to expand its membership in the 1920's the KKK engaged in all of the following except

encouraging white women to join the organization

Which was not a problem after WWI

The USA economy dropped to 5th in the world

It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons except

prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages manufactured in the US

The Palmer Raids were what

Time when we deported radicals mainly Communists

Nativists who found fault with the emergency quota acts of 1921

it did not restrict immigration enough

Which is not true about Wilsonian Idealism?

He advocated the spread of isolationism

The Great Migration of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of ___

African Americans from the South to Northern cities

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a celebration of African American culture in literature and art

Which is not true about Calvin Coolidge

he wanted stronger government regulations on issues

Which is not true about the Lost Generation

Many people left Europe and headed to the US

double standard refers to

stricter social and moral standards for women in the workplace in the 1920s

Fundamentalists beleived that

the bible should be taken literally

The main significance of the trial of John Scopes was that ____

it highlighted the struggle between science & religion in american schools

18th amendment stopped alcohol 21st brought it back

Which is not true about the Harlem Renaissance

beleived in the Wilson Idealism

____ marked the works of many famous writes of the 1920's including the Lost Generation

critical views of american culture

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1
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920's as
Roaring twenties
Jazz age
harlem renaissance
prohibition age
2
This was the disappointment or dissatisfaction with the way things were after WWI
Installment buying
Pre War Disillusionment
Postwar buying
Postwar Disillusionment
3
to expand its membership in the 1920's the KKK engaged in all of the following except
allowing members to profit from recruting new members
encouraging white women to join the organization
playing on peoples fears of political radicals
blaming national problems on immigrants
4
Which was not a problem after WWI
All are true
4 million service mand and women needed work
The USA economy dropped to 5th in the world
Prices soared
5
Who came up with the Model T?
Henry Fonda
Henry Winkler
Henry Ford
Henry Kissinger
6
Who wrote teh Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald Scott
Garvey Fitzgerald
F. Scott Garvey
F. Scott Fitzgerald
7
which of the following rose dramatically in the early 1920's
tariffs
labor union memberships
the build up of armantes
wages
8
John Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
biology
evolution
creationism
fundamentalism
9
It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons except
many people were determined to break the laws
Many law enforcement officials took bribes from smugglers and bootleggers
prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages manufactured in the US
insufficient funds were provided to pay for enforcement
10
the main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920's was
growth in industry
a change in the birthrate
the automobile
the use of electricity
11
This is the diminishing of buyers and sellers within the country
Economic Domestic
Value Economics
Domestic Market
Market Value
12
What was the name of Lindbers plane?
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirt of San Francisco
Spirit of St. Augistine
Spirit of San Diego
13
What was the USA war debt after WWI
9.3 million
10.3 billion
10.3 Million
9.3 Billion
14
Which is not true about Technological unemployment
All are true
People were being replaced by machines
sometimes forced to leave home to find employment
jobs lost when occupations become obsolete
15
Who wont the 1924 President Election?
Harding
Wilson
Coolidge
Hoover
16
The Palmer Raids were what
Time when we were mainly deporting British People
Time when we were raiding Americans because they disliked WW
Time when we deported Asians
Time when we deported radicals mainly Communists
17
the first practical peacetime use of airplanes was for
crop dusting
carrying passengers
weather forecasting
carrying mail
18
What 2 countries came up with the Kellogg-Briand Pact
Britain/France
Russia/Britain
France/Usa
Usa/Britain
19
attorney general Mitchell Palmer believed that he needed to protect the american people from
political radicals
big business
labor union members
corruption and fraud
20
Nativists who found fault with the emergency quota acts of 1921
it threatened industry with a labor shortage
it discriminated against the wrong immigrants
it violated US principles by restricting immigrants
it did not restrict immigration enough
21
Which is not true about Wilsonian Idealism?
He advocated the spread of capitalism
He advocated the spread of democracy
He advocated self determination by ethnic groups
He advocated the spread of isolationism
22
This type of art started in Paris in the 1920's and is linear symmetry
Realism
Romaticism
Art Deco
pop Art
23
The Great Migration of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of ___
africans from the US to Africa
people from rural areas and towns to large cities
immigrants from europe to america
