Question 1

All of the following are true statements about the Great Migration of African Americans except

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A)  There were a series of race riots in various states, north and south. 
B)  African Americans were surprised to discover racism was as prevalent in the North as it was in the South. 
C)  White workers feared blacks would work for less and push them from their jobs. 
D)  Blacks found cities like Chicago to be among the most welcoming. 
E)  Fears of race mixing - and accusations that black men sexually assaulted white women - increased. 
A)  There were a series of race riots in various states, north and south. 
B)  African Americans were surprised to discover racism was as prevalent in the North as it was in the South. 
C)  White workers feared blacks would work for less and push them from their jobs. 
D)  Blacks found cities like Chicago to be among the most welcoming. 
E)  Fears of race mixing - and accusations that black men sexually assaulted white women - increased. D

Question 2

Cultural pluralism is the concept that every cultural group has something worthwhile to retain,even when its members are set on becoming a part of some other group.The end result would be a melding of cultures,or a sort of "melting pot."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The inventor of the phonograph was

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A)  Thomas Edison. 
B)  Henry Bessemer. 
C)  Douglas Fairbanks. 
D)  H.L. Mencken. 
E)  Rudolph Valentino. 
A)  Thomas Edison. 
B)  Henry Bessemer. 
C)  Douglas Fairbanks. 
D)  H.L. Mencken. 
E)  Rudolph Valentino. A

Question 4

In what way did Henry Ford lead the way in improving the work situation for factory workers in 1920s America? What were the main reasons that employers began to adopt these changes? What name was given to this movement toward improvement?

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford led the way in improving the

Question 5

Starting with Harding,three successive Republican administrations pursued all of the following, except

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A)  Conservative tax policies 
B)  High tariffs 
C)  The rights of labor 
D)  Immigration restrictions 
E)  An actively interventionist and regulatory economic role for the federal government 
A)  Conservative tax policies 
B)  High tariffs 
C)  The rights of labor 
D)  Immigration restrictions 
E)  An actively interventionist and regulatory economic role for the federal government

Question 6

Many women's rights advocates in the Twenties turned their attention to economics and the job market by focusing their advocacy efforts on political instruments such as the Equal Rights Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

It has been estimated that by the end of the 1920s,there was one car for every ____ people in America.

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A)  Five 
B)  Three 
C)  Fifty 
D)  Ten 
E)  100 
A)  Five 
B)  Three 
C)  Fifty 
D)  Ten 
E)  100

Question 8

By the early 1920s,Hollywood in Southern California had grown into the center of America's rapidly growing movie industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The seemingly robust economy of the 1920s was founded on

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A)  Democratic legislation. 
B)  bipartisan legislation. 
C)  Republican policies. 
D)  government control of big business. 
E)  Keynesian economic principles. 
A)  Democratic legislation. 
B)  bipartisan legislation. 
C)  Republican policies. 
D)  government control of big business. 
E)  Keynesian economic principles.

Question 10

Birth of a Nation,a film designed to show the evils of slavery,was produced and financed by the NAACP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Margaret Sanger's rousing speeches advocating equal rights for women focused on political rights,especially the franchise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The first president to make a radio broadcast was

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A)  Warren G. Harding. 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
C)  Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
D)  Calvin Coolidge. 
E)  William Howard Taft. 
A)  Warren G. Harding. 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
C)  Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
D)  Calvin Coolidge. 
E)  William Howard Taft.

Question 13

All of the following are true statements about Prohibition except

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A)  Most people embraced it as a solution to the social problems caused by alcohol and alcoholism. 
B)  It turned more law-abiding citizens into lawbreakers than any other piece of legislation had ever done. 
C)  It made rural Baptists and Methodists in the South and Midwest happy. 
D)  Immigrants resisted and sold their own alcohol. 
E)  It lasted 15 years. 
A)  Most people embraced it as a solution to the social problems caused by alcohol and alcoholism. 
B)  It turned more law-abiding citizens into lawbreakers than any other piece of legislation had ever done. 
C)  It made rural Baptists and Methodists in the South and Midwest happy. 
D)  Immigrants resisted and sold their own alcohol. 
E)  It lasted 15 years.

Question 14

How did especially rural and small-town Americans respond to the changes of the 1920s? What role did religion,race,and ethnicity play in their reaction?

