Question 1

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 2

Describe associationalism and discuss how it differed from laissez-faire capitalism.To what extent were either of these approaches operative during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Associationalism,conceived by Calvin Coo

Question 3

Southern and Eastern European immigrants enjoyed movies,amusement parks,baseball games and boxing matches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Immigration Restriction Act sponsors believed which group was racially superior to others?

Accepted Answer

A) British,Germans,and Scandinavians 
B) African Americans 
C) Mexicans 
D) Filipinos 
E) Asians 
A) British,Germans,and Scandinavians 
B) African Americans 
C) Mexicans 
D) Filipinos 
E) Asians

Question 5

All of the following are true of African Americans and the employment prospects in the 1920s except

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans increasingly moved north for greater job opportunities. 
B) African Americans were not able to work in the growing automotive industry. 
C) some groups tried to organize unions. 
D) African American workers found few allies among white workers. 
E) African Americans were finding more job opportunities in urban centers. 
A) African Americans increasingly moved north for greater job opportunities. 
B) African Americans were not able to work in the growing automotive industry. 
C) some groups tried to organize unions. 
D) African American workers found few allies among white workers. 
E) African Americans were finding more job opportunities in urban centers.

Question 6

In 1920 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was transformed into the

Accepted Answer

A) National Women's Party. 
B) National Organization of Women. 
C) League of Women Voters. 
D) Women's International Peace and Freedom League. 
E) Ladies' Sewing Circle. 
A) National Women's Party. 
B) National Organization of Women. 
C) League of Women Voters. 
D) Women's International Peace and Freedom League. 
E) Ladies' Sewing Circle.

Question 7

In 1924,the Johnson-Reed Act

Accepted Answer

A) enlarged the total number of immigrants annually admitted to the United States. 
B) virtually eliminated immigration of eastern Europeans and Asians. 
C) restricted immigration from Western Hemisphere nations for the first time in history. 
D) favored immigrants who would speak English. 
E) opened immigration to Asians. 
A) enlarged the total number of immigrants annually admitted to the United States. 
B) virtually eliminated immigration of eastern Europeans and Asians. 
C) restricted immigration from Western Hemisphere nations for the first time in history. 
D) favored immigrants who would speak English. 
E) opened immigration to Asians.

Question 8

Skilled industrial workers enjoyed higher wages and benefits in the production boom of the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The ____________________ in 1920 gave women the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

Nineteenth

Question 10

Discuss the rise of advertising and mass marketing.How did these innovations influence the development of the consumer society of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

The 1920s witnessed the development of a

Question 11

The Kellogg-Briand Pact contained strict enforcement mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Herbert Hoover helped to negotiate the Five-Power Treaty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By 1929,as many as 7 million Americans,most of them people of ordinary,middle-class means,owned stock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Calvin Coolidge

Accepted Answer

A) was a cheerful alcoholic who liked to "carouse" with his friends. 
B) believed that the federal government must regulate the economy and control big business. 
C) was president when the Great Depression started. 
D) was a somber,honest politician who did not socialize with "the boys." 
E) significantly raised income and estate taxes. 
A) was a cheerful alcoholic who liked to "carouse" with his friends. 
B) believed that the federal government must regulate the economy and control big business. 
C) was president when the Great Depression started. 
D) was a somber,honest politician who did not socialize with "the boys." 
E) significantly raised income and estate taxes.

Question 15

____________________ was the best-known,most-feared American gangster in the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the best-known,most-feared American gangster in...

Question 16

The sports figure who achieved the greatest celebrity fame in the 1920s was

Accepted Answer

A) baseball star Babe Ruth. 
B) racing star Rudolph Valentino. 
C) boxer Jack Dempsey. 
D) writer Bruce Barton. 
E) football star Jack Johnson 
A) baseball star Babe Ruth. 
B) racing star Rudolph Valentino. 
C) boxer Jack Dempsey. 
D) writer Bruce Barton. 
E) football star Jack Johnson

Question 17

The Republican Party selected Warren G.Harding as its presidential candidate in 1920 because he was a tough,hard-nosed,competent leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hoover envisioned an economy built on principles of ____________________ wherein businessmen,farmers and professionals would share information and seek ways to cooperate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hoover envisioned an economy built on principles...

Question 19

Ethnic communities responded to Americanization campaigns by

Accepted Answer

A) eagerly embracing the notion that they could assimilate. 
B) strengthening their customs and traditions. 
C) sheltering themselves completely from American culture. 
D) leaving the United States and returning to their homelands. 
E) moving out of the cities into rural areas. 
A) eagerly embracing the notion that they could assimilate. 
B) strengthening their customs and traditions. 
C) sheltering themselves completely from American culture. 
D) leaving the United States and returning to their homelands. 
E) moving out of the cities into rural areas.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The 1920s

Mexican Americans in the 1920s

Describe associationalism and discuss how it differed from laissez-faire capitalism.To what extent were either of these approaches operative during the 1920s?

Southern and Eastern European immigrants enjoyed movies,amusement parks,baseball games and boxing matches.

Immigration Restriction Act sponsors believed which group was racially superior to others?

All of the following are true of African Americans and the employment prospects in the 1920s except

In 1920 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was transformed into the

In 1924,the Johnson-Reed Act

Skilled industrial workers enjoyed higher wages and benefits in the production boom of the 1920s.

The ____________________ in 1920 gave women the right to vote.

Discuss the rise of advertising and mass marketing.How did these innovations influence the development of the consumer society of the 1920s?

The Kellogg-Briand Pact contained strict enforcement mechanisms.

Herbert Hoover helped to negotiate the Five-Power Treaty.

By 1929,as many as 7 million Americans,most of them people of ordinary,middle-class means,owned stock.

Calvin Coolidge

____________________ was the best-known,most-feared American gangster in the 1920s.

The sports figure who achieved the greatest celebrity fame in the 1920s was

The Republican Party selected Warren G.Harding as its presidential candidate in 1920 because he was a tough,hard-nosed,competent leader.

Hoover envisioned an economy built on principles of ____________________ wherein businessmen,farmers and professionals would share information and seek ways to cooperate.

Ethnic communities responded to Americanization campaigns by

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

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