1920s Review

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Herbert Hoover?a. Created the Federal Farm Board

b. Increased farmers’ incomesc. Called for a system of public, non-voluntary pensions

Which political ideology was Americans “most” feared the spread of?a. Fascismb. Socialismc. Communismd. Democracy

Which of the following was an accomplishment of Warren Harding’s Presidency?a. Administration marred by

scandals b. Bribes and kickbacks at the

Department of Justicec. Slow-down the arms raced. Increased the arms race

Which of the following represents the beliefs of President Calvin Coolidge?a. “The man who builds a factory

builds a temple, The man who works there, worships there."

b. "The chief business of the American people is government”

c. “If government kept its hands off the economy, business would decline.”

Which of the following was NOT an argument for Prohibition?a. Alcohol linked to wife and child

abuseb. Alcohol affected labor

productivity c. Grain should be used for making

bread during the ward. Smuggling and bootlegging is

wide-spread

Why was racial tension at its highest between 1917 and 1923?A) Dramatic shifts in the demography of raceB) African Americans moved South to compete

for jobs in cities.C) White workers found jobs as strikebreakersD) African Americans returning from World

War II insisted on civil rights.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that the U.S. government restricted immigration?A) Immigration threatened American cultureB) AFL feared American workers’ wages

would declineC) Businesses feared foreign radicalsD) Immigration would promote American

culture

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the women’s movement declined in influence?

A) Decline in consumer cultureB) the rise in new consumer cultureC) Suffragists seemed old-fashionedD) Modern economy was filled with

exciting and liberating opportunities for consumption.

Which of the following books reflect the philosophy of “existentialism” the most? A) The Great GatsbyB) The Scarlett LetterC) The Grapes of Wrath D) The Last of the Mohicans

Which of the following was the “most significant” new instrument of mass entertainment?

A) RadioB) MoviesC) PhonographD) Automobile

True/False

Separate white and African American neighborhoods formed in the late 1910s and early 1920s because of restrictive covenant, a formal deed restriction binding white property owners in a given neighborhood not to sell to blacks.

True/False

The Fundamentalist and Pentecostal movements arose in the early 20th century as a backlash against modernism, secularism, and scientific teachings that contradicted their religious belief.

True/False

William Jennings Bryan opposed he fundamentalist view in the Scopes Trial.

True/False

A philosophy now known as "existentialism," which maintains that life has no transcendent purpose and that each individual must salvage personal meaning from the void

True/False

Spectator sports attracted vast audiences in the 1920s because the country yearned for heroes in an increasingly impersonal, bureaucratic society, and sports provided them

True/False

Prohibition was successful in reducing physical illnesses related to alcohol.

True/False

Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty of their crimes.

True/False

The Red Scare is the promotion of fear of the potential rise in communism in the U.S.

True/False

Which of the following transformed American life in the 1920s?

A) MoviesB) PhonographC) AutomobileD) Use of electricity