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1
Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
is largely forgotten today
explored the pains and joys of being black in the US
argued for separation of races
explored origins of jazz
2
Which innovation was MOST responsible for aiding the in spread of popular culture in the 1920's
phonograph
radio
automobile
telephone
3
Which action BEST demonstrates intolerance shown to Catholic immigrants ?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan
Closed shops
workplace reform
4
What law made US Treasury Officers responsible for enforcing prohibition?
Dawes Plan
Washington Compromise
McNary-Haugen
Volstead Act
5
What accurately describes the Harlem Renaissance
Movement to draw people back to inner cities
relief program for minority workers
period of great achievement by African American writers and artists.
organization to promote African Americans
6
Which events best support the image of the 20's as a decade of nativist sentiment
Scopes Trials
Passage of National Origins Act and KKK
Growth of auto industry
Washington Naval Conference
7
What was one result of the Volstead Act?
changed political affiliations
expanded influence by religions
reduced membership in unions
increased responsibilities of law enforcment
8
Who was the most famous gangster in the 1920's
Al Capone
Bugsy Machato
Roger Maris
Elliot Ness
9
Major difference between urban and rural lifestyle
rural Americans had higher income
Urban Americans had more free time
urban Americans worked longer
rural Americans had more free time
10
Calvin Coolidge vetoed the McNary Haugen Bill twice. Who did this anger?
treasury department
Farmers
Businessmen
African Americans
11
Who was the most famous baseball player of the 1920's
Duke Ellington
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Roger Maris
12
How did the Constitution change as a result of the 19th Amendment
voting rights of women were expanded
voting rights of property owners protected
civil rights of African Americans protected
civil rights of Native Americans restricted
13
How did radio impact American society in the 1920's?
devaluing sales for newspapers
by creating a mass national culture
decreasing consumerism
increasing government regulations
14
Nickname for Warren Harding's appointees
Outsiders
Iowa Gang
Teapot Dome Gang
Ohio Gang
15
What was the major result of Henry Ford's innovative manufacturing techniques?
price of cars increased
fewer Americans had jobs
The price of cars when down
more Americans bought cars from overseas
16
Refers to the outpouring of African American artistic and intellectual work
Charleston Renaissance
Lost Generation
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Age
17
The development of the suburb s was most associated with....
railroad routes
development of the assembly line in making automobiles
higher wages in factories
overcrowding of tenement
18
Which president was blamed for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
19
What President was elected in 1928
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
20
In the US the decade of the 20's was characterized by
increased consumer borrowing and spending
a willingness to encourage immigration
active involvement in European affairs
major reform in labor laws
21
Cause of suburbanization in the US in the 20's was increased......
emigration from the US
economic reliance on farming
overcrowding in cities
economic opportunities in rural towns
22
What was the highest tariff in US history, designed to help businesses but hurt it.
Hawley Smoot
Fordney McCumber
Kellogg-Briand
McNary Act
23
What president was elect in 1920 and died in 1923?
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
24
Due to the 1920's American Farmers as a group
bought larger farms
started to raise cattle
suffered economically
prospered economically
25
During most of the 20's which group experienced most severe economic problems?
workers in automobile industry
bankers
entertainers in radio
owners of small family farms
26
Who was elected president in 1924?
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
27
What was the condition of America's economy after WWI?
brief recession followed by economic growth
immediate prosperity
Long recssion
28
Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry when he developed the
standardized parts
inflatable rubber tire
moving assembly line
internal combustion engine
29
Due to the Teapot Dome scandal, who was the first cabinet member to go to prison?
Albert Fall
Charles Huges
Charles Dawes
Harry Daughtry
30
What is NOT an effect of prohibition
growth of organized crime
disrespect for the law
bootlegging
wartime hostility toward German brewers
31
Who made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
Orville Wright
None of the above
Charles Lindberg
32
Why so many African Americans migrated to the north
serve in the military
to save money
chance for a better future
milder climates
33
The Harlem Renaissance was a period when African Americans
migrated to the west
Left the US
Created noteworthy works of art and literature
used civil disobedience
34
major goal of US immigration laws in 1920's
establish equal numbers of immigrants
increase immigrants from Asia
restrict immigration from Europe
attract wealthy educated immigrants
35
When were young women called, Flappers, rebelling against social standards?
The Great Depression
Gilded Age
Roaring Twenties
Progressive Era
36
What was passed by Congress loaning money to Germany?
Washington Compromise
Kellog-Briand Act
Volstead Act
Dawes Plan
37
What was the first movie that had sound?
The Dancing Flappers
The Guiding Light
The Jazz Singer
The Charleston
38
Duke Ellington was most closely associated with
jazz music
movies
baseball
radio shows
39
The Harlem Renaissance primarily involved American American
politicians
baseball players
architects
artists, musicians, and writers
40
Which BEST describes the Lost Generation?
disillusioned writers
Harlem Renaissance
exceptial artists
WWI Veterans
41
The purpose of the 18th Amendment
allow for direct election of senators
Remove voting restriction
forbid production and sale of alcohol
give women the right to vote
42
Calvin Coolidge's campaign slogan?
Return to Normalcy
Keep Cool with Coolidge
Chief Business of America is Business
Not listed
43
The Scopes Trial was a clash between
biology and science
religion and science
education and science
evolution and science
44
The Sacco-Vanzetti Trial was symbolic of
dislike and mistrust of immigrats
Idea that anyone that worked hard could be successful
belief that anarchy would not work in US
dislike of anyone who stole for a living
45
what 1920's presidental admistration was full of scandal?
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
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What was signed by 63 countries outlawing war?
Washington Compromise
Kellogg-Briand Act
Volstead Act
Dawes Plan
