Why were nativists opposed to immigration?

They feared the loss of jobs and damage to U.S. traditions.

How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

by making it easy to move into other illegal activity

The demand for automobiles in the 1920s

stimulated growth in many other industries.

What was a major result of Henry Ford’s innovative manufacturing techniques?

The sale price of cars went down.

What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America?

between urban Americans and rural Americans

In the 1920s, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding war?

by avoiding close interaction with other nations

How did the consumer economy of the 1920s affect the lives of women?

It made life easier for urban women.

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

explored the pains and joys of being black in America.

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

Using moving assembly lines he reduced the time to make cars

Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?

No effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica

Most Americans who opposed the Ku Klux Klan embraced what notion?

that America was a “melting pot”

As President, Warren G. Harding

reduced regulations on business passed by Progressives.

President Coolidge believed that the creation of wealth

benefited the nation as a whole.

American hybrid of African American & European music forms.

Which best describes the changing attitudes of people living in developing suburbs?

They became more conservative and more politically active.

In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,

black middle and upper classes emerged.

Where had most African Americans in 1920s Harlem come from?

They had moved there from the South and the Caribbean.

The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance

formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America.

African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in

the South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.

Which of Harding’s cabinet members worked to achieve advancements specifically for businesses?

Andrew Mellon and Herbert Hoover

Why was formal education more important for urban Americans than rural Americans?

Higher-paying jobs in the cities required a formal education

What was the condition of America’s economy following World War I?

There was a brief recession, followed by economic growth.

Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s?

