Question 1

Describe the many factors that resulted in America becoming more of a consumer society during the 1920s.

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There were several factors that contribu...

Question 2

During the 1920s,Thomas Hunt Morgan was one of the American pioneers in

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A)   genetic research.
B)   automation.
C)   relativistic physics.
D)   analog computers.
E)   robotics.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

What was Hoover's "associationalism" and why did he champion it?

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Hoover's "associationalism" was an econo...

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the Harding administration,the Teapot Dome scandal involved

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A)   the illegal sale of timber rights.
B)   political blackmail.
C)   transfers of national oil reserves.
D)   the secret sale of armaments to Nicaragua.
E)   graft in federal construction contracts.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

In the workplace,the "open shop" meant

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A)   skilled workers were required to join a craft union.
B)   labor unions had the right to organize that particular industry.
C)   no worker was required to join a union.
D)   workers had no right to join a union.
E)   workers would be allowed to come and go as they pleased.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

In the 1920s,a growing interest in birth control among middle-class women resulted from

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A)   the desire to maintain a rigid, Victorian female "respectability."
B)   the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only.
C)   All these answers are correct.
D)   the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home.
E)   both the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home, and the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar in

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A)   both their personalities and their passive approach to the presidency.
B)   None of these answers is correct.
C)   their personalities.
D)   ethics.
E)   their passive approach to the presidency.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

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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In the 1920s, the status of women in soc...

Question 10

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

Question 11

During the 1920s,airplanes

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A)   saw the development of the first experimental jet engines.
B)   had no practical use.
C)   experienced a great increase in commercial travel.
D)   were largely a source of entertainment.
E)   were used almost exclusively for military purposes.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 12

In 1920,the first commercial radio station to broadcast in the United States was in

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A)   Chicago.
B)   Pittsburgh.
C)   Philadelphia.
D)   Cleveland.
E)   New York City.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 13

Compare the political philosophies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson with those of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

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The political philosophies of Theodore R...

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As a result of the Scopes trial of 1925,

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A)   fundamentalists reduced their political activism.
B)   William Jennings Bryan decided to run one more time for president.
C)   John Scopes was found innocent.
D)   anti-evolution laws were repealed in most other states.
E)   the conflict between fundamentalists and modernists subsided.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

What were the major achievements in technology and science during the 1920s,and how were they applied to society?

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The 1920s saw several major achievements...

Question 17

The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921

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A)   promoted the establishment of daycare centers for the children of working women.
B)   provided federal funds for child health-care programs.
C)   was promoted by the American Medical Association.
D)   was promoted by the National Women's Party.
E)   was criticized for its promotion of birth control.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

The infamous Baltimore journalist of the 1920s who delighted in ridiculing religion,politics,the arts,and even democracy itself,was

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A)  H.L.Mencken.
B)  F.Scott Fitzgerald.
C)  Thomas Wolfe.
D)  Sinclair Lewis.
E)  John Dos Passos.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 19

During the 1920s,the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

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A)   used strikes in an attempt to organize unskilled workers.
B)   believed workers should be organized on the basis of skills.
C)   created a partner organization, the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
D)   decided to shift away from craft unions.
E)   became more radical after the death of Samuel Gompers.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

In the 1920s,as agriculture brought millions of acres of new land under cultivation,three million people left the farm sector.

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A) True 
 B)False

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