Question 1

During the 1920s,the agricultural economy of the United States saw

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A)   a large decrease in the area of cultivated land.
B)   farmers oppose using hybrid plants and chemical fertilizers.
C)   the need for a larger labor supply.
D)   a sharp decline in farmers' incomes.
E)   demand for farm goods rise faster than production.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

Why was American economic production and growth so successful during the 1920s? What were its strengths and weaknesses?

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Question 3

The practice of "welfare capitalism" in the 1920s involved most industrial workers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The theory of modulation was pioneered by Canadian scientist Reginald Fessenden.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did the federal government go about implementing prohibition? Why was prohibition ultimately a failure?

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Question 6

In the 1920s,airplanes were largely curiosities and a source of entertainment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Feminists such as Alice Paul championed the Sheppard-Towner Act because it provided federal funds for child health-care.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Scopes trial of 1925 resulted in a guilty verdict,but it also put fundamentalists on the defensive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All the following statements regarding Al Smith are true EXCEPT that he

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A)   was a progressive Democratic governor.
B)   was unable to unite his divided party.
C)   won the 1928 Democratic nomination.
D)   was an Irish Catholic.
E)   lost the 1924 nomination to William McAdoo.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

In the 1920s,Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon succeeded in

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A)   eliminating half of the WWI debt.
B)   cutting taxes on corporate profits and personal incomes.
C)   All these answers are correct.
D)   both eliminating half of the federal debt and dramatically trimming the federal budget.
E)   dramatically trimming the federal budget.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

When prohibition went into effect in 1920,it had the support of not only most middle-class Americans,but most progressives as well.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the 1920s,the "noble experiment" referred to

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A)   political isolationism.
B)   laws to restrict child labor.
C)   the Equal Rights Amendment for women.
D)   the prohibition of alcohol.
E)   female suffrage.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

In the election of 1924,among the political parties,

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A)   the Republican Party was seriously divided.
B)   None of these answers is correct.
C)   the Progressive Party was seriously divided.
D)   the Democratic Party was seriously divided.
E)   both the Democratic Party and the Progressive Party were seriously divided.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 14

In his 1925 novel,The Great Gatsby,F.Scott Fitzgerald

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A)  dramatized the plight of Midwestern farmers.
B)  ridiculed the hypocritical behavior of some in evangelical religion.
C)  glorified wealthy Americans as examples of the "success ethic."
D)  criticized the American obsession with material wealth.
E)  satirized the inequalities in American politicsF) B) and C)
G) A) and E) D

Question 15

After World War I,the new Ku Klux Klan

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A)   was a males-only organization.
B)   became primarily concerned about Catholics, Jews, and foreigners.
C)   was largely centered in the South.
D)   focused primarily on intimidating African Americans.
E)   officially renounced the use of violence.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E) B

Question 16

During the 1920s,the National Woman's Party campaigned primarily for the

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A)   Equal Rights Amendment.
B)   Disarmament Amendment.
C)   Balanced Budget Amendment.
D)   Prohibition Amendment.
E)   Nineteenth Amendment.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Why did nativism reemerge with new strength after World War I? What cultural and legal effects did it have?

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Question 18

During the 1920s,a great worry for industrialists was the fear of

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A)   inflation.
B)   the rising bargaining power of labor unions.
C)   the overproduction of goods.
D)   a shortage in the number of skilled workers.
E)   a shortage of consumer credit.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 19

Champions of parity for farmers urged high tariffs against foreign agricultural competition.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 20

In the 1920s,"welfare capitalism"

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A)   required corporations to provide some relief for unemployed workers.
B)   encouraged employees to form single-industry labor unions.
C)   gave workers a measure of control over their industry.
D)   forced workers to donate much of their salaries to the less fortunate.
E)   was a paternalistic approach used by corporate leaders on their workers.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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