Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Model T

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Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eugene O'Neill

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Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Willa Cather

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Question 4

How did the arguments of cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne anticipate later American debates over multiculturalism? In what ways did the technological and cultural developments of the 1920s make it more difficult for smaller cultural groups to retain their traditions?

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Question 5

Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of

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A)  abortion rights. 
B)  women's suffrage. 
C)  birth control. 
D)  free love. 
E)  equal pay for equal work.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​racketeers

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Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-progressive education

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Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Dewey

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Question 9

The Immigration Act of 1924 discriminated directly against

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A)  Canadians and West Indians. 
B)  northern and western Europeans. 
C)  Latin Americans. 
D)  Jews and Muslims. 
E)  southern and eastern Europeans and Japanese.

Question 10

The first talkie motion picture was

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A)  The Great Train Robbery. 
B)  The Birth of a Nation. 
C)  The Wizard of Oz. 
D)  Gone With the Wind. 
E)  The Jazz Singer.

Question 11

How did the rise of the mass media and marketing affect the kind of people Americans admired and imitated during the 1920s? How did the rise of the mass media, marketing, and advertising affect American consumer habits and spending during the 1920s?

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Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-scientific management

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Question 13

Among the consequences of prohibition were

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A)  a growing recognition of the health risks of alcohol consumption. 
B)  growing cultural conflict between urban immigrants and residents of the South and West. 
C)  reduced absenteeism in American industry. 
D)  a vast increase in organized crime and gangsterism. 
E)  increased respect for law enforcement.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George H. ("Babe") Ruth

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Question 15

Most American writers and cultural commentator before World War I had celebrated American democracy and politics. Why did the 1920s produce a cultural critic like H.L. Mencken who mocked democracy and middle American values? Was Mencken's criticism itself a healthy reflection of democracy or the sign of a dangerous cynicism entering American life?

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Question 16

The leading cultural critic of the 1920s, H.L. Mencken, attacked all of the following except

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A)  the South. 
B)  patriotism. 
C)  technology. 
D)  prohibition. 
E)  marriage.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marcus Garvey

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Question 18

Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from

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A)  women. 
B)  foreign-born peopleswho brought European styles of sociability with them when they emigrated to America. 
C)  westerners and southerners. 
D)  businesspeople and labor leaders. 
E)  evangelical Protestants.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-nativist

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Question 20

Which of the following was not among the industries that prospered mightily with widespread use of the automobile?

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A)  Rubber 
B)  Highway construction 
C)  Oil 
D)  Railroads 
E)  Glass

Exam 9: American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Model T

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene O'Neill

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Willa Cather

How did the arguments of cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne anticipate later American debates over multiculturalism? In what ways did the technological and cultural developments of the 1920s make it more difficult for smaller cultural groups to retain their traditions?

Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -racketeers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -progressive education

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Dewey

The Immigration Act of 1924 discriminated directly against

The first talkie motion picture was

How did the rise of the mass media and marketing affect the kind of people Americans admired and imitated during the 1920s? How did the rise of the mass media, marketing, and advertising affect American consumer habits and spending during the 1920s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -scientific management

Among the consequences of prohibition were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George H. ("Babe") Ruth

The leading cultural critic of the 1920s, H.L. Mencken, attacked all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marcus Garvey

Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -nativist

Which of the following was not among the industries that prospered mightily with widespread use of the automobile?

Exam 9: American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Model T

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene O'Neill

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Willa Cather

How did the arguments of cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne anticipate later American debates over multiculturalism? In what ways did the technological and cultural developments of the 1920s make it more difficult for smaller cultural groups to retain their traditions?

Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​racketeers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -progressive education

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Dewey

The Immigration Act of 1924 discriminated directly against

The first talkie motion picture was

How did the rise of the mass media and marketing affect the kind of people Americans admired and imitated during the 1920s? How did the rise of the mass media, marketing, and advertising affect American consumer habits and spending during the 1920s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -scientific management

Among the consequences of prohibition were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George H. ("Babe") Ruth

The leading cultural critic of the 1920s, H.L. Mencken, attacked all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marcus Garvey

Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -nativist

Which of the following was not among the industries that prospered mightily with widespread use of the automobile?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -racketeers