Question 1

The Ku Klux Klan virtually 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A)  the immigration restriction laws of the early 1920s were repealed.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A)  the immigration restriction laws of the early 1920s were repealed.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 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Faulkner

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William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an Amer

Question 3

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 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fordism

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Fordism refers to the system of mass pro

Question 5

The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as

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A)  a celebration of black culture and creative expression 
B)  the migration of Southern blacks to northern sections of New York City 
C)  the movement led by Marcus Garvey 
D)  the effort to resist racism and segregation in the North. 
E)  None of these 
A)  a celebration of black culture and creative expression 
B)  the migration of Southern blacks to northern sections of New York City 
C)  the movement led by Marcus Garvey 
D)  the effort to resist racism and segregation in the North. 
E)  None of these

Question 6

What were the greatest changes in religious and moral values in the 1920s? How did Americans respond to these changes?

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The 1920s saw significant changes in rel

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ernest Hemingway

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Ernest Hemingway was an American novelis

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-United Negro Improvement Association

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The United Negro Improvement Association

Question 9

Henry Ford's most distinctive contribution to the automobile industry was

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A)  installment credit buying of cars. 
B)  the internal combustion engine. 
C)  introducing a variety of automobile models with varied colors and styles. 
D)  design changes that improved speed. 
E)  production of a standardized, relatively inexpensive automobile. 
A)  installment credit buying of cars. 
B)  the internal combustion engine. 
C)  introducing a variety of automobile models with varied colors and styles. 
D)  design changes that improved speed. 
E)  production of a standardized, relatively inexpensive automobile.

Question 10

In response to the need to develop greater and greater mass markets for their products,American business in the 1920s relied especially on the new techniques of

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A)  developing a large range of product variation. 
B)  price competition. 
C)  direct selling through catalogs and door-to-door solicitation. 
D)  consumer advertising. 
E)  government-backed guarantees of product performance. 
A)  developing a large range of product variation. 
B)  price competition. 
C)  direct selling through catalogs and door-to-door solicitation. 
D)  consumer advertising. 
E)  government-backed guarantees of product performance.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Jelly Roll" Morton

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"Jelly Roll" Morton, born Ferdinand Jose

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Claude McKay

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Claude McKay was a Jamaican-American wri

Question 13

Top gangster Al Capone was finally convicted and sent to prison for the crime of

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A)  murder. 
B)  income tax evasion. 
C)  kidnapping. 
D)  conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws. 
E)  running criminal prostitution rings. 
A)  murder. 
B)  income tax evasion. 
C)  kidnapping. 
D)  conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws. 
E)  running criminal prostitution rings.

Question 14

The Immigration Act of 1924 discriminated directly against

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A)  Canadians and West Indians. 
B)  northern and western Europeans. 
C)  Latin Americans. 
D)  Jews and Muslims. 
E)  southern and eastern Europeans and Japanese. 
A)  Canadians and West Indians. 
B)  northern and western Europeans. 
C)  Latin Americans. 
D)  Jews and Muslims. 
E)  southern and eastern Europeans and Japanese.

Question 15

In what ways did writers like F.Scott Fitzgerald,Ernest Hemingway,and Theodore Dreiser reflect the prevalent American culture of the 1920s? In what ways did they criticize it?

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Writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bolshevik revolution

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The Bolshevik Revolution, also known as

Question 17

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

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American nove

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-red scare

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The term "Red Scare" refers to the fear

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Willa Cather

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Willa Cather was an American writer know

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Margaret Sanger

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Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) was an Ameri

Exam 31: American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Faulkner

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fordism

The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as

What were the greatest changes in religious and moral values in the 1920s? How did Americans respond to these changes?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ernest Hemingway

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United Negro Improvement Association

Henry Ford's most distinctive contribution to the automobile industry was

In response to the need to develop greater and greater mass markets for their products,American business in the 1920s relied especially on the new techniques of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Jelly Roll" Morton

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Claude McKay

Top gangster Al Capone was finally convicted and sent to prison for the crime of

The Immigration Act of 1924 discriminated directly against

In what ways did writers like F.Scott Fitzgerald,Ernest Hemingway,and Theodore Dreiser reflect the prevalent American culture of the 1920s? In what ways did they criticize it?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bolshevik revolution

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -red scare

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Willa Cather

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Margaret Sanger

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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