Question 1

How did the New York City community of Harlem become an exclusively African American neighborhood in the twenties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black migration from the South and the Caribbean encouraged realtors and landlords to market Harlem as an exclusively black neighborhood. 
B)  A poor school system prompted "white flight" to the suburbs. 
C)  A small number of African American real estate developers purchased much of Harlem. 
D)  The establishment of new factories in upper Manhattan encouraged African Americans to move to Harlem. 
A)  Black migration from the South and the Caribbean encouraged realtors and landlords to market Harlem as an exclusively black neighborhood. 
B)  A poor school system prompted "white flight" to the suburbs. 
C)  A small number of African American real estate developers purchased much of Harlem. 
D)  The establishment of new factories in upper Manhattan encouraged African Americans to move to Harlem. A

Question 2

The new Mexican immigration of the 1920s appeared __________ than previous waves.

Accepted Answer

A)  more permanent 
B)  less significant 
C)  to include more professionals 
D)  to include more women 
A)  more permanent 
B)  less significant 
C)  to include more professionals 
D)  to include more women A

Question 3

What made it easier for more Americans to purchase automobiles during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  lower production costs and easy credit 
B)  the rapid growth of cities and suburbs 
C)  the expansion of wartime industries into automobile production 
D)  greater automobile worker productivity due to strong union benefits 
A)  lower production costs and easy credit 
B)  the rapid growth of cities and suburbs 
C)  the expansion of wartime industries into automobile production 
D)  greater automobile worker productivity due to strong union benefits A

Question 4

Whether shopping at A&P, watching the movies, listening to radio, or reading a newspaper, consumers in the 1920s were exposed to more things that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  challenged them intellectually 
B)  reflected local or regional qualities 
C)  set them apart from the new immigrant 
D)  were produced for a national market 
A)  challenged them intellectually 
B)  reflected local or regional qualities 
C)  set them apart from the new immigrant 
D)  were produced for a national market

Question 5

What characterized the "New Negro" of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  an optimistic faith that encouraged African Americans to develop and celebrate their distinctive culture 
B)  new interest in expatriation to West Africa 
C)  a desire to gain greater social acceptance in white society by developing and using products that helped African Americans "pass" for white 
D)  the rejection of higher education and organized religion 
A)  an optimistic faith that encouraged African Americans to develop and celebrate their distinctive culture 
B)  new interest in expatriation to West Africa 
C)  a desire to gain greater social acceptance in white society by developing and using products that helped African Americans "pass" for white 
D)  the rejection of higher education and organized religion

Question 6

President Hoover's goal of establishing a favorable climate for business and actively assisting the business community was addressed through the creation of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Department of Commerce 
B)  national trade union associations 
C)  an "associative state" 
D)  the Justice Department's Antitrust Division 
A)  the Department of Commerce 
B)  national trade union associations 
C)  an "associative state" 
D)  the Justice Department's Antitrust Division

Question 7

Which statement best synthesizes the historical significance of the rise of modern advertising in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It promoted a therapeutic ethic, suggesting that consumption could contribute to physical and emotional well-being. 
B)  It informed Americans about the new range of products available to them and the benefits they could hope to obtain from them. 
C)  Advertising prompted the creation of modern radio networks that would soon crowd out small niche-market competitors. 
D)  Advertising created the mass markets that allowed for economies of scale through which consumer goods became much cheaper for Americans. 
A)  It promoted a therapeutic ethic, suggesting that consumption could contribute to physical and emotional well-being. 
B)  It informed Americans about the new range of products available to them and the benefits they could hope to obtain from them. 
C)  Advertising prompted the creation of modern radio networks that would soon crowd out small niche-market competitors. 
D)  Advertising created the mass markets that allowed for economies of scale through which consumer goods became much cheaper for Americans.

