AP US History
Mr. Blackmon
Chapter 25 Second Industrial Revolution, the Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
The Red Scare
1.
The Palmer Raids of 1919 were conducted against
A.
suspected communists and anarchists
B.
Republicans bitterly opposed to the Wilson administration
C.
alleged financial backers of Marcus Garvey
D.
labor organizers for the American Federation of Labor.
E.
White racist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan.
2.
In 1920, U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer organized a new federal
agency to investigate radicals, headed by
A
Calvin Coolidge
B
J. Edgar Hoover
C
William Z. Foster
D
O li v er W en del l Ho l mes
E
C harles Beard
One of the sparks which ignited the Red Scare of 1919-20 was the
A
Bonus March
B
presidential candidacy of AI Smith
C
trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
D
stroke w hich par a lyz e d Pr e side nt W il son
E
fear of Communism arising from the Bolshevik Revolution
Which of the following statements about Ameircan cities between 1890 and 1930
is correct?
A.
Area of residence increasingly became an indicator of social class
B.
Poor people moved to the outskirts of cities
C.
Industries shifted from the cities to the suburbs
D.
Widespread racial integration of communities occurred
E.
Neighborhoods losts their ethnic identification.
The case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Venzetti in the 1920s illustrated
A.
America’s “Return to Normalcy”
B.
The lack of compassion toward immigrants
C.
The treatment of Indians
D.
The reckless vigilante spirit that existed in the Southern states
E.
The extent of the “Red Scare”
The case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Venzetti in the 1920s illustrated
A.
America’s “Return to Normalcy”
B.
The lack of compassion toward immigrants
C.
The treatment of Indians
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The reckless vigilante spirit that existed in the Southern states
The extent of the “Red Scare”
Nativism / Racism
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Which of the following accurately describes the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?
A.
Its activities were limited to the South.
B.
It favored immigration restriction as well as White supremacy.
C.
It repudiated fundamentalist Protestantism.
D.
Many of its members were elected to Congress.
E.
It appeared for the first time during this decade.
"Nordic Americans for the last generation have found themselves increasingly
uncomfortable and finally deeply distressed ... One by one all our traditional
moral standards went by the boards, or were so disregarded that they ceased to be
binding."
A
National American Women's Suffrage Association
B
Ku Klux Klan
C
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
D
American Federation of Labor
E
Progressive Education Association
D. W. Griffith’s epic film The Birth of a Nation (1915) became controversial
because of its
A.
portrayal of the Sons of Liberty as a radical mob
B.
celebration of American freedoms at a time of protest against radical
groups
C.
Celebration of America’s cultural diversity
D.
Depiction of Ku Klux Klan activities as heroic and commendable
E.
Sympathetic treatment of Germany in the years before the First World
War.
The power of Protestant Christian Fundamentalism was best displayed during the
1920's in
A
the Sacco and Vanzetti trial
B
the Scopes trial
C
Birth of a Nation
D
the Red Scare
E
The Great Gatsby
Which of the following celebrated trials best illustrates the cultural conflict in
the 1920s between fundamentalism and modernism?
A.
The Scottsboro trial
B.
The Leopold-Loeb Trial
C.
The John T. Scopes Trial
D.
The Albert B. Fall trial.
E.
The Sacco-Vanzetti Trial.
"Now, a word about the whole Bible. I believe it is a master stroke of Satan
to get us to doubt any portion of the Bible. If he can get us to doubt just one
thing in that book, he has accomplished a great point, and it is going to be the
overthrow of many a man's and woman's faith."
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The passage above, from the nineteenth century, expresses the viewpoint of
the proponents of
A.
fundamentalism
B.
deism
C
the higher criticism
D
the Social Gospel
E.
the Gospel of Wealth.
A number of changes took place in the intellectual life of college-educated
Americans between about 1880 and 1930. Which of the following changes
was LEAST characteristic of this group in this period?
A.
