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prohibitionists believed alcohol was _____
a good way to enjoy life
a major cause of abuse
economically important
a personal freedom
2
The Ohio Gang was a
powerful crime network
group of Harding's friends
group of notorious bank robbers
nickname for the Veteran's Bureau
3
Who was the first American Convicted of a felony while in a cabinet post?
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Mitchell Palmer
Albert Fall
4
<p>Which of the following was not a belief of fundamentalists of the 20s? </p>
evolution and creation should be taught as theories
a firm belief in creation
Rejected the theory of evolution
literal interpretation of the Bible
5
Following the Great Migration the larges black community was
chicago
harlem
brooklyn
philadelphia
6
<p>a jazz pianist and composer, led a ten-piece orchestra at the Cotton Club</p>
"Duke" Ellington
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
7
Elected to the presidency in 1924
James Weldon Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D Roosevelt
Calvin Cooldige
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Attempted to outlaw war
5 Power Naval Limitation Treaty
Bessie Smith
Kellogg-Briand Pact
reparations
9
To create consumers for their new products, manufacturers turned to
advertising
mass production
television
newspaper and magazine articles
10
The ___ fostered a sense of a shared experience that helped unify the nation.
mass media
bohemian life
fundamentalist movement
new morality
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<p>became the highest paid black artist in the world in 1927</p>
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
"Duke" Ellington
Louis Armstrong
12
A major element of new morality was
a decrease in the use of automobiles
an increase in traditional values in marriage
an increase in support for women's independence
an increase in stay at home mothers
13
Ran against Herbert Hoover in the election of 1932
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D Roosevelt
James Weldon Johnson
Calvin Cooldige
14
Which of the following were not targets of the Palmer Raids?
communists
isolationists
anarchists
socialists
15
The Great Migration was a period of time when African Americans moved from the
east to the west
North to the south
west to the east
south to the north
16
Sacco and Vanzetti were charged and convicted of
spying
robbery and murder
bribery
treason
17
built by the Ford company from 1908 to 1927
Model C
Model T
assembly line
mass production
18
a speakeasy was a
smuggler of alcohol from foriegn countries
anti-war group
underground bar that served alcohol illegally.
prohibitionist
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Executive secretary of the NAACP
Calvin Cooldige
James Weldon Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D Roosevelt
20
the practice of buying crops at guaranteed prices and selling them on the world market
credit
buying on margin
price supports
speculation
21
Women that began using a new type of independent fashion in the 1920s were referred to as...
bootleggers
speakeasies
flyers
flappers
22
The chief architect of economic policy in the US during the 1920s was
Charles Hughes
Warren Harding
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Mellon
23
The flowering of African American arts in the 1920s became known as the
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
Glory Days
Great Awakening
24
Which amendment passed Prohibition?
19th
16th
17th
18th
25
Al Capone was a notorious
farmer
speakeasy
bootlegger
flapper
26
<p>Republican nominee for president that defeated Alfred E. Smith in the election of 1928</p>
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Cooldige
James Weldon Johnson
Franklin D Roosevelt
27
arrangement when a consumer agrees to buy now and pay later
buying on margin
speculation
price supports
credit
28
The final result of the Scopes trial was
TN put evolution back in schools
teaching of evolution was now legal in schools
scopes was found guilty and fined $100
scopes was found guilty and imprisoned for 1 year
29
The literary and artistic movement that celebrated African American culture as
Temperance movement
Prohibition movement
Harlem Renaissance
Great Awakening
30
Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans' desire to
repeal prohibition
return to life as it was before the war
become a world power
reform
31
made personal expression a key part of jazz
"Duke" Ellington
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
32
What is the name of the belief that one's land needs to be protected against immigrants?
foreignism
isolationism
nativism
racism
33
Many Americans feared that the country was losing its traditional values and joined
catholicism
fundamentalism
quakerism
protestantism
34
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
accepting bribes
being a leader of the KKK
teaching evolution
violating prohibition laws
35
Albert Fall is known for what scandal?
Daugherty Scandal
Forbes Scandal
Teapot Dome Scandal
Fall Scandal
36
Author whose work featured African American women as central characters
Zora Neale Hurston
Bessie Smith
Claude McKay
Nora Jones
37
Coolidge believed that part of his job was to make sure the government
interfered with business and industry as little as possible
became involved in social reform
participated regularly in world affairs
regulated ig business in order to stabilize the economy
38
In 1922, the NAACP's lobbying efforts influenced the House of Representatives to pass
anti-segregation legislation
voting rights legislation
equal opportunity legislation
anti-lynching legislation
39
The Harding administration was known for its...
leadership
scandal
taxes
pioneering
40
The emergence of mass media helped make which baseball star a national hero?
Bill Tilden
Red Grange
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
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Commercial radio began its rise in Novermber 1920 with news about
a presidential election
Albert Fall
WWI
Charles Lindberg
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Leader of the "Back to Africa" movement
Charles Lindbergh
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
Marcus Garvey
43
to buy stocks on the change of a quick profit
speculation
credit
buying on margin
price supports
44
The Emergency Quota Act did not apply to Canada and ...
Serbia
Russia
Mexico
Germany
45
<p>paying a small % of a stocks price as a down payment and borrowing the rest </p>
credit
buying on margin
price supports
speculation
46
After WWI, most Americans wanted to avoid future wars by
excluding Germany from the League of Nations
forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces
avoiding involvement in world affairs
disbanding the League of Nations
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Which of the following was not a problem following WWI?
reconstruction of war countries
arms control
nuclear weapons
war debts
48
Charles Lindbergh was responsible for the 1st nonstop flight across___
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Austin, focus!
49
Most well-known poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
"Duke" Ellington
Louis Armstrong