Question 1

What was the common lament expressed by writers such as Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and T.S. Eliot?

Accepted Answer

A)  The preoccupation with money in American society 
B)  The decline of intellect 
C)  The decline of manhood 
D)  The sexual liberation of women 
A)  The preoccupation with money in American society 
B)  The decline of intellect 
C)  The decline of manhood 
D)  The sexual liberation of women

Question 2

Which facet of the economy suffered in the west after the First World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Railroads and mining industry 
B)  Import and export shipping 
C)  The agriculture industry 
D)  Cottage industry 
A)  Railroads and mining industry 
B)  Import and export shipping 
C)  The agriculture industry 
D)  Cottage industry

Question 3

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the philosophy of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans should demand integration in all areas of American society. 
B)  African Americans should separate themselves from corrupt white American society. 
C)  African Americans must elect their own candidates to state and national offices in order to become an integral part of white society. 
D)  African Americans must prove their ability at manual jobs in order to achieve upward mobility. 
A)  African Americans should demand integration in all areas of American society. 
B)  African Americans should separate themselves from corrupt white American society. 
C)  African Americans must elect their own candidates to state and national offices in order to become an integral part of white society. 
D)  African Americans must prove their ability at manual jobs in order to achieve upward mobility.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the League of Women Voters during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It joined with organizations composed of African American women to fight for the rights of minority women. 
B)  It supported legislation to improve working conditions for employed women. 
C)  It encouraged women to engage in bloc voting. 
D)  It became the champion of feminism by campaigning for an Equal Rights Amendment to guarantee women's equality with men in all parts of society. 
A)  It joined with organizations composed of African American women to fight for the rights of minority women. 
B)  It supported legislation to improve working conditions for employed women. 
C)  It encouraged women to engage in bloc voting. 
D)  It became the champion of feminism by campaigning for an Equal Rights Amendment to guarantee women's equality with men in all parts of society.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the Johnson Act, as passed by Congress in 1934?

Accepted Answer

A)  The act forbade the government from extending loans to foreign governments that were in default on debts owed to the United States. 
B)  By the terms of the act, the United States returned to the gold standard. 
C)  The act declared a moratorium on war debts owed to the United States. 
D)  Through the act, American banks were permitted to open foreign branch banks. 
A)  The act forbade the government from extending loans to foreign governments that were in default on debts owed to the United States. 
B)  By the terms of the act, the United States returned to the gold standard. 
C)  The act declared a moratorium on war debts owed to the United States. 
D)  Through the act, American banks were permitted to open foreign branch banks.

Question 6

Which of the following was true of many American businesses in 1929?

Accepted Answer

A)  In anticipation of an economic downturn in the 1930s, they had significantly reduced their inventories. 
B)  Having misrepresented their assets to obtain loans, they were overburdened with debt. 
C)  They enjoyed relatively high profits because of the expansion of foreign markets. 
D)  They incurred heavy losses of capital by shifting their investments from the United States stock market to less profitable European markets. 
A)  In anticipation of an economic downturn in the 1930s, they had significantly reduced their inventories. 
B)  Having misrepresented their assets to obtain loans, they were overburdened with debt. 
C)  They enjoyed relatively high profits because of the expansion of foreign markets. 
D)  They incurred heavy losses of capital by shifting their investments from the United States stock market to less profitable European markets.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of women in the work force in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women began moving into occupations previously restricted to men. 
B)  Married women made up the majority of women workers by the end of the decade. 
C)  Married women joined the work force in increasing numbers. 
D)  Sex segregation in the workplace became less noticeable. 
A)  Women began moving into occupations previously restricted to men. 
B)  Married women made up the majority of women workers by the end of the decade. 
C)  Married women joined the work force in increasing numbers. 
D)  Sex segregation in the workplace became less noticeable.

Question 8

Discuss the major themes and ideas expressed by the African American intellectuals and artists who participated in the Harlem Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, s

Question 9

Which of the following is true of America's economic relations with the rest of the world during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  American overseas investments increased substantially. 
B)  The nation suffered from an adverse balance of trade. 
C)  The nation experienced a reduction in its foreign trade. 
D)  The United States organized and supported the World Bank. 
A)  American overseas investments increased substantially. 
B)  The nation suffered from an adverse balance of trade. 
C)  The nation experienced a reduction in its foreign trade. 
D)  The United States organized and supported the World Bank.

Question 10

Explain the entry of women in increasing numbers into the American labor force during the 1920s, and discuss the extent to which new opportunities and lifestyles became available to women during that period.

Accepted Answer

During the 1920s, women entered the Amer

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Accepted Answer

A)  It committed the United States to a defensive alliance with France. 
B)  It stated that the nations signing it renounced war as an instrument of national policy. 
C)  It linked the nations of the Western Hemisphere in a defensive alliance. 
D)  It committed the nations signing it to substantial reductions in their armed forces. 
A)  It committed the United States to a defensive alliance with France. 
B)  It stated that the nations signing it renounced war as an instrument of national policy. 
C)  It linked the nations of the Western Hemisphere in a defensive alliance. 
D)  It committed the nations signing it to substantial reductions in their armed forces.

