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Roaring 20's Test
5th Grade Ch. 6 History Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (true/false)Prohibition was a ban on the flapper fashions | false |
| (BW,DW,AW)Skirts worn above the ankles BW-before war; DW-during war; AW-after war | AW |
| Do you think the Prohibition was a good law? Why or why not? | answers vary - be thorough; 2-3 sentences and in Christ-like answers or they will be counted wrong |
| star of silent films | Rudolph Valentina |
| promised a "return to normalcy" after the war | Warren Harding |
| two New York police officers who were famous for their disguises and raids of speakeasies | Izzy and Moe |
| (BW,DW,AW) ticker tape parades | AW |
| (true/false) The Spirit of St. Louis was the name of a popular speakeasy in New York | false |
| (BW,DW,AW) people buying on credit | AW |
| Explain what Calvin Coolidge meant when he said, "The business of America is business." | people felt that American would prosper as long as businesses were donig well. |
| professinoal baseballl player who became an evangelist after getting saved | Billy Sunday |
| (BW,DW,AW) Susan B. Anthony | BW |
| gradually paying the bank back in small payments | installments |
| girls who wore shorter skirts, wore cosmetics, and bobbed their hair | flappers |
| (BW,DW,AW) food rationing | DW |
| (BW,DW,AW) Nineteenth Amendment | AW |
| (true/false) Meetings held by evangelists are called revivals | true |
| How did the assembly lines in automobile production affect people's lives during the 1920's? | cars were produced more quickly and in greater number, lowering the price of each automobile. Lower prices allowed more people to have cars. More jobs. |
| those women who promoted women's right to vote | suffragettes |
| wealthy and powerful mobster who was blamed for the murders of seven people in the St. Valentine's Day massacre | Al Capone |
| (true/false) Radios helped Americans feel closer to each other | true |
| (BW,DW,AW) prohibition | AW |
| (BW,DW,AW) doughboys coming home | AW |
| made the first successful solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927 | Charles Lindbergh |
| called the automobile a "picture of the arrogance of wealth" | Woodrow Wilson |
| codes of behavior we learn are called | manners |
| (BW,DW,AW) lists of men who died | DW |
| (true/false)In 1924 and 1925, the most popular way to invest money was to buy real estate in Hawaii | false |
| famous author whose stories refelcted the behavior and attitudes of the 1920s | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| contributed to the Harlem Renaissance by starting a collection of books, pamphlets, poems, and pictures either by or about African Americans | Arthur Schomberg |
| (BW,DW,AW)Warren Harding elected president | AW |
| Choose one of the following names for the 1920s and explain why that name is appropriate: "The Roaring Twenties," "The Golden Age of Sports," "The Dazzling Decade," "The Lost Generation," "The Get-Rich-Quick Era," and "The Dry Decade" | Answers vary - Answers must be 2-3 sentences and in complete sentences; must be Christ-like answers and relate to the topic or they will be counted wrong |
| Three sport heroes druing the 1920s | Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Gertrude Ederle |
| a new style of music | jazz |
| Compare the attitudes and behaviors of the 1920s to the attitudes and behaviors today. | answers vary - answer in 2-3 sentences - People just wanted to have fun, and enjoy life. They neglected what was important, took risks and lived for themselves |
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