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Chapter 8 Test Review
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1
What group of Americans found themselves let go from factory positions after WW1?
Southern Americans
African Americans
European immigrants
Native Americans
2
Coolidge believed part of his job as president was to make sure the government
regulated big business in order to stabilize the economy.
became involved in social reform.
participated regularly in world affairs.
interfered with businesses & industry as little as possible.
3
In 1922, the NAACP’s lobbying efforts influenced the House of Representatives to pass
anti-lynching legislation.
equal opportunity legislation.
anti-segregation legislation.
voting rights legislation.
4
Albert B. Fall, allowed companies to lease lands containing oil, causing a scandal known as
Teapot Dome scandal.
Fall scandal.
Forbes scandal.
Daugherty scandal.
5
To create consumers for their new products, manufacturers turned to
advertising.
television.
newspaper and magazine articles.
mass production.
6
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
teaching evolution.
being a leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
violating Prohibition laws.
accepting bribes.
7
Women who wore makeup, drank liquor, and smoked cigarettes in the 1920s were called _______.
flappers
independents
speakeasies
bobbers
8
President Harding's cabinet appointments, included his friends who were referred to as _______.
the Ohio Gang
the Kitchen Cabinet
the Forbes group
Teapot Dome
9
Henry Ford’s system for making cars increased efficiency by
reducing the number of parts needed.
assigning a team to each car.
training each worker to do every task.
dividing operations into simple tasks.
10
In the early 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan added to its membership by
opening membership to all whites, regardless of religion.
hiring professional promoters.
avoiding scandals and power struggles.
publicizing their support of legitimate political goals.
11
The _________, including radio, movies, & magazines, fostered a sense of a shared experience around the nation.
fundamentalist movement
bohemian life
mass media
"new morality"
12
What did the 1924 National Origins Act do?
It called for a new census and based quotas on the results.
It levied special taxes on immigrants in the 1920s.
It restricted immigration and imposed regulations.
It restricted immigration to NW European countries.
13
Anger against immigrants and racial tensions over jobs led to the rise of this group?
the Ellis Island League
the Ku Klux Klan
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW
the Nativist Society
14
Louis Armstrong developed a form of this style of music, which combined blues and ragtime.
jazz.
improvisation.
soloism.
syncopation.
15
Henry Ford was able to cut daily work hours and increase wages due to the success of
the airline industry.
negotiating with unions.
public transportation.
mass-production.
16
The emergence of mass media helped make which baseball star a national hero?
Red Grange
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Bill Tilden
17
Commercial radio began its rise in November 1920, with news about
World War I.
Charles Lindbergh.
Albert Fall.
a presidential election.
18
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon.
the bullets used in a murder matched Sacco’s gun.
they were members of the Ku Klux Klan.
they were Italian immigrants and anarchists.
19
Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans’ desire to
repeal Prohibition.
reform society.
return to life as it was before the war.
become a world power.
20
The purpose of the Volstead Act was to
limit immigration.
enforce Prohibition.
ban the teaching of evolution.
prohibit lynching.
21
During the Forbes Scandal, what was Colonel Charles Forbes accused of doing?
Having Harding replace Coolidge as vice president
accepting bribes from German businessmen
selling medical supplies from hospitals for personal profit
allowing private drilling in national forest preserves
22
How was Marcus Garvey successful in influencing African American culture?
He founded the NAACP.
He was a key promoter & supporter of the Harlem Renaissance.
He instilled African Americans with a sense of pride.
He helped African Americans return to Africa.
23
Harry Daugherty resigned after being investigated for taking bribes in exchange for allowing
two powerful corporations to merge.
a private company to drill for oil on public lands.
someone to acquire a valuable German-owned company.
immunity to wealthy businessmen accused of insider trading.
24
What was the significance of the movie The Jazz Singer?
It was the first movie broadcast over the radio.
It was the first movie made in Hollywood.
It was the first talking movie.
it was the first movie starring a female lead.
25
After World War I, most Americans wanted to avoid future wars by
avoiding involvement in world affairs.
disbanding the League of Nations.
excluding Germany from the League of Nations.
forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces.
26
The flowering of African American arts in the 1920s became known as the
Harlem Renaissance.
Glory Days.
Great Awakening.
Great Migration.
27
Who made the first successful non-stop flight across the Atlantic in 1927?
The Wright brothers
Charles Lindbergh
Samuel Langley
Glenn Curtiss
28
_______ was the most famous nightclub in Harlem in which many musical greats got their start.
The Blues Room
The Harlem Club
The Cotton Club
The Jazz Singer
29
What new type of products changed the lives of homemakers in the 1920s?
airlines
televisions
beauty products
electric appliances
30
In 1925 Congress passed the Kelly Act which
provided federal aid to build airports.
allocated funds to support Charles Lindberg.
authorized postal officials to hire private pilots.
trained new pilots.
31
American modern artists were greatly influenced by the art movements of
Europe.
Australia
Africa.
Asia.