Question 12

Those who called themselves isolationists wanted to ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  withdraw from foreign affairs 
B)  close all foreign diplomatic missions 
C)  stay out of Europe's political squabbles and military alliances so that the United States would not be dragged into war 
D)  place an embargo on foreign trade 
A)  withdraw from foreign affairs 
B)  close all foreign diplomatic missions 
C)  stay out of Europe's political squabbles and military alliances so that the United States would not be dragged into war 
D)  place an embargo on foreign trade

Question 13

The National Origins Act of 1927 _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed Europeans to freely immigrate to the United States, except for those who were defined as potential paupers 
B)  based immigration quotas on the 1890 census 
C)  was the first immigration act to exempt individuals with desirable professions from immigration quotas 
D)  did not establish quotas for immigrants from the Western Hemisphere 
A)  allowed Europeans to freely immigrate to the United States, except for those who were defined as potential paupers 
B)  based immigration quotas on the 1890 census 
C)  was the first immigration act to exempt individuals with desirable professions from immigration quotas 
D)  did not establish quotas for immigrants from the Western Hemisphere

Question 14

The Dawes Plan ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced Germany's annual reparations payments 
B)  shortened the time period for German repayment of reparations debts 
C)  canceled Germany's war debts 
D)  stopped American loans to Germany until all past-due reparations payments were made 
A)  reduced Germany's annual reparations payments 
B)  shortened the time period for German repayment of reparations debts 
C)  canceled Germany's war debts 
D)  stopped American loans to Germany until all past-due reparations payments were made

Question 15

Which of the following is true of the National Woman's Party during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It joined with organizations composed of African American women to fight for the rights of minority women. 
B)  It campaigned tirelessly for enactment of sex-based labor legislation to protect employed working-class women. 
C)  It campaigned for a constitutional amendment to guarantee women's equality with men under the law. 
D)  It encouraged women to engage in bloc voting. 
A)  It joined with organizations composed of African American women to fight for the rights of minority women. 
B)  It campaigned tirelessly for enactment of sex-based labor legislation to protect employed working-class women. 
C)  It campaigned for a constitutional amendment to guarantee women's equality with men under the law. 
D)  It encouraged women to engage in bloc voting.

Question 16

Immigration quotas established by Congress in the 1920s ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflected a desire to increase immigration 
B)  favored northern Europeans 
C)  were opposed by labor unions 
D)  were opposed by business executives 
A)  reflected a desire to increase immigration 
B)  favored northern Europeans 
C)  were opposed by labor unions 
D)  were opposed by business executives

Question 17

Which of the following male icons was a reflection of the sexual liberalities of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charlie Chaplin 
B)  Charles Lindbergh 
C)  Rudolph Valentino 
D)  Bobby Jones 
A)  Charlie Chaplin 
B)  Charles Lindbergh 
C)  Rudolph Valentino 
D)  Bobby Jones

Question 18

Discuss the leisure-time activities of Americans during the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

During the 1920s, Americans engaged in a

Question 19

Called "The Lone Eagle," he and was the most notable news hero of the 1920s:

Accepted Answer

A)  Floyd Collins 
B)  Jack Dempsey 
C)  Charles A. Lindbergh 
D)  John Scopes 
A)  Floyd Collins 
B)  Jack Dempsey 
C)  Charles A. Lindbergh 
D)  John Scopes

Question 20

Which of the following best expresses the prevailing thought in 1929 concerning economic depressions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massive government aid to business is the best way to overcome a depression. 
B)  Economic downturns are natural and simply must be allowed to run their course. 
C)  The proper course during a depression is to lower tariff levels and raise taxes. 
D)  The key to overcoming a depression is to raise interest rates. 
A)  Massive government aid to business is the best way to overcome a depression. 
B)  Economic downturns are natural and simply must be allowed to run their course. 
C)  The proper course during a depression is to lower tariff levels and raise taxes. 
D)  The key to overcoming a depression is to raise interest rates.

Exam 21: The New ERA, 1920-1929

What was the common lament expressed by writers such as Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and T.S. Eliot?

Which facet of the economy suffered in the west after the First World War?

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the philosophy of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association?

Which of the following is true of the League of Women Voters during the 1920s?

Which of the following is true of the Johnson Act, as passed by Congress in 1934?

Which of the following was true of many American businesses in 1929?

Which of the following is true of women in the work force in the 1920s?

Discuss the major themes and ideas expressed by the African American intellectuals and artists who participated in the Harlem Renaissance.

Which of the following is true of America's economic relations with the rest of the world during the 1920s?

Explain the entry of women in increasing numbers into the American labor force during the 1920s, and discuss the extent to which new opportunities and lifestyles became available to women during that period.

Which of the following is true of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Those who called themselves isolationists wanted to ___________________.

The National Origins Act of 1927 _________________.

The Dawes Plan ____________________.

Which of the following is true of the National Woman's Party during the 1920s?

Immigration quotas established by Congress in the 1920s ______________.

Which of the following male icons was a reflection of the sexual liberalities of the 1920s?

Discuss the leisure-time activities of Americans during the 1920s.

Called "The Lone Eagle," he and was the most notable news hero of the 1920s:

Which of the following best expresses the prevailing thought in 1929 concerning economic depressions?

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North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

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The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

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A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

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