Question 1

Which relatively new industry in the 1920s linked the possession of material goods to the fulfillment of spiritual and emotional needs?

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A)   The automobile industry
B)   Public relations
C)   Chemical manufacturing
D)   AdvertisingE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

What was the purpose of the immigration laws of the 1920s,including the Johnson-Reed Act?

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A)   To open the nation's borders to an unprecedented influx of new immigrants
B)   To place strict limits on immigration
C)   To close off immigration to the United States from other areas of the Western Hemisphere
D)   To overturn the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

America's return to a peacetime economy in 1920 and 1921 was marked by

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A)   steady prices and economic well-being for most Americans.
B)   a narrowing of the gap between rich and poor.
C)   a 3.5 percent national unemployment rate,the lowest to date.
D)   a 20 percent unemployment rate,the highest to date.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which element of the American economy during the 1920s lay at the heart of its fundamental lack of stability?

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A)   Production
B)   Increasing wages
C)   Consumption
D)   EmploymentE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The image of the new woman in American society in the 1920s

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A)   reinforced the traditional concept of separate spheres.
B)   created a double standard for the sexual conduct of men and women.
C)   was felt by all women,even those who believed in traditional gender roles.
D)   reduced acceptance of and access to birth control for most women.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

What was the purpose of the Dawes Plan,instituted in 1924?

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A)   It authorized the mobilization of U.S.military forces to ensure that Germany would pay reparations.
B)   It cut Germany's annual reparations payments in half and initiated fresh American loans to Germany.
C)   It called for the United States to join the League of Nations in order to enforce the Kellogg-Briand pact.
D)   It made provisions for the United States to assume Germany's war debts in exchange for their commitment to peace.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following statements describes the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921,which gave federal assistance to states seeking to reduce high infant mortality rates?

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A)   It was the first of a long string of women's political successes in the 1920s.
B)   It demonstrated the political powerlessness of women.
C)   It was a minor achievement for women in politics.
D)   It was women's only significant national legislative success in the 1920s.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The National Woman's party supported which of the following?

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A)   An Equal Rights Amendment
B)   Special legal protection for women
C)   Laws against black voting
D)   Laws allowing child laborE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

What did President Hoover do to offer a solution to the human problems of the depression in 1929?

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A)   He instituted a voluntary recovery plan,protective tariffs,and some government intervention,including public works projects and small federal loans to states.
B)   He created a federal aid modeled after the dole in England that would provide basic food,clothing,and shelter to the unemployed.
C)   He provided federal loans to private citizens who could prove that they had not participated in speculation.
D)   He decided to let the depression run its course without significant government aid for either businesses or individuals.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

One result of the loosening of the traditional bonds of community,religion,and family in the United States in the 1920s was

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A)   more crime and an increase in the number of school dropouts.
B)   a rapidly increasing divorce rate in urban areas.
C)   the emergence of youth as a distinct social class with their own culture.
D)   a significant increase in cohabitation among young,unmarried couples.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Federal authorities sent Al Capone to prison on what charge?

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A)   Murder
B)   Income tax evasion
C)   Bootlegging alcohol
D)   Armed robberyE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

How did Americans respond to Alfred E.Smith's candidacy for president in 1928?

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A)   Positively,which is why he came so close to defeating Hoover in the election
B)   As a symbol of the traditional values of the heartland-Americanism,family,the Bible,chastity,and temperance
C)   As a symbol of all they feared-Catholicism,immigration,cities,and liberal attitudes
D)   With concern that he did not have the experience for the White HouseE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Who funded the rapid growth of radio in the United States between 1922 and 1929?

Accepted Answer

A)   Record companies
B)   The federal government
C)   Sports teams
D)   AdvertisersE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

How did the Hoover administration respond to the World War I veterans who asked for the immediate payment of their pension or bonus?

