2. The Roaring Twenties were characterized by
Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of the atomic bomb
Bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
Installment plans, Prohibition and flappers
Tenement buildings, poor working conditions, and monopolies

3. Harding’s campaign included a “return to normalcy” where he promised to be a president who would
Help the country recover from the turmoil of WW I and the recession
Refuse to allow the continuation of laissez-faire economic policies
Use diplomacy to establish alliances with other countries
Improve economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigration

4. Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to US culture?
It established jazz as a prominent musical form
It brought the most significant historical writers together
It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville state performers
It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre

5. Nativists took the position that some deportation was necessary because
Assimilation had been unsuccessful
Economic decline increased competition of jobs at the start of the decade
Communists were infiltrating the US
Political machines had too much power in urban areas.

6. The Emergency Quota Act and the National Origins Act reflect the cartoon above because they both
Allowed any people to come to America as long as they were from Europe
Banned all immigration
Limited immigration based on countries of origin and ethnic identity
Limited immigration based on job skills

7. What was the primary reason for the Red Scare raids?
To prevent workers from joining labor unions
To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests
To suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges
To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals

8. Why did the “Return to Normalcy” agenda of U. S
Why did the “Return to Normalcy” agenda of U.S. presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?
The public wanted to help re-build war-torn countries
There were significant shortages of military supplies
There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods
The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues

9. The Teapot Dome Scandal and others in the 1920s led to
Public disappointment over revelations of government corruption
Widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development
Public frustration with government neglect of the working class
Widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

10. During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in U. S
During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?
Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners (ships) as the primary means of travel overseas
Cable cars were the most efficient method of transportation within a state
Mass production of automobiles made them cheaper and travel more affordable
Subways became the most important transportation in the cities

11. During the 1920s, William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow representing John Scopes above, were most closely identified with the
Increase of credit installment buying of the American people
The teaching of evolution versus creationism
The invention of the airplane
The teaching of the theory of consumerism and advertising

12. The flappers had bobbed hair, shorter skirts, flesh colored stockings, smoked and drank while dancing the Charleston, worked during the day as “hello” girls and represented the
Fundamentalist movement
The “new morality” who confronted traditional attitudes and norms
The traditionalist response
The Progressive Era

13. Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because they were
German immigrants and socialists
Labor radicals from Russia
Italian immigrants and anarchists
Communists from Russia

14. The high point of African American arts in the 1920s was known as
The Great Migration
the Harlem Renaissance
The Great Awakening
the Reconstruction

15. The KKK grew in the 1920s because
They targeted African Americans, Catholics, Jews and other immigrants
They advertised and had membership recruitment
Both a and b
None of the above

16. Which of these is an example of a successful innovation of the assembly line production model?
A social media company initiates a new privacy policy for its subscribers
A financial adviser redistributes money throughout a customer’s portfolio
A computer is built to specifications using the available inventory of supplies
A cable television company updates its system to include more channels and distributes to its subscriber

17. One effect of the 18th Amendment was
A decrease in immigration
an increase in immigration
An increase in organized crime
the decline of Fundamentalism

18. President Coolidge’s philosophy of government was that government should not interfere with business and industry and that prosperity rested on the shoulder of
Business leadership
a strong military
Education

19. Aviation was used during the 1920s
To bomb Japan
to observe enemies
To transport the mail
to carry passengers to Europe

20. Which of these cause-and-effect relationships is accurate?
The ideas of social Darwinism led to the passage of Prohibition laws.
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the implementation of the New Deal.
The ideas of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the growth of African Americans pushing for more equal rights
The rise of fascism in Italy influenced the onset of the Red Scare

21. The first person to fly the first non-stop flight over the Atlantic was
Warren G. Harding
Charles Lindberg
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong

22. Commercial radio began its rise in November 1920 with the National Broadcasting Company and the news that
World War I was over
Coolidge had won the election
Harding had won the election
an American flew over the ocean

23. After World War I, many Americans wanted what type of foreign policy?
To bomb Pearl Harbor
isolationism
To join the League of Nations
to have a close relationship with Great Britain

24. Many African American musicians got their beginnings at the Cotton Club, a Harlem night club for white patrons. These included
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
all of the above

25. Consumers of the 1920s were offered many new products that could
Be bought on an installment plan or credit
Be flown in from Europe
Give them more leisure time
Both a and c

26. Traditionalists of the 1920s fought back against the new morality by
All joining the KKK
Having religious revivals, restricting new immigration, and denying evolution
Taking actions to court
Making movies

27. The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920s was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?
The taxation of imported luxury goods
The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers
The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
The implementation of immigration restrictions

28. Which of the following identifies two effects of the Harlem Renaissance?
A. •Increased geographic concentration of African Americans
•Increased popularity of venues featuring African American artists
B. Founding of colleges for African Americans
•Founding of the Socialist Party
C. Founding of Tuskegee University
•Migration of African Americans to western states
D. Ratification of constitutional amendments ensuring rights for African Americans
•Increased support for the prohibition of alcoholic beverages

29. Which of these is the best definition of an era?
A period of time identified by political, economic, or social trends
A series of various changes over many years
A series of events unified by individual or organized protests
A period of time lasting between 10 and 15 years