How did life change for American women in the 1920s?

many women felt freer to experiment with bolder styles of manners

according to the theory of social Darwinism, the government should

stay out of the affairs of business

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a "traditional" society?

Willing to be in debt/ use credit

A basic purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was to

establish federally regulated monopolies in railroads and public utilities

All of the following were important causes of the Great Deoression EXCEPT

tariffs on foreign imports were lowered

Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

thick layers of prairie grasses

All of the following are true of railroad expansion in the late nineteenth century EXCEPT that

railroad expansion finance private corporations, no government assistance

How did the government respond to the Pullman Strike, setting a precedence?

used federal troops to control the workers

Why did some states ban the teaching of evoltion in the schools?

the theory seemed to contradict the Bible's account of creation

Both the Palmer Raids and the Sacco and Vanzetti case demonstrated how

the Red Scare provoked injustice

During the Depression ,African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans

often lost jobs to white laborers

What does buying a a stock on margin mean?

borrowing money to help pay for the stock

How did Rockefeller and Carnegie use "vertical integration" to their advantage?

pay other producers to supply the materials needed, made was needed byself

When the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in the late October 1929,

investors raced to get their money out of the stock market

The major strikes in the latter part of the 19th century show that the

federal governments intervention served interest of employer than unions

Some employers forced workers to sign "yellpw dog contracts" stating that

workers would work 12 hour days

Which of the follwoing was true of the American labor movement in the late nineeteenthcentury?

it was controlled by immigrant socialists and anarchists

Which candidates ran for president in 1932?

Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a celebration of African-American culture in literature and art

