Question 1

Discuss Marcus Garvey's role in uplifting African Americans.

Accepted Answer

Marcus Garvey was the first black nationalist leader to foment a broad movement in the United States. Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914 and moved its headquarters to Harlem in 1916. Through parades, brightly colored uniforms, and a flamboyant style of leadership, Garvey advocated a celebration of blackness, the creation of black-owned and -operated businesses, and the dream of a return of all black people to Africa. Indeed, he created his own line of steamships, the "Black Star Line," with the intention of tying together black-owned businesses in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States.

Question 2

_________ in 1926 put an end to the booming real estate business in Florida. 
a. War 
B. The Great Depression 
C. Hurricanes 
D. Yellow fever

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes

Question 3

The Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) abortion 
B) education 
C) equal pay 
D) drive 
E) vote 
A) abortion 
B) education 
C) equal pay 
D) drive 
E) vote E

Question 4

Which of the following was an unexpected result of giving women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) They did not follow politics and could not make an informed decision. 
B) They generally voted the same as their fathers or husbands. 
C) They did not take advantage of their right to vote. 
D) They were more vulnerable to manipulation by politicians. 
E) They voted only for Republican candidates, even if others were more deserving. 
A) They did not follow politics and could not make an informed decision. 
B) They generally voted the same as their fathers or husbands. 
C) They did not take advantage of their right to vote. 
D) They were more vulnerable to manipulation by politicians. 
E) They voted only for Republican candidates, even if others were more deserving.

Question 5

_________ was a satirical novel about Prohibition written by Sinclair Lewis. 
a. It Can't Happen Here 
B. Babbitt 
C. Birth of a Nation 
D. Arrowsmith

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ was a satirical novel about Prohibition...

Question 6

Which of the following is a true statement about the Sacco and Vanzetti court case?

Accepted Answer

A) Under sentence of death, both Sacco and Vanzetti pleaded guilty to murder. 
B) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti became suspects in a shoplifting incident. 
C) After fifty years, the governor of Massachusetts admitted that the trial was conducted unfairly. 
D) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were strong supporters of communism and promoted the Red Scare. 
E) The death sentence meted out to them was recalled, and the two were acquitted of all charges. 
A) Under sentence of death, both Sacco and Vanzetti pleaded guilty to murder. 
B) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti became suspects in a shoplifting incident. 
C) After fifty years, the governor of Massachusetts admitted that the trial was conducted unfairly. 
D) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were strong supporters of communism and promoted the Red Scare. 
E) The death sentence meted out to them was recalled, and the two were acquitted of all charges.

Question 7

Which of the following concepts supports the rationale that happy workers would be more productive than resentful ones?

Accepted Answer

A) Welfare capitalism 
B) Cultural pluralism 
C) Libertarian paternalism 
D) State capitalism 
E) Economic imperialism 
A) Welfare capitalism 
B) Cultural pluralism 
C) Libertarian paternalism 
D) State capitalism 
E) Economic imperialism

Question 8

Which major change in American buying behavior in the 1920s benefitted car sellers in particular?

Accepted Answer

A) Less price sensitivity 
B) Buying on credit 
C) Shift from quantity to quality 
D) Binge buying 
E) Linking products to social status 
A) Less price sensitivity 
B) Buying on credit 
C) Shift from quantity to quality 
D) Binge buying 
E) Linking products to social status

Question 9

Discuss the causes and results of immigrant restriction during the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

The number of immigrants permitted to en

Question 10

The most destructive of all the race riots took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who were some of the writers who became expatriates in Europe during the 1920s? What were their reasons for leaving, and how did their leaving affect American literature?

Accepted Answer

An influential group of writers, includi

Question 12

A _________ was a clandestine bar serving alcohol during Prohibition. 
a. gin mill 
B. salad bowl 
C. melting pot 
D. speakeasy

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _________ was a clandestine bar serving...

Question 13

What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?

Accepted Answer

The Ku Klux Klan, an organization formed

Question 14

Influential writers left America and went to Europe to form intellectual expatriate communities because:

Accepted Answer

A) they were inspired by European art and culture. 
B) they were not valued in their own country. 
C) they found commercial America vulgar. 
D) they were persecuted by politicians for influencing citizens. 
E) they intended to learn the style of European writers. 
A) they were inspired by European art and culture. 
B) they were not valued in their own country. 
C) they found commercial America vulgar. 
D) they were persecuted by politicians for influencing citizens. 
E) they intended to learn the style of European writers.

Question 15

Which of these did NOT take place during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A) Babe Ruth became a star baseball player of the New York Yankees. 
B) Crossword puzzles became a national craze. 
C) Charles Lindbergh made the first trans-Atlantic flight. 
D) Henry Ford introduced the five-dollar day. 
E) Evangelical preachers spread the Gospel over the radio. 
A) Babe Ruth became a star baseball player of the New York Yankees. 
B) Crossword puzzles became a national craze. 
C) Charles Lindbergh made the first trans-Atlantic flight. 
D) Henry Ford introduced the five-dollar day. 
E) Evangelical preachers spread the Gospel over the radio.

Question 16

Describe the role of music during the "Roaring Twenties."

Accepted Answer

Jazz music came into vogue during the 19

Question 17

Describe the Harlem Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Following the First World War and the ra

Question 18

Clark was an influential union leader in a leading furniture-manufacturing company. However, he could not compel all the employees of the organization to join the union. Clark was most likely restrained by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) welfare capitalism 
B) the Equal Rights Amendment 
C) cultural pluralism 
D) the open shop policy 
E) social capitalism 
A) welfare capitalism 
B) the Equal Rights Amendment 
C) cultural pluralism 
D) the open shop policy 
E) social capitalism

Question 19

The Jazz Singer was the first talking picture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution:

Accepted Answer

A) made prohibition the law of the land. 
B) gave women the right to vote. 
C) set standards for presidential cabinet members. 
D) put a check on the escalating number of political scandals. 
E) limited immigration to America. 
A) made prohibition the law of the land. 
B) gave women the right to vote. 
C) set standards for presidential cabinet members. 
D) put a check on the escalating number of political scandals. 
E) limited immigration to America.

Exam 21: Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

Discuss Marcus Garvey's role in uplifting African Americans.

_________ in 1926 put an end to the booming real estate business in Florida. a. War B. The Great Depression C. Hurricanes D. Yellow fever

The Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to _____.

Which of the following was an unexpected result of giving women the right to vote?

_________ was a satirical novel about Prohibition written by Sinclair Lewis. a. It Can't Happen Here B. Babbitt C. Birth of a Nation D. Arrowsmith

Which of the following is a true statement about the Sacco and Vanzetti court case?

Which of the following concepts supports the rationale that happy workers would be more productive than resentful ones?

Which major change in American buying behavior in the 1920s benefitted car sellers in particular?

Discuss the causes and results of immigrant restriction during the 1920s.

The most destructive of all the race riots took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Who were some of the writers who became expatriates in Europe during the 1920s? What were their reasons for leaving, and how did their leaving affect American literature?

A _________ was a clandestine bar serving alcohol during Prohibition. a. gin mill B. salad bowl C. melting pot D. speakeasy

What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?

Influential writers left America and went to Europe to form intellectual expatriate communities because:

Which of these did NOT take place during the 1920s?

Describe the role of music during the "Roaring Twenties."

Describe the Harlem Renaissance.

Clark was an influential union leader in a leading furniture-manufacturing company. However, he could not compel all the employees of the organization to join the union. Clark was most likely restrained by _____.

The Jazz Singer was the first talking picture.

The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution:

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