Question 1

What happened to mass culture (magazines, books, radio, and movies) in the 1920s?

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A)  It became increasingly standardized as the same amusements were available in all parts of the country. 
B)  It retained regional favor in the South, New England, the Southwest, and other areas with strong cultural traditions. 
C)  It was available only to the middle class, who could afford it. 
D)  It became less important as Americans placed renewed emphasis on individualism. 
E)  It was strongly influenced by the radical, bohemian art world. 
A)  It became increasingly standardized as the same amusements were available in all parts of the country. 
B)  It retained regional favor in the South, New England, the Southwest, and other areas with strong cultural traditions. 
C)  It was available only to the middle class, who could afford it. 
D)  It became less important as Americans placed renewed emphasis on individualism. 
E)  It was strongly influenced by the radical, bohemian art world.

Question 2

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. 
Amos 'n' Andy

Accepted Answer

Amos 'n' Andy is a significant and contr

Question 3

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. 
Rudolph Valentino

Accepted Answer

Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor,

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

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 6

In the 1920s American business activities abroad

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A)  increased as American built foreign production facilities and acquired foreign sources of raw materials. 
B)  decreased as investment opportunities in United States production grew. 
C)  were outlawed in order to keep the American dollar at home. 
D)  decreased, particularly in Latin America, because foreign governments began to nationalize their industries. 
E)  ended, as a worldwide depression began. 
A)  increased as American built foreign production facilities and acquired foreign sources of raw materials. 
B)  decreased as investment opportunities in United States production grew. 
C)  were outlawed in order to keep the American dollar at home. 
D)  decreased, particularly in Latin America, because foreign governments began to nationalize their industries. 
E)  ended, as a worldwide depression began.

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. 
Harlem Renaissance

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The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, s

Question 8

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. 
Sinclair Lewis, Ernest Hemingway

Accepted Answer

Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist

Question 9

Discuss the standardization of mass culture in the 1920s, giving examples from magazines, radio, movies, music, and sports. How did the new interest in leisure reflect people's feelings about their jobs? What did the new idolization of celebrities signify about American society?

Accepted Answer

The standardization of mass culture in t

Question 10

What were the main issues surrounding the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, the growth of fundamentalism, and the Sacco-Vanzetti case? What did the examples reveal about American society in the 1920s? Why?

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The main issues surrounding the resurgen

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 12

What economic innovations came in the 1920s, and what was their effect on different social groups?

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In the 1920s, there were several economi

Question 13

At the Washington Naval Arms Conference the major naval powers agreed that for ten years they would halt the construction of

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A)  nuclear weapons. 
B)  submarines. 
C)  aircraft carriers. 
D)  destroyers. 
E)  battleships. 
A)  nuclear weapons. 
B)  submarines. 
C)  aircraft carriers. 
D)  destroyers. 
E)  battleships.

Question 14

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 15

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. 
Urbanization

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Urbanization refers to the process of po

Question 16

Discuss how Al Smith and Herbert Hoover personified the social and cultural divisions of the 1920s. What were the important issues of the 1928 election? What parts of the electorate supported Smith and what parts supported Hoover? Why were the divisions in support significant?

Accepted Answer

Al Smith and Herbert Hoover personified

Question 17

Which of the following statements accurately describe the automobile in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was still just a plaything of the rich. 
B)  It lost much of its potential market as people turned to the new forms of mass transit available. 
C)  It was produced mostly for the overseas market since Americans could not afford the high-priced American models. 
D)  It became common in most American socioeconomic groups, as cheap Japanese models flooded the market. 
E)  It saw a big increase in popularity, with the number of vehicle registrations jumping dramatically. 
A)  It was still just a plaything of the rich. 
B)  It lost much of its potential market as people turned to the new forms of mass transit available. 
C)  It was produced mostly for the overseas market since Americans could not afford the high-priced American models. 
D)  It became common in most American socioeconomic groups, as cheap Japanese models flooded the market. 
E)  It saw a big increase in popularity, with the number of vehicle registrations jumping dramatically.

Question 18

Historians have often called the 1920s "The Roaring Twenties". What name and/or phrase would use to describe the decade? Why? Explain using specific examples.

Accepted Answer

I would describe the 1920s as "The Jazz

Question 19

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. 
Aimee Semple McPherson

Accepted Answer

Aimee Semple McPherson was a prominent e

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. 
Charles Evans Hughes, Andrew Mellon, Herbert Hoover

Accepted Answer

Charles Evans Hughes was an American sta

What happened to mass culture (magazines, books, radio, and movies) 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. Amos 'n' Andy

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. Rudolph Valentino

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

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?

In the 1920s American business activities abroad

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. Harlem Renaissance

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. Sinclair Lewis, Ernest Hemingway

Discuss the standardization of mass culture in the 1920s, giving examples from magazines, radio, movies, music, and sports. How did the new interest in leisure reflect people's feelings about their jobs? What did the new idolization of celebrities signify about American society?

What were the main issues surrounding the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, the growth of fundamentalism, and the Sacco-Vanzetti case? What did the examples reveal about American society in the 1920s? Why?

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

What economic innovations came in the 1920s, and what was their effect on different social groups?

At the Washington Naval Arms Conference the major naval powers agreed that for ten years they would halt the construction of

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. Urbanization

Discuss how Al Smith and Herbert Hoover personified the social and cultural divisions of the 1920s. What were the important issues of the 1928 election? What parts of the electorate supported Smith and what parts supported Hoover? Why were the divisions in support significant?

Which of the following statements accurately describe the automobile in the 1920s?

Historians have often called the 1920s "The Roaring Twenties". What name and/or phrase would use to describe the decade? Why? Explain using specific examples.

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. Aimee Semple McPherson

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

A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

Reconstruction and Resistance

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

The Rise of Industrial America

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

The Progressive Era

Global Involvements and World War I

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

A Time of Upheaval

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

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Exam 23: Coping With Change

What happened to mass culture (magazines, books, radio, and movies) 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. Amos 'n' Andy

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. Rudolph Valentino

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

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?

In the 1920s American business activities abroad

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. Harlem Renaissance

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. Sinclair Lewis, Ernest Hemingway

Discuss the standardization of mass culture in the 1920s, giving examples from magazines, radio, movies, music, and sports. How did the new interest in leisure reflect people's feelings about their jobs? What did the new idolization of celebrities signify about American society?

What were the main issues surrounding the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, the growth of fundamentalism, and the Sacco-Vanzetti case? What did the examples reveal about American society in the 1920s? Why?

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

What economic innovations came in the 1920s, and what was their effect on different social groups?

At the Washington Naval Arms Conference the major naval powers agreed that for ten years they would halt the construction of

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. Urbanization

Discuss how Al Smith and Herbert Hoover personified the social and cultural divisions of the 1920s. What were the important issues of the 1928 election? What parts of the electorate supported Smith and what parts supported Hoover? Why were the divisions in support significant?

Which of the following statements accurately describe the automobile in the 1920s?

Historians have often called the 1920s "The Roaring Twenties". What name and/or phrase would use to describe the decade? Why? Explain using specific examples.

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. Aimee Semple McPherson

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

A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

Reconstruction and Resistance

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

The Rise of Industrial America

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

The Progressive Era

Global Involvements and World War I

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

A Time of Upheaval

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

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