Question 1

Describe the influence of modernism in literature.

Accepted Answer

Modernism in literature had a profound i

Question 2

The 1920s pitted a cosmopolitan urban America against the values of an insular rural America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Harlem Renaissance was in part an effect of the Great Migration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately describes life in the South in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the automobile industry had barely begun and transportation was limited, the South remained entirely insulated from the North and the effects of consumerism. 
B)  The South experienced a rise in urbanization much as the North did; however, neither region could catch up to the West in terms of population. 
C)  Thanks to the eradication of Jim Crow laws, the South had been transformed into a region where African Americans had a large political presence and increasingly had white-collar jobs. 
D)  Compared to other regions, the South remained the poorest and most rural, with fewer farmers owning their land and black sharecroppers staying especially poor. 
E)  The South became home to the largest and most diverse cities in the country, partly enabled by the high crop prices of the agricultural sector. 
A)  Because the automobile industry had barely begun and transportation was limited, the South remained entirely insulated from the North and the effects of consumerism. 
B)  The South experienced a rise in urbanization much as the North did; however, neither region could catch up to the West in terms of population. 
C)  Thanks to the eradication of Jim Crow laws, the South had been transformed into a region where African Americans had a large political presence and increasingly had white-collar jobs. 
D)  Compared to other regions, the South remained the poorest and most rural, with fewer farmers owning their land and black sharecroppers staying especially poor. 
E)  The South became home to the largest and most diverse cities in the country, partly enabled by the high crop prices of the agricultural sector.

Question 5

Which of the following MOST pushed the development of the airplane?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of the car 
B)  the opportunities of advertising on the radio 
C)  the low levels of consumer debt in the 1920s 
D)  spectator sports 
E)  the Great War 
A)  the development of the car 
B)  the opportunities of advertising on the radio 
C)  the low levels of consumer debt in the 1920s 
D)  spectator sports 
E)  the Great War

Question 6

Einstein's theories in the early twentieth century revolutionized science by

Accepted Answer

A)  revealing that all things are static and unchanging. 
B)  showing that there are no absolute standards in the world. 
C)  illustrating that space, time, matter, and energy are distinct and independent. 
D)  discovering the concept of gravity. 
E)  proving that the theory of relativity was incompatible with modernism. 
A)  revealing that all things are static and unchanging. 
B)  showing that there are no absolute standards in the world. 
C)  illustrating that space, time, matter, and energy are distinct and independent. 
D)  discovering the concept of gravity. 
E)  proving that the theory of relativity was incompatible with modernism.

Question 7

What did the NAACP emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  legal action against discrimination 
B)  the formation of a black political party 
C)  vocational and technical education 
D)  Garvey's concept of social and political separation of blacks 
E)  strictly black membership 
A)  legal action against discrimination 
B)  the formation of a black political party 
C)  vocational and technical education 
D)  Garvey's concept of social and political separation of blacks 
E)  strictly black membership

Question 8

The "House That Ruth Built" is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Wrigley Field. 
B)  Yankee Stadium. 
C)  Red Sox Field. 
D)  Tiger Stadium. 
E)  Ebbets Field. 
A)  Wrigley Field. 
B)  Yankee Stadium. 
C)  Red Sox Field. 
D)  Tiger Stadium. 
E)  Ebbets Field.

Question 9

What brought about the end of the Jazz Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  The seriousness of the Jazz Age gave way to the gaiety of a distinct new period known as the Roaring Twenties. 
B)  The luxuries and experiences made possible by the Jazz Age gradually became available to the lowest classes as well, causing the affluent in society to lose interest. 
C)  The Second World War suddenly broke out in Europe, requiring the immediate deployment of American soldiers and making the Jazz Age appear frivolous. 
D)  The situation became direr for the Americans during the Great War, and civilians needed to turn their attention to the war effort at home. 
E)  The Great Depression caused the collapse of the Jazz Age and, with it, helped erode the American belief in freedom at all costs. 
A)  The seriousness of the Jazz Age gave way to the gaiety of a distinct new period known as the Roaring Twenties. 
B)  The luxuries and experiences made possible by the Jazz Age gradually became available to the lowest classes as well, causing the affluent in society to lose interest. 
C)  The Second World War suddenly broke out in Europe, requiring the immediate deployment of American soldiers and making the Jazz Age appear frivolous. 
D)  The situation became direr for the Americans during the Great War, and civilians needed to turn their attention to the war effort at home. 
E)  The Great Depression caused the collapse of the Jazz Age and, with it, helped erode the American belief in freedom at all costs.

Question 10

Which of the following was a result of the Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  The economy in the North collapsed in the mid-1920s due to the loss of agricultural and sharecropping jobs. 
B)  African Americans tended to find camaraderie with Irish and Italian immigrants who identified with them. 
C)  Northern states granted women the right to vote due to pressure from the western states. 
D)  The number of ethnic groups in the United States soared, making the overall white population the minority for the first time. 
E)  African Americans who had participated in the migration still experienced discrimination but fewer injustices than before. 
A)  The economy in the North collapsed in the mid-1920s due to the loss of agricultural and sharecropping jobs. 
B)  African Americans tended to find camaraderie with Irish and Italian immigrants who identified with them. 
C)  Northern states granted women the right to vote due to pressure from the western states. 
D)  The number of ethnic groups in the United States soared, making the overall white population the minority for the first time. 
E)  African Americans who had participated in the migration still experienced discrimination but fewer injustices than before.

