The Roaring Twenties

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Which of the following technological advancements became widely adopted during the era described in the text?

  • Automobiles (correct)
  • Smartphones
  • Internet
  • Television

What is the term used to describe the women who pioneered the fashion trends during this era?

  • Flappers (correct)
  • Pioneers
  • Revolutionaries
  • Suffragettes

Which political movements rose during this era?

  • Fascism and nationalism
  • Socialism and communism (correct)
  • Anarchism and pacifism
  • Capitalism and liberalism

Which country gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1922?

<p>Ireland (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following conflicts occurred during this era?

<p>Russian Civil War (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following cultural movements peaked during this era?

<p>Art Deco (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following countries officially became independent in 1922?

<p>Egypt (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country gained the right to vote for women in 1920?

<p>United States (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country experienced a civil war between the Kuomintang-led government and the Chinese Communist Party in 1927?

<p>China (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country experienced a severe famine in 1921-1922, resulting in 5 million deaths?

<p>Russia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event led to the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate?

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Which country experienced a civil war in the 1920s, with the conflict known as the Irish War of Independence?

<p>Ireland (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which author was popular in the United States in the 1920s, with best-selling books including Main Street and Elmer Gantry?

<p>Sinclair Lewis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which silent film was the highest-grossing film of the 1920s, grossing $9,386,000 worldwide?

<p>Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is often used to refer to the 1920s in America?

<p>The Roaring Twenties (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event in October 1929 is seen as a sign of the end of prosperity in the 1920s?

<p>The Wall Street Crash (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country became the world's second-largest oil-producing nation in the 1920s?

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What was the name of the economic policy created by the Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union in 1921?

<p>The New Economic Policy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who seized power in Italy in 1922?

<p>Benito Mussolini (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to refer to the 1920s in Europe?

<p>The Golden Twenties (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who emerged as the leader of the Red Army in the Russian Civil War?

<p>Benito Mussolini (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which major event led to the prohibition of alcohol in the United States?

<p>The ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country did not experience full women's suffrage in the 1920s?

<p>Italy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event created tension between the theories of creationism and evolutionism?

<p>The Scopes trial (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization saw a rapid decline in membership during the 1920s?

<p>The Ku Klux Klan (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country became independent in 1922?

<p>Ireland (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which major conflict resulted in the division of Ukraine and Belarus?

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Which event led to the creation of the Soviet Union?

<p>The Irish Civil War (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sport was most popular in the United States during the 1920s?

<p>Baseball (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which famous writer was associated with the Lost Generation?

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