As Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Mellon, introduced a program of supply side economics that ?

reduced business taxes to encourage investment and job growth

Why did the number of votes cast in the Presidential Election of 1920 rise by 8.2 million votes?

The 19th Amendment gave millions of American women the right to vote

Which of these was an outgrowth of mass production techniques used during the 1920s?

An increase in the advertising industry

All of the following are true regarding the passage of the 18th Amendment except

It was successfully enforced by the Volstead Act

All of the following are true about the changing role of women during the 1920s EXCEPT:

All educated women were allowed to enter traditionally male professions

During the 1920s, farmers suffered economically as a result of all of the following except:

The flu epidemic and lack of proper and medical care

All of the following were reasons that Prohibition was difficult to enforce except

Some States allowed the manufacture of alcohol

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was

a literaray and artistice movement celebrating African American culture

Automobiles, radios, and motion pictures

contributed to the standardization of American life and culture

Some writers were referred to as the Lost Generation because they

were disillusioned with WWI and the materialism of American life

The Immigration Acts of the 1920s

set quotas for immigration and forbade Asian immigrants

The Red Scare in the US following WWI was a reaction to

a perceived threat of a communist revolution in the US

In the 1920s, the US government did all of the following EXCEPT:

Actively participated in the League of Nations

All of the following were goals of the National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) EXCEPT:

to establish an African "homeland"

Flappers were women who

wore revealing clothing, drank liquor and challenged social norms for women

One of the cultural benefits of the Great Migration was

the evolution of Jazz music in Northern cities

All of the following are true about Christian Fundamentalists in the 1920s except

The Scopes Monkey Trial led to the decline of Christian Fundamentalism

Henry Ford's business philosophy was to increase sales by

using mass production techniques to lower the cost per car

The poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes expressed the attitudes of Americans in regards to

development of pride in the newly emerging urban culture of the 1920s

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1
As Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Mellon, introduced a program of supply side economics that ?
encouraged farmers to produce less
reduced business taxes to encourage investment and job growth
encouraged Americans to save money
sent out tax rebate checks to Americans
2
Why did the number of votes cast in the Presidential Election of 1920 rise by 8.2 million votes?
The 19th Amendment gave millions of American women the right to vote
Demobilization of the military rleased millions of men for voting
Warren G. Hardings call for "normalcly" energized voters.
The people were excited about voting on the issue of Prohibition
3
Which of these was an outgrowth of mass production techniques used during the 1920s?
A decrease in demand for unionization
An increase in environmental protection laws
An increase in the advertising industry
A decrease in the need for female workers
4
The major factor influencing the development of urban sprawl in the 1920s was
the use of electricity
a change in the birthrate
the automobile
a growth in industry
5
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the
Roaring Twenties
Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
Jazz Age
6
All of the following are true regarding the passage of the 18th Amendment except
It prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol
It was successfully enforced by the Volstead Act
It increased the activity of organized crime
It ushered in an era known as prohibition
7
All of the following are true about the changing role of women during the 1920s EXCEPT:
Although more women worked, most women were still housewives
Women became more independent and less willing to accept traditional roles
All educated women were allowed to enter traditionally male professions
Most women earned less than men in comparable jobs
8
During the 1920s, farmers suffered economically as a result of all of the following except:
The flu epidemic and lack of proper and medical care
Low prices on farm products
Lack of assistance from the US government
High debt from loans
9
Which of the following is not true of the KKK in the 1920s?
It fed on Christian Fundamentalist's fears of urban youth culture
It grew in part due to the Red Scare and the Great Migration
Most of its lived in the South
It stood for nationalism, racial purity, and a return to the past.
10
Warren G. Harding won the presidency appealing to American's desire to
return to normal after WWI
repeal prohibition
reform society
continue progressive reforms
11
All of the following were reasons that Prohibition was difficult to enforce except
Organized crime bribed government agents
Some States allowed the manufacture of alcohol
Illegal liquor was easily available in speakeasies
Many people disagreed with prohibition and violated the law
12
Unions declined in the 1920s in part because mahy corporations instituted
welfare capitalism
individualism
yellow dog contracts
supply-side economics
13
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was
a literaray and artistice movement celebrating African American culture
a social movement promoting the rehabilitation of decaying urban areas
a political movement by radicals who founded the Back to African party
a famous art show of the early 20th century
14
Automobiles, radios, and motion pictures
were too expensive for ordinary working families
were less popular than had been anticipated
contributed to the standardization of American life and culture
had little impact on traditional lifestyles and values
15
Some writers were referred to as the Lost Generation because they
were politically radical during a conservative era
found it difficult to get their work published
were disillusioned with WWI and the materialism of American life
failed to achieve fame in their lifetime
16
During the 1920s, the effects of WWI included all of the following except
The Red Scare
The Scopes Trial
Womens right to vote
Isolationist foreign policy
17
President Coolidge believed tha government should
regulate business
become involved in social reforms
foster growth of labor unions
not interfere with business
18
The trial and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti show that in the 1920s
women gained new freedom
youth rebelled
the public feared radicals
prohibition failed
19
The Immigration Acts of the 1920s
limited the number of people who could immigrate from South America
gave an unfair advantage to people from Eastern and Southern Europe
set quotas for immigration and forbade Asian immigrants
suspended immigration during the 1920s
20
Marcus Garvey's program in the 1920 emphasized
the separate but equal doctrine
a back to Africa movements
vocational training
integration into mainstream society
21
The Red Scare in the US following WWI was a reaction to
a perceived threat of a communist revolution in the US
President Wilson's attempts to include the US in the League of Nations
the perceived growth of organized crime
a rise in the number of immigrants from Germany
22
Popular support for commercial flight grew after the transatlantic flight by
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
the Wright Brothers
Henry Ford
23
In the 1920s, the US government did all of the following EXCEPT:
Actively participated in the League of Nations
Co-authored a pact that outlawed war
Returned to its pre-war policy of isolationism
Implemented a plan to solve WWI debt
24
All of the following were goals of the National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) EXCEPT:
to establish an African "homeland"
pass a federal anti-lynching law
for Blacks to reach their highest potential economically and politically
to use lawsuits to end segregation and discrimination
25
Flappers were women who
wore revealing clothing, drank liquor and challenged social norms for women
joined the NAACP to pass anti-lynching legislation
joined the Temperence League to ban drinking
believed in traditional roles
26
One of the cultural benefits of the Great Migration was
the integration fo African American athletes on baseball teams
the passing of an anti-lynching law
the evolution of Jazz music in Northern cities
the great increase in the number of African American film stars
27
All of the following are true about Christian Fundamentalists in the 1920s except
They did not believe that Creationsim and Evolution could coexist
The Scopes Monkey Trial led to the decline of Christian Fundamentalism
Teaching evolution challenged Christian Fundamentalist ideas
Fundamentalists believed the Bible should be taken literally
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Henry Ford's business philosophy was to increase sales by
providing consumers with a variety of styles and colors
constantly improving his car's mechanical reliability
using mass production techniques to lower the cost per car
using new advertising methods
29
The poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes expressed the attitudes of Americans in regards to
monotony of life as a slave prior to the Civil War
development of pride in the newly emerging urban culture of the 1920s
restrictive life as a servant in a white household
religious hope that there would be a better life after death

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