Growth in influence of religious fundamentalism
B.
Rise of pluralistic and relativistic world views
C.
Accelerated professionalization of intellectual roles
D.
Expanded popularity of nonrational explanations for human behavior
E.
Increased attention to the methods and outlook of the science
The Scopes Trial had the effect of
A.
Eliminating state restrictions on the teaching of evolution in schools.
B.
Highlighting the intolerance of religious fundamentalism and its
conflict with contemporary science and secularism
C.
Emphasizing the importance of the First Amendment when a person’s
ideas are not popular among the majority of Americans.
D.
Pointing out the necessity of preventing the state from interfering in
religious matters.
E.
Reestablishing the predominance of fundamentalist religious ideas
over secular scientific pronouncements which had dominated
American thought throughout the early 1920s.
The 1925 Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee
A.
Concerned the struggle to tax church property in Tennessee
B.
Was an effort by the state of Tennessee to ban the use of snakes in
religious services
C.
Focused on the efforts of the Protestant fundamentalists to impose
prohibition on the state
D.
Demonstrated the rural fundamentalist belief that the theory of
evolution was a subversive attempt to destroy the meaning of the
Bible.
E.
Supported efforts of the Ku Klux Klan to prevent southern European
immigrants from settling in the state.
In the late nineteenth-century controversy over the social and religious
implication of Darwinian theory, all of the following popular beliefs were felt
to be threatened by Darwin EXCEPT the
A.
theological doctrine of "design"
B.
accuracy of the Old Testament.
C.
reality of change in the world.
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D.
uniqueness of man in nature.
E.
concept of the deserving poor.
What was the main reason for the major decrease in the number of Europeans
immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?
A
What was the main reason for the major decrease in the number of
Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?
B
Most European countries passed laws forbidding immigration to the
United States
C
A significant increase in emigration from Latin America left fewer
jobs for European immigrants
D
Fear of political persecution after the Palmer raids and the Sacco and
Vanzetti case discouraged many Europeans from emigrating.
E
The United States passed the National Origins Act
18.
The cartoon above represents the intended consequences of an immigration
policy enacted in which year?
A
1886
B
1921
C
1924
D
1965
E
1986
Literature and Culture
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All of the following help to explain the presence of large numbers of expatriate
American intellectuals in Europe during the 1920s EXCEPT the
A.
repressive effects of Prohibition and the resurgence of conservatism in the
United States.
B.
attraction of European cities, especially Paris, as centers of innovation and
creativity.
C.
tradition among American writers of taking up temporary residence in
Europe.
D.
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claims of young American writers and critics that American culture was
materialistic and hostile to the development of their art.
E
European tradition of wealthy patrons supporting struggling
American artists and writers.
American writers of the 1930s have often been called the "lost generation"
because they
A.
found it difficult to get their work published
B.
were disillusioned with the course of American life.
C.
failed to achieve fame in their lifetimes.
D.
were politically radical in a conservative era.
E.
preferred to write for a European rather than an American audience.
The “Lost Generation” refers to
A.
Those young adults whose lives and families were devastated by the Great
Depression of the 1930s
B.
The millions of young men killed in the senseless trench warfare of World
War I
C.
Young writers disillusioned by the materialism, decadence, and
conformity dominating 1920s America.
D.
The thousands of workers killed or injured in efforts to form and promote
worker safety in turn-of-the-century America
E.
The generation of young Americans caught up in the turmoil of war
protests and moral collapse during the 1960s
Which of the following best characterizes the writers associated with the literary
flowering of the 1920's, such as Sinclair Lewis and F. Scott Fitzgerald?
A.
Sympathy for Protestant fundamentalism.
B.
Nostalgia for he “good old days”
C.
Commitment to the casue of racial equality
D.
Advocacy of cultural isolationism
E.
Criticism of middle-class conformity and materialism.
Which of the following words best describes the spirit of American intellectuals
in the late 1920s?
