Question 1

Charlie Chaplin is best associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  politics. 
B)  muckraking journalism. 
C)  the development of the automobile. 
D)  stand-up comedy. 
E)  slapstick comedy. 
A)  politics. 
B)  muckraking journalism. 
C)  the development of the automobile. 
D)  stand-up comedy. 
E)  slapstick comedy. E

Question 2

The horrors of the Great War accelerated

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to rearm in the early 1920s. 
B)  the formation of the United Nations. 
C)  the birth of computers. 
D)  rebellion in the United States. 
E)  the rise of modernism in the arts. 
A)  the need to rearm in the early 1920s. 
B)  the formation of the United Nations. 
C)  the birth of computers. 
D)  rebellion in the United States. 
E)  the rise of modernism in the arts. E

Question 3

Which of the following was a result of the spread of radios in households across America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advances in transportation were less in demand. 
B)  Politicians insisted on giving all speeches in person. 
C)  Movie theaters lost audiences. 
D)  Jazz music became a national favorite. 
E)  Spectator sports lost their appeal. 
A)  Advances in transportation were less in demand. 
B)  Politicians insisted on giving all speeches in person. 
C)  Movie theaters lost audiences. 
D)  Jazz music became a national favorite. 
E)  Spectator sports lost their appeal. D

Question 4

Which of the following did modernists believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nature's reality can be captured in art. 
B)  Human reason ruled all of nature. 
C)  Science, such as the ideas of Einstein, and art had no connection. 
D)  Art, in the end, has strict rules that should be obeyed. 
E)  Challenging traditional values and notions of reality is important. 
A)  Nature's reality can be captured in art. 
B)  Human reason ruled all of nature. 
C)  Science, such as the ideas of Einstein, and art had no connection. 
D)  Art, in the end, has strict rules that should be obeyed. 
E)  Challenging traditional values and notions of reality is important.

Question 5

What does "modernism" mean in intellectual and artistic terms? How did the modernist movement influence American culture in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

Modernism in intellectual and artistic t

Question 6

What change did young people experience during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  a widespread military draft 
B)  a return to Victorian values 
C)  increased parental supervision 
D)  a defiant sexual revolution 
E)  more difficult and time-consuming chores 
A)  a widespread military draft 
B)  a return to Victorian values 
C)  increased parental supervision 
D)  a defiant sexual revolution 
E)  more difficult and time-consuming chores

Question 7

Why was the Armory Show in 1913 significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a controversial sensation that caused modern art to become one of Americans' favorite subjects of debate. 
B)  It prominently featured the new military weapons developed immediately after the war during the early 1920s and called on attendees to support the war effort. 
C)  It revealed that there was only an audience for modernist art in Europe, practically ending the movement in the United States. 
D)  It was an effective demonstration of black nationalism and racial solidarity that went against Garveyism. 
E)  It for the first time presented the idea of an accessible "real" world that could be explained by science and be easily observed. 
A)  It was a controversial sensation that caused modern art to become one of Americans' favorite subjects of debate. 
B)  It prominently featured the new military weapons developed immediately after the war during the early 1920s and called on attendees to support the war effort. 
C)  It revealed that there was only an audience for modernist art in Europe, practically ending the movement in the United States. 
D)  It was an effective demonstration of black nationalism and racial solidarity that went against Garveyism. 
E)  It for the first time presented the idea of an accessible "real" world that could be explained by science and be easily observed.

Question 8

"The major theme in American society in the 1920s was the theme of cultural alienation." Defend this statement.

Accepted Answer

The major theme in American society in t

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes jazz?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a European innovation emerging from modern classical music. 
B)  It blended several musical traditions, such as ragtime and the blues. 
C)  It was originally a literary movement started by novelists. 
D)  It helped calm the fears of rural fundamentalists. 
E)  It originated in the western United States. 
A)  It was a European innovation emerging from modern classical music. 
B)  It blended several musical traditions, such as ragtime and the blues. 
C)  It was originally a literary movement started by novelists. 
D)  It helped calm the fears of rural fundamentalists. 
E)  It originated in the western United States.

Question 10

What was the state of sports in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sports were largely limited to the upper class, as middle-class and working-class Americans had little time for recreation and spectator activities. 
B)  The limited technology of the time made it difficult for many people to attend games, but a decent percentage followed sports on the radio. 
C)  Spectator sports attracted large crowds, as automobile ownership and rising incomes changed the way Americans spent leisure time. 
D)  Although Americans enjoyed watching and playing a few key sports, players remained relatively anonymous and had not yet achieved a following or celebrity status. 
E)  Sports were popular but only had professional leagues because colleges refused to mix education and athletics, especially when they involved spectators. 
A)  Sports were largely limited to the upper class, as middle-class and working-class Americans had little time for recreation and spectator activities. 
B)  The limited technology of the time made it difficult for many people to attend games, but a decent percentage followed sports on the radio. 
C)  Spectator sports attracted large crowds, as automobile ownership and rising incomes changed the way Americans spent leisure time. 
D)  Although Americans enjoyed watching and playing a few key sports, players remained relatively anonymous and had not yet achieved a following or celebrity status. 
E)  Sports were popular but only had professional leagues because colleges refused to mix education and athletics, especially when they involved spectators.

