Exam 22: The “New Era”

The contending attorneys at the Scopes trial in 1925 were William Jennings Bryan and ________.

In the election of 1924, among the political parties,

The film The Birth of a Nation glorified the early Ku Klux Klan.

D. W. Griffith's 1915 film The Birth of a Nation glorified the ________.

Feminists such as Alice Paul championed the Sheppard-Towner Act because it provided federal funds for child health-care.

Researchers at MIT in the early 1930s, led by ________, created the first analog computer.

To Herbert Hoover, "associationalism" meant

Enrollment in colleges and universities increased threefold between 1900 and 1930, with much of that increase occurring after

Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge failed to serve out their presidential terms.

Describe the status of women in the 1920s. What aspects of their activities and behavior showed significant change, and what remained the same?

The election of Herbert Hoover in 1928 was seen as a blow to the interests of progressives.

What were the psychological effects on both individuals and society at large that resulted from increasing consumerism in the 1920s?

During the 1920s, all of the following immigrant groups were increasing their presence in the labor force in the West and Southwest EXCEPT the

All the following statements regarding Al Smith are true EXCEPT that he

The National Origins Act of 1924

Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge took essentially passive approaches to the presidency.

As commerce secretary during the 1920s, Herbert Hoover championed the idea of business ________.

Calvin Coolidge

During the 1920s, the federal government enjoyed a supportive relationship with the American business community.

During the 1920s, birth control in the U.S.