Question 1

The 1924 National Origins Act was designed to

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A)  increase the number of immigrants coming from Eastern Europe. 
B)  increase the number of immigrants coming from Asia. 
C)  increase the number of immigrants coming from South America. 
D)  decrease the number of immigrants coming from Southern and Eastern Europe. 
E)  decrease the number of immigrants coming from England. 
A)  increase the number of immigrants coming from Eastern Europe. 
B)  increase the number of immigrants coming from Asia. 
C)  increase the number of immigrants coming from South America. 
D)  decrease the number of immigrants coming from Southern and Eastern Europe. 
E)  decrease the number of immigrants coming from England. D

Question 2

Why is Aimee Semple McPherson significant?

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A)  She confronted the American Civil Liberties Union in a conflict over the theory of evolution. 
B)  The popularity of her theatrical sermons illustrated the impact of fundamentalism on American society. 
C)  Her promotion of the Social Gospel popularized social service. 
D)  Her financial support enabled Marcus Garvey to found the Universal Negro Improvement Association. 
E)  She was the author of This Side of Paradise . 
A)  She confronted the American Civil Liberties Union in a conflict over the theory of evolution. 
B)  The popularity of her theatrical sermons illustrated the impact of fundamentalism on American society. 
C)  Her promotion of the Social Gospel popularized social service. 
D)  Her financial support enabled Marcus Garvey to found the Universal Negro Improvement Association. 
E)  She was the author of This Side of Paradise . B

Question 3

What was the major trend affecting business and industry in America in the 1920s?

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A)  the vanishing of small companies through mergers and consolidations. 
B)  the rise of unions and worker protest. 
C)  the shift to a producer economy. 
D)  increasing tax rates. 
E)  the collapse of consumer credit. 
A)  the vanishing of small companies through mergers and consolidations. 
B)  the rise of unions and worker protest. 
C)  the shift to a producer economy. 
D)  increasing tax rates. 
E)  the collapse of consumer credit. A

Question 4

Which sector of the economy did not prosper in the 1920s?

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A)  Manufacturing 
B)  Agriculture 
C)  The "service" sector 
D)  Financial services 
E)  New consumer goods 
A)  Manufacturing 
B)  Agriculture 
C)  The "service" sector 
D)  Financial services 
E)  New consumer goods

Question 5

Discuss how advertising and consumerism shaped life in the 1920s. Did advertising and consumerism deliver on the promises they made to Americans? How did women, blacks, and immigrants fit into the picture of American life painted by advertisers?

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Advertising and consumerism played a sig

Question 6

What social developments contributed to the cultural creativity and conflicts of the 1920s?

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The 1920s saw a number of social develop

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Fundamentalism, Scopes Trial

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Fundamentalism refers to a movement with

Question 8

As feminists faced some backlash in the 1920s, what strategies did they try instead?

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A)  Some looked to cooperate internationally on behalf of women's rights. 
B)  They supported Mexican women in their successful bid for suffrage. 
C)  They took up the fight against Prohibition. 
D)  They became involved with labor unions, advocating for new laws to aid women workers. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Some looked to cooperate internationally on behalf of women's rights. 
B)  They supported Mexican women in their successful bid for suffrage. 
C)  They took up the fight against Prohibition. 
D)  They became involved with labor unions, advocating for new laws to aid women workers. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
National Broadcasting Company

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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Charles Evans Hughes, Andrew Mellon, Herbert Hoover

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Charles Evans Hughes was an American sta

Question 11

Which of the following examples reveals the nativism in the United States in the 1920s?

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A)  Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed as much for their ethnic origins as their crimes. 
B)  President Harding issued an executive order limiting the number of non-British immigrants. 
C)  Congress passed a law in 1924 that strictly limited immigration. 
D)  White Citizen Councils increased in membership by stressing anti-black and anti-foreigner messages. 
E)  President Calvin Coolidge publicly supported the lynching of immigrants in certain circumstances. 
A)  Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed as much for their ethnic origins as their crimes. 
B)  President Harding issued an executive order limiting the number of non-British immigrants. 
C)  Congress passed a law in 1924 that strictly limited immigration. 
D)  White Citizen Councils increased in membership by stressing anti-black and anti-foreigner messages. 
E)  President Calvin Coolidge publicly supported the lynching of immigrants in certain circumstances.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Nativism, Sacco-Vanzetti case

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Nativism is the political policy of prom

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Open shop, welfare capitalism

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Open shop refers to a workplace where em

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Volstead Act

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The Volstead Act, officially known as th

Question 15

What accounts for the economic growth and prosperity of the 1920s? Who benefited most from that prosperity? Who did not share in it and why?

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The economic growth and prosperity of th

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
F. Scott Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American nove

Question 17

In Coolidge's view, what conditions of modern life make outdoor recreation necessary, and what social benefits will result from such activities?

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In Coolidge's view, modern life is chara

Question 18

What increasingly characterized commerce in the 1920s?

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A)  "Mom and pop" businesses drove the economy. 
B)  Chain-stores competed with independent businesses. 
C)  Workers and consumers established cooperative. 
D)  The number of women-owned businesses increased as women took more control over consumerism. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  "Mom and pop" businesses drove the economy. 
B)  Chain-stores competed with independent businesses. 
C)  Workers and consumers established cooperative. 
D)  The number of women-owned businesses increased as women took more control over consumerism. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 19

In 1928 many Americans feared that if Al Smith were elected he would

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A)  answer to the pope. 
B)  enforce prohibition. 
C)  too much away to the socialists. 
D)  have a "kitchen cabinet" made up of women advisers. 
E)  make Christianity America's official religion. 
A)  answer to the pope. 
B)  enforce prohibition. 
C)  too much away to the socialists. 
D)  have a "kitchen cabinet" made up of women advisers. 
E)  make Christianity America's official religion.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association

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Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican political l

Exam 23: Coping With Change

The 1924 National Origins Act was designed to

Why is Aimee Semple McPherson significant?

What was the major trend affecting business and industry in America in the 1920s?

Which sector of the economy did not prosper in the 1920s?

Discuss how advertising and consumerism shaped life in the 1920s. Did advertising and consumerism deliver on the promises they made to Americans? How did women, blacks, and immigrants fit into the picture of American life painted by advertisers?

What social developments contributed to the cultural creativity and conflicts of the 1920s?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Fundamentalism, Scopes Trial

As feminists faced some backlash in the 1920s, what strategies did they try instead?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. National Broadcasting Company

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Charles Evans Hughes, Andrew Mellon, Herbert Hoover

Which of the following examples reveals the nativism in the United States in the 1920s?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Nativism, Sacco-Vanzetti case

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Open shop, welfare capitalism

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Volstead Act

What accounts for the economic growth and prosperity of the 1920s? Who benefited most from that prosperity? Who did not share in it and why?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. F. Scott Fitzgerald

In Coolidge's view, what conditions of modern life make outdoor recreation necessary, and what social benefits will result from such activities?

What increasingly characterized commerce in the 1920s?

In 1928 many Americans feared that if Al Smith were elected he would

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association

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