Question 1

Describe the many factors that resulted in America becoming more of a consumer society during the 1920s.

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There were several factors that contribu...

Question 2

During the 1920s,the Ku Klux Klan grew increasingly focused on southern segregation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The National Origins Act of 1924

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A)  entirely banned immigration from East Asia to the United States.
B)  discriminated against northwestern Europeans.
C)  was designed to alter the sources but not the overall number of immigrants.
D)  included a quota system for the first time.
E)  set a rigid limit of 150,000 immigrants a year.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The Democratic candidate for president in 1928 was ________.

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Question 5

To Herbert Hoover,"associationalism" meant

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A)  states and the federal government working together to restrain business.
B)  Congress and the president working together on economic legislation.
C)  the formation of federal boards to oversee various aspects of industry.
D)  businesses being run by a governing board of management and labor representatives.
E)  the creation of national organizations of businessmen in particular industries.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Henry Ford pioneered ________,which called for a shortened workweek and higher wages.

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Question 7

During the 1920s,all of the following immigrant groups were increasing their presence in the labor force in the West and Southwest EXCEPT the

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A)  Filipinos.
B)  Chinese.
C)  Japanese.
D)  Mexicans.
E)  Issei.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Describe the status of women in the 1920s.What aspects of their activities and behavior showed significant change,and what remained the same?

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Question 9

Compare the ideas and social commentary of artists and writers in the 1920s with the artists and writers of the 1820s-1850s.

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Question 10

In 1928,Democratic candidate Al Smith did quite well in large cities,but he was the first Democrat since the Civil War not to carry the entire South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During the 1920s,the trend toward industrial consolidation

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A)  was most pronounced in the large-scale,mass-production sector.
B)  was slowing considerably throughout the decade.
C)  encouraged new competition.
D)  was most rapid in industries less dependent on technology.
E)  bypassed the steel and automobile industries.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following statements regarding Al Smith is NOT true?

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A)  He was governor of New York.
B)  He was supported by urban Democrats.
C)  He lost the 1924 nomination to William McAdoo.
D)  He was an Irish Catholic.
E)  He won the 1928 Democratic nomination.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

In the 1920s,airplanes were largely curiosities and a source of entertainment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Prohibition did substantially reduce drinking in some parts of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did the status of organized labor change between 1919 and 1929?

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The status of organized labor changed si...

Question 16

During the 1920s,Thomas Hunt Morgan was one of the American pioneers in

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A)  analog computers.
B)  genetic research.
C)  automation.
D)  robotics.
E)  relativistic physics.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Describe how the 1920s could be considered both "roaring" (progressive or liberal)and "nervous" (reactionary or conservative).

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The 1920s in the United States were a ti...

Question 18

At the end of World War I,American writer Gertrude Stein referred to the generation of young Americans who lived through the Great War as the "________."

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Question 19

The theory of modulation was pioneered by Canadian scientist Reginald Fessenden.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the 1920s,the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

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A)  decided to shift away from craft unions.
B)  created a partner organization,the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
C)  used strikes in an attempt to organize unskilled workers.
D)  became more radical after the death of Samuel Gompers.
E)  believed workers should be organized on the basis of skills.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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How did the status of organized labor change between 1919 and 1929?

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Compare the ideas and social commentary of artists and writers in the 1920s with the artists and writers of the 1820s-1850s.

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