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Clemens: 1920s
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Review of information relating to the 1920s that have been discussed in class
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1
Both Presidents Harding & Coolidge believed the US gov't should handle the economy by
provide relief payments to unemployed workers
limit its regulation of business activities
raise income taxes
purchase surplus farm products
2
Which policy is most consistent with the positions stated in these headlines?
government should support the poor & raise farm prices.
Govt should assist business & limit foreign commitments.
The US should assist unions and provide old-age insurance
The United States should acquire and protect an empire
3
The repeal of national Prohibition in 1933 showed that
the government should lower the drinking age
alcohol consumption was not socially acceptable
unpopular laws are difficult to enforce
crime rates had fallen to record low levels
4
The Red Scare, growth of the KKK, & murder convictions of Sacco & Vanzetti were influenced by
the rise of organized crime
the passage of immigration quota acts
an effort to stop fascism
a distrust of foreigners
5
The passage of this act reflects the American public’s perception that
economic prosperity was dependent on unskilled foreign labor
fewer workers were needed in consumer goods industries
too many immigrants were coming into the country
dictatorships were emerging in western Europe
6
Which American author was part of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
7
The conflict between science and religion in the 1920s was most clearly shown in the
the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance
arrest of Sacco and Vanzetti
nativist reactions to immigration
trial of John Scopes
8
Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Bessie Smith are most closely associated with efforts to
promote African American cultural identity through the arts
establish the NAACP
fight discrimination through the judicial system
expand the Back to Africa movement
9
These post–World War I headlines are most closely associated with the
Volstead Act
Red Scare
Ku Klux Klan
Scopes trial
10
Contributions of Langston Hughes & Duke Ellington were important to the Harlem Renaissance to
economic growth
political leadership
educational reform
the creative arts
11
He encouraged the Back to Africa Movement by encouraging African Americans immigrate
WEB DuBois
William Jennings Bryan
Marcus Garvey
Warren G. Harding
12
The Scopes trial and the Sacco and Vanzetti case both involved
clashes over cultural values
disputes over the death penalty
protests by temperance leaders
challenges to search and seizure protections
13
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s most enhanced American culture by
pressuring southern states to extend voting rights
expanding African American access to education
convincing the Supreme Court to allow affirmative action
popularizing African American contributions to the arts
14
Installment buying, income inequality, & stock market speculation contributed to the
economic weaknesses that brought about the Great Depression
decision to lower tariff rates
introduction of supply-side economics
return of laissez-faire economic principles
15
He was the first to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927
Charles Lindbergh
Glenn Curtiss
Marcus Garvey
Clarence Darrow
16
The Scopes trial of the 1920s dealt with a conflict between
communism and capitalism
Protestants and Catholics
labor and management
science and religion
17
Which movement’s primary goal was the ratification of the Prohibition Amendment?
settlement house
temperance
Populist
abolitionist
18
Which event of the 1920s reflects the conflict in American society between science & religion?
passage of the quota acts
Red Scare
trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
Scopes trial
19
Which statement most accurately describes the main argument made in this 1919 cartoon?
Labor and management have the same economic goals.
Federal government must take ownership of major industries.
Disputes between labor & business leaders hurt the economy
Organized workers are more productive than nonunion workers.
20
Which most clearly illustrates the nativist attitudes existing in the US in the 1920s?
pro-business policies of the federal government
artistic and literary achievements of the Harlem Renaissance
limits on immigration established by the Quota Acts
conflicts between religion & science as from Scopes Trial
21
Why did many United States farmers fail to benefit from the economic prosperity of the 1920s?
Farm exports were heavily taxed
Levels of farm production declined
Agricultural goods were overproduced.
No technological advances were made in agriculture
22
During the 1920s, much of the debt accumulated by consumers was due to
installment buying of manufactured goods
rising income taxes
long strikes by labor unions
overproduction of farm products
23
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s expanded the influence of African Americans by
promoting the artistic contributions of African Americans
financing the construction of apartments in New York City
helping elect African Americans to high political offices
gaining passage of civil rights legislation
24
In the mid-1920s, the immigration policy of the United States was mainly designed to
deport illegal immigrants
continue the traditional policy of open immigration
favor immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
establish quotas for immigrants from certain nations
25
How did the US economy in the 1920s contribute to the Great Depression?
increase in federal regulation
expansion of easy credit
growth of the trade deficit
influence of foreign corporations
26
One of the major causes of the stock market crash of 1929 was
low prices of stocks and bonds
overconsumption of goods and services
failure of international banking systems
excessive buying of stocks on margin
27
Between 1880 and 1920, the majority of the “new” immigrants to the United States came from
northern and western Europe
Canada and Latin America
southern and eastern Europe
China and Southeast Asia
28
What was a major factor leading to the erosion of regional cultural differences in the 1920s?
growing popularity of radio and motion pictures
development of television
novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald & Sinclair Lewis
expansion of air travel after Charles Lindbergh’s flight