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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following economic policies was enacted during President Coolidge's administration?
Increasing income taxes
Increasing tariffs on imports
Increasing the federal budget
Increasing government involvement in business
- 2. Multiple Choice
CHOOSE THE 3 CORRECT ANSWERS:
How did the automobile and airplane industries affect American life in the 1920s?
They provided an economic base for some cities where manufacturing took place.
They led to urban sprawl as cities spread in all directions.
They led to a decrease in the construction of paved roads.
They reduced the ability of workers to live far from their jobs.
They allowed passengers to travel across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Choose the three correct answers:
Which of the following are characteristics of communism?
rule by a dictator
the goal of ending capitalism
private ownership of property
a government with many parties
an attempt to equalize wealth and power
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following correctly describes why some Americans believed that fewer immigrants should be allowed to enter the country after World War I?
Most immigrants refused to take jobs after entering the country.
The country had a more trusting view of foreign-born people.
The country had fewer jobs available for immigrants to take.
Most immigrants believed in the system of capitalism.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was an effect of Prohibition?
an increase in the consumption of alcohol
an increase in respect for the new law
the end of the bootlegging industry
the growth of organized crime
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the main issue in the Scopes trial?
the accuracy of the Bible
the credibility of fundamentalism
the validity of the theory of evolution
the role of science and religion in public schools
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was true of women in the 1920s?
Flappers were a widespread reality in society.
Women demanded the same freedoms as men.
The new attitude of women was easily accepted by traditionalists.
Women observed the same set of principles that applied to men in society.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did family life change during the 1920s?
Families were having more children.
There was less equality in marriage.
Families relied less on the advice of experts on child care.
Innovations freed homemakers of some traditional family responsibilities.
- 9. Multiple Choice
How was life different for women after World War I? Choose the three correct answers.
They had new job opportunities.
There was greater equality in marriage.
They relied less on manuals for child care.
They rejected the attitudes of the earlier era
Their family life and household duties became more complicated
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did American high schools change in the 1920s?
They offered fewer vocational courses.
They served an increased number of students.
They stopped providing education to immigrants.
They received less money in taxes to cover student costs.
- 11. Multiple Choice
How were the efforts of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) different from those of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
The UNIA tried to remove barriers to black employment.
The UNIA urged African Americans to protest racial violence.
The UNIA fought for legislation to protect African Americans’ rights.
The UNIA stressed that African Americans should build a separate society.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following correctly describes an effect of the Harlem Renaissance?
The Harlem Renaissance sparked a lasting economic boom for African Americans.
African Americans were prevented from making a significant contribution to the arts.
African Americans were inspired to take pride in their achievements and importance.
The Harlem Renaissance was short-lived and did little to celebrate African American culture.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Determine if the below economic category during the 1920s was a sign that prosperity should continue or a that prosperity might end.
Food prices
Prosperity Should Continue
Prosperity Might End
- 14. Multiple Choice
Determine if the below economic category during the 1920s was a sign that prosperity should continue or a that prosperity might end.
National income
Prosperity Should Continue
Prosperity Might End
- 15. Multiple Choice
Determine if the below economic category during the 1920s was a sign that prosperity should continue or a that prosperity might end.
Worker productivity
Prosperity Should Continue
Prosperity Might End
- 16. Multiple Choice
Determine if the below economic category during the 1920s was a sign that prosperity should continue or a that prosperity might end.
Stock market
Prosperity Should Continue
Prosperity Might End
- 17. Multiple Choice
Determine if the below economic category during the 1920s was a sign that prosperity should continue or a that prosperity might end.
Railroad industry
Prosperity Should Continue
Prosperity Might End
- 18. Multiple Choice
Match the below statement about each labor strike to the name of the strike.
After the strike ended, the union members were not allowed to return to work and new people were hired instead.
Boston Police Strike
Steel Mill Strike
Coal Miners’ Strike
- 19. Multiple Choice
Match the below statement about each labor strike to the name of the strike.
The strike was settled by an arbiter who awarded the workers a 27% wage increase.
Boston Police Strike
Steel Mill Strike
Coal Miners’ Strike
- 20. Multiple Choice
Match the below statement about each labor strike to the name of the strike.
