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

The sale price of cars went down.

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

Higher-paying jobs in the cities required a formal education

Why were nativists opposed to immigration?

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

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

explored the pains and joys of being black in America.

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

Andrew Mellon and Herbert Hoover

What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America?

between urban Americans and rural Americans

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

that America was a “melting pot”

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

black middle and upper classes emerged.

As President, Warren G. Harding

reduced regulations on business passed by Progressives.

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

for a chance at a better future

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

There was a brief recession, followed by economic growth.

How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

by making it easy to move into other illegal activity

The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance

formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America.

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

They had moved there from the South and the Caribbean.

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

African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in

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

American hybrid of African American & European music forms.

The demand for automobiles in the 1920s

stimulated growth in many other industries.

Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?

No effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica

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

by avoiding close interaction with other nations

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

They became more conservative and more politically active.

President Coolidge believed that the creation of wealth

benefited the nation as a whole.

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

It made life easier for urban women.

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

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