination, and corruption
c. gambling, fraud, and speeding
16. In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the
a. Nineteenth Amendment.
b. Twentieth Amendment.
c. Twenty-first Amendment.
Directions: Use the following chart and your knowledge of history to answer questions 17
and 18.
Major Scandals in the Harding Administration
Charles Forbes
Head of Veterans Bureau
left country after stealing
$200 million from the
government; brought
back to America, sent to
prison
Harry Dougherty
Attorney General
illegally sold alcohol
taken by the government
Edwin Denby
Secretary of the Navy
persuaded President
Harding to sign navy’s oil
reserves over to Department of the Interior
Albert Fall
Secretary of the Interior
leased government oil
reserves to private
companies, received over
$400,000; convicted of
bribery, fined, and sent to
prison
17. Which officials on the chart went to prison for their crimes?
a. Harry Dougherty and Edwin Denby
b. Charles Forbes, Harry Dougherty, and Edwin Denby
c. Charles Forbes and Albert Fall
18. The Teapot Dome oil scandal involved which two officials from the chart?
a. Albert Fall and Harry Dougherty
b. Edwin Denby and Albert Fall
c. Charles Forbes and Harry Dougherty
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19. In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,
a. many African Americans became financially successful.
b. African Americans did no better than they had in the South.
c. motion picture theaters mostly showed films by African American
directors.
20. Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?
a. His ideas became too extreme to attract many supporters.
b. His supporters were too poor to keep his organization going.
c. Garvey was jailed and deported to Jamaica.
C.
Document-Based Assessment
Directions: Use the following excerpts from the U.S. Constitution to answer the question on
a separate sheet of paper. Read carefully the text that has been italicized. (10 points)
Amendment 18 (Ratified January 16, 1919)
Section 1. After one year from the ratification [approval] of this article the manufacture,
sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within . . . the United States . . . is
hereby prohibited. . . .
21. Analyze Primary Sources What was made illegal in the United States in 1919?
How long after ratification did it take for the Amendment to be applied? Why do
you think there was a delay in enforcing the law?
D.
Critical Thinking
Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. (10 points each)
22. Analyze Cause and Effect How did the automobile change daily life for millions
of Americans?
23. Synthesize Information How did the oppression of African Americans influence
the Harlem Renaissance?
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