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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following conflicts occurred during this era?

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

    Which of the following cultural movements peaked during this era?

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

    Which of the following countries officially became independent in 1922?

    <p>Egypt</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Russia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate?

    <p>Turkish War of Independence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Ireland</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Venezuela</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Who seized power in Italy in 1922?

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Italy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

    Which country became independent in 1922?

    <p>Ireland</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Polish-Soviet War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to the creation of the Soviet Union?

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

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

    <p>Baseball</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which famous writer was associated with the Lost Generation?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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