American Studies Sem2, Spring2012
Kozina
Unit8 Study Guide (ch26,ch27,ch28,ch29)
Things to know, understand, and/or be able to do:
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Anarchy/anarchists
Communism/communists
Pacifism/pacifists
Socialism/socialists
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The graph shows immigration from southern and
eastern Europe to the United States. Which of
the following events best explains the trend in
immigration after 1921?
o the enactment of a quota system
o the beginning of the Palmer Raids
o the onset of an economic recession
o the end of World War I
identify the purpose of the Palmer Raids
Which of these groups would have been most
likely to come to the defense of Nicola Sacco
and Bartolomeo Vanzetti after their conviction
for murder in 1921?
o Anti-Defamation League
o Ku Klux Klan
o League of Women Voters
o International Workers of the World
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Look at the cause-and-effect diagram. Which of
the following belongs in the oval?
o Union membership decreased
o Congress passed antiunion legislation.
o Returning soldiers took jobs away from
union workers.
o Business reduced wages of union
workers.
Know the presidents of this era: who they were
and what they accomplished –
o Warren G. Harding
o Calvin Coolidge
o Herbert Hoover
Which of the following best completes this
diagram?
o enforce the Roosevelt Corollary in
Latin America
o settle war debts through the Dawes
Plan
o become a member of the League of
Nations
o limit global trade to protect American
farmers
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identify and describe the purpose of the KelloggBriand Pact
identify and describe causes of the economic
boom of the 1920s
identify and describe essential characteristics of
a free enterprise system
Which of the following contributed most to the
development of a consumer culture in the
1920s?
o stock speculation
o normalcy
o demobilization
o installment buying
Which of these innovations contributed most to
the development of a national popular culture in
the 1920s?
o automobiles
o airplanes
o plastic
o radio
identify and describe the purpose of the
following grassroots organizations…
o American Civil Liberties Union
o Anti-Defamation League
o League of Women Voters
o National Women’s Party
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are best
known for their contributions to which kind of
music?
Identify/define the following terms:
o Jazz Age
o Roaring Twenties
o Harlem Renaissance
o Back-to-Africa Movement
Which of these statements best summarizes the
situation of American farmers in the 1920s?
o Government loans helped many
farmers buy land.
o Falling crop prices drove many farmers
into bankruptcy.
o High crop yields increased most
farmers' incomes.
o Demand for crops was so high that
most farmers could not meet it.
Which of these factors contributed least to the
divide between rural traditionalists and urban
modernists in the 1920s?
o Many modernists envied the peace
and quiet of small-town life.
o Modernists sometimes mocked
traditionalist values as being oldfashioned.
o Many traditionalists feared losing their
children to the glamour of city life.
o Traditionalists often viewed modernist
trends as immoral.
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Which of the following statements would most
likely have been made by a traditionalist in
support of prohibition?
o "Outlawing drinking might encourage
city dwellers to move back to rural
areas."
o "Alcoholism is a medical, not a legal
problem."
o "Alcoholism causes crime, violence,
and the breakup of families."
o "Legalized drinking attracts too many
immigrants to the United States."
What issue was central to the Scopes trial?
Analyzing Sources
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Describe trends shown in the graph
Discuss events/factors that could explain these trends
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Describe trends shown on the graph
Make a comparison of the two items this graph is
showing
Relate this graph and the previous graph