Chapter 24 Exam
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1. Historians and contemporaries called the 1920s the "New Era" because
A. American popular culture reshaped itself to reflect an urban, middle-class, consumer-oriented society
B. America emerged from its isolationist stance in foreign affairs
C. social and economic changes were virtually nonexistent
D. the liberal federal government endorsed wholesale changes in public policy
E. the national government finally embraced civil rights
2. Many industries of the 1920s improved the efficiency of production by adopting
A. techniques of cut-throat competition
B. mass-production methods that lowered their costs
C. totally anti-union policies
D. policies that made them strictly local operations
E. closed shop unionism
3. U.S. industrial leaders' attempts either to curb competition or to achieve cooperation reflected their overriding fear of
A. trade unions
B. overproduction
C. foreign competition
D. high taxes
E. socialism
4. When employers practiced "welfare capitalism," they engaged in the practice of
A. obtaining government subsidies for the unemployed
B. recognizing collective bargaining
C. paying attention to the demands of unions
D. allowing unions to create "closed shops"
E. providing fringe benefits to prevent union growth
5. The United States truly became a consumer society during the 1920s, which meant that Americans
A. bought things only to impress their neighbors
B. could only afford the means of subsistence
C. purchased mainly luxury items
D. bought things both for their needs and their pleasures
E. invested in the stock market
6. The most important communications vehicle in the New Era, and the only one truly new to the 1920s, was
A. the newspaper
B. moving pictures
C. commercial radio
D. mass-circulation magazines
E. the record player
7. In response to American consumer society's emphasis on immediate personal fulfillment, theological modernists taught their