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1
How did life change for American women in the 1920s?
most women grew long hair and stopped using makeup
married women found it much easier to balance careers and family life
many women felt freer to experiment with bolder styles of manners
women began to dominate the work force, often taking leadership positions
2
according to the theory of social Darwinism, the government should
stay out of the affairs of business
outlaw trusts and cartels
protect the rights of workers
raise taxes on the rich
3
industrialist who brought the Bessemer process to America
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Morse
George Westinghouse
John D. Rockefeller
4
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
many people started farming
many families becdame homeless
many children had a poor diet
many men became unemployed
5
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a "traditional" society?
Rural (agrarian)
Willing to be in debt/ use credit
Deeply religious/spiritual
Change occurs slowly
6
A basic purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was to
restore business competition and a self-regulating economy
establish federally regulated monopolies in railroads and public utilities
give the states the power to break up large business corporations
establish strict federal controls over business practices
7
leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Nikola Telsa
Samuel Gompers
8
All of the following were important causes of the Great Deoression EXCEPT
tariffs on foreign imports were lowered
the federal government did not insure people's bank accounts
both individuals and businesses built up large debts because of easy credit
the stock market crashed
9
How did John D. Rockefeller gain control of the oil industry?
he practiced vertical consolidation
he formed a trust
he practiced free trade
he joined a cartel
10
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
high winds
overproduction of crops
drought
thick layers of prairie grasses
11
All of the following are true of railroad expansion in the late nineteenth century EXCEPT that
railroad expansion led to faster transportation of goods
railroad expansion stimulation of other industries
railroad expansion created national markets
railroad expansion finance private corporations, no government assistance
12
first "talkie" movie
KKK
NAP
NAACP
The Jazz Singer
13
How did the government respond to the Pullman Strike, setting a precedence?
took Pullman officals to court
forced unions and workers to negotiate
shut down all railway operations
used federal troops to control the workers
14
To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as
speakeasies
tenements
tea rooms
penthouses
15
Farmers wer especially hard-hit hy the Depression
since low crop prices wiped out potential profits
all of the above
because they had huge debts from purchasing machines and land
as it was coupled with the Dust Bowl drought in the trans-Mississippi West
16
leader of the American Railroad Union and the Pullman Strike of 1894
Thomas Edision
Eugene V. Debs
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Frick
17
Why did some states ban the teaching of evoltion in the schools?
the theory appeared to violate the Constitution
the theory seemed to contradict the Bible's account of creation
the theory was unknown to most teachers
the theory challenged scientific beliefs
18
What was the name of the firsst radio station in the United States?
KDKA
Y94
WKRP
NPR
19
Who invented the first gossip column?
Billy Sunday
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
Walter Winchell
20
Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as
robber barons
anarchists
philanthropists
scabs
21
Flappers danced the Charleston, a new dance that embofied the spirit of
the Lost Generation
the Jazz Age
Prohibition
the Harlem Renaissance
22
The rise of films, radio broadcasting, and the news media all helped to bring about
the Garvey movement
the Ku Klux Klan
organized crime
a national culture
23
organized to defend the white protestant culture
The Jazz Singer
NAACP
KKK
NAP
24
Both the Palmer Raids and the Sacco and Vanzetti case demonstrated how
technology was improving the quality of life
Americans were beginning to embrace the modern
the Red Scare provoked injustice
Christain fundamentalism had permeated society
25
During the Depression ,African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans
were less affected than other groups
often lost jobs to white laborers
ma great strides in equal rights legislation
were encouraged to start their own businesses
26
What did the Bessemer process improve?
production of steel
production of electricity
factory productivity
transmission of Morse Code
27
What does buying a a stock on margin mean?
borrowing money to help pay for the stock
purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange
buying the stock for someone else
paying less than the market price of the stock
28
In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles," people conveyed their
patriotism
grudging respect for Hoover
disgust with Hoover
trust in Hoover
29
What is called when the prices of stocks areexpected to rise?
Burt Market
Bull Market
Inflation
Bear Market
30
How did Rockefeller and Carnegie use "vertical integration" to their advantage?
spread weath to several outside businesses, supporting the local community
their supply needs to the lowest bidder, allowing others to providesupplies
worked together to gain access to cheaest materials for production of goods
pay other producers to supply the materials needed, made was needed byself
31
In their fight for betterwages and working conditions, workers negotiated as a group with their employer, called?
strikes
boycotts
piecework
collective bargaining
32
inventor who patented a method of power generation, transmission and distribution of alternating current (AC) electricit
Nikola Tesla
Samuel Morse
Samuel Gompers
Alexander Graham Bell
33
When the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in the late October 1929,
investors raced to get their money out of the stock market
President Hoover warned Americans to stop investing
bankers pardoned personal loans and mortgages
investors bought record shares of stock
34
Who is the British economist who said that massive government spending could help a collapsing economy?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Burt B. Block
John Maynard Keynes
35
The major strikes in the latter part of the 19th century show that the
use of violence in strikes was steadily diminishing
strikers were usually successful in winning their demands
demands of the workers were limited to the goal of higher wages
federal governments intervention served interest of employer than unions
36
Some employers forced workers to sign "yellpw dog contracts" stating that
workers would work 12 hour days
workers would not join labor unions
no scabs could be hired
women and children were prohibited from working
37
John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
funamentalism
biology
evolution
creationism
38
At first, some women did not exercise their newly won right to vote because
