Question 1

The first talkie motion picture was

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A) The Great Train Robbery. 
B) The Birth of a Nation. 
C) The Wizard of Oz. 
D) Gone With the Wind. 
E) The Jazz Singer. 
A) The Great Train Robbery. 
B) The Birth of a Nation. 
C) The Wizard of Oz. 
D) Gone With the Wind. 
E) The Jazz Singer.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-F. Scott Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American nove

Question 3

Do you see any hidden dangers in the social and economic life that many middle-class and wealthy Americans pursued in the 1920s for which they would one day have to pay terrible costs? What were these social and economic dangers, and in what way were they potentially threatening to the long-term social and economic health and stability of American life? How did some of the works of modernist writers and artists of the 1920s shed light on the prospect of these social and economic dangers being realized and put a horrifying end to the American prosperity, cultural homogenization, and excess of the "Roaring Twenties"?

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The 1920s in America, often referred to

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lindbergh Law

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The Lindbergh Law, also known as the Fed

Question 5

How did the arguments of cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne anticipate later American debates over multiculturalism? In what ways did the technological and cultural developments of the 1920s make it more difficult for smaller cultural groups to retain their traditions?

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The arguments of cultural pluralists lik

Question 6

The Ku Klux Klan nearly collapsed in the late 1920s when

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A) the immigration restriction laws of the early 1920s were repealed. 
B) the organization was publicly exposed as a corrupt and cynical racket. 
C) the advent of radio led to a new level of public knowledge and tolerance. 
D) the Klan proved unable to implement its program. 
E) both political parties sharply criticized the Klan as un-American. 
A) the immigration restriction laws of the early 1920s were repealed. 
B) the organization was publicly exposed as a corrupt and cynical racket. 
C) the advent of radio led to a new level of public knowledge and tolerance. 
D) the Klan proved unable to implement its program. 
E) both political parties sharply criticized the Klan as un-American.

Question 7

Which of the following was not among the industries that prospered mightily with widespread use of the automobile?

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A) Rubber 
B) Highway construction 
C) Oil 
D) Railroads 
E) Glass 
A) Rubber 
B) Highway construction 
C) Oil 
D) Railroads 
E) Glass

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sherwood Anderson

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Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) was an Ame

Question 9

During the 1920s, the new system of buying on credit resulted in all of the following except

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A) transforming once frugal Americans into consumers of cars, radios, and other durable goods. 
B) leading many Americans to exemplify the slogan "possess today and pay tomorrow" in their consumer spending habits. 
C) stimulating of economic growth in the country. 
D) creating massive amounts of consumer debt. 
E) providing a fundamental and solid basis for sustainable long-term prosperity in the nation. 
A) transforming once frugal Americans into consumers of cars, radios, and other durable goods. 
B) leading many Americans to exemplify the slogan "possess today and pay tomorrow" in their consumer spending habits. 
C) stimulating of economic growth in the country. 
D) creating massive amounts of consumer debt. 
E) providing a fundamental and solid basis for sustainable long-term prosperity in the nation.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bible Belt

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The Bible Belt is a term used to describ

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Randolph Bourne

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Randolph Bourne (1886-1918) was an Ameri

Question 12

Most American writers and cultural commentator before World War I had celebrated American democracy and politics. Why did the 1920s produce a cultural critic like H.L. Mencken who mocked democracy and middle American values? Was Mencken's criticism itself a healthy reflection of democracy or the sign of a dangerous cynicism entering American life?

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The 1920s produced a cultural critic lik

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jack Dempsey

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Jack Dempsey, born William Harrison Demp

Question 14

The prosperity that developed in the 1920s

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A) was accompanied by a foreboding cloud of consumer debt. 
B) led to a growing level of savings by the American public. 
C) enabled labor unions to gain strength. 
D) was based on a steady and moderate rate of healthy economic growth that did not rely on excessive consumer spending to sustain the prosperity during this decade. 
E) closed the gap between rich and poor. 
A) was accompanied by a foreboding cloud of consumer debt. 
B) led to a growing level of savings by the American public. 
C) enabled labor unions to gain strength. 
D) was based on a steady and moderate rate of healthy economic growth that did not rely on excessive consumer spending to sustain the prosperity during this decade. 
E) closed the gap between rich and poor.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Andrew Mellon

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Andrew Mellon (1855–1937) was an America

Question 16

Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from

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A) women. 
B) foreign-born peoples who brought European styles of sociability with them when they emigrated to America. 
C) westerners and southerners. 
D) businesspeople and labor leaders. 
E) evangelical Protestants. 
A) women. 
B) foreign-born peoples who brought European styles of sociability with them when they emigrated to America. 
C) westerners and southerners. 
D) businesspeople and labor leaders. 
E) evangelical Protestants.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-scientific management

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Scientific management, also known as Tay

Question 18

The influential cultural film during the 1920s, Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith, stirred extensive protest by African Americans because

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A) the film was heavily financed by white racist Hollywood film business owners. 
B) the film depicted the black leader Marcus Garvey in an unfavorable light. 
C) African Americans were not allowed to see the film even in northern movie theaters. 
D) the film glorified the Ku Klux Klan and portrayed blacks as corrupt politicians or rapists. 
E) Griffith failed to give credit to the civil rights advocacy work and black intellectual leadership of W.E.B.Du Bois. 
A) the film was heavily financed by white racist Hollywood film business owners. 
B) the film depicted the black leader Marcus Garvey in an unfavorable light. 
C) African Americans were not allowed to see the film even in northern movie theaters. 
D) the film glorified the Ku Klux Klan and portrayed blacks as corrupt politicians or rapists. 
E) Griffith failed to give credit to the civil rights advocacy work and black intellectual leadership of W.E.B.Du Bois.

Question 19

Among the major figures promoted by mass media image makers and the new sports industry in the 1920s were

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A) John L.Sullivan and William Cody. 
B) Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh 
C) Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. 
D) Al Jolson and Margaret Sanger. 
E) Mickey Mantle and Rocky Marciano. 
A) John L.Sullivan and William Cody. 
B) Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh 
C) Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. 
D) Al Jolson and Margaret Sanger. 
E) Mickey Mantle and Rocky Marciano.

Question 20

Businesspeople used the red scare to

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A) oppose enactment of the American plan. 
B) break the backs of fledgling unions. 
C) campaign for the enactment of the "closed" shop. 
D) secure passage of laws making unions legal. 
E) reduce prices on consumer goods for Americans. 
A) oppose enactment of the American plan. 
B) break the backs of fledgling unions. 
C) campaign for the enactment of the "closed" shop. 
D) secure passage of laws making unions legal. 
E) reduce prices on consumer goods for Americans.

Exam 30: American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The first talkie motion picture was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -F. Scott Fitzgerald

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lindbergh Law

How did the arguments of cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne anticipate later American debates over multiculturalism? In what ways did the technological and cultural developments of the 1920s make it more difficult for smaller cultural groups to retain their traditions?

The Ku Klux Klan nearly collapsed in the late 1920s when

Which of the following was not among the industries that prospered mightily with widespread use of the automobile?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sherwood Anderson

During the 1920s, the new system of buying on credit resulted in all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bible Belt

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Randolph Bourne

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jack Dempsey

The prosperity that developed in the 1920s

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Andrew Mellon

Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -scientific management

The influential cultural film during the 1920s, Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith, stirred extensive protest by African Americans because

Among the major figures promoted by mass media image makers and the new sports industry in the 1920s were

Businesspeople used the red scare to

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