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THE TWENTIES
Test B
A.
Key Terms and People
Directions: Match the definitions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct
letter in each blank. You will not use all of the terms. (3 points each)
Column I
Column II
1. wealthy banker who served in the
Harding administration
2. set the theories of Charles Darwin
against fundamentalism
3. agreement intended to settle international
debts from World War I
4. 1920s cultural outpouring associated with
African Americans
5. first film with synchronized sound
6. wrote of the pain and pride of being black
7. manufacturing method in which each
worker performs one step
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
mass production
bull market
Andrew Mellon
Sigmund Freud
Ku Klux Klan
The Jazz Singer
Scopes Trial
A Farewell to Arms
Prohibition
Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Dawes Plan
8. psychologist who stressed the importance
of the unconscious mind
9. targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics, and
immigrants
10. a period during which the value of
stocks increases
B.
Key Concepts
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in each blank. (4 points each)
11. As the 1920s progressed, farm incomes
a. declined.
b. increased more rapidly than did incomes in urban areas.
c. increased, but did so less rapidly than did urban incomes.
d. remained steady.
12. Which best describes the changing attitudes of people living in
developing suburbs?
a. They became less conservative and more politically active.
b. They became less conservative and less politically active.
c. They became more conservative and more politically active.
d. They became more conservative and less politically active.
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13. African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in
a. the North, where they were not allowed to work.
b. the North, where strong Jim Crow laws existed.
c. the South, where they were not allowed to work.
d. the South, where strong Jim Crow laws existed.
14. The U.S. handling of the post–World War I war-debt situation
a. portrayed President Coolidge as a generous man.
b. damaged America’s economy.
c. strengthened the international economy.
d. damaged America’s international reputation.
15. How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
a. by forcing police to enforce antiliquor laws
b. bootleggers could branch out into other types of illegal activity
c. by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol
d. by strengthening respect for the law
16. In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the
a. Eighteenth Amendment.
c. Twentieth Amendment.
b. Nineteenth Amendment.
d. Twenty-first Amendment.
Directions: Use the following chart and your knowledge of history to answer questions
17 and 18.
Major Scandals in the Harding Administration
Charles Forbes
Head of Veterans Bureau
left country after stealing
$200 million from the
government; brought
back to America, sent to
prison
Harry Dougherty
Attorney General
illegally sold alcohol
seized by the
government
Edwin Denby
Secretary of the Navy
coaxed Harding to sign
navy’s oil reserves over to
Department of the
Interior
Albert Fall
Secretary of the Interior
leased government oil
reserves to private
companies, received over
$400,000; convicted of
bribery, fined, and sent to
prison
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17. Which officials on the chart went to prison for their crimes?
a. Harry Dougherty and Edwin Denby
b. Charles Forbes, Harry Dougherty, and Edwin Denby
c. Charles Forbes and Albert Fall
d. Harry Dougherty, Edwin Denby, and Albert Fall
18. The Teapot Dome oil scandal involved which two officials from
the chart?
a. Albert Fall and Harry Dougherty
b. Edwin Denby and Albert Fall
c. Charles Forbes and Harry Dougherty
d. Charles Forbes and Albert Fall
19. In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,
a. black middle and upper classes emerged.
b. blacks did no better than they had in the South.
c. most blacks worked as sharecroppers.
d. blacks were often the victims of Jim Crow laws.
20. Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?
a. His ideas became too extreme to attract many supporters.
b. His supporters lacked the money to keep his organization going.
c. There was no effective leadership after Garvey was deported.
d. White-owned newspapers did not publicize the movement.
C.
Document-Based Assessment
Directions: Use the excerpts from the U.S. Constitution to answer the following question on
a separate sheet of paper. Read carefully the text that has been italicized. (10 points)
Amendment 21 (Ratified December 15, 1933)
Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United
States is hereby repealed.
Section 2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession
of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of
the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited. . . .
21. Analyze Primary Sources What had been illegal under the Eighteenth
Amendment? What condition was placed on its legalization in 1933?
D.
Critical Thinking
Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. (10 points each)
22. Draw Conclusions What part did advances in technology play in the creation of the
“New Woman?” What group of women was largely excluded from this progress?
23. Synthesize Information How did the oppression of African Americans influence
the Harlem Renaissance?
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