Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During the 1920s advertising expenditures went down.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Approximately how many people from Mexico migrated to the U.S.in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A) 5,000 
B) 10,000 
C) 50,000 
D) 100,000 
E) 500,000 
A) 5,000 
B) 10,000 
C) 50,000 
D) 100,000 
E) 500,000

Question 4

The rise of fundamentalism was

Accepted Answer

A) fueled by renewed popularity of broad interpretations of the Bible. 
B) a reaction to the growth of liberal Protestantism. 
C) most pronounced in large cities. 
D) short-lived. 
E) supportive of scientific theories. 
A) fueled by renewed popularity of broad interpretations of the Bible. 
B) a reaction to the growth of liberal Protestantism. 
C) most pronounced in large cities. 
D) short-lived. 
E) supportive of scientific theories.

Question 5

The 1924 Dawes Plan eliminated Germany's reparations debt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Economically,the 1920s was a period of

Accepted Answer

A) high unemployment and recession. 
B) declining standards of living. 
C) growth,prosperity,and unprecedented productivity. 
D) economic stagnation. 
E) return of farm prosperity. 
A) high unemployment and recession. 
B) declining standards of living. 
C) growth,prosperity,and unprecedented productivity. 
D) economic stagnation. 
E) return of farm prosperity.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following resulted in the highest number of deaths for African Americans in New York City in 1925?

Accepted Answer

A) Homicide 
B) Pneumonia 
C) Suicide 
D) Stillbirths 
E) Pulmonary tuberculosis 
A) Homicide 
B) Pneumonia 
C) Suicide 
D) Stillbirths 
E) Pulmonary tuberculosis

Question 9

The term "flapper" referred to

Accepted Answer

A) women who joined the air force during the war. 
B) modern,single,women who smoked and wore short dresses. 
C) women who supported Prohibition by attacking saloons and saloonkeepers. 
D) feminists who organized political and action groups. 
E) women who publicly debated the merits of the League of Nations. 
A) women who joined the air force during the war. 
B) modern,single,women who smoked and wore short dresses. 
C) women who supported Prohibition by attacking saloons and saloonkeepers. 
D) feminists who organized political and action groups. 
E) women who publicly debated the merits of the League of Nations.

Question 10

The ____________________ Pact outlawed war as a tool of national policy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Pact outlawed war as a...

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-consumer durables

Accepted Answer

products such as tractors,automobiles,re

Question 12

____________________ became the first person to cross the Atlantic in a solo flight.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ became the first person to cross...

Question 13

Albert Fall was the only member of Warren Harding's "Ohio gang" to serve time in prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Female workers had the same benefits as male workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following factors contributed to the postwar depression in U.S.agriculture except

Accepted Answer

A) recovery of European farms after the war ended. 
B) falling prices of farm products. 
C) a significant rise in the use of tractors. 
D) a decline in European demand for U.S.products. 
E) substantial increase in acreage in production. 
A) recovery of European farms after the war ended. 
B) falling prices of farm products. 
C) a significant rise in the use of tractors. 
D) a decline in European demand for U.S.products. 
E) substantial increase in acreage in production.

Question 16

Herbert Hoover believed that the government should not play a significant role in economic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The presidents elected in the 1920s were all

Accepted Answer

A) Republicans. 
B) Democrats. 
C) crusading reformers and ex-Progressives. 
D) veterans of World War I. 
E) born in large cities. 
A) Republicans. 
B) Democrats. 
C) crusading reformers and ex-Progressives. 
D) veterans of World War I. 
E) born in large cities.

Question 18

The census of ____________________ would be the benchmark for determining immigration quotas under the 1924 Johnson-Reid Immigration Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The census of ____________________ would be the...

Question 19

Calvin Coolidge

Accepted Answer

A) raised taxes and increased government regulation of business. 
B) lowered taxes and decreased government regulation of business. 
C) lowered taxes but increased government regulation of business. 
D) raised taxes but decreased government regulation of business. 
E) raised taxes on the rich but reduced them for the working class. 
A) raised taxes and increased government regulation of business. 
B) lowered taxes and decreased government regulation of business. 
C) lowered taxes but increased government regulation of business. 
D) raised taxes but decreased government regulation of business. 
E) raised taxes on the rich but reduced them for the working class.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The 1920s

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

During the 1920s advertising expenditures went down.

Approximately how many people from Mexico migrated to the U.S.in the 1920s?

The rise of fundamentalism was

The 1924 Dawes Plan eliminated Germany's reparations debt.

Economically,the 1920s was a period of

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

Which of the following resulted in the highest number of deaths for African Americans in New York City in 1925?

The term "flapper" referred to

The ____________________ Pact outlawed war as a tool of national policy.

IDENTIFICATIONS -consumer durables

____________________ became the first person to cross the Atlantic in a solo flight.

Albert Fall was the only member of Warren Harding's "Ohio gang" to serve time in prison.

Female workers had the same benefits as male workers.

All of the following factors contributed to the postwar depression in U.S.agriculture except

Herbert Hoover believed that the government should not play a significant role in economic development.

The presidents elected in the 1920s were all

The census of ____________________ would be the benchmark for determining immigration quotas under the 1924 Johnson-Reid Immigration Act.

Calvin Coolidge

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

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Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

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Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

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War and Society, 1914-1920

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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