Politics And Life Of The Roaring Twenties

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To Expand its membership in the early 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan engaged in all of the following

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Blaming national problems on immigrants
Playing on people’s fears of political radicals

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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of,

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Robbery and murder

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The immigration policies of the 1920’s limited immigration from all of the following countries except

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Mexico

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The major factor influencing the development of urban expansion in the 1920’s was

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automobile

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All of the following were signs that the prosperity of the 1920’s was superficial :

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The success of the advertising industry
The number of products purchased on credit

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1.) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believed that, in the industrialized world, there was a constant struggle between

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Workers and capitalists

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During the decade of the 1920’s, union membership

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Dropped

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The public’s negative reaction to organized labor in the 1920’s was most closely tied to

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Fears of communism

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Nativists who found fault with the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 would have been most likely to say that it

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Did not restrict immigration enough

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All of the following increased in the early 1920’s:

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Isolationism
cost of living

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A 1917 revolution led to the establishment of communism in

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Russia

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The Teapot Dome Scandal involved a government official from

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Allowing a private company to drill on government oil fields

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The FBI began as a division of the Justice Department devoted to fighting the threat posed by

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Communist political radicals

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It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons

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No money for enforcement, people were willing to break the law,

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How long did prohibition last?

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13 years

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Many famous writers of the 1920’s, including the Lost Generation, were similar in their

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Critical views of American culture

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The Harlem Renaissance refers to

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A celebration of African-American culture in literature and art

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John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

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Evolution

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The “Great Migration” of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of

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African Americans from the South to Northern Cities

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Which statement about flappers is not true?

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Flapper lifestyles were especially popular with women of the upper class

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Babe Ruth became a popular celebrity for all of the following reasons :

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Role in making the New York Yankees the most popular sports franchise of the era
Prodigious skills as a home run hitter

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What sports WERE popular in the 1920's?

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College football, baseball, and boxing

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In his novel A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway

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Rejected traditional values and the idealism of his youth

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The National Origins Act of 1924 was aimed at limiting the immigration of

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Southern and eastern Europeans and Japanese

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Nativists promoted

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Restricting immigration of people who were not Anglo-Saxon

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In 1925 attorney Clarence Darrow defended John Scopes in a trial that addressed the

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Teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools

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What did the image of the flapper represent in 1920’s American culture?

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New roles and attitudes for women

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The migration of thousands of African Americans to the North in the early 20th century can best be explained by

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Greater job opportunities in northern cities

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about the impact of the automobile on American life?

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The automobile has led to the growth of suburbs because cars allow people to commute to work

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Which of the following groups was responsible for the developments in literature and music in the 1920’s known as the Harlem Renaissance?

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African Americans

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One characteristic of the Jazz Age of the 1920’s was

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A new, fast paced American lifestyle

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Which of the following was a direct result of combining the use of standardized parts with the division of labor?

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The assembly line

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With the introduction of assembly line production, Henry Ford’s automobile became affordable for most Americans. Which of these industries grew most as a result of the success of the automobile?

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Steel and rubber

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Which of these was most responsible for changing travel habits in the US in the early 1920’s?

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Automobile

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The influence of the Harlem Renaissance on American society in the 1920’s was that it

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Increased the recognition of the art and music of African American artists

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Which factor is most closely associated with the development of the assembly line?

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Decreased costs of manufactured goods

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After World War I ended, many strikes began to take place across the United States. Which phrase best describes the main goal of these strikes

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To demand higher wages and better working conditions

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The change in consumer behavior following World War I was that consumers

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Used more credit

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What do nativists generally believe about immigrants?

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Immigrants take jobs from Americans

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Langston Hughes, Bessie Smith, and Duke Ellington are most closely associated with the

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Harlem Renaissance

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The 1920’s are often called the “Roaring Twenties” because the decade was noted for

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Changing cultural values

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Between World War I and World War II, most Americans believed that the United States should follow a foreign policy that emphasized

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Neutrality and isolationism

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Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry by improving and using assembly line production. This method contributed to the automobile becoming

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More affordable and accessible for many Americans

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African American music that was popularized during the 1920’s and continues to be an important part of US culture today is

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Jazz