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The Roaring Twenties
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1
Buying stock on margin remained profitable as along as
stock prices rose
buyers did not acquire collateral
buyers did not take out loans
stock prices fell
2
In 1933 Congress repealed Prohibition with the
twenty first amendment
eighteenth amendment
nineteenth amendment
twentieth amendment
3
The Teapot Dome scandal involved which president?
Hoover
Coolidge
Harding
Nixon
4
Which group had more free time on their hands during the 1920s
Urban Americans
African Americans in the North
Rural Americans
Nativists
5
Which was an American hybrid style that mixed African American & European forms?
Modern Art
Jazz
Blues
Victorian Ideas
6
Abstract art was an expression of
Victorianism
Modernism
Prohibition
Traditionalism
7
What happened to farmers' incomes as the 1920s progressed?
stayed about the same
increased
declined
increased faster than urban areas
8
The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
explored the pains and joys of being black in America
is largely forgotten today
argued for the separation of races
explored the origins of Jazz
9
The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance
ended discrimination against blacks in America
formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America
enabled African Americans to form their own nation
was lost by the end of the 1920s
10
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
religion & science
evolution & science
biology & science
education & science
11
How did Prohibition contribute to the rise of organized crime?
by forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws
by making it easier for bootleggers continue illegal acts
by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production alcohol
by strengthening respect for the law
12
Those who opposed the KKK believed what?
that America was a "melting pot" of cultures
that immigrants should be deported
that David Stephenson should be elected president
that the races should remain separate
13
Which region developed Jim Crow laws and were the most prejudiced against African Americans?
West
North
Mid West
South
14
Under President Coolidge, the concerns of Mexican Americans & African Americans were
largely ignored
addressed in a series of fiery radio speeches
a high priority
answered with hostility
15
Why were American writers of the 1920s referred to as "The Lost Generation?"
They lost their faith in the existing cultural guideposts
They lost their will to search out the truth
They lost their faith in people
Believed that people were lost in the subconscious mind
16
In towns such as New York, Chicago, & Cleveland
black middle & upper classes emerged
Blacks were often victims of Jim Crow laws
most blacks worked as sharecroppers
blacks did no better than they had in the South
17
What was a major result of Henry Ford's manufacturing techniques?
more Americans bought cars from overseas
The sale price of cars went down
the sale price of the average car increased
Fewer Americans had jobs
18
Whose movement fell apart after he was deported to Jamaica?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Marcus Garvey
19
What was the condition of America's economy following WWI?
a long gradual decline in America's economy
A long recession
immediate nationwide prosperity
brief recession, followed by growth
20
In 1920, America's first radio station
broadcast Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer
was an immediate success
closed because few Americans bought radios
put early movie houses out of business
21
Under President Coolidge, the national economy
leveled off
boomed
stagnated
declined slightly
22
What was the largest cultural split in the 1920s?
young Americans -v- elderly Americans
urban Americans -v- rural Americans
northern States -v- southern states
eastern states -v- western states
23
Which group opposed immigration believing immigrants would take American jobs & hurt traditions
Catholics
Protestants
Nativists
Native Americans