Question 1

D. W. Griffith's 1915 film The Birth of a Nation glorified the ________.

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Question 2

Enrollment in colleges and universities increased threefold between 1900 and 1930, with much of that increase occurring after

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A)   the passage of the Sheppard-Towner Act.
B)   the GI Bill of Rights became law.
C)   World War I.
D)   "Black Thursday."
E)   the economy began the period of steady growth and expansion that marked the "roaring 20s."F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Researchers at MIT in the early 1930s, led by ________, created the first analog computer.

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Question 4

During the 1920s, the federal government enjoyed a supportive relationship with the American business community.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the 1920s, all of the following immigrant groups were increasing their presence in the labor force in the West and Southwest EXCEPT the

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A)   Filipinos.
B)   Chinese.
C)   Japanese.
D)   Mexicans.
E)   Issei.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 6

What were the psychological effects on both individuals and society at large that resulted from increasing consumerism in the 1920s?

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Question 7

The National Origins Act of 1924

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A)   entirely banned immigration from East Asia to the United States.
B)   discriminated against northwestern Europeans.
C)   was designed to alter the sources but not the overall number of immigrants.
D)   included a quota system for the first time.
E)   set a rigid limit of 150,000 immigrants a year.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 8

During the 1920s, birth control in the U.S.

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A)   was limited to physical methods such as abstinence and withdrawal.
B)   included legal abortion in most states.
C)   was strongly opposed by moralists such as Margaret Sanger.
D)   was among the major causes of poverty and distress in poor communities.
E)   was illegal, in some form, in many states.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

The contending attorneys at the Scopes trial in 1925 were William Jennings Bryan and ________.

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Question 10

To Herbert Hoover, "associationalism" meant

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A)   states and the federal government working together to restrain business.
B)   Congress and the president working together on economic legislation.
C)   the formation of federal boards to oversee various aspects of industry.
D)   businesses being run by a governing board of management and labor representatives.
E)   the creation of national organizations of businessmen in particular industries.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The film The Birth of a Nation glorified the early Ku Klux Klan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge took essentially passive approaches to the presidency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Calvin Coolidge

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A)   claimed that Theodore Roosevelt was his political role model.
B)   believed the federal government should actively promote the social welfare of Americans.
C)   lost his party's bid for another nomination in the election of 1928.
D)   had no political experience prior to becoming vice president in 1920.
E)   was less active a president than Warren Harding.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

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 15

Describe the status of women in the 1920s. What aspects of their activities and behavior showed significant change, and what remained the same?

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Question 16

As commerce secretary during the 1920s, Herbert Hoover championed the idea of business ________.

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Question 17

Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge failed to serve out their presidential terms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the election of 1924, among the political parties,

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

Question 19

The election of Herbert Hoover in 1928 was seen as a blow to the interests of progressives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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A)   was a progressive Democratic governor.
B)   was supported by Tammany Hall.
C)   lost the 1924 nomination to William McAdoo.
D)   was an Irish Catholic.
E)   won the 1928 Democratic nomination.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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