Which of the following was the goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?

Raise the prices of farm products for farmers to make more profit

The Great Migration refers to the movement of

African Americans from the South to northern cities

Except for ____, all of the following allowed women to shed old labels

Equal wages paid to both men and women

African Americans migrated to the North primarily to

Seek expanded job opportunities

Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?

Regulate the stock market to make eveyone play by the same rules

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

A celebration of African-American culture in literature

One of the unintended effects of Prohibition was

Led to an increase in underground crime

As the stock market crashed, how did Hoover try and help the economy?

Asking businesses not to lay off employees

Fundamentalists believe

The Bible should be taken literally

How did the economy prosperity during the 1920s affect consumers?

People used installment plans to make purchases

It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the reasons EXCEPT

Prohibition only banned alcohol made in the US

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1
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the
Prohibition Age
Jazz Age
Harlem Renaissance
Roaring Twenties
2
All of the following were seen as clashes between new and old school EXCEPT:
The Scopes Monkey Trial
The Teapot Dome ScandalT
The Emergency Quota Act
The rise of the KKK
3
Which of the following was the goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?
Encourage more people to enter farming
Increase farm production
Provide pensions for retired farmers
Raise the prices of farm products for farmers to make more profit
4
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from
Corruption and fraud
Communists and other radicals
Labor union members
Big business
5
The Great Migration refers to the movement of
African Americans from the US to Africa
People from rural areas to urban areas
Immigrants to America
African Americans from the South to northern cities
6
Except for ____, all of the following allowed women to shed old labels
Inequality in the business world
New managerial positions that were open to women
Equal wages paid to both men and women
Work opportunities in the new economy
7
African Americans migrated to the North primarily to
Seek expanded job opportunities
Recruitment efforts by labor unions
Racially integrated neighborhoods
Increased educational opportunities
8
Prominent writers of the 1920s tended to hold a critical view of America
False
True
9
Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?
Decrease the price of farm goods
Deregulate the banking system to have fewer rules for banks to follow
Regulate the stock market to make eveyone play by the same rules
Increase crop production
10
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
A population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
A celebration of African-American culture in literature
A program to promote African-American owned business
A struggle for civil rights
11
American industries only showed signs of trouble BEFORE the stock market crash of 1929
False
True
12
One of the unintended effects of Prohibition was
Led to an increase in underground crime
Results in the use of harder drugs
Lowered the cost of law enforcement
Caused a national epidemic of alcohol withdrawal
13
Flappers were emancipated young women who embraced new fashions and attitudes
False
True
14
As the stock market crashed, how did Hoover try and help the economy?
Lowering foreign taxes
Asking businesses not to lay off employees
Closing the banks
Funding handouts of food and clothing
15
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was
The automobile
Growth in industry
The use of electricity
A change in the birthrate
16
Fundamentalists believe
Prohibition should be repealed
Evolution and creationism could coincide
The Bible should be taken literally
Drinking alcohol was acceptable
17
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
Many children had a poor diet
Many men became unemployed
Many people started farming
Many families became homeless
18
John Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
Creationism
Evolution
Fundamentalists
Biology
19
How did the economy prosperity during the 1920s affect consumers?
People had less debt because of lower interest
People paid less in taxes
People used installment plans to make purchases
People hoarded gold
20
It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the reasons EXCEPT
Many people were determined to break laws
Insufficient funds were given to law enforcement
Prohibition only banned alcohol made in the US
Many law enforcement officials took bribes

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