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1
Due to the Teapot Dome scandal, who was the first cabinet member to go to prison?
Albert Fall
Charles Dawes
Charles Huges
Harry Daughtry
2
Nickname for Warren Harding's appointees
Iowa Gang
Outsiders
Ohio Gang
Teapot Dome Gang
3
What was the major result of Henry Ford's innovative manufacturing techniques?
The price of cars when down
fewer Americans had jobs
price of cars increased
more Americans bought cars from overseas
4
Which action BEST demonstrates intolerance shown to Catholic immigrants ?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Closed shops
reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan
workplace reform
5
What accurately describes the Harlem Renaissance
relief program for minority workers
period of great achievement by African American writers and artists.
Movement to draw people back to inner cities
organization to promote African Americans
6
What was one result of the Volstead Act?
increased responsibilities of law enforcment
expanded influence by religions
changed political affiliations
reduced membership in unions
7
The development of the suburb s was most associated with....
overcrowding of tenement
development of the assembly line in making automobiles
railroad routes
higher wages in factories
8
What president was elect in 1920 and died in 1923?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
9
What President was elected in 1928
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
10
What was signed by 63 countries outlawing war?
Kellogg-Briand Act
Washington Compromise
Dawes Plan
Volstead Act
11
Who was the most famous gangster in the 1920's
Elliot Ness
Bugsy Machato
Al Capone
Roger Maris
12
What was passed by Congress loaning money to Germany?
Kellog-Briand Act
Washington Compromise
Dawes Plan
Volstead Act
13
During most of the 20's which group experienced most severe economic problems?
entertainers in radio
workers in automobile industry
bankers
owners of small family farms
14
When were young women called, Flappers, rebelling against social standards?
Progressive Era
Gilded Age
The Great Depression
Roaring Twenties
15
What was the highest tariff in US history, designed to help businesses but hurt it.
Kellogg-Briand
Fordney McCumber
McNary Act
Hawley Smoot
16
Which BEST describes the Lost Generation?
WWI Veterans
Harlem Renaissance
disillusioned writers
exceptial artists
17
What was the condition of America's economy after WWI?
immediate prosperity
brief recession followed by economic growth
Long recssion
18
what 1920's presidental admistration was full of scandal?
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
19
Cause of suburbanization in the US in the 20's was increased......
economic opportunities in rural towns
overcrowding in cities
economic reliance on farming
emigration from the US
20
How did the Constitution change as a result of the 19th Amendment
voting rights of women were expanded
voting rights of property owners protected
civil rights of Native Americans restricted
civil rights of African Americans protected
21
Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry when he developed the
standardized parts
internal combustion engine
inflatable rubber tire
moving assembly line
22
In the US the decade of the 20's was characterized by
a willingness to encourage immigration
active involvement in European affairs
major reform in labor laws
increased consumer borrowing and spending
23
Why so many African Americans migrated to the north
to save money
serve in the military
chance for a better future
milder climates
24
Who made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Charles Lindberg
Orville Wright
Amelia Earhart
None of the above
25
Who was elected president in 1924?
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Warren Harding
26
What is NOT an effect of prohibition
growth of organized crime
bootlegging
wartime hostility toward German brewers
disrespect for the law
27
Which innovation was MOST responsible for aiding the in spread of popular culture in the 1920's
automobile
phonograph
radio
telephone
28
major goal of US immigration laws in 1920's
restrict immigration from Europe
attract wealthy educated immigrants
increase immigrants from Asia
establish equal numbers of immigrants
29
Duke Ellington was most closely associated with
movies
jazz music
baseball
radio shows
30
Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
argued for separation of races
explored origins of jazz
explored the pains and joys of being black in the US
is largely forgotten today
31
Major difference between urban and rural lifestyle
Urban Americans had more free time
rural Americans had higher income
urban Americans worked longer
rural Americans had more free time
32
The Scopes Trial was a clash between
religion and science
biology and science
education and science
evolution and science
33
Which events best support the image of the 20's as a decade of nativist sentiment
Scopes Trials
Growth of auto industry
Washington Naval Conference
Passage of National Origins Act and KKK
34
Calvin Coolidge's campaign slogan?
Chief Business of America is Business
Not listed
Return to Normalcy
Keep Cool with Coolidge
35
The purpose of the 18th Amendment
give women the right to vote
Remove voting restriction
allow for direct election of senators
forbid production and sale of alcohol
36
How did radio impact American society in the 1920's?
devaluing sales for newspapers
increasing government regulations
by creating a mass national culture
decreasing consumerism
37
Who was the most famous baseball player of the 1920's
Duke Ellington
Babe Ruth
Roger Maris
Jack Dempsey
38
What law made US Treasury Officers responsible for enforcing prohibition?
McNary-Haugen
Dawes Plan
Volstead Act
Washington Compromise
39
What was the first movie that had sound?
The Guiding Light
The Jazz Singer
The Dancing Flappers
The Charleston
40
Calvin Coolidge vetoed the McNary Haugen Bill twice. Who did this anger?
Farmers
treasury department
African Americans
Businessmen
41
The Harlem Renaissance was a period when African Americans
Created noteworthy works of art and literature
used civil disobedience
migrated to the west
Left the US
42
Refers to the outpouring of African American artistic and intellectual work
Harlem Renaissance
Charleston Renaissance
Jazz Age
Lost Generation
43
The Harlem Renaissance primarily involved American American
architects
artists, musicians, and writers
politicians
baseball players
44
Which president was blamed for the Great Depression?
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
45
The Sacco-Vanzetti Trial was symbolic of
dislike and mistrust of immigrats
dislike of anyone who stole for a living
belief that anarchy would not work in US
Idea that anyone that worked hard could be successful
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Due to the 1920's American Farmers as a group
prospered economically
started to raise cattle
suffered economically
bought larger farms
