Question 1

All of the following helped to make the prosperity of the 1920s possible except

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A)  government stimulation of the economy. 
B)  rapid expansion of capital. 
C)  increased productivity of workers. 
D)  perfection of assembly-line production. 
E)  advertising and credit buying. 
A)  government stimulation of the economy. 
B)  rapid expansion of capital. 
C)  increased productivity of workers. 
D)  perfection of assembly-line production. 
E)  advertising and credit buying.

Question 2

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was a reaction against

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A)  capitalism. 
B)  new immigration laws passed in 1924. 
C)  the nativist movements that had their origins in the 1850s. 
D)  race riots. 
E)  the forces of diversity and modernity that were transforming American culture. 
A)  capitalism. 
B)  new immigration laws passed in 1924. 
C)  the nativist movements that had their origins in the 1850s. 
D)  race riots. 
E)  the forces of diversity and modernity that were transforming American culture.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Jazz Singer

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The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American music

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Amos 'n' Andy

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Amos 'n' Andy is a historically signific

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Weary Blues

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The Weary Blues is a poem written by Lan

Question 6

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 7

The long-term outcome of the Scopes "Monkey Trial"

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A)  represented, at best, a hollow victory for Fundamentalism because it cast ridicule of the fundamentalist cause and highlighted the dubious rationality of a relying on a literal theological reading of the Bible to overturn the findings of modern science. 
B)  halted the trend of increasing numbers of Christians reconciling the asserted revelations of Christianity with modern science. 
C)  was an unmitigated political and religious triumph of the fundamentalist Christian effort to deny the increasing influence of modern science in American educational and cultural life. 
D)  permitted the gap between fundamentalist Christian theology and biology to narrow considerably. 
E)  reversed Fundamentalism's place as a vibrant force in American spiritual life. 
A)  represented, at best, a hollow victory for Fundamentalism because it cast ridicule of the fundamentalist cause and highlighted the dubious rationality of a relying on a literal theological reading of the Bible to overturn the findings of modern science. 
B)  halted the trend of increasing numbers of Christians reconciling the asserted revelations of Christianity with modern science. 
C)  was an unmitigated political and religious triumph of the fundamentalist Christian effort to deny the increasing influence of modern science in American educational and cultural life. 
D)  permitted the gap between fundamentalist Christian theology and biology to narrow considerably. 
E)  reversed Fundamentalism's place as a vibrant force in American spiritual life.

Question 8

Cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne generally advocated that

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A)  Spanish and German should be recognized as official languages of the United States along with English. 
B)  "one hundred percent Americanization" of all southern and eastern European immigrants was necessary for America to retain its democratic and cosmopolitan culture. 
C)  immigrants to the United States could and should remain politically loyal to their original nations. 
D)  immigrants should be able to retain their traditional cultures rather than blend into a single American melting pot. 
E)  the full-fledged preservation of ethnic identity and cross-fertilization among immigrants were both unhealthy and dangerous cultural trends that threatened to the long-term health and democratic nature of America. 
A)  Spanish and German should be recognized as official languages of the United States along with English. 
B)  "one hundred percent Americanization" of all southern and eastern European immigrants was necessary for America to retain its democratic and cosmopolitan culture. 
C)  immigrants to the United States could and should remain politically loyal to their original nations. 
D)  immigrants should be able to retain their traditional cultures rather than blend into a single American melting pot. 
E)  the full-fledged preservation of ethnic identity and cross-fertilization among immigrants were both unhealthy and dangerous cultural trends that threatened to the long-term health and democratic nature of America.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Al Capone

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Al Capone, also known as "Scarface," was

Question 10

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

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"Jelly Roll" Morton, born Ferdinand Jose

