Question 1

Sacco and Vanzetti, admitted ________, were convicted of murder and robbery more because of their radicalism than because there was clear evidence of their guilt.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sacco and Vanzetti, admitted ________, were convicted...

Question 2

How did farmers try to solve their agricultural problems during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  by forming organizations, lobbying Congress, and acting collectively 
B)  by pursuing individual strategies of protest 
C)  by withholding produce from the market 
D)  by marching on Washington, D.C. 
A)  by forming organizations, lobbying Congress, and acting collectively 
B)  by pursuing individual strategies of protest 
C)  by withholding produce from the market 
D)  by marching on Washington, D.C.

Question 3

The Scopes trial symbolized

Accepted Answer

A)  the progress made by immigrants. 
B)  the continuing animosity between northern and southern states. 
C)  the clash between traditional and modern values. 
D)  labor's struggle to unionize. 
A)  the progress made by immigrants. 
B)  the continuing animosity between northern and southern states. 
C)  the clash between traditional and modern values. 
D)  labor's struggle to unionize.

Question 4

What were the similarities between the Democrat and Republican party candidates for president in 1928?

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A)  Both were self-made men. 
B)  Both were progressives. 
C)  Both favored organized labor. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Both were self-made men. 
B)  Both were progressives. 
C)  Both favored organized labor. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 5

Henry Ford earned a reputation as a(n)

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A)  progressive industrial leader. 
B)  technological genius. 
C)  conservative businessman. 
D)  imitator rather than innovator. 
A)  progressive industrial leader. 
B)  technological genius. 
C)  conservative businessman. 
D)  imitator rather than innovator.

Question 6

During the 1920s, women

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A)  found the hopes and promises of prewar feminism unfulfilled. 
B)  eliminated the double standard in job opportunities. 
C)  had more children than women living before World War I. 
D)  experienced greater restrictions on their sexual freedom. 
A)  found the hopes and promises of prewar feminism unfulfilled. 
B)  eliminated the double standard in job opportunities. 
C)  had more children than women living before World War I. 
D)  experienced greater restrictions on their sexual freedom.

Question 7

The outcome of the Sacco-Vanzetti case indicated

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A)  a commitment by the political leaders to pursue justice against public pressure for conviction. 
B)  that they clearly were guilty of murder. 
C)  clearly that the two men were not radicals. 
D)  an unreasoned fear of foreigners and radicals. 
A)  a commitment by the political leaders to pursue justice against public pressure for conviction. 
B)  that they clearly were guilty of murder. 
C)  clearly that the two men were not radicals. 
D)  an unreasoned fear of foreigners and radicals.

Question 8

Who did the Democrats nominate in 1928 for president?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Roosevelt 
B)  Al Smith 
C)  Woodrow Wilson 
D)  Clarence Darrow 
A)  Theodore Roosevelt 
B)  Al Smith 
C)  Woodrow Wilson 
D)  Clarence Darrow

Question 9

An important leader in the black-pride movement during the 1920s was

Accepted Answer

A)  Booker T. Washington. 
B)  Marcus Garvey. 
C)  Jean Toomer. 
D)  Stokely Carmichael. 
A)  Booker T. Washington. 
B)  Marcus Garvey. 
C)  Jean Toomer. 
D)  Stokely Carmichael.

Question 10

In 1919, Attorney General ________ led a campaign to suppress radicalism in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1919, Attorney General ________ led a...

Question 11

In 1927, ________ became the first person to fly across the Atlantic alone.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1927, ________ became the first person...

Question 12

Discuss the general attitude of native-born white Americans toward immigrants during the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

Native-born white Americans tended to vi

Question 13

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s confined its activities to segregating African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What major changes to farming made it difficult for average farmers to compete with large agricultural corporations during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemical fertilizers increased yield. 
B)  Hybrid seeds increased yield. 
C)  Mechanization increased efficiency. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Chemical fertilizers increased yield. 
B)  Hybrid seeds increased yield. 
C)  Mechanization increased efficiency. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 15

Herbert Hoover believed that the primary function of government was to educate and promote, but not to reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In general, during the 1920s, women in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  more often worked outside the home. 
B)  had more children. 
C)  were almost all involved in the "flapper" craze. 
D)  found housework less time-consuming. 
A)  more often worked outside the home. 
B)  had more children. 
C)  were almost all involved in the "flapper" craze. 
D)  found housework less time-consuming.

Question 17

Suppose you belonged to a middle-class family during the 1920s. Describe what would probably have been characteristic of your lifestyle during that period.

Accepted Answer

During the 1920s the living standard of

Question 18

Intolerance during the 1920s in the United States was reflected in the

Accepted Answer

A)  suppression of the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  increased success of labor unions. 
C)  popularity of jazz. 
D)  passage of restrictive immigration laws. 
A)  suppression of the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  increased success of labor unions. 
C)  popularity of jazz. 
D)  passage of restrictive immigration laws.

Question 19

U.S. corporate investments decreased sevenfold overseas during the decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the 1920s, the United States bought nearly 60 percent of Latin America's exports and sold Latin America 50 percent of its imports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Affluence and Anxiety

Sacco and Vanzetti, admitted ________, were convicted of murder and robbery more because of their radicalism than because there was clear evidence of their guilt.

How did farmers try to solve their agricultural problems during the 1920s?

The Scopes trial symbolized

What were the similarities between the Democrat and Republican party candidates for president in 1928?

Henry Ford earned a reputation as a(n)

During the 1920s, women

The outcome of the Sacco-Vanzetti case indicated

Who did the Democrats nominate in 1928 for president?

An important leader in the black-pride movement during the 1920s was

In 1919, Attorney General ________ led a campaign to suppress radicalism in the United States.

In 1927, ________ became the first person to fly across the Atlantic alone.

Discuss the general attitude of native-born white Americans toward immigrants during the 1920s.

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s confined its activities to segregating African Americans.

What major changes to farming made it difficult for average farmers to compete with large agricultural corporations during the 1920s?

Herbert Hoover believed that the primary function of government was to educate and promote, but not to reform.

In general, during the 1920s, women in the United States

Suppose you belonged to a middle-class family during the 1920s. Describe what would probably have been characteristic of your lifestyle during that period.

Intolerance during the 1920s in the United States was reflected in the

U.S. corporate investments decreased sevenfold overseas during the decade.

During the 1920s, the United States bought nearly 60 percent of Latin America's exports and sold Latin America 50 percent of its imports.

Ancient America and Africa

Europeans and Africans Reach the Americas

Colonizing a Continent in the Seventeenth Century

The Maturing of Colonial Society

Bursting the Bonds of Empire

A People in Revolution

Consolidating the Revolution

Currents of Change in the Northeast and the Old Northwest

Slavery and the Old South

Shaping America in the Antebellum Age

Moving West

The Union in Peril

The Union Severed

The Union Reconstructed

The Realities of Rural America

The Rise of Smokestack America

The New Metropolis

Becoming a World Power

The Progressives Confront Industrial Capitalism

The Great War

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Chills and Fever During the Cold War, 1945-1960

Postwar America at Home, 1945-1960

Reform and Rebellion in the Turbulent Sixties, 1960-1969

Disorder and Discontent, 1969-1980

Conservatism and a Shift in Course 1980-2010

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