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1
Pres Coolidge's philosophy was govt shouldn't interfere w/ business & prosperity rested on
educational institutions
a strong military
business leadership
church leaders
2
In the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B. Fall received bribes for doing what?
promising immunity to businesses who overcharged the US Navy
allowing private interests to drill for oil in national park
allow pvt interests to lease lands with US Navy oil reserves
preventing federal prosecution of a member of the Ohio Gang
3
What was one of the NAACP's greatest political triumphs that occurred in 1930?
signing of a law banning discrimination in federal jobs
signing of a law ending segregation in public schools
defeat of an racist judge nominated for the Supreme Court
appointment of an African American to the Supreme Court
4
What was a major development in popular culture during the 1920s?
a declining interest in sports and sports heroes
a strong interest in Hollywood and "talking" pictures
an increase in regional interests & a decline in mass media
a preference for watching TV over listening to the radio
5
With whose election was the voting power of African Americans was seen?
W.E.B. DuBois
John J. Parker
Marcus Garvey
Oscar DePriest
6
What gave the aviation industry federal aid for building airports?
Lindbergh Air Act
Airmail Act
Kelly Act
Air Commerce Act
7
Which of the following had become an accepted part of American life by the 1920s?
bathtubs
automobiles
televisions
computers
8
During the 1920s, unions declined in part because many corporations instituted what?
sociological departments
welfare capitalism
reparations
cooperative individualism
9
What baseball player also became a national hero?
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Red Grange
Bill Tilden
10
A great NAACP political triumph in 1930 was the defeat of Judge Parker's nomination to what?
Circuit Court
House of Representatives
Senate
US Supreme Court
11
What did Representatives of 8 countries gather at the Washington Conference in 1921 to discuss?
disarmament
economic aid to Europe
the League of Nations
reparations
12
Artists, writers, & intellectuals gathered at what place--aka center of creativity & freedom?
Boston
Greenwich Village
Charlestown
Haight-Ashbury
13
President Harding fit in comfortably with the powerful Ohio Republican...
political machine
House of Representatives
progressive ideas
reform issues
14
What sys of manufacturing divided ops into simple tasks &cut unnecessary motion to a minimum?
assembly line
construction design
apprentice system
product placement
15
Who was President Harding's Secy of Commerce (& was not corrupt)?
John W. Davis
Harry Daugherty
Andrew Mellon
Herbert Hoover
16
Which event publicity debated the subjects of evolution &creationism &their place in education?
the Scopes trial
Aimee McPherson's faith healings
the Sacco-Vanzetti case
Billy Sunday's revivals
17
What are characters who were flawed but still had heroic qualities of mind & spirit called?
"heroic antiheroes"
"Galloping Ghosts"
"the lost generation"
"Hollow Men"
18
What was an unintended effect of the Fordney-McCumber Act (1922)?
farmers could no longer sell their crops in the Amer market
farmers could no longer sell their crops to overseas markets
demand for American farm products increased in Latin America
demand for American farm products increased overseas
19
National Origins Act & demand for cheap labor contributed to the large wave of immigation from
Europe
Canada
South America
Mexico
20
What is the term for African American arts that flourished in the 1920s?
Great Transformation
Harlem Renaissance
Great Awakening
South Side Renaissance
21
The law banning what was tested with the Scopes trial?
teaching of evolution
sale of liquor
teaching of creationism
Ku Klux Klan
22
How did the Dawes Plan try to promote peace?
Allowed US banks to loan money to Germany to pay reparations
Limit construction of warships-Jap navy smaller thn US& Brit
Increased tariffs on Germany to pay reparations to Fr &Brit
It proposed a treaty to outlaw war
23
How did Calvin Coolidge become president?
he defeated Warren G. Harding
he defeated Robert La Follette
Warren G. Harding died in office
Warren G. Harding was assassinated
24
What geographic movement of African Americans transformed racial diversity in Northern cities?
Tremendous Migration
Huge Migration
Massive Migration
Great Migration
25
What did the new morality of the 1920s placed a high value on?
traditional values
work
wealth
personal freedom
26
Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
Eighteenth Amendment
Twenty-second Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-first Amendment
27
The Emergency Quota Act admitted immigrants to the United States based on what criteria?
ethnic identity and national origin
sponsorship by an American citizen
wealth
job skills
28
What was the Scopes trial about?
teaching evolution
curbing the Ku Klux Klan
enforcing Prohibition
controlling immigration
29
What was Henry Ford's business philosophy to increase sales?
constantly improving his cars' mechanical reliability
lowering the cost per car
advertising
providing consumers with a variety of styles and colors
30
How did most Americans of the 1920s wanted to avoid future wars?
forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces
banning Japan from the League of Nations
avoiding involvement in world affairs
dividing Germany among the Allies
