What was a major result of Henry Ford's manufacturing techniques?

The sale price of cars went down

In towns such as New York, Chicago, & Cleveland

black middle & upper classes emerged

Those who opposed the KKK believed what?

that America was a "melting pot" of cultures

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

explored the pains and joys of being black in America

Why were American writers of the 1920s referred to as "The Lost Generation?"

They lost their faith in the existing cultural guideposts

What was the largest cultural split in the 1920s?

urban Americans -v- rural Americans

The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance

formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America

What was the condition of America's economy following WWI?

brief recession, followed by growth

How did Prohibition contribute to the rise of organized crime?

by making it easier for bootleggers continue illegal acts

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1
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
biology & science
education & science
evolution & science
religion & science
2
Abstract art was an expression of
Traditionalism
Prohibition
Modernism
Victorianism
3
Whose movement fell apart after he was deported to Jamaica?
Duke Ellington
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Marcus Garvey
4
Which group opposed immigration believing immigrants would take American jobs & hurt traditions
Nativists
Catholics
Protestants
Native Americans
5
Which was an American hybrid style that mixed African American & European forms?
Modern Art
Victorian Ideas
Jazz
Blues
6
What was a major result of Henry Ford's manufacturing techniques?
the sale price of the average car increased
Fewer Americans had jobs
more Americans bought cars from overseas
The sale price of cars went down
7
Which region developed Jim Crow laws and were the most prejudiced against African Americans?
Mid West
North
South
West
8
In towns such as New York, Chicago, & Cleveland
black middle & upper classes emerged
most blacks worked as sharecroppers
blacks did no better than they had in the South
Blacks were often victims of Jim Crow laws
9
What happened to farmers' incomes as the 1920s progressed?
increased faster than urban areas
increased
stayed about the same
declined
10
Those who opposed the KKK believed what?
that the races should remain separate
that America was a "melting pot" of cultures
that David Stephenson should be elected president
that immigrants should be deported
11
Under President Coolidge, the national economy
stagnated
leveled off
boomed
declined slightly
12
The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
argued for the separation of races
explored the origins of Jazz
is largely forgotten today
explored the pains and joys of being black in America
13
Buying stock on margin remained profitable as along as
stock prices fell
buyers did not take out loans
stock prices rose
buyers did not acquire collateral
14
Under President Coolidge, the concerns of Mexican Americans & African Americans were
addressed in a series of fiery radio speeches
largely ignored
answered with hostility
a high priority
15
Why were American writers of the 1920s referred to as "The Lost Generation?"
They lost their will to search out the truth
Believed that people were lost in the subconscious mind
They lost their faith in the existing cultural guideposts
They lost their faith in people
16
What was the largest cultural split in the 1920s?
young Americans -v- elderly Americans
eastern states -v- western states
northern States -v- southern states
urban Americans -v- rural Americans
17
The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance
enabled African Americans to form their own nation
formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America
ended discrimination against blacks in America
was lost by the end of the 1920s
18
In 1933 Congress repealed Prohibition with the
nineteenth amendment
twentieth amendment
eighteenth amendment
twenty first amendment
19
The Teapot Dome scandal involved which president?
Coolidge
Hoover
Nixon
Harding
20
What was the condition of America's economy following WWI?
a long gradual decline in America's economy
immediate nationwide prosperity
brief recession, followed by growth
A long recession
21
In 1920, America's first radio station
broadcast Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer
was an immediate success
closed because few Americans bought radios
put early movie houses out of business
22
Which group had more free time on their hands during the 1920s
Rural Americans
Urban Americans
Nativists
African Americans in the North
23
How did Prohibition contribute to the rise of organized crime?
by strengthening respect for the law
by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production alcohol
by making it easier for bootleggers continue illegal acts
by forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws

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