Question 8

Advertising in the 1920s was strongly influenced by the success of what World War I‒era agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Committee on Public Information 
B)  the War Industries Board 
C)  the National War Labor Board 
D)  the U.S. Food Administration 
A)  the Committee on Public Information 
B)  the War Industries Board 
C)  the National War Labor Board 
D)  the U.S. Food Administration

Question 9

Which author, best known for writing the social satire Babbitt, became the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sinclair Lewis 
B)  Ernest Hemingway 
C)  F. Scott Fitzgerald 
D)  Sherwood Anderson 
A)  Sinclair Lewis 
B)  Ernest Hemingway 
C)  F. Scott Fitzgerald 
D)  Sherwood Anderson

Question 10

How did Dallas dentist Hiram W. Evans transform the Ku Klux Klan when he became the organization's imperial wizard?

Accepted Answer

A)  He hired professional fund-raisers and paid commissions to those who sponsored new members. 
B)  He rallied southern white supremacists with a national lynching campaign. 
C)  He renounced the Klan of the 1860s and 1870s. 
D)  He reached out to racists in the Catholic Church for an ecumenical white power movement. 
A)  He hired professional fund-raisers and paid commissions to those who sponsored new members. 
B)  He rallied southern white supremacists with a national lynching campaign. 
C)  He renounced the Klan of the 1860s and 1870s. 
D)  He reached out to racists in the Catholic Church for an ecumenical white power movement.

Question 11

In 1920, the National American Woman Suffrage Association reorganized itself as the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Women's Trade Union League 
B)  the Women's Bureau 
C)  National Woman's Party 
D)  League of Women Voters 
A)  the Women's Trade Union League 
B)  the Women's Bureau 
C)  National Woman's Party 
D)  League of Women Voters

Question 12

Changes in 1920s morality probably reflected __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  government programs forbidding sex education 
B)  a convergence in male and female sexual attitudes and habits 
C)  widespread legalization of prostitution 
D)  greater mainstream acceptance of homosexuality 
A)  government programs forbidding sex education 
B)  a convergence in male and female sexual attitudes and habits 
C)  widespread legalization of prostitution 
D)  greater mainstream acceptance of homosexuality

Question 13

The most divisive issue in the international economy after World War I was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Russian confiscation of Western properties 
B)  loans owed to Europe by the United States 
C)  loans owed to Germany by France and England 
D)  war debts and reparations 
A)  Russian confiscation of Western properties 
B)  loans owed to Europe by the United States 
C)  loans owed to Germany by France and England 
D)  war debts and reparations

Question 14

Which industry helped transform the city of Houston from a railroad town into a busy metropolis?

Accepted Answer

A)  oil refining 
B)  meatpacking 
C)  textiles 
D)  mining 
A)  oil refining 
B)  meatpacking 
C)  textiles 
D)  mining

Question 15

What idea based on the eugenics movement reinforced anti-immigration bias in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heredity determined almost all a person's capacities, and genetic inferiority predisposed certain races or ethnic groups to crime and poverty. 
B)  Catholicism compelled immigrants of that faith to show allegiance to the Pope rather than to the U.S. government. 
C)  Immigrants had weak minds influenced by radicalism and Bolshevism. 
D)  Lighter skin and hair color that were predominant in northern Europeans predisposed them to physical weakness, and therefore, they were less desirable as immigrants to the United States. 
A)  Heredity determined almost all a person's capacities, and genetic inferiority predisposed certain races or ethnic groups to crime and poverty. 
B)  Catholicism compelled immigrants of that faith to show allegiance to the Pope rather than to the U.S. government. 
C)  Immigrants had weak minds influenced by radicalism and Bolshevism. 
D)  Lighter skin and hair color that were predominant in northern Europeans predisposed them to physical weakness, and therefore, they were less desirable as immigrants to the United States.

Question 16

How did the war experience change the attitude of young African American men in Harlem in the early 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They brought home a militant spirit and maturity that gave them the confidence to express their beliefs and sentiments. 
B)  The horrors they had witnessed in the war convinced them of the importance of compromise to avoid violent conflict. 
C)  Their exchanges with Parisian artists introduced them to high culture for the first time in their lives, making them eager to copy it back home. 
D)  Their mutual service with white Americans gave them a more nuanced vision of the racial conflict that was brewing back home. 
A)  They brought home a militant spirit and maturity that gave them the confidence to express their beliefs and sentiments. 
B)  The horrors they had witnessed in the war convinced them of the importance of compromise to avoid violent conflict. 
C)  Their exchanges with Parisian artists introduced them to high culture for the first time in their lives, making them eager to copy it back home. 
D)  Their mutual service with white Americans gave them a more nuanced vision of the racial conflict that was brewing back home.