A.
Alienation
B.
Complacency
C.
Romanticism
D.
Patriotism
E.
Pietism
H.L. Mencken, Ernest Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were all
A.
Classical musicians of the 1920s
B.
American expatriates living in Paris during the 1920s
C.
American painters of the 1920s
D.
American writers of the 1920s
E.
Prominent actors in the silent movies of the 1920s
Sinclair Lewis generally depicted small-town America as
A.
An island of sincerity amid the cynicism of American life
B.
The home of such traditional virtues as honesty, hard work, and
wholesomeness
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C.
Merely a smaller-scale version of big-city life
D.
Dreary, prejudiced, and vulgar
E.
Open and accepting but naive and easily taken in
Georgia O’Keefe, Thomas Hart Benton, and Edward Hopper were all
A.
American painters of the 1920s
B.
Pioneers in the field of a distinctly American music
C.
Known for their abstract paintings of flowers and other objects
D.
Pioneers in the building of skyscrapers
E.
American literary figures of the first decade of the twentieth century.
The scandal in 1919 that affected the integrity of major league baseball was
A.
“The Red Sox Scam”
B.
“The Yankee Giveaway”
C.
“The Philadelphia Folly”
D.
“The Red Stockings Cash Deal”
E.
“The Black Sox Scandal”
Charles Lindbergh became a national hero for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT
A.
He was seen as a modest, handsome daredevil.
B.
He made a solo flight across the Atlantic
C.
He advocated American leadership in world affairs.
D.
He embodied American traditional values in the new industrialized
society.
E.
His success incorporated elements of technology and individualism.
The "flapper" as depicted in movies and novels of the 1920's embodied which of
the following traits?
A
she spoke only when spoken to
B
she wore modest clothes
C
she stayed at home with the children
D
she read books about the lost generation
E
she drank bootleg liquor
Which generalization is an accurate statement about journalism during the
1920's?
A
newspaper circulation peaked in the early 1920's
B
photographs were still uncommon
C
tabloid style newspapers appealed to traditional, well-educated newspaper
readers
D
m ergers led to consoli dation of m ost ne wspape rs in to a
f ew ch a in s
E
t h e f ed er al go ver nm en t began t o r egu l at e j o ur nal i sm
At the heart of Hollywood's early success was the "star system," which produced
all of the following "stars" of the 1920's EXCEPT
A
Charlie Chaplin
B
Mary Pickford
C
Rudolph Valentino
D
Shirley Temple
E
Greta Garbo
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One important discovery of the Federal Census taken in 1920 was that
A
the frontier was closed
B
more Americans lived in suburbs than in cities
C
more Americans lived in rural communities than in cities (
D)
more Americans lived in cities than in rural communities
E
more men than women lived in the United States
In their attempt to focus on the needs of the consumer, advertising agencies of the
1920's began to rely on
A
newspaper advertisements
B
government studies
C
scientific evidence
D
radio "personalities"
E
psychology
African Americans in the Twenties
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For more than a week during the summer of 1919, Chicago was virtually at war
because of events emanating from
A
the Democratic National Convention
B
a prolonged race riot
C
a draft riot
D
the Bonus Army
E
a series of anarchist bombing
35.
Which statement accurately describes the condition of African-Americans at the
end of World War I?
A
the number of lynchings decreased
B
northern factories hired black workers even when white workers returned
from the war
C
black veterans were welcomed as heros in the South
D
racial incidents led to urban riots
E
no organization worked to promote African-American pride
Which of the following accurately describes the experience of American soldiers
in World War I?
A
few soldiers died of wounds
B
recruits were generally well educated
C
drinking was allowed on military bases
D
African-American soldiers were assigned to segregated units
E
women were not allowed to enlist
Marcus Garvey, leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, argued
for
A.
Equal rights
B.
A return to Africa
C.
Racial desegregation
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D.
Violence in the cities
E.
More representation in Congress for Washington D.C.