Question 11

During the 1920s and after, many American immigrant ethnic groups

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A)  rapidly assimilated into the mainstream of American life. 
B)  sought to escape urban poverty by migrating to rural areas. 
C)  lived in neighborhoods with their own churches or synagogues, newspapers, and theaters. 
D)  maintained a greater loyalty to the old country than to the United States. 
E)  sought political autonomy and official recognition by the U.S. government. 
A)  rapidly assimilated into the mainstream of American life. 
B)  sought to escape urban poverty by migrating to rural areas. 
C)  lived in neighborhoods with their own churches or synagogues, newspapers, and theaters. 
D)  maintained a greater loyalty to the old country than to the United States. 
E)  sought political autonomy and official recognition by the U.S. government.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes was an American poet, so

Question 13

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

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Babbitt is a novel written by Sinclair L

Question 14

In what ways did writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, and Theodore Dreiser reflect the prevalent American cultural milieu of the 1920s? In what ways did these authors criticize severely particular prevalent cultural trends in America during the 1920s?

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Writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest

Question 15

The most tenacious pursuer of radical elements during the red scare of the early 1920s was

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A)  Frederick W. Taylor. 
B)  William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  Eugene Debs. 
D)  Robert La Follette. 
E)  A. Mitchell Palmer. 
A)  Frederick W. Taylor. 
B)  William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  Eugene Debs. 
D)  Robert La Follette. 
E)  A. Mitchell Palmer.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The Bolshevik Revolution, also known as

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Great Gatsby

Accepted Answer

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F

Question 18

John Dewey can rightly be called the "father of ____."

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A)  Social Darwinism 
B)  progressive education 
C)  evolutionary science 
D)  psychoanalysis 
E)  Hegelian philosophy 
A)  Social Darwinism 
B)  progressive education 
C)  evolutionary science 
D)  psychoanalysis 
E)  Hegelian philosophy

Question 19

Job opportunities for women in the 1920s

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A)  expanded dramatically. 
B)  offered higher-paying positions than before. 
C)  were virtually nonexistent in cities, even in traditional women's fields such as teaching, secretarial work, and nursing. 
D)  existed mainly in the area of education. 
E)  tended to cluster in a few low-paying fields. 
A)  expanded dramatically. 
B)  offered higher-paying positions than before. 
C)  were virtually nonexistent in cities, even in traditional women's fields such as teaching, secretarial work, and nursing. 
D)  existed mainly in the area of education. 
E)  tended to cluster in a few low-paying fields.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"​Lost Generation"

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The term "Lost Generation" refers to a c

All of the following helped to make the prosperity of the 1920s possible except

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was a reaction against

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Jazz Singer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Amos 'n' Andy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Weary Blues

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

The long-term outcome of the Scopes "Monkey Trial"

Cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne generally advocated that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Al Capone

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

During the 1920s and after, many American immigrant ethnic groups

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Langston Hughes

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

In what ways did writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, and Theodore Dreiser reflect the prevalent American cultural milieu of the 1920s? In what ways did these authors criticize severely particular prevalent cultural trends in America during the 1920s?

The most tenacious pursuer of radical elements during the red scare of the early 1920s was

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Great Gatsby

John Dewey can rightly be called the "father of ____."

Job opportunities for women in the 1920s

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Lost Generation"

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 9: American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

All of the following helped to make the prosperity of the 1920s possible except

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was a reaction against

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Jazz Singer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Amos 'n' Andy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Weary Blues

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

The long-term outcome of the Scopes "Monkey Trial"

Cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne generally advocated that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Al Capone

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

During the 1920s and after, many American immigrant ethnic groups

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Langston Hughes

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

In what ways did writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, and Theodore Dreiser reflect the prevalent American cultural milieu of the 1920s? In what ways did these authors criticize severely particular prevalent cultural trends in America during the 1920s?

The most tenacious pursuer of radical elements during the red scare of the early 1920s was

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Great Gatsby

John Dewey can rightly be called the "father of ____."

Job opportunities for women in the 1920s

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"​Lost Generation"

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Lost Generation"