Question 1

Philosopher Alain Locke's anthology of essays and poems known as The New Negro
Embodied .

Accepted Answer

A)  a new aesthetic vision 
B)  a proud work ethic 
C)  black racial pride 
D)  a deep connection to Africa 
A)  a new aesthetic vision 
B)  a proud work ethic 
C)  black racial pride 
D)  a deep connection to Africa

Question 2

African-American leader Marcus Garvey rejected integration into white society in favor of

Accepted Answer

A)  ensuring that African Americans acquire education through vocational schools 
B)  having African Americans take pride in their natural appearances 
C)  dismantling Jim Crow laws in the South 
D)  establishing an independent nation in Africa 
A)  ensuring that African Americans acquire education through vocational schools 
B)  having African Americans take pride in their natural appearances 
C)  dismantling Jim Crow laws in the South 
D)  establishing an independent nation in Africa

Question 3

What was Russian-born immigrant Emma Goldman describing when she wrote that it "stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government"?

Accepted Answer

A)  communism 
B)  anarchy 
C)  socialism 
D)  hedonism 
A)  communism 
B)  anarchy 
C)  socialism 
D)  hedonism

Question 4

How were the goals of the Washington Conference of 1921-1922 reflective of President Harding's foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harding wanted the United States to isolate itself from all foreign affairs. 
B)  Harding wanted to use dollars and disarmament to secure peace. 
C)  Harding wanted to end the Open Door Policy to prevent armed conflict. 
D)  Harding believed that Germany needed to make reparations to avoid future wars. 
A)  Harding wanted the United States to isolate itself from all foreign affairs. 
B)  Harding wanted to use dollars and disarmament to secure peace. 
C)  Harding wanted to end the Open Door Policy to prevent armed conflict. 
D)  Harding believed that Germany needed to make reparations to avoid future wars.

Question 5

-Lena Ruffner, the young woman in this photograph, likely supported the tenets of

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution 
B)  modernism 
C)  the ACLU 
D)  fundamentalism 
A)  evolution 
B)  modernism 
C)  the ACLU 
D)  fundamentalism

Question 6

Charles Lindbergh became a celebrity when he .

Accepted Answer

A)  completed the first nonstop, solo flight across the Atlantic 
B)  dealt with the kidnapping and murder of his oldest son 
C)  joined with other Americans who argued against U.S. intervention in World War II 
D)  starred in the most popular films of the 1920s 
A)  completed the first nonstop, solo flight across the Atlantic 
B)  dealt with the kidnapping and murder of his oldest son 
C)  joined with other Americans who argued against U.S. intervention in World War II 
D)  starred in the most popular films of the 1920s

Question 7

What was NAACP leader W. E. B. Du Bois alluding to when he stated that Garvey's Black Star Line, a black-owned fleet of steamships, "…arose and disappeared, and with it went some
$800,000 of the savings of West Indians and a few American Negroes…" in his 1923 biographical sketch "Marcus Garvey"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Garvey's incompetence and dishonesty as a business leader 
B)  Garvey's prowess in running a successful enterprise 
C)  Garvey's idea of encouraging self-sufficiency by encouraging black-owned businesses 
D)  Garvey's insistence on establishing an independent nation in Africa 
A)  Garvey's incompetence and dishonesty as a business leader 
B)  Garvey's prowess in running a successful enterprise 
C)  Garvey's idea of encouraging self-sufficiency by encouraging black-owned businesses 
D)  Garvey's insistence on establishing an independent nation in Africa

Question 8

Who were referred to as the "wets" in the debate over Prohibition?

