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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did the Harlem Renaissance positively influence American society?
It expressed the unique culture of African Americans.
It created new movements for conservation.
It encouraged efforts for labor reforms
It sparked the protest movement for civil rights.
- 2. Multiple Choice
By distributing sheet music of contemporary songs, what impact did the Tin Pan Alley publishers of the early 20th century have on culture?
They ended the public fascination with jazz.
They created a national audience for popular music.
They encouraged a rebellious attitude in teenagers.
They inspired the widespread movement for prohibition.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which viewpoint did Clarence Darrow represent in the Scopes Trial?
Scientific research will support the basic beliefs of the Bible.
The teachings of the Bible should not be questioned.
Evolutionary theory has not been proven by scientific evidence.
Religious interpretations of science have no place in the public school classroom.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Nativists in the 1920s would probably have approved of which earlier action?
19th Amendment
Chinese Exclusion Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Antiquities Act
- 5. Multiple Choice
*Author and poet
*Writings emphasized the contributions of African *Americans to American culture
*Works heavily influenced the Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
Upton Sinclair
Dorothea Lange
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which effect on African Americans resulted from the Great Migration?
It began the shift of southern African Americans away from rural life to urban life.
It stopped racism and discrimination of African Americans.
It reduced the population of African Americans available to work in industry.
It increased the number of African Americans with their own farms.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why was immigration to the United States from Europe restricted in the 1920s?
There was no longer any available land or jobs for immigrants.
Earlier immigrants had not been able to assimilate into mainstream American culture.
Americans were prejudiced against the “New Immigrants” from Eastern and Southern
Europe.
Americans wanted to provide more job opportunities for minorities already in the United
States.
- 8. Multiple Choice
I. Modernization
II. Changing roles of groups of Americans
III. Laws limiting rights
What title BEST fits the events above?
Geographic, Religious, and Cultural Issues of the Twenties
Geographic, Cultural, and Political Issues in the Twenties
Geographic, Religious, and Cultural Issues of the Twenties
Political, Social, and Economic Issues of the Twenties
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which accomplishment do Glenn Curtiss and Charles Lindbergh have in common?
They were both pioneers in aviation.
They were both senators from their states.
They were both pilots in the U.S. Navy.
They were both involved in the Scopes Trial.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which sentence best describes the activities of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?
They were mainly directed at preventing African Americans from voting in the South.
They successfully achieved control of both the Congress and the Presidency.
They assisted Marcus Garvey in transporting African Americans “back to Africa.”
They promoted anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, and anti-African-American
sentiment.
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