for a chance at a better future

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1
Why were nativists opposed to immigration?
They feared a war between the United States and Mexico.
They feared that Americans would be forced to emigrate.
They feared an illegal immigrant would be elected President.
They feared the loss of jobs and damage to U.S. traditions.
2
How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
by strengthening respect for the law
by forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws
by making it easy to move into other illegal activity
by forcing farmers to grow grain for the alcohol production
3
a period during which the value of stocks increase
bear market
bull market
duck market
this little piggy went market
4
What is the cube root of 15,326,915,904?
1876
3357
2484
9321
5
Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that
discouraged a laissez-faire approach to the economy.
aided the growth of business.
brought about social reform.
encouraged activism.
6
The demand for automobiles in the 1920s
brought about the collapse of the suburbs.
led to a nationwide recession.
closed down the steel industry.
stimulated growth in many other industries.
7
agreement intended to settle international debts from World War I
Nine Power Treaty
Dawes Plan
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Treaty of Versailles
8
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
education and science.
evolution and science.
biology and science.
religion and science.
9
What was a major result of Henry Ford’s innovative 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.
10
What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America?
between urban Americans and rural Americans
between young Americans and elderly Americans
between eastern states and western states
between northern states and southern states
11
In the 1920s, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding war?
by forcing Europe to disarm
by winning the arms race
by avoiding close interaction with other nations
by joining the World Court
12
How did the consumer economy of the 1920s affect the lives of women?
It made life easier for urban women.
It made it harder for women to be housewives.
It made life easier for working women.
It made life easier for rural women.
13
The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
argued for the separation of races.
is largely forgotten today.
explored the pains and joys of being black in America.
explored the origins of jazz.
14
agreement intended to settle international debts from World War I
your mom
Washington Naval Disarmament Conference
Dawes Plan
Treaty of Versailles
15
The Teapot Dome oil scandal involved which two officials?
Albert Fall and Harry Dougherty
Charles Forbes and Harry Dougherty
Charles Forbes and Albert Fall
Edwin Denby and Albert Fall
16
How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?
Ford paid them well and gave them a 40 hour work week.
The location of his plant gave him easy access to resources
By using the processes of Chicago meatpacking houses
Using moving assembly lines he reduced the time to make cars
17
Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?
His supporters lacked the money to continue his movement.
His ideas became too extreme to attract many supporters.
No effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica
Newspapers & radio stations did not publicize the movement.
18
In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the
Twenty-first Amendment.
Eighteenth Amendment.
Nineteenth Amendment.
Twentieth Amendment.
19
Most Americans who opposed the Ku Klux Klan embraced what notion?
that the races should remain separate
that immigrants should be deported
that David Stephenson should be elected President
that America was a “melting pot”
20
As the 1920s progressed, farm incomes
increased more rapidly than did incomes in urban areas.
increased, but did so less rapidly than did urban incomes.
remained steady.
declined.
21
As President, Warren G. Harding
strengthened regulations on business passed by Progressives
abolished all regulations on businesses.
took no action on economic matters.
reduced regulations on business passed by Progressives.
22
wealthy banker who served in the Harding administration
Albert Fall
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Mellon
23
Under President Coolidge, the national economy
leveled off.
declined slightly.
stagnated.
boomed.
24
Buying stock on margin remained profitable as long as
buyers did not take out loans.
stock prices fell.
stock prices rose.
buyers did not acquire collateral.
25
set the theories of Charles Darwin against fundamentalism
Scopes Trial
Dawes Plan
Marbury v. Madison
WWI
26
President Coolidge believed that the creation of wealth
benefited the nation as a whole.
eroded personal freedoms.
helped America’s enemies.
hurt the disadvantaged.
27
Under President Coolidge, the concerns of Mexican Americans and African Americans were
a high priority.
answered with hostility.
largely ignored.
addressed in a series of fiery radio speeches.
28
set the theories of Charles Darwin against fundamentalism
Scientology
Plessy v. Ferguson
Scopes Trial
Mayer v. Hughes
29
wrote of the pain and pride of being black during the Harlem Renaissance
Frederick Douglas
Barack Obama
Maya Angleou
Langston Hughes
30
Jazz was a(n)
style of art created by African American activists.
musical style created by southern plantation owners.
fashion style that came and went quickly.
American hybrid of African American & European music forms.
31
targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants
Bolsheviks
Khmer Rouge
NDSAP
Ku Klux Klan
32
Which best describes the changing attitudes of people living in developing suburbs?
They became less conservative and more politically active.
They became more conservative and less politically active.
They became more conservative and more politically active.
They became less conservative and less politically active.
33
The American movie industry was controlled by a handful of huge studios in
New York City.
Hollywood, California.
London, England.
Washington, D.C.
34
In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,
black middle and upper classes emerged.
blacks were often the victims of Jim Crow laws.
blacks did no better than they had in the South.
most blacks worked as sharecroppers.
35
manufacturing method in which each worker performs one step
domestic production
exponential production
homeostasis
mass production
36
psychologist who stressed the importance of the unconscious mind
Ivan Pavlov
B. F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Sigmund Freud
37
Where had most African Americans in 1920s Harlem come from?
They had moved there from the South and the Caribbean.
They had quit jobs in Northern factories and moved there.
Their origins are unclear.
They had been born there.
38
The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance
enabled African Americans to form their own nation.
ended discrimination against blacks in America.
formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America.
was lost by the end of the 1920s.
39
African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in
the North, where they were not allowed to work.
the North, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.
the South, where they were not allowed to work.
the South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.
40
This involved transferring oil reserves from the Navy to the Interior Department and bribery
Teapot Dome Scandal
Credit Mobilier Scandal
Watergate Scandal
Whiskey Ring Scandal
41
Which of Harding’s cabinet members worked to achieve advancements specifically for businesses?
Andrew Mellon and Herbert Hoover
Charles Forbes and Harry Daugherty
Andrew Mellon and Albert Fall
Herbert Hoover and Charles Forbes
42
Why was formal education more important for urban Americans than rural Americans?
Urban children needed a place to stay while parents worked.
Urban Americans needed an education to work in factories.
A better education provided a chance to buy housing.
Higher-paying jobs in the cities required a formal education
43
What was the condition of America’s economy following World War I?
There was immediate nationwide prosperity.
There was a long recession.
There was a long, gradual decline in America’s economy.
There was a brief recession, followed by economic growth.
44
wealthy banker who served in the Harding administration
Calvin Coolidge
Langston Hughes
Andrew Mellon
Albert Fall
45
a period during which the value of stocks decrease
duck market
bull market
this little piggy went market
bear market
46
In 1920, America’s first radio station
closed because few Americans bought radios.
put early movie houses out of business.
broadcast Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer.
was an immediate success.
47
first film with synchronized sound
The Music Box
Welcome Danger
One Week
The Jazz Singer
48
During the 1920s, American farmers as a group
prospered economically.
commanded high prices for their products.
suffered economically.
purchased more stock than did city dwellers.
49
Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s?
for the milder climate
for a chance at a better future
to serve in the military
to save money for legal reform in the South

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