Chapter 21 Quiz

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. All of the following refer to Mary Pickford except that she

was one of the first and greatest stars of the movies. correct incorrect

was one of the richest women in America. correct incorrect

never married. correct incorrect

represented American youth culture. correct incorrect

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. The innovation of Henry Ford laid in his emphasis on

ensuring worker safety. correct incorrect

enabling mass production through an efficient assembly line. correct incorrect

securing unassailable patents. correct incorrect

producing a variety of styles in automobile designs. correct incorrect

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. The first air flight in 1903

took place in North Carolina. correct incorrect

took place in Orville, Ohio. correct incorrect

immediately jump-started the airplane industry. correct incorrect

flew a very great distance. correct incorrect

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. All of the following refer to agriculture in the 1920s except

Large-scale agriculture depended on migrant laborers to harvest crops. correct incorrect

Increased efficiency on the farm led to bumper crops that did not always find a market at a good price. correct incorrect

Farmers could not export enough of their surplus crops to foreign nations. correct incorrect

As farm prices rose toward the end of the decade, farmers achieved the long-sought level of parity. correct incorrect

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. The rapid rise of suburbs around cities such as Detroit and Los Angeles demonstrated

the transformation of farms into suburbs. correct incorrect

the need for migrant farm labor. correct incorrect

the cheap availability of housing. correct incorrect

migration patterns out of the South. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes Americans' attitudes and actions during the 1920s?

Americans were generally hopeful about the future. correct incorrect

Americans enjoyed increased free time, new styles of music, and a more modern attitude toward sex. correct incorrect

American children enjoyed more free time and had more toys than before. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following did not emerge during the 1920s?

The Jazz Singer correct incorrect

The color television correct incorrect

Louis Armstrong correct incorrect

NBC correct incorrect

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. Charles A. Lindbergh flew nonstop in 1927 from

New York to London. correct incorrect

Miami to Los Angeles. correct incorrect

St. Louis to London. correct incorrect

New York to Paris. correct incorrect

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. Despite the widespread prosperity and positivism of the 1920s, many Americans

were poor; six of ten American families made less than $2,000 per year. correct incorrect

were locked out of the prosperity and good times due in large part to their ethnicity or race. correct incorrect

were disenchanted with American society. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. All of the following refer to the fundamentalism of the 1920s except

It was concentrated in the conservative wing of the Republican Party. correct incorrect

It dominated the Southern Baptist Convention and was contesting theological liberals for control of northern churches too. correct incorrect

It urged citizens to return to biblical and denominational authority. correct incorrect

It flatly rejected Darwin's theory of evolution. correct incorrect

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. The rejuvenated Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s

abandoned the violent intimidation tactics of its predecessor in favor of economic boycotts. correct incorrect

found most of its support in the rural South. correct incorrect

targeted Catholic and Jewish immigrants as well as African Americans and Prohibition violators. correct incorrect

underwent a surge in growth after 1925. correct incorrect

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. The "New Negro"

was a term used to reflect a sense of freedom felt by African Americans who abandoned poor farms in the rural South. correct incorrect

was an idea that did not take off. correct incorrect

ignored inequality. correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. In the election of 1920, the Republican presidential candidate was _______ and the Democratic candidate was _______.

Warren G. Harding; John W. Davis correct incorrect

Calvin Coolidge; A. Mitchell Palmer correct incorrect

Warren G. Harding; James M. Cox correct incorrect

Warren G. Harding; Woodrow Wilson correct incorrect

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. The Kellogg-Briand Pact sought to outlaw

arms reductions agreements. correct incorrect

war as an instrument of national policy. correct incorrect

naval power above 525,000 tons. correct incorrect

the Open Door in China. correct incorrect

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. "American Landscape: The Tulsa Race Massacre" demonstrates which of the following continuities in United States history?

The growth of a nationwide African American middle class correct incorrect

The decline of Jim Crow laws correct incorrect

The violence of white supremacist sentiments correct incorrect

The movement of African Americans to the North in the "Great Migration." correct incorrect

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. What was J. Walter Thompson's company best known for?

Building planes for the American military correct incorrect

Dominating advertising's overseas expansion correct incorrect

Working to make industries more efficient correct incorrect

Propelling mass production efforts in the United States correct incorrect

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. In the early twentieth century, what was the Supreme Court's attitude towards labor unions?

It encouraged labor unions to organize on a limited basis. correct incorrect

It banned labor unions nationally. correct incorrect

It issued numerous rulings that allowed lower courts to suppress labor efforts. correct incorrect

It promoted the "closed shop." correct incorrect

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. What did the Immigration Act of 1921 do?

Banned Chinese immigration correct incorrect

Allowed for greater migration from southern Europe correct incorrect

Sharply reduced the number of new immigrants from southern and eastern Europe correct incorrect

Ended previous restrictions on immigration correct incorrect

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. How did Mexican immigrants respond to segregation and racism?

They demanded comprehensive political equality. correct incorrect

They propagated a sense of national identity. correct incorrect

They left the United States in large numbers. correct incorrect

They joined white families in suburban neighborhoods. correct incorrect

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. The political "New Era" of the 1920s was especially dependent on

the state of the economy. correct incorrect

race relations. correct incorrect

international peace. correct incorrect

westward expansion. correct incorrect

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. The Harlem Renaissance was

a term used to express disappointment over whites' dismissal of Black culture. correct incorrect

a term used to describe Black people's penetration into the business world. correct incorrect

led by a creative group of young writers and artists who broke with the older, genteel traditions of Black literature to reclaim a cultural identity with African roots. correct incorrect

a brainchild of Marcus Garvey and his Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). correct incorrect

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. All of the following refer to consumerism in the 1920s except

Many began to receive less pleasure in their work, so they turned to the consumption of goods and services to seek gratification. correct incorrect

The traditional work ethic was widely regarded as the key to personal happiness. correct incorrect

Some justified pleasure to balance the drudgery of labor. correct incorrect

The advertising industry was in the vanguard of the emphasis on consumption. correct incorrect

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. _______ was an early and well-known promoter of sex education and contraceptives, which were largely illegal in the 1910s. She coined the term "birth control."

Margaret Sanger correct incorrect

Lucretia Mott correct incorrect

Alice Paul correct incorrect

Mary Pickford correct incorrect

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. Despite the nation's general prosperity, economic advances involved costs to organized labor.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Businesspeople during the 1920s made use of new technologies and other advancements to increase productivity.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Despite the increase in the number of automobiles after 1921, textiles and railroads continued to dominate the national economy during the following decade.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. American farmers did not enjoy the economic prosperity of the 1920s.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. One thing that helped stimulate the American economy and Americans' buying power during the 1920s was installment purchasing.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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Map 21-1: The Election of 1928. The map indicates the popularity of the Republican Party during the 1920s.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. American workers enjoyed higher wages and an increase in leisure time in the 1920s.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect