Which of the following was NOT a way that the automobile affected the American economy?

Automobiles caused the price of tobacco to rise.

What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

Oil companies gave $ and gifts to control govt oil reserves.

Which of the following was NOT a symptom of the Red Scare which began in 1919?

The song, “Revolution” was released and became a hit.

Why was the American economy booming during World War I?

We were busy producing supplies & weapons for the Allies.

women who defied tradition by wearing short dresses & hair

Which of the following did Henry Ford NOT do in his factory:

Offered a $1,000 bonus after the first 3 months of work

To return the country to normalcy means to:

d. a return to stability and prosperity

In the 1920 presidential election, whom did the Republicans choose to be their candidates?

Warren G Harding as president and Calvin Coolidge as vp.

Calvin Coolidge said that:

The business of America is business.

As millions of soldiers were getting out of the service and looking for jobs, what happened?

War supplies were no longer needed, causing a job shortage.

To keep his cars affordable, Ford began using a moving assembly line that did what?

moved parts and cars from one group of workers to another

Why were many roads in the 1920’s unpaved and bumpy?

They were designed for horse-and-buggy travel.

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1
Which of the following was NOT a way that the automobile affected the American economy?
Roadside businesses began to spring up
Americans found work making steel, rubber, and glass.
Automobiles caused the price of tobacco to rise.
The government built bridges and paved roads
2
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Oil companies would not negotiate oil prices.
A valuable stolen teapot was found under the Capital dome.
Oil company executives refused to drink American tea.
Oil companies gave $ and gifts to control govt oil reserves.
3
Who was the first African American woman to get her international pilot’s license?
Bessie Coleman
Zelda Fitzgerald
Maya Angelou
Alice Paul
4
Which of the following was NOT a symptom of the Red Scare which began in 1919?
The song, “Revolution” was released and became a hit.
The Sacco and Vanzetti trial
The Att Gen warned that radicals were planning a revolution.
The post office found bombs hidden in several packages.
5
Why was the American economy booming during World War I?
We were busy producing supplies & weapons for the Allies.
There were too many workers in the US, so they all helped.
We were busy producing supplies & weapons for the Germans.
We were able to buy cheap animal feed from China.
6
What were flappers?
women who were quiet and wore long hair and long dresses
women who waved flags to support President Hoover
women who believed that a woman’s place is in the home
women who defied tradition by wearing short dresses & hair
7
Which of the following did Henry Ford NOT do in his factory:
Reduced the workday to 8 hours
Hired African Americans and people with disabilities
Offered a $1,000 bonus after the first 3 months of work
Raised workers’ wages to $5 per day
8
What was the Kellogg-Briand pact, signed in 1928 by 15 nations, supposed to do?
allow breakfast cereals to say “snap, crackle, pop”
build up arms for future wars
outlaw war
allow countries to buy and sell oil from each other
9
To return the country to normalcy means to:
b. The people will return to the Dark Ages.
d. a return to stability and prosperity
a. The troops will return to Normalcy, France.
c. a return to unemployment and hunger
10
In the 1920 presidential election, whom did the Republicans choose to be their candidates?
Warren G Harding as president and Calvin Coolidge as vp.
Calvin Coolidge as president and Warren G Harding as vp.
Warren G. Harding as president and Herbert Hoover as vp.
Woodrow Wilson as president and Calvin Coolidge as vp.
11
Which act limited the total number of immigrants allowed in the country.?
Quota Act of 1921
National Origins Act of 1924
Immigration Act of 1923
Anti-Zombie Act of 1925
12
Henry Ford wanted to build a car that most Americans could afford. What was its name?
the Batmobile
the Edsel
the DeLorian
the Model T
13
Calvin Coolidge said that:
The American people want a good economy.
The business of America is baseball and hot dogs.
The business of America is business.
The economy of America is economic.
14
As millions of soldiers were getting out of the service and looking for jobs, what happened?
They all got married and lived happily ever after..
War supplies were no longer needed, causing a job shortage.
Many of them trained as air traffic controllers.
The economy was still booming, and they all got jobs.
15
To keep his cars affordable, Ford began using a moving assembly line that did what?
allowed all the workers to work on one car at the same time
moved parts and cars from one group of workers to another
built a Lego garage for each car
allowed workers to pass tools down the line to each other
16
Why were many roads in the 1920’s unpaved and bumpy?
Road workers went on strike frequently
They were designed for horse-and-buggy travel.
There were no roads in the 1920’s
They were made of crushed shells

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