Quiz Me! - Era: Roaring 20's Test your knowledge about the Roaring 20's! 1 / 10 Why was the Scopes Trial significant? It caused the defendant to lose his job. It prohibited deportation of immigrants. It sent Harding’s Cabinet members to prison. It pitted traditional values against modern science. 2 / 10 Which entrepreneur was responsible for the revolutionary improvements above? John D Rockefeller Alexander Graham Bell Henry Ford Andrew Carnegie 3 / 10 What doctrine did the Court use to apply the 1st Amendment free speech right to the states? The Clear & Present Danger doctrine The Incorporation doctrine The Bad Tendency doctrine The Imminent Threat doctrine 4 / 10 Which title best explains the factors above? Dawes Act Plessy v. Ferguson Stock Market Crash The Great Migration 5 / 10 What was the significance of the Great Migration? Officials deported Mexican immigrants during the Great Depression. Nativism developed as a result of the number of Eastern European immigrants in the 1880s. U.S. demographics changed drastically when African Americans moved north for industrial jobs. Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act due to the influx of immigrants from Asia. 6 / 10 What effect did Henry Ford’s improvements in the automobile industry have on the nation? It kicked off a series of strikes because of Ford’s unfair treatment of his workers. The increase in the number of automobiles on the road created a need for public transportation in large cities. Americans could live and travel wherever they wanted with the development of suburbs. 15 million Model Ts drastically improved the distribution of goods in the marketplace. 7 / 10 The 29th US President was a conservative who wanted to decrease the role of government in the economy but also increase tariffs on imported goods in order to protect American business. He died halfway through his first term in office before a major scandal broke that has since tarnished his presidency. That scandal was known as - Credit Mobilier Scandal Watergate Teapot Dome Scandal XYZ Affair 8 / 10 Which place in New York City attracted vaudeville musicians, actors, and dancers who hoped to audition and sell their acts and music? The Cotton Club Tin Pan Alley Hip Hop Alley Apollo Club 9 / 10 The work of Alice Paul and other women suffragists resulted in the passage in 1920 of the - Twentieth Amendment Civil Rights Act NIneteenth Amendment Eighteenth Amendment 10 / 10 What happened as a result of Russia’s withdrawal from World War I? The U.S. supported the new Soviet government. The Americans immediately entered the war on the side of the Allies. Germany stopped using their unrestricted submarine warfare strategy. Germany only had to fight the war on one front. Your score is Try another 10!