Accepted Answer

A)   It ordered the U.S.army to forcibly evict them from their camp on the edge of Washington,D.C.
B)   It welcomed them to Washington,thanked them for their service,and sent them home with government checks.
C)   It organized a ceremony to reiterate the government's gratitude for their service and award medals.
D)   It provided a hearty meal on the White House lawn but refused to pay the bonuses early.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

"By far the most famous of these dramatic advertisements of the Post-war Decade was the long series in which the awful results of halitosis were set forth through the depiction of a gallery of unfortunates whose closest friends would not tell them.'Often a bridesmaid but never a bride....Edna's case was really a pathetic one.' ...'Why did she leave him that way?' ....'That's why you're a failure,' ...and then that devilishly ingenious display which capitalized on the fears aroused by earlier tragedies in the series: the picture of a girl looking at a Listerine advertisement and saying to herself,'This can't apply to me!' Useless for the American Medical Association to insist that Listerine was 'not a true deodorant,' that it simply covered one smell with another.Just as useless as for the Life Extension Institute to find 'one out of twenty with pyorrhea [gum disease],rather than Mr.Forhan's [a mouth product] famous four-out-of five.' ...Halitosis had the power of dramatic advertising behind it,and Listerine swept to greater and greater profits on a tide of public trepidation." What attitude did Frederick Lewis Allen take toward Listerine's advertising campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)   He appears apprehensive of its manipulative qualities and the lack of medical evidence supporting its product.
B)   He sees the advertising campaign as a triumph for public health.
C)   He believes the advertising is a nefarious example of capitalism.
D)   He is pleased that advertisers are able to enforce hygienic standards on young women.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

In the United States,the flapper of the 1920s represented

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A)   the determination of women to become writers and artists.
B)   the hopelessness that was pervasive among American youth.
C)   a youth culture that sought radical cultural and political reform.
D)   a challenge to women's traditional gender roles.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following characterized the U.S.economy when Hoover moved into the White House in 1929?

Accepted Answer

A)   There was a huge disparity in wealth between rich and poor.
B)   The country had low tariffs and a strong balance of trade with foreign nations.
C)   The gap between rich and poor was narrowing.
D)   Consumers were reluctant to rely on credit to fund purchases.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

What was the purpose of the President Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation,created in 1932?

Accepted Answer

A)   Assisting the millions of Americans who had lost their jobs
B)   Aiding rural black southerners who had been in an agricultural depression for years
C)   Lending money to endangered American banks,insurance companies,and railroads
D)   Shoring up faltering West Coast shippers plying the Pacific tradeE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following statements describes professional baseball in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was dominated by college rivalries.
B)   Games were played on weekdays,when workers could not attend.
C)   It was fully integrated,both on the field and in the seats.
D)   It attracted players and spectators from the working class.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

What was the fundamental cause of the Great Depression in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   The stock market crash in the fall of 1929
B)   Problems in the American and international economies
C)   Herbert Hoover's election to the U.S.presidency
D)   Massive fraud in the New York and Chicago stock exchangesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 8: From New Era to Great Depression, 1920-1932

America's return to a peacetime economy in 1920 and 1921 was marked by

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The National Woman's party supported which of the following?

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Which of the following statements describes the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921,which gave federal assistance to states seeking to reduce high infant mortality rates?

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What was the purpose of the President Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation,created in 1932?

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In the United States,the flapper of the 1920s represented

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The image of the new woman in American society in the 1920s

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What was the purpose of the immigration laws of the 1920s,including the Johnson-Reed Act?

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Who funded the rapid growth of radio in the United States between 1922 and 1929?

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What was the fundamental cause of the Great Depression in the United States?

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Which relatively new industry in the 1920s linked the possession of material goods to the fulfillment of spiritual and emotional needs?

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Which of the following characterized the U.S.economy when Hoover moved into the White House in 1929?

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How did the Hoover administration respond to the World War I veterans who asked for the immediate payment of their pension or bonus?

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What was the purpose of the Dawes Plan,instituted in 1924?

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What did President Hoover do to offer a solution to the human problems of the depression in 1929?

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One result of the loosening of the traditional bonds of community,religion,and family in the United States in the 1920s was

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How did Americans respond to Alfred E.Smith's candidacy for president in 1928?

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Which element of the American economy during the 1920s lay at the heart of its fundamental lack of stability?

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Which of the following statements describes professional baseball in the 1920s?

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Federal authorities sent Al Capone to prison on what charge?

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America's return to a peacetime economy in 1920 and 1921 was marked by

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The National Woman's party supported which of the following?

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Which of the following statements describes the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921,which gave federal assistance to states seeking to reduce high infant mortality rates?

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What was the purpose of the President Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation,created in 1932?

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