Question 17

Under the studio system, companies making movies __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  depended on Wall Street investors for financing 
B)  downplayed the role of "stars" 
C)  controlled production, distribution, and exhibition 
D)  concentrated on making short, cheap films 
A)  depended on Wall Street investors for financing 
B)  downplayed the role of "stars" 
C)  controlled production, distribution, and exhibition 
D)  concentrated on making short, cheap films

Question 18

How did World War I transform economic relations between the United States and foreign economic markets?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States emerged from World War I as the strongest economic power in the world when it had previously been the world's leading debtor nation. 
B)  The United States completely isolated itself from its former European war allies after they demonstrated that they were unable to pay back their massive war debts. 
C)  The United States refused to assist Germany in making war reparations to Britain and France. 
D)  The federal government tightly regulated American business investments abroad. 
A)  The United States emerged from World War I as the strongest economic power in the world when it had previously been the world's leading debtor nation. 
B)  The United States completely isolated itself from its former European war allies after they demonstrated that they were unable to pay back their massive war debts. 
C)  The United States refused to assist Germany in making war reparations to Britain and France. 
D)  The federal government tightly regulated American business investments abroad.

Question 19

The National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman's Party disagreed over __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  which group gave more protection to immigrants 
B)  methods for achieving full suffrage 
C)  which group had a greater social conscience 
D)  labor laws to protect women 
A)  which group gave more protection to immigrants 
B)  methods for achieving full suffrage 
C)  which group had a greater social conscience 
D)  labor laws to protect women

Question 20

How did the decision reached by the jury in the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925 affect the teaching of evolution in American public schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  The struggle over teaching evolution continued as an uneasy stalemate. 
B)  State laws banning the teaching of evolution were declared unconstitutional and repealed by the Supreme Court. 
C)  Teaching evolution was banned in every state in the Union. 
D)  Teachers who continued to instruct Darwinism and the theory of evolution faced arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment. 
A)  The struggle over teaching evolution continued as an uneasy stalemate. 
B)  State laws banning the teaching of evolution were declared unconstitutional and repealed by the Supreme Court. 
C)  Teaching evolution was banned in every state in the Union. 
D)  Teachers who continued to instruct Darwinism and the theory of evolution faced arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment.

Exam 23: The Twenties

How did the New York City community of Harlem become an exclusively African American neighborhood in the twenties?

The new Mexican immigration of the 1920s appeared __________ than previous waves.

What made it easier for more Americans to purchase automobiles during the 1920s?

Whether shopping at A&P, watching the movies, listening to radio, or reading a newspaper, consumers in the 1920s were exposed to more things that __________.

What characterized the "New Negro" of the 1920s?

President Hoover's goal of establishing a favorable climate for business and actively assisting the business community was addressed through the creation of __________.

Which statement best synthesizes the historical significance of the rise of modern advertising in the 1920s?

Advertising in the 1920s was strongly influenced by the success of what World War I‒era agency?

Which author, best known for writing the social satire Babbitt, became the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature?

How did Dallas dentist Hiram W. Evans transform the Ku Klux Klan when he became the organization's imperial wizard?

In 1920, the National American Woman Suffrage Association reorganized itself as the __________.

Changes in 1920s morality probably reflected __________.

The most divisive issue in the international economy after World War I was __________.

Which industry helped transform the city of Houston from a railroad town into a busy metropolis?

What idea based on the eugenics movement reinforced anti-immigration bias in the United States?

How did the war experience change the attitude of young African American men in Harlem in the early 1920s?

Under the studio system, companies making movies __________.

How did World War I transform economic relations between the United States and foreign economic markets?

The National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman's Party disagreed over __________.

How did the decision reached by the jury in the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925 affect the teaching of evolution in American public schools?

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The American Revolution

The New Nation

An Empire for Liberty

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

Urban America and the Progressive Era

The United States in the Era of the Great War

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

America at Mid-Century

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

Inequality in the Global Age

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