Question 1

Advertising executive Bruce Barton's best-selling book, ________, described Jesus Christ as a "super salesman."

Accepted Answer

The Man No

Question 2

In the 1920s, "welfare capitalism"

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged employees to form single-industry labor unions. 
B)  was a paternalistic approach used by corporate leaders on their workers. 
C)  gave workers a measure of control over their industry. 
D)  required corporations to provide some relief for unemployed workers. 
E)  forced workers to donate much of their salaries to the less fortunate. 
A)  encouraged employees to form single-industry labor unions. 
B)  was a paternalistic approach used by corporate leaders on their workers. 
C)  gave workers a measure of control over their industry. 
D)  required corporations to provide some relief for unemployed workers. 
E)  forced workers to donate much of their salaries to the less fortunate.

Question 3

The theory of modulation was pioneered by Canadian scientist Reginald Fessenden.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the 1920s, the trend toward industrial consolidation

Accepted Answer

A)  was most pronounced in industries dependent on large-scale mass-production. 
B)  slowed considerably throughout the decade. 
C)  encouraged new competition. 
D)  emerged most rapidly in industries that were less dependent on technology. 
E)  bypassed the steel and automobile industries. 
A)  was most pronounced in industries dependent on large-scale mass-production. 
B)  slowed considerably throughout the decade. 
C)  encouraged new competition. 
D)  emerged most rapidly in industries that were less dependent on technology. 
E)  bypassed the steel and automobile industries.

Question 5

Throughout the 1920s, the performance of the U.S. economy

Accepted Answer

A)  saw ten straight years of continuous growth. 
B)  struggled with a persistently high rate of inflation. 
C)  saw per capita income flatten while manufacturing output soared. 
D)  saw nearly uninterrupted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities. 
E)  experienced a severe recession in 1923 that lasted two years. 
A)  saw ten straight years of continuous growth. 
B)  struggled with a persistently high rate of inflation. 
C)  saw per capita income flatten while manufacturing output soared. 
D)  saw nearly uninterrupted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities. 
E)  experienced a severe recession in 1923 that lasted two years.

Question 6

As a result of the Scopes trial of 1925,

Accepted Answer

A)  John Scopes was found innocent. 
B)  fundamentalists reduced their political activism. 
C)  the conflict between fundamentalists and modernists subsided. 
D)  anti-evolution laws were repealed in most other states. 
E)  William Jennings Bryan decided to run one more time for president. 
A)  John Scopes was found innocent. 
B)  fundamentalists reduced their political activism. 
C)  the conflict between fundamentalists and modernists subsided. 
D)  anti-evolution laws were repealed in most other states. 
E)  William Jennings Bryan decided to run one more time for president.

Question 7

In the workplace, the "open shop" meant

Accepted Answer

A)  no worker was required to join a union. 
B)  skilled workers were required to join a craft union. 
C)  labor unions had the right to organize that particular industry. 
D)  workers had no right to join a union. 
E)  workers would be allowed to come and go as they pleased. 
A)  no worker was required to join a union. 
B)  skilled workers were required to join a craft union. 
C)  labor unions had the right to organize that particular industry. 
D)  workers had no right to join a union. 
E)  workers would be allowed to come and go as they pleased.

Question 8

The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921

Accepted Answer

A)  promoted the establishment of daycare centers for the children of working women. 
B)  provided federal funds for child health-care programs. 
C)  was criticized for its promotion of birth control. 
D)  was promoted by the American Medical Association. 
E)  was promoted by the National Women's Party. 
A)  promoted the establishment of daycare centers for the children of working women. 
B)  provided federal funds for child health-care programs. 
C)  was criticized for its promotion of birth control. 
D)  was promoted by the American Medical Association. 
E)  was promoted by the National Women's Party.

