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1
Which candidate for president in 1920 received over a million votes while in prison?
Eugene Debs
Nathan Loeb
Norman Thomas
Bernard Baruch
2
Which 1920’s fiction writer was most critical of small-town American values?
Eugene O’Neill
Upton Sinclair
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sinclair Lewis
3
The center of black culture in the 1920’s was _______.
Chicago’s south side
Detroit
New Orleans
New York City’s Harlem
4
Mitchell Palmer authorized a crackdown against _________.
radical socialists and suspected Bolsheviks
radical feminists
Ku Klux Klan members
speakeasies
5
The Hawley-Smoot bill _______.
lowered tariffs to stimulate trade after the market crash
required mandatory unemployment pensions for factory workers
raised tariffs, provoking retaliatory responses from other countries
provided low cost loans to poor farmers
6
Aimee Semple McPherson gained fame during the 1920’s as ______.
a woman pastor and evangelist
the first woman to swim the English Channel
the first woman to fly solo across America
the first woman to receive a PhD from Harvard
7
In addition to African-Americans, the KKK was unabashedly hostile to all these groups EXCEPT
Fundamentalists
Catholics
Jewish Americans
Foreign-born immigrants
8
a rumor that followed Harding during much of his political career was that he _________.
was unfaithful to his wife
had African-American ancestry
deliberately covered up the corruption of his presidency
took bribes
9
At the time, the Scopes Trial was viewed as ________.
a victory of fundamentalism over modernism
scientific proof of the theory of evolution
absolute proof of Biblical truth
a victory of modernism over fundamentalism
10
The most outspoken critic of American morals and values in the 1920’s was ____.
Sinclair Lewis
H. L. Mencken
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Walter Winchell
11
One result of the Scopes Trial was _____.
anti-evolution laws like the Butler Act remained law for decades
the theory of evolution was accepted as scientific fact
Scopes was acquitted
W.J. Bryan turned his victory into a successful real estate career
12
William Sims predicted that the future success of the United States Navy would depend on ______.
aircraft carriers
light cruisers
bigger battleships
submarines
13
Al Capone was finally arrested and sent to prison for _______.
drug smuggling
violating the Volstead Act
tax evasion
murder for hire
14
What was unique about the Leopold-Loeb case?
the prosecution introduced fingerprint evidence for the first time
they were convicted because they were from poor Jewish families
Darrow got the defendants acquitted on a technicality
Darrow introduced psychiatric evidence to convince a judge to spare them
15
Which of the following was the biggest reason many movie studios did not want to invest in “talkie” technology?
the technology was expensive, and many small theaters could not afford it
the stationary microphone required for recording limited action scenes
many actors voices did not record well
many studio heads thought it was just a fad
16
The new KKK that developed during the 1920’s was different from the post-Civil War Klan for all reasons except _____.
it had more members in the North than in the South
it was strongly supported by immigrant groups and organized labor
it helped elect officials in both the north and south
it was anti-foreign, anti-Catholic, and anti-Jew, as well as anti-Black
17
Miller believed that the following are possible reasons Coolidge chose not to run for re-election in 1928, EXCEPT ___.
the economy was doing so well he felt he could retire
he was grieving the death of his son and father
he sensed that a depression was coming and did not want to be blamed
he was worried about his health and that of his wife
18
Harding and his supporters were fearful which man would oppose him in the 1924 election?
Andrew Mellon
Calvin Coolidge
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
19
The author of New World Coming believes that American foreign policy during the 1920’s has been incorrectly labeled ____
limited internationalism
banker to the world
Isolationist
aggressively militaristic
20
Which of Harding’s cabinet was the most qualified based on prior experience?
Daugherty – Justice
Forbes – Veterans Bureau
Hoover - Commerce
Fall – Interior
21
Which of these was NOT a reason for the many strikes and labor disputes after World War I?
unions promised not to strike during the War in exchange for wagegains aftr
unions used the scarcity of skilled labor to demand higher wages
businesses failed to share wartime profits with workers
local and state governments were generally sympathetic to organized labor
22
Which of the following policies would have been favored by Republican administrations during the 1920’s?
guaranteed wage increases to stimulate consumption
higher tariffs to protect American business
increased taxes on corporations to stimulate efficiency and productivity
lower tariffs to promote trade and competition
23
W.E.B. Dubois differed from Booker T. Washington in that DuBois believed African Americans should______.
form a Zionist-like movement to reclaim Africa
not be ok with vocation training and go to college to earn respect
accept segregation as being in their own best interests
continue to “pull themselves up by their own bootstraps”
24
The first motion picture featuring a soundtrack was _______.
“Sheik”
“Jazz Singer”
“Tramp”
“Don Juan”
25
All the following were reasons for the Florida land bust EXCEPT ______.
there was a shortage of land for development
there were frequent reports of fraud and land swindle
a massive hurricane struck in 1926
several northern states banned soliciting for investors in Florida
26
Democrats had difficulty winning national elections during the 1920’s because _______.