followers to
A. reconcile Darwin with the creation story
B. abandon a literal interpretation of the Bible
C. attribute human traits to God
D. accept a belief in the Trinity
E. join fundamentalist sects
8. The root experience which created the so-called "Lost Generation" was
A. World War I
B. sensuous Jazz music
C. illegal drugs and bootleg liquor
D. higher percentage of college attendees
E. exposure to European morals
9. Langston Hughes of the "Harlem Renaissance" movement penned the line
A. "I am a Negro—and beautiful"
B. "Our rights now"
C. "We shall overcome"
D. "Let freedom ring"
E. "By whatever means necessary"
10. Herbert Hoover's presidency saw the demise of the New Era, because less than one year after being inaugurated
A. Herbert Hoover resigned from office
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to replace Herbert Hoover
C. the Congress impeached Herbert Hoover and removed him from office
D. the Teapot Dome Scandal caused people to doubt Hoover's integrity
E. the United States entered its longest and most severe economic crisis
11. During the 1920s, some employers adopted a system known as "welfare capitalism," which
A. helped workers once the economy began to collapse
B. strengthened the growth of unions
C. subsidized housing costs for the poor
D. provided workers with fringe benefits such as shorter workweeks and retirement pensions
E. all of the answers above
12. During the 1920s, the American Federation of Labor pursued the policy of
A. actively recruiting unskilled industrial workers
B. organizing into unions the increasing number of female workers
C. excluding African-Americans from their unions
D. supporting a series of unsuccessful strikes
E. resisting the organization of skilled laborers
13. So-called "pink-collar" jobs included all the following, except
A. women in service occupations.
B. teachers. .
C. salesclerks.
D. secretaries.
E. telephone operators
14. The labor organization that successfully represented a virtually all African-American workforce was
A. in the steel industry.
B. among migrant farm workers.
C. the AFL.
D. the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
E. the united Auto Workers of America.
15. During the 1920s, the growth in agricultural production resulted in all of the following developments except
A. an increase in farm tenancy
B. a decline in food prices
C. a drop in farmers' income
D. continued use of new technologies
E. an increase in demand
16. The first feature-length film to feature "talkie" sound was
A. The Jazz Singer with Al Jolson
B. The Son of the Sheik with Rudolph Valentino
C. Grand Hotel with Greta Garbo
D. City Lights with Charlie Chaplin
E. The Westerner with Marlene Dietrich
17. Feminist activists won a significant legislative triumph when Congress passed the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921, which
A. required men to pay child support when their ex-wives won custody of the children in a divorce
B. made it a crime for men to abuse their wives
C. provided federal funds to states to establish prenatal and child healthcare programs
D. made birth control techniques legal in all states
E. required that labor unions recruit female workers
18. After World War I, schools became institutions where
A. youths were allowed to identify themselves more in terms of their peers than in relation to their families
B. extracurricular activities were supposed to predominate over academics
C. students were to learn how to preserve the old values
D. instructors attempted to remold society in terms of socialist values, which educators thought were best for the United States
E. integration of races nurtured a healthier democracy
19. Dance Halls offered all the following, except
A. access to the Jazz music craze
B. a popular destination for young people
C. unsavory examples which provided illegal drugs, bootleg liquor, and prostitution
D. often segregated dance areas
E. family atmosphere which encouraged attendance by all ages in families
20. By the 1920s, it became increasingly evident that the key to financial success was
A. birth into a rich family
B. shrewd investments coupled with good fortune
C. an education subsidized by the government
D. hard work, talent, training, and education
E. unethical conduct and insider information
21. The revived Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s opposed
A. Catholics and foreigners
B. Protestants they considered guilty of irreligion, sexual promiscuity, or drunkenness
C. blacks and Jews
D. anyone who posed a challenge to traditional values
E. all of the answers above
22. During the 1920s, the United States experienced an economic boom that included
A. a surprising downturn in the construction industry
B. a substantial increase in the nation's manufacturing output
C. a significant growth in the rate of inflation
D. a constant pattern of growth with no interruption throughout the decade
E. all of the answers above
23. Alice Paul led the National Women's party in
A. campaigning for an Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution
B. demanding the right for women to vote
C. calling for the provision of birth control devices to middle-class women
D. demanding federal funds for states to establish prenatal and child healthcare programs
E. supporting isolationism as a way for avoiding war
24. The "noble experiment" of prohibition resulted in all of the following developments except
A. a substantial reduction in drinking in some regions of the country
B. the creation of a very large force of government agents to enforce the law
C. the rise of organized crime to take over the illegal but lucrative alcohol business
D. the continued defense of prohibition by rural, Protestant Americans
E. the loss of support for prohibition from some middle-class progressives
25. Although John T. Scopes was convicted in the 1927 Scopes trial, modernists won a major victory when
A. William Jennings Bryan admitted that he believed in the theory of evolution
B. Scopes' attorney tricked William Jennings Bryan into admitting that not all religious dogma was subject to a single interpretation
C. the keen national interest in the trial persuaded the state of Tennessee to repeal its anti-evolution law
D. the outcome of the trial resulted in no further states passing anti-evolution laws
E. President Coolidge expressed support for the teaching of evolution
26. The _____ industry led to expansions in steel, oil, road construction, and housing growth.
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27. The _____ shop was an establishment in which no worker could be required to join a union.
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28. _____, founded in 1921 by Dewitt and Lila Wallace, condensed books of many different themes to make them available in
efficient reading form under one cover.
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29. As the pioneer of the American birth control movement, _____ believed that large families were among the major causes of
poverty and distress in poor communities.
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30. _____ were modern women who expressed their liberated lifestyles in their dress, hair style, speech, and behavior.
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31. A hero for his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, _____ exemplified the triumph of modern technology, industry, and personal
effort.
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32. _____, whose novels included Mainstreet, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith, was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in literature.
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33. A new generation of intellectuals created in New York City a flourishing African-American cultural movement widely described
as the _____.
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34. The defenders of _____ often referred to it as the "noble experiment."
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35. The renewed _____ opposed not only blacks, but Catholics, Jews, and foreigners.
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36. _____ was the main defense lawyer at the Scopes Monkey trial.
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37. The victor in the 1928 presidential election, and the man who more than any other personified the modern, prosperous, middleclass
society of the New Era, was _____.
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38. One of the most spectacular scandals of Harding's administration involved the rich naval oil reserves at _____ in Wyoming.
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39. In the 1920s, the _____ was one of the few important unions dominated and led by African- Americans.
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40. During the 1920s, many industries formed _____ whose purpose was to encourage coordination among their members in
production and marketing techniques.
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