Question 1

Sexual mores of the 1920s

Accepted Answer

A) were basically the same as before World War I. 
B) were not influenced by the automobile. 
C) encouraged husbands and wives to enjoy recreational activities and physical intimacy together. 
D) eliminated confusion and hostility between the sexes. 
E) became more conservative. 
A) were basically the same as before World War I. 
B) were not influenced by the automobile. 
C) encouraged husbands and wives to enjoy recreational activities and physical intimacy together. 
D) eliminated confusion and hostility between the sexes. 
E) became more conservative.

Question 2

Most celebrities were political leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When President Harding died in office, he had been publicly disgraced by the scandals of his administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Mexican migration to California was marked by​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a large number of musicians and artists arriving in Los Angeles. 
B) ​the lack of good paying jobs for them. 
C) ​the flowering of Mexican American culture. 
D) ​rising hostility against them. 
E) ​all of these choices. 
A) ​a large number of musicians and artists arriving in Los Angeles. 
B) ​the lack of good paying jobs for them. 
C) ​the flowering of Mexican American culture. 
D) ​rising hostility against them. 
E) ​all of these choices.

Question 5

The concept of introducing new automobile model styles each year was started by Ford Motor Company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mexican Americans in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

A) were mostly low-paid farm and construction workers. 
B) quickly achieved citizenship and organized politically. 
C) abandoned their cultural and religious traditions in order to "fit in" with U.S. society. 
D) were the largest ethnic group working in the auto industry in Chicago and Detroit. 
E) were employed primarily on the railroads. 
A) were mostly low-paid farm and construction workers. 
B) quickly achieved citizenship and organized politically. 
C) abandoned their cultural and religious traditions in order to "fit in" with U.S. society. 
D) were the largest ethnic group working in the auto industry in Chicago and Detroit. 
E) were employed primarily on the railroads.

Question 7

The tractor really helped farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The 1924 Dawes Plan eliminated Germany's reparations debt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the 1920s, economic growth was due mainly to the production of capital goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The decade following World War I was a period of tremendous growth and prosperity for the United States. It also was a period of contradiction and conflict as the forces of modernity confronted the power of tradition. Discuss the factors that gave rise to these conflicts and where they were most pronounced. In your opinion, did one tradition or modernity "win" over the other?

Accepted Answer

The conflicts and contradictions that ar

Question 11

Warren G. Harding was

Accepted Answer

A) a serious, quiet, formal Yankee whose policies were later admired by Ronald Reagan. 
B) elected because he was the winning general in World War I. 
C) an intellectual who had difficulty dealing with Congress. 
D) president when the stock market crash occurred and the Great Depression started. 
E) a handsome, genial political hack whose administration was riddled with corruption 
A) a serious, quiet, formal Yankee whose policies were later admired by Ronald Reagan. 
B) elected because he was the winning general in World War I. 
C) an intellectual who had difficulty dealing with Congress. 
D) president when the stock market crash occurred and the Great Depression started. 
E) a handsome, genial political hack whose administration was riddled with corruption

Question 12

Unions had virtually no presence in white-collar places of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What does the term "authentic ​Negritude" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) ​a synonym for the Harlem Renaissance. 
B) ​the urging by black leaders that African Americans embrace their cultural heritage. 
C) ​the demeaning behavior that white patrons expected of the black artists they supported. 
D) ​the central theme of Marcus Garvey's movement. 
E) ​None of these choices. 
A) ​a synonym for the Harlem Renaissance. 
B) ​the urging by black leaders that African Americans embrace their cultural heritage. 
C) ​the demeaning behavior that white patrons expected of the black artists they supported. 
D) ​the central theme of Marcus Garvey's movement. 
E) ​None of these choices.

Question 14

During the 1920s, African Americans continued to migrate from the South to industrial cities where they enjoyed increasing success in finding high-paying jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

____________________ introduced the concept of the annual automobile model change in 1924.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ introduced the concept of the annual...

Question 16

After 1924, ____________________ became the country's chief source of immigrant labor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After 1924, ____________________ became the country's chief...

Question 17

Mexican immigrants in California and African Americans in Harlem shared similar experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Two religious groups targeted by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s were ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Jews, Cath

Question 19

H. L. Mencken was a popular novelist who idealized the virtues and values of small-town America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The results of the Lynds' survey indicated that even working-class families could afford many luxuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The 1920s

Sexual mores of the 1920s

Most celebrities were political leaders.

When President Harding died in office, he had been publicly disgraced by the scandals of his administration.

Mexican migration to California was marked by​

The concept of introducing new automobile model styles each year was started by Ford Motor Company.

Mexican Americans in the 1920s

The tractor really helped farmers.

The 1924 Dawes Plan eliminated Germany's reparations debt.

In the 1920s, economic growth was due mainly to the production of capital goods.

Warren G. Harding was

Unions had virtually no presence in white-collar places of employment.

What does the term "authentic ​Negritude" refer to?

During the 1920s, African Americans continued to migrate from the South to industrial cities where they enjoyed increasing success in finding high-paying jobs.

____________________ introduced the concept of the annual automobile model change in 1924.

After 1924, ____________________ became the country's chief source of immigrant labor.

Mexican immigrants in California and African Americans in Harlem shared similar experiences.

Two religious groups targeted by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s were ____________________ and ____________________.

H. L. Mencken was a popular novelist who idealized the virtues and values of small-town America.

The results of the Lynds' survey indicated that even working-class families could afford many luxuries.

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