Quiz Me! - Events: Roaring 20s Test your knowledge about events in the Roaring 20s era! 1 / 10 Which place in New York City attracted vaudeville musicians, actors, and dancers who hoped to audition and sell their acts and music? Apollo Club Hip Hop Alley The Cotton Club Tin Pan Alley 2 / 10 Which best represents the nativist tensions that existed in the United States in the 1920s? Schenck v. U.S. Plessy v. Ferguson Sacco and Vanzetti Trial Scopes Trial 3 / 10 Which entrepreneur was responsible for the revolutionary improvements above? Alexander Graham Bell Andrew Carnegie John D Rockefeller Henry Ford 4 / 10 What was a major cause of the Palmer Raids? Communism’s rapid spread across Europe Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy American’s fear of communism Anger over the verdict in the Scopes trial 5 / 10 Which type of music developed in New Orleans in the 1920s? Rock and Roll Hip Hop Music Tin Pan Alley American Jazz 6 / 10 What happened as a result of Russia’s withdrawal from World War I? Germany stopped using their unrestricted submarine warfare strategy. Germany only had to fight the war on one front. The U.S. supported the new Soviet government. The Americans immediately entered the war on the side of the Allies. 7 / 10 What is the significance of the Harlem Renaissance? It was a movement that encouraged segregation, redlining, and voting restrictions. It was the area of New York City where music publishers had their offices and studios. It was the revival of the American Indian Movement across the nation.. It was the center of cultural achievements in the African American community. 8 / 10 What is John Scopes best known for? Teaching the theory of evolution in his classroom Muckraking during the Progressive Era Refining the process for making steel used in railroads Organizing strikes to improve the lives of migrant workers 9 / 10 Which U.S. President was the first to have cabinet members go to prison? Herbert Hoover Warren G. Harding William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson 10 / 10 Which statement best describes the significance of Sacco and Vanzetti. Nativism prompted the arrest, trial and execution of two Italian immigrants believed to be anarchists. The two planned to stage a successful communist revolution in the United States. The men were the first of a group of suspected radicals deported during the Palmer Raids. Members of the Harding administration accepted bribes from oil companies and went to prison. Your score is Try another 10!