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Especially rural and small-town American

Question 15

At the "Scopes Monkey Trial,"

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A)  famous defense lawyer Clarence Darrow volunteered to defend science teacher John Scopes, who was arrested for teaching evolution. 
B)  Scopes was accused of breaking the law by teaching that man had descended directly from Adam. 
C)  William Jennings Bryan came to Tennessee to assist Darrow in the defense of Scopes. 
D)  Scopes was convicted and fined $1,000, but the ACLU was successful in overturning the law prohibiting teaching evolution. 
E)  the people of Tennessee completely abandoned religious fundamentalism. 
A)  famous defense lawyer Clarence Darrow volunteered to defend science teacher John Scopes, who was arrested for teaching evolution. 
B)  Scopes was accused of breaking the law by teaching that man had descended directly from Adam. 
C)  William Jennings Bryan came to Tennessee to assist Darrow in the defense of Scopes. 
D)  Scopes was convicted and fined $1,000, but the ACLU was successful in overturning the law prohibiting teaching evolution. 
E)  the people of Tennessee completely abandoned religious fundamentalism.

Question 16

The Twenties ushered in new ways of doing business,as companies began to

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A)  run out of new customers. 
B)  produce goods to last only a few years, in order to get "repeat" customers. 
C)  manufacture items that were connected with some other product, to encourage repeat sales - as with the phonograph and records for playing on it. 
D)  compete with each other in earnest for customers. 
E)  stimulate demand by allowing consumers to purchase goods on the installment plan. 
A)  run out of new customers. 
B)  produce goods to last only a few years, in order to get "repeat" customers. 
C)  manufacture items that were connected with some other product, to encourage repeat sales - as with the phonograph and records for playing on it. 
D)  compete with each other in earnest for customers. 
E)  stimulate demand by allowing consumers to purchase goods on the installment plan.

Question 17

Most of the changes that took place in America could be described as a shifting "inward," away from the international community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One of the most prominent observers who ridiculed the anti-evolutionists at the Scopes Trial in Tennessee was H.L.Mencken,a journalist with a flair for "barbs."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Man Nobody Knows  was a book about Henry Ford.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Eugene V.Debs's book about Jesus,which portrayed Jesus as a socialist carpenter,indicates that Debs was a(n)

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A)  socialist Christian pacifist. 
B)  atheist revolutionary. 
C)  Christian anarchist. 
D)  socialist pacifist. 
E)  socialist progressive revolutionary. 
A)  socialist Christian pacifist. 
B)  atheist revolutionary. 
C)  Christian anarchist. 
D)  socialist pacifist. 
E)  socialist progressive revolutionary.

Exam 21: Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

All of the following are true statements about the Great Migration of African Americans except

Cultural pluralism is the concept that every cultural group has something worthwhile to retain,even when its members are set on becoming a part of some other group.The end result would be a melding of cultures,or a sort of "melting pot."

The inventor of the phonograph was

In what way did Henry Ford lead the way in improving the work situation for factory workers in 1920s America? What were the main reasons that employers began to adopt these changes? What name was given to this movement toward improvement?

Starting with Harding,three successive Republican administrations pursued all of the following, except

Many women's rights advocates in the Twenties turned their attention to economics and the job market by focusing their advocacy efforts on political instruments such as the Equal Rights Amendment.

It has been estimated that by the end of the 1920s,there was one car for every ____ people in America.

By the early 1920s,Hollywood in Southern California had grown into the center of America's rapidly growing movie industry.

The seemingly robust economy of the 1920s was founded on

Birth of a Nation,a film designed to show the evils of slavery,was produced and financed by the NAACP.

Margaret Sanger's rousing speeches advocating equal rights for women focused on political rights,especially the franchise.

The first president to make a radio broadcast was

All of the following are true statements about Prohibition except

How did especially rural and small-town Americans respond to the changes of the 1920s? What role did religion,race,and ethnicity play in their reaction?

At the "Scopes Monkey Trial,"

The Twenties ushered in new ways of doing business,as companies began to

Most of the changes that took place in America could be described as a shifting "inward," away from the international community.

One of the most prominent observers who ridiculed the anti-evolutionists at the Scopes Trial in Tennessee was H.L.Mencken,a journalist with a flair for "barbs."

The Man Nobody Knows was a book about Henry Ford.

Eugene V.Debs's book about Jesus,which portrayed Jesus as a socialist carpenter,indicates that Debs was a(n)

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Contact and Settlement, 1492-1660

Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Expansion and Control, 1700-1763

Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

The Revolution

Confederation and Constitution, 1783-1789

Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1814

The Market Revolution

Politics of the Market Revolution

A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

The Continued Move West

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Age: North, south, and West

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Becoming a World Power

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

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Reagans America

America in the Information Age

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