During the strike, the company instituted a propaganda campaign, linking the strikers to Communists.
Boston Police Strike
Steel Mill Strike
Coal Miners’ Strike
- 21. Multiple Choice
Determine if the following characteristic is associated with urban life or rural life.
Fast-paced life
Urban Life
Rural Life
- 22. Multiple Choice
Determine if the following characteristic is associated with urban life or rural life.
Close social relationships
Urban Life
Rural Life
- 23. Multiple Choice
Determine if the following characteristic is associated with urban life or rural life.
Conservative moral values
Urban Life
Rural Life
- 24. Multiple Choice
Determine if the following characteristic is associated with urban life or rural life.
Toleration of drinking and gambling
Urban Life
Rural Life
- 25. Multiple Choice
Determine if the following characteristic is associated with urban life or rural life.
Judging one another by accomplishment, not background
Urban Life
Rural Life
- 26. Multiple Choice
Match the following accomplishment to the correct person.
The first person to complete a solo nonstop transatlantic flight
Amelia Earhart
Gertrude Ederle
Andrew “Rube” Foster
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
- 27. Multiple Choice
Match the following accomplishment to the correct person.
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
Gertrude Ederle
Helen Wills
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
- 28. Multiple Choice
Match the following accomplishment to the correct person.
The first woman to swim across the English Channel
Amelia Earhart
Gertrude Ederle
Helen Wills
Andrew “Rube” Foster
Babe Ruth
- 29. Multiple Choice
Match the following accomplishment to the correct person.
The home run king during the 1920s
Charles Lindbergh
Gertrude Ederle
Helen Wills
Andrew “Rube” Foster
Babe Ruth
- 30. Multiple Choice
Match the following accomplishment to the correct person.
Celebrated pitcher and team manager; He contributed to black baseball by founding the Negro National League in 1920.
Charles Lindbergh
Gertrude Ederle
Helen Wills
Andrew “Rube” Foster
Babe Ruth
- 31. Multiple Choice
Match the following accomplishment to the correct person.
She dominated women’s tennis; won the U.S. Open 7 times and Wimbledon 8 times.
Charles Lindbergh
Gertrude Ederle
Helen Wills
Andrew “Rube” Foster
Babe Ruth
- 32. Multiple Choice
Determine which letter fits in (I.) blank to complete the sentence correctly
Writers such as I. ________, who wrote This side of Paradise, and II. ________, who wrote A Farewell to Arms, were so upset by American culture that they chose to settle in Europe.
Willa Cather
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Edna St. Vincent Millay
- 33. Multiple Choice
Determine which letter fits in (II.) blank to complete the sentence correctly
Writers such as I. ________, who wrote This side of Paradise, and II. ________, who wrote A Farewell to Arms, were so upset by American culture that they chose to settle in Europe.
Willa Cather
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Edna St. Vincent Millay
- 34. Multiple Choice
Determine which important field the following person belongs to during the Harlem Renaissance.
Louis Armstrong
Literature
Music
Theater
- 35. Multiple Choice
Determine which important field the following person belongs to during the Harlem Renaissance.
Duke Ellington
Literature
Music
Theater
- 36. Multiple Choice
Determine which important field the following person belongs to during the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes
Literature
Music
Theater
- 37. Multiple Choice
Determine which important field the following person belongs to during the Harlem Renaissance.
Claude McKay
Literature
Music
Theater
- 38. Multiple Choice
Determine which important field the following person belongs to during the Harlem Renaissance.
Paul Robeson
Literature
Music
Theater
- 39. Multiple Choice
Determine which important field the following person belongs to during the Harlem Renaissance.
Bessie Smith
Literature
Music
Theater
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which of the following effects did the automobile have on American life?
It made rural families more isolated
It forced workers to live near their jobs
It led to an increase in the number of paved roads
It discouraged people from moving to oil-producing states
- 41. Multiple Choice
Why did radio become the most powerful communications media to emerge in the 1920s?
It used sensational headlines to hook the public
It took advantage of the increase in literacy in America
It allowed the government to transmit speeches about World War I
It created a shared national experience of hearing the news as it happened
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