their families discouraged them from voting
they did not feel confortable voting
all of the above
they could not leave their children and go to the polls
39
Within a few years, the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act led to
Hoover's reelection as president
an unequal distribution of income in the United States
more demand for American manufactured goods
a dramatic drop in world trade
40
inventor who developed the idea of a central electric power station
George Westinghouse
Nikola Tesla
Samuel Morse
Thomas Edison
41
Which of the follwoing was true of the American labor movement in the late nineeteenthcentury?
it was protected from employer harassment by federal law and policy
it was successful in increasing wages and better working conditions
it was involved in a number of violent strikes
it was controlled by immigrant socialists and anarchists
42
author who wrote, Children of the Poor, exposing the effects of long hours and poor working conditions on child workers
Samuel Morse
Terence Powderly
Jacob Riis
Eugene V. Debs
43
Which candidates ran for president in 1932?
Roosevelt C Herbert Hoover and Alfred E Smith
Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge and Franklin
44
William Jennings Bryan took up the cause of fundamentalist Christians
at the Scope trial
at speakeasies in Chicago
in Hollywood studios
on new buses to the suburbs
45
twhat ishe separation fo a work process into a number of tasks, with each task done by a separate person called?
piecework
division of labor
monopoly
skilled labor
46
In business, what is the idea that as production increases, cost per item decreases called?
horizontal consolidation
trust
vertical consolidation
economies of scale
47
Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as
Zora Neal Hurston
Langston Hughes
Amelia Earhart
Louis Armstrong
48
What is October 29, 1929 known as?
Day of Infamy
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
49
inventor who established the American Telephone and Telegraph Company
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Jacob Riis
50
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
a program to promote African-American owned businesses
a celebration of African-American culture in literature and art
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
51
All of the following were African American writers during the Harlem renaissance except
Billy Sunday
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
James Weldon Johnson
52
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about
100%
75%
10%
25%
53
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
farmers forced off their land by dust storms
unemplyed industiral workers and their familes
World War 1 veterans and their families
54
In the 1920s fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in
the repeal of Prohibition
a larger role for technology in everyday life
the theory of evolution
a little interpretation of the Bible
55
The 1932 presidential election served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed
presidential elections
the responsibilities of the federal government
the Bill of Rights
local relief programs and private charities
56
Which amendment to the Constitution made alcohol illegal?
21st
18th
19th
20th
57
inventor who developed a code for the telegraph
Samuel Morse
Terence Powderly
Thomas Edison
Henry Frick
58
An example of the psychological stress caused by the Great Depression was the rise in the number of?
men who stood in bread lines
people who commited suicide
women who worked outside the home
children who were malnourished
59
became a national hero after flying nonstop from New York to Paris
Charles Lindbergh
Warren Harding
Duke Elington
Langston Hughes
60
The Lost Generation references the 1920's writers who were upset that society had become
promiscuous and materialistic
poor and irresponsible
greedy and traditional
wealthy and snotty
61
was a Native American sports hero who won Olympic gold medals and went on to play professional football
Jim Thorpe
Jack Dempsey
Zora Neale Hurston
Amelia Earheart
62
Who said to America,"...the only thing we have to fear itself?"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Barack Obama
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
63
All of the following were associated with the period from 1861 to 1900 EXCEPT
Pullman strike
Homestead, Pennsylvania massacre
state "right-to-work" laws
Haymarket Square riot
64
one of the most celebrated jazz musicians of the 1920s was pianist, composer, and bandleader
Zora Neale Hurston
Charles Lindbergh
Duke Elington
Jim Thorpe
65
industrialist who established the Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Terence Powderly
Henry Frick
Eugene V. Debs
66
One of Andrew Carnegie's most famous quotes is, "The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced." Describe the philosophy of?
Gospel of Wealth
social Darwinism
horizontal consolidation
trust
67
President of the United States who's cabinet member was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal
Jim Thorpe
Ameilia Earheart
Duke Elington
Warren Harding
68
Which of the following made possible the American industrial growth of the late 1800s?
government reforms
the household economy
technological advances
the development of labor unions
69
After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?
by funding handouts of food and clothing
by asking businesses not to lay of employees
by closing banks
by lowering foreigh tariffs
70
How did industrial growth affect the distrubution of wealth in the United States?
the income gap between farmers and factory workers widened
all americans enjoyed a higher standard of living
wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists
the income gap between rich and poor grew smaller
71
What was meant when Mark Twain coined the period of American history from 1865 through the 1900 as the "Gilded Age"?
a thin layer of prosperity, covering poverty and corruption, exist society
era when nothing could go wrong in America; country heads in the right way
when U.S. experienced no social and political problems; country "shined"
when U.S. shined with glory of manifest destiny and dominance of the West
72
inventor of the air brakes for railroad cars, making trains safer and faster
George Westinghouse
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Andrew Carnegie
73
A key difference between the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor was that the Knights...
welcomed all skilled and unskilled workers, blacks, and women
restricted their membership to skilled workers in each trade
foucused exclusively on issue of higher wages and better working conditions
welcomed all skilled and unskilled workers, but not women and blacks
74
Which of the following was a long-term effect of Prohibition?
the growth of organized crime
an end to alcoholism in the United States
the consumer economy
the rise of fundamentalism
75
Herbert Hoover's approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in
direct government relief
separation of church and state
voluntary cooperation
the golden rule

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