Question 9

When prohibition went into effect in 1920, it had the support of not only most middle-class Americans, but most progressives as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the 1920s, the development of practical radio communication was furthered by

Accepted Answer

A)  the theory of modulation. 
B)  the use of vacuum tubes. 
C)  its ability to receive more than just simple pulses. 
D)  both the theory of modulation and the use of vacuum tubes. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  the theory of modulation. 
B)  the use of vacuum tubes. 
C)  its ability to receive more than just simple pulses. 
D)  both the theory of modulation and the use of vacuum tubes. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

To the great alarm of modernists, fundamentalism was gaining political power during the middle of the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

During the 1920s, most American industrial workers experienced all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a rise in wages. 
B)  income levels at the "minimum comfort level." 
C)  little control over their economic fate. 
D)  few opportunities to join a company union. 
E)  employers trying to keep their labor costs low. 
A)  a rise in wages. 
B)  income levels at the "minimum comfort level." 
C)  little control over their economic fate. 
D)  few opportunities to join a company union. 
E)  employers trying to keep their labor costs low.

Question 13

During the 1920s, products that grew dramatically in use in the United States included

Accepted Answer

A)  synthetic fibers. 
B)  plastics. 
C)  home appliances. 
D)  electronics. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  synthetic fibers. 
B)  plastics. 
C)  home appliances. 
D)  electronics. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 14

The National Origins Act of 1924 banned immigrants from ________ entirely.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The National Origins Act of 1924 banned...

Question 15

Compare the ideas and social commentary of artists and writers in the 1920s with the artists and writers of the 1820s-1850s.

Accepted Answer

The ideas and social commentary of artis

Question 16

In what ways were working Americans of the 1920s better off? How were they worse off?

Accepted Answer

In the 1920s, working Americans were bet

Question 17

During the 1920s, the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

Accepted Answer

A)  decided to shift away from craft unions. 
B)  created a partner organization, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. 
C)  used strikes in an attempt to organize unskilled workers. 
D)  became more radical after the death of Samuel Gompers. 
E)  believed workers should be organized on the basis of skills. 
A)  decided to shift away from craft unions. 
B)  created a partner organization, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. 
C)  used strikes in an attempt to organize unskilled workers. 
D)  became more radical after the death of Samuel Gompers. 
E)  believed workers should be organized on the basis of skills.

Question 18

Describe the many factors that resulted in America becoming more of a consumer society during the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

There were several factors that contribu

Question 19

During the Harding administration, the Teapot Dome scandal involved

Accepted Answer

A)  the illegal sale of timber rights. 
B)  transfers of national oil reserves. 
C)  graft in federal construction contracts. 
D)  political blackmail. 
E)  the secret sale of armaments to Nicaragua. 
A)  the illegal sale of timber rights. 
B)  transfers of national oil reserves. 
C)  graft in federal construction contracts. 
D)  political blackmail. 
E)  the secret sale of armaments to Nicaragua.

Question 20

To be most effective, the trade associations of the 1920s worked best in small industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: The “New Era”

Advertising executive Bruce Barton's best-selling book, ________, described Jesus Christ as a "super salesman."

In the 1920s, "welfare capitalism"

The theory of modulation was pioneered by Canadian scientist Reginald Fessenden.

During the 1920s, the trend toward industrial consolidation

Throughout the 1920s, the performance of the U.S. economy

As a result of the Scopes trial of 1925,

In the workplace, the "open shop" meant

The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921

When prohibition went into effect in 1920, it had the support of not only most middle-class Americans, but most progressives as well.

In the 1920s, the development of practical radio communication was furthered by

To the great alarm of modernists, fundamentalism was gaining political power during the middle of the 1920s.

During the 1920s, most American industrial workers experienced all of the following EXCEPT

During the 1920s, products that grew dramatically in use in the United States included

The National Origins Act of 1924 banned immigrants from ________ entirely.

Compare the ideas and social commentary of artists and writers in the 1920s with the artists and writers of the 1820s-1850s.

In what ways were working Americans of the 1920s better off? How were they worse off?

During the 1920s, the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

Describe the many factors that resulted in America becoming more of a consumer society during the 1920s.

During the Harding administration, the Teapot Dome scandal involved

To be most effective, the trade associations of the 1920s worked best in small industries.

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

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