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1
The Teapot Dome Scandal represents the beginning of
the Boston Tea Party
distrust of politicians
the Great Depression
corruption in Texas oil
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During the 1920s Catholics, immigrants, Jews and African-Americans were all targets of the
Labor Unions
the Ku Klux Klan
the Palmer Raids
Anarchists
3
Distrust and fear of large number of new immigrants to the US led to a rise in
nativism
isolationism
socialism
communism
4
A major reason for the First Red Scare included
growing fear of Communism
the assassination of Pres. Harding
the growing fear of modern values
the Teapot Dome Scandal
5
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of African American
lynchings by the KKK
persecution of new immigrants
cultural revival
and labor unions working together
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Sacco & Vanzetti - accused of robbery and murder, were confessed ___ & wanted to see the end of
labor leaders, business
anarchists, capitalism
capitalists, communism
business owners, labor unions
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The Scopes Trial focused on the conflict over teaching
The Big Bang Theory
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
the Theory of Plate Tectonics
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
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Flappers of the 1920s represent
criminal activity
traditional values
prostitution
modern ideas
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The stock market was American's new playground - average earners & the wealthy all engaged in
speculation
isolationism
globalization
eugenics
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Following WWI the Republicans took control of the White House with the promise of a return to
traditional values
Americanism
democracy
normalcy
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Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
Linberg was referring to his flight to France
Babe Ruth was referring to baseball's field of dreams
Pres. Harding was referring to the struggle of immigrants
Langston Hughes was referring to the struggle of Blacks
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“The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.” W.E.B. Dubois meant
racial conflict in the U.S. was nearing the finish line
that racial discrimination was a problem
that the 20th century was going to be color blind
U.S. immigration policy was color blind