Marcus Garvey's prominence during the 1920s arose from his
A
establishment of a political party focusing on ci vil rights issues
B
emphasis on the importance of Black pride and Black nationalism
C
development of a national network of Blackowned businesses
D
financial and literary contributions to the Harlem Renaissance
E
service as an unofficial adviser to Presidents and cabinet members
Which of the following had integration rather than Balck separatism as a goal?
A.
W. E. B. DuBois and the Niagara Movement
B.
Marcus Garvey and the Back-to-Africa movement
C.
Elijah Muhammad and the Black Muslim movement
D
Stokely Carmichael and the Black Power movement
E.
Huey Newton and the Black Panther movement.
Which of the following accurately describe(s) the Harlem Renaissance?
I
It flourished during the 1920s
II
It was centered among Blacks in the South
III
It consisted of a period of dramatic Black intellectual and artistic
creativity.
IV
It brought about significant gains in civil rights.
A.
I only
B.
I and III only
C.
II and IV only
D.
I, II, and IV only
E.
I, III, and IV only.
Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
A.
The rehabilitation of a decaying urban area
B.
An outpouring of Black artistic and literary crseativity
C.
The beginning of the NAACP
D.
The most famous art show of the early twentieth century
E.
The establishment of motion picture palaces.
The music most popular and most characteristic of American culture in the 1920s
was
A.
An American modification of the traditional classical European style
B.
An early form of rock ‘n roll
C.
Based on old Negro spirituals
D.
Classically romantic
E.
Jazz
The combination of European musical influences with African musical influences
came together in 1890s New Orleans to form a new distinctly American musical
style called
A.
Gospel
B.
Jazz
C.
Folk
D.
Country
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E.
Blues
W.C. Handy, Joe “King” Oliver, and “Jelly Roll” Morton were known for their
accomplishments in
A.
Jazz
B.
Baseball
C.
The civil rights movement
D.
Boxing
E.
Football
The Economy / Taylorism
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In terms of total value by the end of the 1920's, which was the most productive
industry in the United States?
A
plastics
B
movies
C
automobiles
D
steel
E
electrical appliances
Factors helping to promote mass production and marketing in the 1920s included
all of the following EXCEPT
A.
The prevalence of large chains of retail stores
B.
More individualistic, less bureaucratic structure of management
within large corporations
C.
The extension of consumer credit through installment buying
D.
The development of assembly line techniques
E.
Aggressive advertising in mass media.
The assembly-line production of Henry Ford’s Model T automobile resulted in
which of the following by the end of the 1920s?
A.
A sharp decrease in railroad passenger traffic
B.
The federal goverenment’s abandonment of research on air travel
C.
The development of a large international market for American
automobiles
D.
Widespread purchsoe of authomobiles by average American families.
E.
Construction of the federal interstate highway syste
Around 1920, the number of children aged 10 to 15 in the industrial workforce
began to decline for which of the following reasons?
A
Around 1920, the number of children aged 10 to 15 in the industrial
workforce began to decline for which of the following reasons?
B
Introduction of the minimum wage made child labor uneconomical
C
The American birth rate declined, thus reducing the number of children
available to work
D
Factory owners advocated state child labor laws
E
States began to require children to attend school until a certain age
and to limit the ages at which they could be employed.
All of the following were characteristic of the 1920s EXCEPT
A.
Voting rights for women
B.
C.
D.
E.
Prohibition and bootlegging
Consumerism and easy credit
Progressivist reform and union growth
Ku Klux Klan power and popularity
Normalcy: Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
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By “normalcy,” President Warren G. Harding meant not only peace after the
recent war but also.
A.
A renewal of the Progressivist reform movement.
B.
A return to an emphasis on domestic reform in place of Wilson’s foreign
adventures.
C.
An end to idealistic crusades and efforts at large-scale reform.
D.
The establishment of new norms of international behavior
E.
U.S. membership in the newly formed League of Nations.
