Which of the following best explains the negative impact of installment plans?

Many Americans bought things they could not afford and went bankrupt

Which of the following is an example of why the 1920s economy was doomed to fail?

The overuse of payment plans based on credit

What is the purpose of this poster created by the US government?

to generate financial support for the war effort

Which of the following best explains the impact of the automobile on American culture?

Helped create new industries, infrastructure, and communities

What do Flappers, jazz, the rise of Surrealism, and the Scopes Trial have in common?

the conflict between traditional values and modern beliefs

What is one of the implications of this ad from the 1920's?

new technology will make life easier and more leisurely, only the wealthiest Americans own the newest technology

Following WWI, what was the main reason the US Senate refused to pass the Treaty of Versailles?

Treaty contained provisions that might lead us into foreign wars

How did Americans prepare for World War I?

Rationed food and natural resources like rubber and tin

The term “the Harlem Renaissance” refers to

a celebration of African-American culture in books and art

In the 1920s, the KKK and other nativist movements shared the belief that ____.

white Americans were racially superior to other groups

What describes a pull factor that drew African Americans during the Great Migration?

The availability of good jobs in the north and the west

What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?

To identify and arrest suspected socialists and communists

The U.S. pushed into World War I for two reasons: the Zimmerman Telegram Note and....

Germany's Submarine attacks on US ships

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World War I and the 1920s

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1
World War I ended officially with a treaty. What was the name of the treaty?
War Guilt Clause
Treaty of Paris of 1927
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris 1896
2
Which of the following best explains the negative impact of installment plans?
Americans over-consumed products and outpaced production
The American government stiffened requirements for purchases using credit
Many Americans bought things they could not afford and went bankrupt
led to a high amount of taxes paid to the federal government
3
Who was the American businessman who implemented the assembly line into manufacturing to lower the cost of cars?
Henry Ford
Carl Benz
Louis Chevrolet
David Buick
4
Which of the following is an example of why the 1920s economy was doomed to fail?
The stock market lacked enough investors
The growth of the middle class
The overuse of advertising that angered consumers
The overuse of payment plans based on credit
5
All of the following were effects of the Red Scare in the United States EXCEPT:
Sacco & Vanzetti execution
Immigration Quota Act of 1924
Prohibition
Palmer Raids
6
What famous Harlem Renaissance poet created this work of "Black is beautiful" art?
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
Marcus Garvey
Zora Neale Hurston
7
This outlawed negative speech against the United States and the war effort:
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Great Migration
the Alien and Sedition Acts
Espionage and Sedition Acts
8
What is the purpose of this poster created by the US government?
To create public distrust and suspicion of Germans
To encourage young men to enlist in the military
to generate financial support for the war effort
to explain reasons for entering the war
9
Which of the following best explains the impact of the automobile on American culture?
The car was a passing fad that never fully caught on in America
Helped create new industries, infrastructure, and communities
It led to the creation of the rural versus urban dichotomy
Bankrupted many Americans who not afford the new, expensive vehicles
10
Which group saw the greatest increase in individual liberties during the 1920s?
Women
Industrial Workers
African Americans
Immigrants
11
The Harlem Renaissance was fueled by the a wave of new Black citizens in the north called:
The Great Migration
World War I
The Exodus
The NAACP
12
What was the primary purpose of Wilson’s 14 Points Plan?
To promote peace and democracy
To end World War I
To improve American economic interests
End world hunger and pestilence
13
What do Flappers, jazz, the rise of Surrealism, and the Scopes Trial have in common?
the value of new technology on American culture and society
the conflict between traditional values and modern beliefs
The need for govenrment intervention in everyday life
The importance of fighting Communism at home and abroad
14
What is one of the implications of this ad from the 1920's?
Wealthy people do not do their own chores
New technology will only create new and different problems
new technology will make life easier and more leisurely
only the wealthiest Americans own the newest technology
15
Following WWI, what was the main reason the US Senate refused to pass the Treaty of Versailles?
The treaty didn’t punish Germany for starting the war.
Treaty made no provision for the reduction of military
The treaty failed to include more of Wilson’s 14 points.
Treaty contained provisions that might lead us into foreign wars
16
How did Americans prepare for World War I?
Produced aircraft carriers to fight in the Pacific Ocean
Rationed food and natural resources like rubber and tin
Created the Panama Canal
Desegregate the Army: blacks and whites are in one regiment
17
Which of these was an impact of new technologies, such as the radio and movies, combined with the growth of cities?
the expression of resistance during Prohibition
The rise of mass culture
the efficiency mass production and the assembly line
a trend towards migration from urban areas to rural areas
18
The fear/hatred of foreigners is associated with which ideology?
Nativism
Islamophobia
Homophobia
Isolationism
19
The term “the Harlem Renaissance” refers to
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
a program to promote African American-owned businesses
a celebration of African-American culture in books and art
a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s.
20
The fear of communist and anarchist immigrants outnumbering "real Americans":
Isolationism
Nativism
Quota System
Red Scare
21
Wilson's plan for a League of Nations was rejected by:
the "Big Four"
the Germans
the U.S. Senate
Central Powers
22
In the 1920s, the KKK and other nativist movements shared the belief that ____.
white Americans were racially superior to other groups
the United States should conquer more overseas territories
white Americans should establish a separate republic
the United States must adopt a socialist form of government
23
What describes a pull factor that drew African Americans during the Great Migration?
the absence of segregation and discrimination laws outside of the South
the creation of low-cost government housing in major northern cities
The availability of good jobs in the north and the west
the sale of inexpensive land by the federal government
24
What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
To identify and arrest suspected socialists and communists
to break up the power of the KKK
to find and deport illegal immigrants
to undermine the Civil Rights and Women's Suffrage movements
25
The U.S. pushed into World War I for two reasons: the Zimmerman Telegram Note and....
The blockade of the North Sea
Germany's Submarine attacks on US ships
The sinking of the Titanic
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

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