Question 11

Match each description with the item below.
-Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald

Accepted Answer

A) was a politician who, while campaigning, promised a return to "normalcy" and went on to succeed Woodrow Wilson 
B) was the New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan who observed many young mothers struggling to provide for their growing families 
C) hosted a cultural salon in Paris that became a gathering place for American and European modernists 
D) was the first African American to enroll at Barnard College, positioned herself at the center of the Harlem Renaissance, and became an anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist 
E) became the director of publicity and research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and editor of its journal, The Crisis
F)was an athlete who was especially popular with working-class men because he had been born poor and lived for years wandering in search of work
G)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture 
A) was a politician who, while campaigning, promised a return to "normalcy" and went on to succeed Woodrow Wilson 
B) was the New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan who observed many young mothers struggling to provide for their growing families 
C) hosted a cultural salon in Paris that became a gathering place for American and European modernists 
D) was the first African American to enroll at Barnard College, positioned herself at the center of the Harlem Renaissance, and became an anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist 
E) became the director of publicity and research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and editor of its journal, The Crisis
F)was an athlete who was especially popular with working-class men because he had been born poor and lived for years wandering in search of work
G)was a flapper and writer who defied traditional standards for women and enjoyed putting on spectacles such as dancing in New York water fountains
H)developed an affordable automobile for the masses and developed a production model that other automakers would go on to adopt
I)was the leader of black nationalism and racial solidarity whose message most appealed to poor blacks in northern cities
J)was the first black Rhodes Scholar and became the guiding spirit of the "new" African American culture

Question 12

The growth of advertising in the United States slowed the creation of a mass culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

To what extent did women's lives change in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Women's lives underwent significant chan

Question 14

Assess the impact of the consumer culture during the 1920s. What contributed to its growth?

Accepted Answer

The consumer culture during the 1920s ha

Question 15

Define what the phrase "The Modernist Revolt" means.

Accepted Answer

The phrase "The Modernist Revolt" refers

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between African Americans and sports such as baseball in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baseball remained a segregated sport with so-called Negro Leagues. 
B)  African Americans were forbidden from playing sports entirely. 
C)  Most of the star professional players of the day were African Americans. 
D)  African Americans were only allowed to play sports in college. 
E)  Pursuing sports was undesirable for whites and African Americans alike due to small crowds. 
A)  Baseball remained a segregated sport with so-called Negro Leagues. 
B)  African Americans were forbidden from playing sports entirely. 
C)  Most of the star professional players of the day were African Americans. 
D)  African Americans were only allowed to play sports in college. 
E)  Pursuing sports was undesirable for whites and African Americans alike due to small crowds.

Question 17

Alain LeRoy Locke became famous for his contributions to the creation of jazz.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1920s, the progressive wings of the Republican and Democratic parties grew stronger and more influential.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What was known as the Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North in pursuit of better living conditions and jobs 
B)  the influx of refugees from Europe following the Great War, resulting in a scramble to find them enough food and housing 
C)  the return of many African Americans from the South to Africa following the Emancipation Proclamation 
D)  the surge in the number of white settlers moving West due to the promise of gold and voting rights for women 
E)  the relocation of many African Americans from the inter-cities to the country in search of sharecropping jobs 
A)  the mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North in pursuit of better living conditions and jobs 
B)  the influx of refugees from Europe following the Great War, resulting in a scramble to find them enough food and housing 
C)  the return of many African Americans from the South to Africa following the Emancipation Proclamation 
D)  the surge in the number of white settlers moving West due to the promise of gold and voting rights for women 
E)  the relocation of many African Americans from the inter-cities to the country in search of sharecropping jobs

Question 20

The ________ amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment and resulted in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Seventeenth; women's right to vote 
B)  Eighteenth; widespread lawbreaking 
C)  Nineteenth; effective voting protections for African Americans 
D)  Twentieth; a postwar boom in agricultural exports 
E)  Twenty-first; the end of Jim Crow laws 
A)  Seventeenth; women's right to vote 
B)  Eighteenth; widespread lawbreaking 
C)  Nineteenth; effective voting protections for African Americans 
D)  Twentieth; a postwar boom in agricultural exports 
E)  Twenty-first; the end of Jim Crow laws

Exam 23: A Clash of Cultures

Charlie Chaplin is best associated with

The horrors of the Great War accelerated

Which of the following was a result of the spread of radios in households across America?

Which of the following did modernists believe?

What does "modernism" mean in intellectual and artistic terms? How did the modernist movement influence American culture in the early twentieth century?

What change did young people experience during the 1920s?

Why was the Armory Show in 1913 significant?

"The major theme in American society in the 1920s was the theme of cultural alienation." Defend this statement.

Which of the following statements accurately describes jazz?

What was the state of sports in the 1920s?

Match each description with the item below. -Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald

The growth of advertising in the United States slowed the creation of a mass culture.

To what extent did women's lives change in the 1920s?

Assess the impact of the consumer culture during the 1920s. What contributed to its growth?

Define what the phrase "The Modernist Revolt" means.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between African Americans and sports such as baseball in the 1920s?

Alain LeRoy Locke became famous for his contributions to the creation of jazz.

In the 1920s, the progressive wings of the Republican and Democratic parties grew stronger and more influential.

What was known as the Great Migration?

The ________ amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment and resulted in ________.

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

The Reactionary Twenties

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The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First-Century America

Filters

The amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment and resulted in .