Question 11

Discuss the meaning and significance of the Harlem Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, s

Question 12

Harold Edward "Red" Grange is best associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  politics. 
B)  football. 
C)  boxing. 
D)  baseball. 
E)  communism. 
A)  politics. 
B)  football. 
C)  boxing. 
D)  baseball. 
E)  communism.

Question 13

Describe the variety of spectator sports common in the 1920s. How successful were they in capturing the imagination of Americans?

Accepted Answer

In the 1920s, spectator sports were incr

Question 14

The Florida land rush proved to be one of the more stable and long-lasting investments of the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What were the other major social and cultural trends and movements that became prominent during the twenties? How did they challenge traditional standards and customs?

Accepted Answer

The 1920s saw the rise of several major

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of most American women in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The conservative political mood helped steer women who had worked for the war effort back into their traditional roles as homemakers. 
B)  Women received strong encouragement to enroll in coeducational colleges and universities to prepare for joining the professions. 
C)  Although a relatively small number of women were college educated, most of those who were college educated pursued careers outside the home. 
D)  The lack of technology available at the time and the rise in the number of women who were salaried professionals made housework more difficult than ever before. 
E)  Most women were flappers and, thanks to the jobs made available during the war, began to model their lives after that of Zelda Fitzgerald. 
A)  The conservative political mood helped steer women who had worked for the war effort back into their traditional roles as homemakers. 
B)  Women received strong encouragement to enroll in coeducational colleges and universities to prepare for joining the professions. 
C)  Although a relatively small number of women were college educated, most of those who were college educated pursued careers outside the home. 
D)  The lack of technology available at the time and the rise in the number of women who were salaried professionals made housework more difficult than ever before. 
E)  Most women were flappers and, thanks to the jobs made available during the war, began to model their lives after that of Zelda Fitzgerald.

Question 17

Who, in 1921, told Hemingway that he and his friends who had served in the war "are a lost generation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gertrude Stein 
B)  Ezra Pound 
C)  T. S. Eliot 
D)  Franz Boas 
E)  Ernest Hemingway 
A)  Gertrude Stein 
B)  Ezra Pound 
C)  T. S. Eliot 
D)  Franz Boas 
E)  Ernest Hemingway

Question 18

African American and Latino women faced the greatest challenges, as they often worked as maids, laundresses, or seamstresses, or on farms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which one of the following is associated with Detroit, Michigan?

Accepted Answer

A)  airplane industry 
B)  socialism 
C)  farming 
D)  entertainment industry 
E)  automobile industry 
A)  airplane industry 
B)  socialism 
C)  farming 
D)  entertainment industry 
E)  automobile industry

Question 20

The development of a "mass culture" in the 1920s refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the death of the Democratic party and the idea that everyone shared the same political party. 
B)  the rise of national brands, advertising, and radio and film releases with a national audience. 
C)  the relative lack of immigration during the period, which caused there to be few ethnic groups. 
D)  the growth of shared opinions on science and technology in the face of impending war. 
E)  modernism's popularity across the United States, uniting Americans in a shared artistic culture. 
A)  the death of the Democratic party and the idea that everyone shared the same political party. 
B)  the rise of national brands, advertising, and radio and film releases with a national audience. 
C)  the relative lack of immigration during the period, which caused there to be few ethnic groups. 
D)  the growth of shared opinions on science and technology in the face of impending war. 
E)  modernism's popularity across the United States, uniting Americans in a shared artistic culture.

Exam 23: A Clash of Cultures

Describe the influence of modernism in literature.

The 1920s pitted a cosmopolitan urban America against the values of an insular rural America.

The Harlem Renaissance was in part an effect of the Great Migration.

Which of the following statements accurately describes life in the South in the 1920s?

Which of the following MOST pushed the development of the airplane?

Einstein's theories in the early twentieth century revolutionized science by

What did the NAACP emphasize?

The "House That Ruth Built" is known as

What brought about the end of the Jazz Age?

Which of the following was a result of the Great Migration?

Discuss the meaning and significance of the Harlem Renaissance.

Harold Edward "Red" Grange is best associated with

Describe the variety of spectator sports common in the 1920s. How successful were they in capturing the imagination of Americans?

The Florida land rush proved to be one of the more stable and long-lasting investments of the 1920s.

What were the other major social and cultural trends and movements that became prominent during the twenties? How did they challenge traditional standards and customs?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of most American women in the 1920s?

Who, in 1921, told Hemingway that he and his friends who had served in the war "are a lost generation"?

African American and Latino women faced the greatest challenges, as they often worked as maids, laundresses, or seamstresses, or on farms.

Which one of the following is associated with Detroit, Michigan?

The development of a "mass culture" in the 1920s refers to

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

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