How did mass media, such as radio and movies help transform US society during the 1920s?

The US began to form a national culture

What was one cause of the stock market crash and the Great Depression that followed?

Speculators had purchased shares of stock on margin

What was a major result of Prohibition during the 1920s?

Rise of the mafia/organized crime

Which of the following would be considered a "flapper"?

A woman of the 1920s challenging traditional gender roles

What was one major cause of the large-scale migration of African Americans out of the rural South

opportunities for jobs in northern factories

Which of the following was true of economic conditions before the stock market crash?

The rich got richer and the poor got poorer

The phrase "Red Scare" refers to what?

The nation's fear of communism gaining foothold in US

What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the Roosevelt administration?

She was an important advisor on domestic policy

National attention was drawn to the Scopes trial of 1925 because the case...

represented a conflict between science & religion

Which of the following groups, in addition to African Americans, were targeted by the 2nd version of the KKK?

Immigrants, Catholics, radicals

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's most enhanced American culture by...

Popularizing African American contributions to the art

What was a major cause of the Great Depression?

Overproduction & decreased demand

During the 1920's much of the debt accumulated by consumers was due to...

installment buying of manufactured goods

Which development most clearly illustrates the nativist attitudes of the 1920s?

Limits on immigration established by Quota Acts

Which of the following was a criticism of the New Deal from the left?

Not doing enough to help elderly and poor

What effect did overproduction have on farmers in the 1920's?

Farm prices fell and farmers struggled.

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1
How did mass media, such as radio and movies help transform US society during the 1920s?
People stopped watching television
citizens became more isolated
it had little effect
The US began to form a national culture
2
During the Great Depression, one way New Deal programs tried to stimulate economic recovery was
creating public works jobs
lowering minimum wage
raising tariff rates
increasing interest rates
3
What was one cause of the stock market crash and the Great Depression that followed?
Speculators had purchased shares of stock on margin
Low farm production had weakened banks
Federal tax cuts had caused high inflation
Costs associated with WWI had bankrupted the economy
4
The Dust Bowl created a migration of farmers
south
north
west
east
5
During the 1920's, which of the following increased?
Farmer's debts
Foreign demand for US farm products
Domestic demand for US farm products
Prices for farm products
6
Which of the following was NOT a change in living caused by transportation changes?
Suburbs began to develop
Everyone could afford to fly
Changes in dating patterns
Changed living patterns
7
Quotas, nativism, and the resurgence of the KKK were all negative responses to...
urbanization
industrialism
fundamentalism
immigration
8
What was a major result of Prohibition during the 1920s?
Racial prejudice increased
Rise of the mafia/organized crime
Religious tolerance grew
Woman's suffrage was restricted
9
In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles", people conveyed their...
grudging respect for Hoover
trust in Hoover
disgust with Hoover
patriotism
10
Which of the following would be considered a "flapper"?
An urban male enjoying the city's nightlife
A fundamentalist criticizing evolution
A writer rebelling against the materialism of the decade
A woman of the 1920s challenging traditional gender roles
11
What was one major cause of the large-scale migration of African Americans out of the rural South
complete absence of racial discrimination in northern states
supply of new housing in the suburbs
opportunities for jobs in northern factories
availability of cheap land on the frontier
12
Which of the following was true of economic conditions before the stock market crash?
The rich got richer and the poor got poorer
The rich got poorer and the poor got poorer
Both the rich and poor got poorer
Both the rich and poor got richer
13
Which movement's primary goal was the ratification of an amendment authorizing Prohibition?
settlement house
populist
abolitionist
temperance
14
The phrase "Red Scare" refers to what?
The nation's fear of communism gaining foothold in US
The fear African Americans & immigrants felt concerning KKK
The fear many reformers felt when Prohibition was repealed
The fear immigrants felt concerning postwar nativism
15
Which of the following was not an overarching goal of the New Deal?
reconciliation
relief
reform
recovery
16
What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the Roosevelt administration?
She focused on being an excellent hostess
She served as a cabinet member
She was an important advisor on domestic policy
She was an important advisor on foreign policy
17
Who encouraged rugged individualism and said that prosperity was just around the corner during the Great Depression?
FDR
Harding
Wilson
Hoover
18
Which of the following was a product of a "Red Scare" that swept the US during the 1920s?
Prohibition
Fundamentalism
The Palmer Raids
The Scopes trial
19
Henry Ford's use of the assembly line in the production of automobiles led directly to
A decrease in the number of automobiles available
An increase in the time needed to produce a car
More people able to buy cars
An increase in the unemployment rate
20
National attention was drawn to the Scopes trial of 1925 because the case...
revealed the extent of prejudice against immigrants
reversed a previous Supreme Court decision on free speech
represented a conflict between science & religion
upheld the right of veterans to protest in Washington, DC
21
The phrase "buying on margin", refers to a way of purchasing...
stock
land
farm products
consumer goods
22
Which of the following groups, in addition to African Americans, were targeted by the 2nd version of the KKK?
Natives, Catholics, immigrants
Immigrants, Baptists, radicals
Immigrants, Catholics, radicals
Migrants, Catholics, radicals
23
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's most enhanced American culture by...
Convincing the Supreme Court to allow affirmative action
expanding African American access to education
Popularizing African American contributions to the art
pressuring southern states to extend voting rights
24
Which of the following artists was NOT part of the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
25
What was a major cause of the Great Depression?
An increase in the price of wheat on the world market
Overproduction & decreased demand
An increase in demand for imported products
A decrease in the supply of consumer goods
26
During the 1920's much of the debt accumulated by consumers was due to...
long strikes by labor unions
rising income taxes
overproduction of farm products
installment buying of manufactured goods
27
The main purpose of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930 was to
discourage foreign nations from buying US goods
decrease consumer debt in the US
encourage international trade
protect US businesses
28
Which development most clearly illustrates the nativist attitudes of the 1920s?
Artistic & literary achievements of the Harlem Renaissance
Pro-business policies of the federal government
Limits on immigration established by Quota Acts
Conflicts between religion & science
29
Which of the following was a criticism of the New Deal from the left?
Too expensive
Too much power to executive branch
Too socialist
Not doing enough to help elderly and poor
30
What effect did overproduction have on farmers in the 1920's?
Farm prices rose and farmers got richer.
Farm production increased and farmers got richer.
Farmers had to rely on price controls to survive.
Farm prices fell and farmers struggled.

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