African Americans from the South to Northern cities
24
Who was president during the Teapost Dome scandal
Wilson
Coolidge
Hoover
Harding
25
This person believed that African Americans should segregate from white society
W.E.B. Du Bois
Marin luther king jr.
Marcus Garvey
Warren G. Harding
26
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
a celebration of African American culture in literature and art
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
a program to promote african american owned businesses
a population increase in Harlem in the 1920's
27
Except for ____ all of the following were likely to approve of prohibition in the 1920's and early 1930's
rural residents of the south
the women's christian temperance union
members of organized crim syndicates
recent immigrants
28
Which is not true about Calvin Coolidge
he had traits often associated with small town america
he wanted stronger government regulations on issues
His slogan was "Keep cool with Coolidge"
he preached old fashioned virtues
29
This was in 1924 and it reduced the quota for immigrants to the US
National Emergency Quota Act
Emergency Quota Act
Immigration Quota Act
national Origins Act
30
This was a national Culture in the 1920's
Plane
Internet
Radio
Television
31
Which is not true about the Lost Generation
destoyed the idea that bad things only happen to bad people
Many people left Europe and headed to the US
This was wrote about in the Great Gatsby
They felt lost in a society of greed and moral corruption
32
double standard refers to
lower wages women earned compared to men in the 1920's
unfair treatment of women in the workplace in the 1920's
stricter social and moral standards for women in the workplace in the 1920s
amount of work that women did both at home and outside in the 1920's
33
which of the following was most closely tied to the public's negative reactions to organized labor in the 1920's
fears of communist
fears of rising prices
resentment of labor's advances
fears of a depression
34
Fundamentalists beleived that
drinking alcohol was acceptable
prohibition should be replaced
evolution and creationism could coincide
the bible should be taken literally
35
The main significance of the trial of John Scopes was that ____
it highlighted the struggle between science & religion in american schools
it led to the repeal of law that made teaching evolution in schools
it ended the career of Bryan, who was unable to defend fundamentalism
its outdoor setting allowed many americans to witness the justice system
36
What was the problem with the Kellog Briand Pact
Couldn't enforce it
All are true
The USA didn't sign it
No problems at all
37
according to attorney general Mitchell Palmer, what was eating its way into the homes of american workman
the philosophy of nativism
communism
the hopelessness of poverty
governmental abuse of civil rights
38
Which is true
18th amendment stopped alcohol 21st brought it back
18th amendment stopped women voting 21st brought it back
21st Amendment stopped alcohol 18th brought it back
13th amendment stopped alchol the 18th brought it back
39
Which is not true about the flappers
all are true
she sometimes drank and smoked
divorce increased
they demanded all the same freedoms as men
40
Which was not part of the 1920's
all were
talkies
jazz
blues
41
Which is not true about the Harlem Renaissance
All are true
Whites and blacks began to merge into a classical world
composers used poems written by African Americans
beleived in the Wilson Idealism
42
How many nations ratified the Kellog Briand Pact
945
37
64
2
43
This was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920's and was known as the new negro movement
The great awakening
Harlem Glopetrotters
Harlem renaissance
all the above
44
Which of the following called for the abolition of private property in order to equally distribute wealth and power
isolationism
nativism
quota system
communism
45
____ marked the works of many famous writes of the 1920's including the Lost Generation
deep respect for tradition
critical views of american culture
fierce patriotism
celebration of small town life
46
the immigrants policies of the 1920's limited immigration from all of the following countries except
mexico
england
italy
japan
47
Whose slogan was "A Return to Normalcy"
Coolidge
Hoover
Harding
Wilson
48
Open Door Policy was just like what Treaty
9 Boxer REbellion
19 Power Treaty
Kellog Briand Pact
9 Power Treaty
49
What is a consumer society
spending more than you save
spending more than your children
spending less money and saving more
saving more than you make
50
Who did Lenin want to be the leader of the USSR after his death
Kruchev
Trotsky
Stalin
Mr. Huff
51
Who was the Sec of Interior who was leasing oil to companies?
Albert B. Fall
King Albert
John U. Fall
Fat Albert
52
John Lewis is most closely associated with which of the following
the boston police strike
the steel mill strike
coal miners strike
the teapot dome scandal
53
during the 1920's union membership
all are incorrect
dropped considerably
increased slightly
remained constant
54
Who does UK play in the 1st round of the 2022 tournament this year in basketball?
UCLA
St. Marys
St. Peters
Gonzaga
55
Who became president in 1924
Harding
Hoover
Coolidge
Wilson
56
what was the nickname of Harding's poker playing friends
Ohio gang
Louisiana Lovers
Ky Kids
Georgia Gogo girls

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