Question 1

The fledgling American ________ Union sided with defendant John Scopes in 1925.

Accepted Answer

Civil Liberties

Question 2

In the 1920s, the "flapper" lifestyle

Accepted Answer

A)  had a particular impact on lower-middle-class single women. 
B)  was largely reserved for upper-class women. 
C)  was largely rejected by upper-class women. 
D)  was simply a clothing fad. 
E)  was applauded by most progressive suffragists. 
A)  had a particular impact on lower-middle-class single women. 
B)  was largely reserved for upper-class women. 
C)  was largely rejected by upper-class women. 
D)  was simply a clothing fad. 
E)  was applauded by most progressive suffragists. A

Question 3

In the 1920s, the "noble experiment" referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  the Equal Rights Amendment for women. 
B)  laws to restrict child labor. 
C)  political isolationism. 
D)  female suffrage. 
E)  the prohibition of alcohol. 
A)  the Equal Rights Amendment for women. 
B)  laws to restrict child labor. 
C)  political isolationism. 
D)  female suffrage. 
E)  the prohibition of alcohol. E

Question 4

During the 1920s, when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living, the average annual income of a worker was approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  $700. 
B)  $1,100. 
C)  $1,500. 
D)  $1,900. 
E)  $2,400. 
A)  $700. 
B)  $1,100. 
C)  $1,500. 
D)  $1,900. 
E)  $2,400.

Question 5

In 1920, the first commercial radio station to broadcast in the United States was in

Accepted Answer

A)  Cleveland. 
B)  New York City. 
C)  Philadelphia. 
D)  Pittsburgh. 
E)  Chicago. 
A)  Cleveland. 
B)  New York City. 
C)  Philadelphia. 
D)  Pittsburgh. 
E)  Chicago.

Question 6

In the 1920s, "behavioral" psychologists argued

Accepted Answer

A)  maternal affection was sufficient for successful child-rearing. 
B)  mothers who sent their children to nursery school and kindergarten hurt their development. 
C)  mothers should rely on trained experts for advice in raising children. 
D)  women had an instinctive capacity for being mothers. 
E)  midwives rather than doctors should aid in childbirth, for the emotional health of the child. 
A)  maternal affection was sufficient for successful child-rearing. 
B)  mothers who sent their children to nursery school and kindergarten hurt their development. 
C)  mothers should rely on trained experts for advice in raising children. 
D)  women had an instinctive capacity for being mothers. 
E)  midwives rather than doctors should aid in childbirth, for the emotional health of the child.

Question 7

By the end of the 1920s, there were 60 million automobiles in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the 1920s bestseller, The Man Nobody Knows, Jesus Christ was portrayed as

Accepted Answer

A)  embodying Republican values. 
B)  a 100% American. 
C)  a capitalist. 
D)  a prophet who would oppose consumerism. 
E)  a salesman. 
A)  embodying Republican values. 
B)  a 100% American. 
C)  a capitalist. 
D)  a prophet who would oppose consumerism. 
E)  a salesman.

Question 9

What did the emergence of the Harlem Renaissance mean for African American culture? What were the contributions of some of its leading figures?

Accepted Answer

The emergence of the Harlem Renaissance

Question 10

In the 1920s, airplanes were largely curiosities and a source of entertainment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the "New ________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the...

Question 12

Most working-class Americans saw their wages decline during the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

More so than the Republicans, the Democrats of the 1920s consisted of a diverse coalition of interest groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The practice of "welfare capitalism" in the 1920s involved most industrial workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During the 1920s, Thomas Hunt Morgan was one of the American pioneers in

Accepted Answer

A)  analog computers. 
B)  genetic research. 
C)  automation. 
D)  robotics. 
E)  relativistic physics. 
A)  analog computers. 
B)  genetic research. 
C)  automation. 
D)  robotics. 
E)  relativistic physics.

Question 16

In the 1920s, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon succeeded in

Accepted Answer

A)  cutting taxes on corporate profits and personal incomes. 
B)  eliminating half of the WWI debt. 
C)  dramatically trimming the federal budget. 
D)  both eliminating half of the federal debt, and dramatically trimming the federal budget. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  cutting taxes on corporate profits and personal incomes. 
B)  eliminating half of the WWI debt. 
C)  dramatically trimming the federal budget. 
D)  both eliminating half of the federal debt, and dramatically trimming the federal budget. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 17

The Scopes trial of 1925 was a legal battle concerning the conflict between

Accepted Answer

A)  blacks and whites. 
B)  urban and rural society. 
C)  nativists and immigrants. 
D)  U.S. Steel and the Amalgamated Steelworkers' Union. 
E)  creationism and evolution. 
A)  blacks and whites. 
B)  urban and rural society. 
C)  nativists and immigrants. 
D)  U.S. Steel and the Amalgamated Steelworkers' Union. 
E)  creationism and evolution.

Question 18

H. L. Mencken, Sinclair Lewis, andF. Scott Fitzgerald are all examples of writers who promoted a return of the progressive reform spirit in American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

After World War I, the new Ku Klux Klan

Accepted Answer

A)  was largely centered in the South. 
B)  focused primarily on intimidating African Americans. 
C)  became primarily concerned about Catholics, Jews, and foreigners. 
D)  officially renounced the use of violence. 
E)  was a males-only organization. 
A)  was largely centered in the South. 
B)  focused primarily on intimidating African Americans. 
C)  became primarily concerned about Catholics, Jews, and foreigners. 
D)  officially renounced the use of violence. 
E)  was a males-only organization.

Question 20

A business in which no worker would be required to join a union was referred to as a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A business in which no worker would...

Exam 22: The “New Era”

The fledgling American ________ Union sided with defendant John Scopes in 1925.

In the 1920s, the "flapper" lifestyle

In the 1920s, the "noble experiment" referred to

During the 1920s, when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living, the average annual income of a worker was approximately

In 1920, the first commercial radio station to broadcast in the United States was in

In the 1920s, "behavioral" psychologists argued

By the end of the 1920s, there were 60 million automobiles in the United States.

In the 1920s bestseller, The Man Nobody Knows, Jesus Christ was portrayed as

What did the emergence of the Harlem Renaissance mean for African American culture? What were the contributions of some of its leading figures?

In the 1920s, airplanes were largely curiosities and a source of entertainment.

Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the "New ________."

Most working-class Americans saw their wages decline during the 1920s.

More so than the Republicans, the Democrats of the 1920s consisted of a diverse coalition of interest groups.

The practice of "welfare capitalism" in the 1920s involved most industrial workers.

During the 1920s, Thomas Hunt Morgan was one of the American pioneers in

In the 1920s, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon succeeded in

The Scopes trial of 1925 was a legal battle concerning the conflict between

H. L. Mencken, Sinclair Lewis, andF. Scott Fitzgerald are all examples of writers who promoted a return of the progressive reform spirit in American society.

After World War I, the new Ku Klux Klan

A business in which no worker would be required to join a union was referred to as a(n) ________.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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