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Ch. 08 - Roaring Twenties
Ch. 08 - Roaring Twenties
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What was a major reason for the emergence of a “consumer culture” in the 1920s?
The Federal Government encouraged labor to unionize
Minimum-wage lawsexpanded buying power
Advertising andinstallment payments encouraged buying
Enforcement ofantitrust laws resulted in higher prices
2
Which famous scandal involved the Secretary of the Interior taking bribes to lease oil reserves to private interests?
the Ohio Gang Scandal
the Daugherty Scandal
the Teapot Dome Scandal
the Forbes Scandal
3
What would a study of the “flappers” of the 1920s indicate about the period?
Many women wereelected to national political office
Some women rejectedtraditional feminine roles
The earning power ofwomen was equal to that of men in the same occupation
Women were firedfrom traditionally male occupations
4
What did the "New Woman" of the 1920s reject?
Traditional values
Wearing pants
Prohibition
Modest fashions
5
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
being a leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
violating Prohibition laws.
teaching evolution.
accepting bribes.
6
What was the most peopular music genre in the 1920s?
Jazz
Blues
K-Pop
Swing
7
How did the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s expand the influence of African Americans?
By gaining passageof voting legislation
By financing theconstruction of apartments in New York City
By helping electAfrican Americans to high political offices
By promoting theartistic contributions of African Americans
8
What group of Americans found themselves let go from factory positions when servicemen returned from war?
Native Americans
African Americans
European immigrants
Southern Americans
9
What did presidents of the 1920s promote?
government regulation of banks
farming
business
direct aid to the poor
10
Which policy for the advancement of African Americans was favored by W.E.B. Du Bois and the newly formed NAACP?
Establishment of a new republic in Africa for freedmen
Immediate action to end segregation and win equal rights
Mass migration to northern cities
Emphasis on economic advancement over social equality
11
How did women gain a victory in the “war” shown in the cartoon?
through ratification of the 18th amendment
through repeal of national Prohibition
through expansion of missionary activities overseas
through legalization of birth control
12
What is the name of the belief that one’s land needs to be protected against immigrants?
foreignism
racism
nativism
isolationism
13
What was the purpose of the "Holy War” illustrated in the cartoon?
to spread Christian beliefs
to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages
to promote world peace
to support recruitment of women soldiers
14
Who made the first successful transatlantic flight in history?
Samuel Langley
Charles Lindbergh
Glenn Curtiss
the Wright Brothers
15
Which event best reflects the conflict in American society between Protestant fundamentalism and science?
The Scopes Trial
The Red Scare
Trial of Sacco andVanzetti
Passage of the quotaacts
16
Which of the following illustrates the influence of nativism during the 1920s?
Emergence of theflappers
Growth of the KuKlux Klan
Increase in thepopularity of the automobile
Expansion of trustsand monopolies
17
During the Forbes Scandal, what was Colonel Charles Forbes accused of doing?
allowing private drilling in national forest preserves
selling medical supplies from veterans' hospitals for personal profit
convincing Harding to replace Coolidge with a friend as vice president
accepting bribes from German businessmen
18
Commercial radio began its rise in November 1920, with news about
Charles Lindbergh.
a presidential election.
World War I.
Albert Fall.
19
What major advancement replaced steam during the 1920s?
Fog
Coal
Electricity
Petroleum
20
Claude McKay’s poetry expressed two characteristics of Harlem Renaissance writing – defiance and a bitter contempt of
racism
communism
fundamentalism
nationalism
21
The flowering of African American arts in the 1920s became known as the
Great Awakening.
Glory Days.
Great Migration.
Harlem Renaissance.
22
The emergence of mass media helped make which baseball star a national hero?
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Bill Tilden
Red Grange
23
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because
the bullets used in a murder matched Sacco’s gun.
they were Italian immigrants and anarchists.
they were members of the Ku Klux Klan.
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon.
24
Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans’ desire to
repeal Prohibition.
reform society.
return to life as it was before the war.
become a world power.
25
President Harding's cabinet appointments, including his friends from Ohio, were referred to as _______.
the Forbes group
Teapot Dome
the Kitchen Cabinet
the Ohio Gang
26
Henry Ford was able to increase production while cutting daily work hours and raising wages due to the success of
The airline industry
Negotiating with unions
Public transportation
The moving assembly line
27
The 1920s were known as the 'roaring 20s' because
of the exuberant, freewheeling popular culture of the decade
The band 'Lions' was popular.
of the increase in marketing products.
of the increase of job opportunities.
28
Who was a popular Jazz trumpeter of the 1920s?
Marcus Garvey
Claude McKay
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith
29
After World War I, how did most Americans want to avoid future wars?
Disbanding theLeague of Nations
Signing treaties like the Kellogg-Briand Pact
Forbidding Germanyto rebuild its armed forces
Excluding Germanyfrom the League of Nations
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The 1920s movement that believed the Christian Bible was literally true and denied the theory of evolution was _______.
the Charismatic Movement
the Darrow Movement
the Creationist Movement
the Fundamentalist Movement