Accepted Answer

A)  those who opposed Prohibition 
B)  the criminals who thrived during Prohibition 
C)  Southern preachers, especially Baptists, who supported temperance 
D)  members of the Anti-Saloon League 
A)  those who opposed Prohibition 
B)  the criminals who thrived during Prohibition 
C)  Southern preachers, especially Baptists, who supported temperance 
D)  members of the Anti-Saloon League

Question 9

-What do these images of gas stations reveal about commercial roadside businesses in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retailers used both familiar and whimsical images to attract passers-by. 
B)  Service stations were mostly located in urban rather than remote areas. 
C)  Roadside restaurants, lodging quarters, and gas stations were only available to white customers. 
D)  Gasoline was so profitable that owners could afford to create eye-catching buildings. 
A)  Retailers used both familiar and whimsical images to attract passers-by. 
B)  Service stations were mostly located in urban rather than remote areas. 
C)  Roadside restaurants, lodging quarters, and gas stations were only available to white customers. 
D)  Gasoline was so profitable that owners could afford to create eye-catching buildings.

Question 10

The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment .

Accepted Answer

A)  repealed Prohibition 
B)  outlawed the manufacture and distribution of alcohol 
C)  gave women the right to vote 
D)  provided for the direct election of U.S. senators 
A)  repealed Prohibition 
B)  outlawed the manufacture and distribution of alcohol 
C)  gave women the right to vote 
D)  provided for the direct election of U.S. senators

Question 11

-The political cartoon "A Christmas Carol: Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards Man" expresses which of the following views of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a step in the right direction toward world peace. 
B)  It was unlikely to prevent future wars. 
C)  It had been negotiated in good faith. 
D)  It would protect only the United States, not Europe. 
A)  It was a step in the right direction toward world peace. 
B)  It was unlikely to prevent future wars. 
C)  It had been negotiated in good faith. 
D)  It would protect only the United States, not Europe.

Question 12

-As shown in this graphic, what conclusion can be made about the World War I reparation payment system in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The entire reparation system was financed by American capital. 
B)  Germany was able to make regular reparation payments to the Allies with its own funds. 
C)  The United States remained an isolationist nation during the 1920s. 
D)  The Allies failed to repay their war debts to the United States. 
A)  The entire reparation system was financed by American capital. 
B)  Germany was able to make regular reparation payments to the Allies with its own funds. 
C)  The United States remained an isolationist nation during the 1920s. 
D)  The Allies failed to repay their war debts to the United States.

Question 13

Although many city dwellers saw the introduction of the car as beneficial to urban areas, what unforeseen circumstances related to automobiles had negative impacts on cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  expenses in building tunnels and bridges 
B)  asphalt-paved roads and an increase in gasoline prices 
C)  heavy traffic and hazardous exhaust fumes 
D)  high traffic fatalities and a decline in the building trades industry 
A)  expenses in building tunnels and bridges 
B)  asphalt-paved roads and an increase in gasoline prices 
C)  heavy traffic and hazardous exhaust fumes 
D)  high traffic fatalities and a decline in the building trades industry

Question 14

-How did this efficiency chart from the Central Tube Company in Pittsburgh associate the beliefs of social Darwinists to scientific management of skilled and unskilled jobs at that company?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian workers from China and Japan outperformed African Americans. 
B)  Irish workers were valued as highly skilled workers at this company. 
C)  White Americans performed strongest in almost every task available at the company. 
D)  Southern and eastern Europeans like Italians and Poles outperformed northern Europeans. 
A)  Asian workers from China and Japan outperformed African Americans. 
B)  Irish workers were valued as highly skilled workers at this company. 
C)  White Americans performed strongest in almost every task available at the company. 
D)  Southern and eastern Europeans like Italians and Poles outperformed northern Europeans.

Question 15

What role did the federal government take in supporting Americans who wanted to travel by car to vacation and see other parts of the country?

Accepted Answer

A)  It funded money to states to build a new national highway system. 
B)  It dropped the price of gasoline to new lows so that people could travel more freely. 
C)  It provided low interest loans so that people could purchase more automobiles. 
D)  It offered the Ford Motor Company lucrative incentives to drop the price of automobiles. 
A)  It funded money to states to build a new national highway system. 
B)  It dropped the price of gasoline to new lows so that people could travel more freely. 
C)  It provided low interest loans so that people could purchase more automobiles. 
D)  It offered the Ford Motor Company lucrative incentives to drop the price of automobiles.