Warren G. Harding may best be characterized as
A.
A personally corrupt and dishonest man
B.
Unsuccessful in foreign policy but highly successful in domestic affairs.
C.
Having made a number of misjudgements in the men he appointed
and with whom he associated.
D.
Probably more dedicated to Progressive reform than either Wilson or
Roosevelt had been.
E.
Quiet and taciturn.
President Warren G. Harding’s administration could best be compared to that of
A.
Abraham Lincoln
B.
James Madison
C.
Ulysses Grant
D.
James Buchanan
E.
John Tyler
Which of the following best describes the administrations of Warren Harding and
Calvin Coolidge?
A.
“The Trusts must be broken!”
B.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!”
C.
“The business of government is business!”
D.
“The taste of empire is in the mouths of the people!”
E.
“The world must be made safe for democracy!”
During the presidencies of Harding and Coolidge, which of the following was
true about most of the federal regulatory agencies created during the Progressive
era?
A.
They kept business divided into small, fiercely competitive units.
B.
They were declared unconstitutional
C.
They were abolished.
D.
They served mainly to aid business.
E.
They were placed in the hands of the states.
As president, Calvin Coolidge generally
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Favored large government building projects
Urged Congress to raise taxes
Kept government spending low and encouraged private business
Took an active role in pushing legislation through Congress
Argued that the protective tariff should be lowered in ordered to provide a
more healthy economic environment.
“The business of our nation is business” were the words of
A.
Calvin Coolidge
B.
Herbert Hoover
C.
Warren G. Harding
D.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
E.
Charles Evans Hughes
“There is no right to strike against the public safety, anywhere, any time,” was
said by
A.
Rutherford B. Hayes with regard to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877
B.
Grover Cleveland on sending federal troops to help put down the Pullman
strike
C.
Calvin Coolidge on calling out the Massachusetts National Guard
during the Boston police strike.
D.
Senator Robert A. Taft speaking in favor of the Taft-Hartley bill.
E.
Ronald Reagan with regard to the air traffic controllers’ strike.
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon’s policies did which of the following?
A.
Reduced income-tax rates for the wealthy to release money for private
investment
B.
Provided aid to the Allies during the First World War
C.
Provided federal guarantees for bank deposits
D.
Restricted loans to Mexico after the Tampico and Veracruz incidents.
E.
Combated the Depression by giving lower-income groups more
purchasing power.
THE CASH REGISTER CHORUS
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The political cartoonist who drew this picture probably believed that
A.
European nations were pleased with aid given them by the Coolidge
administration.
B.
governmental agencies were receiving too much financial support from
the Coolidge administration.
C.
American industrial and commercial leaders approved of the
Coolidge administration's business policies.
D.
consumers had benefitted from the Federal Reserve Board's tight money
policy from 1925 through 1928
E.
Congress was pleased by President Coolidge's accommodating stance
toward pork barrel legislation.
Foreign Policy in the Twenties
Causes of the Great Depression
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Droughts, high tariffs, bankruptcies, and low prices during the late 1920s had the
greatest impact on
A.
Urban America
B.
The United States Stock Market
C.
Rural America
D.
Maritime ventures
E.
Northern manufacturers
For American farming, the years 1921 to 1929 were a period of
A.
increase in the size of the farm population
B.
rapid inflation in the price of farmland.
C.
low prices for agricultural products.
D.
increased government subsidization
E.
increase in the number of small family-owned farms.
The LEAST prosperous group in the 1920s consisted of
A
workers in older industries like steel and railroads
B
workers in newer industries like radio and automobiles
C
farmers in the Midwest and the South
D
skilled workers threatened by new laborsaving technologies
E
workers in service industries
Of the following, the most important cause of the Great Depression was
A.
soaring energy costs
B.
serious dislocations in international trade
C.
European abandonment of the gold standard
D.
confiscatory social security taxes
E.
excessive government spending.