Democratic candidates support was the “Solid South”, alienating urban voter
they were too conservative for rural southern voters
Democratic candidates were too radically different from Republicans
Conservatives viewed Democratic candidates as too liberal
27
The Washington Conference was called to _____.
reduce the size of allied navies
officially end the war with Germany
negotiate a treaty with Japan
finalize plans to join the World Court and the League of Nations
28
Which of these was NOT an example of what Miller calls our “limited internationalism” during the 1920’s?
Good Neighbor policy in Latin America
Kellogg-Briand Pact
membership in the World Court
the McNary Haugen Bill
29
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the growth of spectator sports during the 1920’s?
the growing prosperity allowed for more discretionary spending
sports heroes gave the public something to cheer about
Americans had more leisure time
religious leaders were against professional sports; so they retaliated
30
Alfred Sloan’s strategy for selling cars was to _________.
offer more desirable options
“planned obsolescence” to keep buyers buying cars
keep the design constant
introduce luxury brands like Cadillac and Buick
31
Which of the following Harding Cabinet members was not involved in scandal?
Forbes
Denby
Hughes
Fall
32
The best example of “tabloid journalism” was the ________.
Baltimore Sun
Chicago Tribune
Daily News
New York Post
33
Which of these popular movie stars of the 1920’s was not subject to oversight by the Hays Office?
Charlie Chaplin
Great Garbo
Rin-Tin-Tin
Lillian Gish
34
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the decline of the new KKK?
fewer immigrants were coming to the United States
a series of scandals involving Klan leadership
the KKK had become too mainstream, and no longer appealed to members
race relations had improved somewhat with the growth of prosperity
35
Which of these was NOT used by leaders of the new Klan to increase membership?
advertising, mass marketing, and recruitment incentives
appealing to members’ fears of modernism, radicals, and immigrants
supporting local and state liberal candidates for office
violence and intimidation
36
Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith were famous as _____.
radicals who were sent to prison by Coolidge
a pair of treasury agents who raided speakeasies
two athletes who caused the “Black Sox” scandal
a famous comedy team in the movies
37
Citizens from which country were banned entering the United States during the 1920’s?
France
Russia
Germany
Japan
38
Prior to the Scopes Trial, Clarence Darrow achieved prominence for his defense of _________.
Sacco and Vanzetti
the striking Boston policemen
IWW miners
thrill killers Leopold and Loeb
39
During the 1920’s, American farmers sufferedfrom each of the following EXCEPT________.
falling demand as European farmersrecovered from the war
the importing of grain from Canada & Mexico, which reduced prices even more
high debt and mortgage payments
overproduction, which led to lower prices
40
Helen Wills, Gertrude Ederle, and Babe Didrickson Zaharias were _____.
early leaders of the suffrage movement
the first women to hold office after winning the right to vote
famous movie stars of the decade
female sports celebrities of the 1920’s
41
Margaret Sanger created controversy within the feminist movement by advocating for _______.
free college tuition for women
inexpensive birth control for women
women voters to support Democratic candidates exclusively
more women in positions commonly held by men
42
The plan to reduce the amount of war reparations Germany owed and stabilize the European economy after the crash was the
Fordney-McCumber Act
Dawes Plan
Young Plan
Financial Adjustment Act
43
The stock market crash was caused by all the following EXCEPT:
stocks were overpriced compared to profits and asset values of buisnesses
the government intervened to stop guessing and keep stock prices fromrising
too much demand helped drive up stock prices
margin buying allowed people to speculate with little money down
44
Miller states that the Democratic Party in the 1920’s was a regional party whose only base of support was ____.
the “Solid South”
Midwestern farm communities
New England factories
found in urban strongholds
45
Which of the following groups was most opposed to Coolidge running again in 1928?
women
business leaders
farmers
African Americans
46
Simon and Schuster were responsible for inventing what popular fad during the 1920’s?
maj-jongg
portable radio receivers
crossword puzzles
book-of-the-month clubs
47
Prohibition became law for all the following reasons EXCEPT ___.
leaders believed that closing bars would strengthen family life
it would save grain needed for the war effort
prohibition would eliminate bootlegging as a source of revenue for criminal
religious leaders believed consumption of alcohol was sin
48
Many actors and actresses did not like the “talkies” because _________.
their voices were too high-pitched and did not sound right
they could not use stunt doubles who would sound different
the technology was expensive, so their salaries were cut
small theaters could not afford the new technology, so fewer people would
49
Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested and convicted primarily because _____.
they were caught planting a bomb outside Wall Street
they were found with money taken from a robbery
they were members of the Communist Party
they were immigrants and suspected of belonging to a radical group
50
The McNary-Haugen bill was designed to help farmers by _______.
paying them not to plant crops
encourage farm banks to cancel mortgages
banning exports of grain
buying up surplus farm products to help raise prices