Question 16

What was one major effect of the widespread acquisition of radios in American homes during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the emergence of a platform for local businesses to compete equally with large chains 
B)  an alarming rise in debt taken on to purchase the expensive technology 
C)  fading interest in the products of Hollywood 
D)  the development of mass culture 
A)  the emergence of a platform for local businesses to compete equally with large chains 
B)  an alarming rise in debt taken on to purchase the expensive technology 
C)  fading interest in the products of Hollywood 
D)  the development of mass culture

Question 17

In the 1920s, the best predictor of how a woman would vote was how her voted.

Accepted Answer

A)  husband 
B)  female friends 
C)  local elected officials 
D)  coworkers 
A)  husband 
B)  female friends 
C)  local elected officials 
D)  coworkers

Question 18

During negotiations for the Kellogg-Briand Pact in 1928, the United States worked to

Accepted Answer

A)  limit industrial overproduction 
B)  withdraw its commitment to free trade 
C)  start an arms race with European powers 
D)  renounce aggression and condemn war 
A)  limit industrial overproduction 
B)  withdraw its commitment to free trade 
C)  start an arms race with European powers 
D)  renounce aggression and condemn war

Question 19

Which of the following best characterizes the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Harlem Renaissance inspired the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North. 
B)  The Harlem Renaissance failed to nurture the emergence of black cultural pride in northern cities. 
C)  The Harlem Renaissance undermined the goals of the NAACP and other political civil rights groups. 
D)  The Harlem Renaissance produced some of the greatest literature and music of the Jazz Age. 
A)  The Harlem Renaissance inspired the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North. 
B)  The Harlem Renaissance failed to nurture the emergence of black cultural pride in northern cities. 
C)  The Harlem Renaissance undermined the goals of the NAACP and other political civil rights groups. 
D)  The Harlem Renaissance produced some of the greatest literature and music of the Jazz Age.

Question 20

To what aspect of modern life in the 1920s were both the Lost Generation and Christian fundamentalists responding?

Accepted Answer

A)  its championing of industry and technology 
B)  its apparent inability to meet the needs of the human spirit 
C)  its rampant immorality 
D)  its sustenance of bigotry toward minorities 
A)  its championing of industry and technology 
B)  its apparent inability to meet the needs of the human spirit 
C)  its rampant immorality 
D)  its sustenance of bigotry toward minorities

Exam 21: A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties

Philosopher Alain Locke's anthology of essays and poems known as The New Negro Embodied .

African-American leader Marcus Garvey rejected integration into white society in favor of

What was Russian-born immigrant Emma Goldman describing when she wrote that it "stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government"?

How were the goals of the Washington Conference of 1921-1922 reflective of President Harding's foreign policy?

-Lena Ruffner, the young woman in this photograph, likely supported the tenets of

Charles Lindbergh became a celebrity when he .

Who were referred to as the "wets" in the debate over Prohibition?

-What do these images of gas stations reveal about commercial roadside businesses in the 1920s?

The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment .

-The political cartoon "A Christmas Carol: Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards Man" expresses which of the following views of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

-As shown in this graphic, what conclusion can be made about the World War I reparation payment system in the 1920s?

Although many city dwellers saw the introduction of the car as beneficial to urban areas, what unforeseen circumstances related to automobiles had negative impacts on cities?

-How did this efficiency chart from the Central Tube Company in Pittsburgh associate the beliefs of social Darwinists to scientific management of skilled and unskilled jobs at that company?

What role did the federal government take in supporting Americans who wanted to travel by car to vacation and see other parts of the country?

What was one major effect of the widespread acquisition of radios in American homes during the 1920s?

In the 1920s, the best predictor of how a woman would vote was how her voted.

During negotiations for the Kellogg-Briand Pact in 1928, the United States worked to

Which of the following best characterizes the Harlem Renaissance?

To what aspect of modern life in the 1920s were both the Lost Generation and Christian fundamentalists responding?

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