// question: 12039971 name: "Men and women shall have equal rights" is the opening line to​ ::"Men and women shall have equal rights" is the opening line to​::[html]"Men and women shall have equal rights" is the opening line to​{ ~​H.L. Mencken's novel Inherit the Wind.#Incorrect ~​the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution.#Incorrect =​the Equal Rights Amendment.#Correct ~​the Sheppard-Towner Act.#Incorrect ~​None of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039976 name: A significant change that emerged in the 1920s was that ::A significant change that emerged in the 1920s was that::[html]A significant change that emerged in the 1920s was that{ ~rural Americans were isolated from the consumerism of cities.#Incorrect ~rural Americans fully embraced "modernism."#Incorrect =the number of people living in cities outpaced that of people in rural areas.#Correct ~the number of people living in rural areas outpaced that of people in cities.#Incorrect ~the number of people joining unions increased dramatically.#Incorrect } // question: 12039954 name: All of the following are true of African Americans and the employment ... ::All of the following are true of African Americans and the employment ...::[html]All of the following are true of African Americans and the employment prospects in the 1920s except{ ~African Americans increasingly moved north for greater job opportunities.#Incorrect =African Americans were not able to work in the growing automotive industry.#Correct ~some groups tried to organize unions.#Incorrect ~African American workers found few allies among white workers.#Incorrect ~African Americans could find more job opportunities in urban centers.#Incorrect } // question: 12039952 name: All of the following could be said of Warren G. Harding's tenure as president... ::All of the following could be said of Warren G. Harding's tenure as president...::[html]All of the following could be said of Warren G. Harding's tenure as president except{ =he continued the worst repression of the post-WWI Red Scare by jailing leftists.#Correct ~he staffed his cabinet with some highly capable men.#Incorrect ~his administration suffered from scandals.#Incorrect ~he was influenced easily by his friends.#Incorrect ~the Republican Party was returned to power.#Incorrect } // question: 12039956 name: All of the following factors contributed to the postwar depression in U.S. ... ::All of the following factors contributed to the postwar depression in U.S. ...::[html]All of the following factors contributed to the postwar depression in U.S. agriculture except{ ~recovery of European farms after the war ended.#Incorrect ~falling prices of farm products#Incorrect ~a significant rise in the use of tractors.#Incorrect ~a decline in European demand for U.S. products#Incorrect =substantial increase in acreage in production#Correct } // question: 12039975 name: All of the following was part of the new consumer lifestyle of the 1920s except ::All of the following was part of the new consumer lifestyle of the 1920s except::[html]All of the following was part of the new consumer lifestyle of the 1920s except{ ~new appliances eased the burden of housework.#Incorrect ~the automobile made vacations and camping trips popular.#Incorrect =poverty was eliminated from American society.#Correct ~high quality, fashionable clothes were available to most Americans.#Incorrect ~advertising increased consumer demand.#Incorrect } // question: 12039961 name: As a result of the Scopes trial, ::As a result of the Scopes trial,::[html]As a result of the Scopes trial,{ ~Tennessee repealed its anti-evolution law.#Incorrect ~Scopes was found innocent and given a promotion.#Incorrect =publishers eliminated references to Darwin's theories from science textbooks.#Correct ~the American Civil Liberties Union was destroyed.#Incorrect ~Clarence Darrow died.#Incorrect } // question: 12039955 name: Calvin Coolidge ::Calvin Coolidge::[html]Calvin Coolidge{ ~raised taxes and increased government regulation of business.#Incorrect =lowered taxes and decreased government regulation of business.#Correct ~lowered taxes but increased government regulation of business.#Incorrect ~raised taxes but decreased government regulation of business.#Incorrect ~raised taxes on the rich but reduced them for the working class.#Incorrect } // question: 12039969 name: Calvin Coolidge ::Calvin Coolidge::[html]Calvin Coolidge{ ~was a cheerful alcoholic who liked to "carouse" with his friends.#Incorrect ~believed that the federal government must regulate the economy and control big business.#Incorrect ~was president when the Great Depression started.#Incorrect =was a somber, honest politician who did not socialize with "the boys."#Correct ~significantly raised income and estate taxes.#Incorrect } // question: 12039989 name: Charles A. Lindbergh became a celebrity in the 1920s when he ::Charles A. Lindbergh became a celebrity in the 1920s when he::[html]Charles A. Lindbergh became a celebrity in the 1920s when he{ =completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic.#Correct ~made the first blockbuster movie.#Incorrect ~challenged the failure of the two-party political system to represent the interests of ordinary people.#Incorrect ~organized a strike in the steel industry.#Incorrect ~ran for President.#Incorrect } // question: 12039974 name: During his tenure as secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover ::During his tenure as secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover::[html]During his tenure as secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover{ ~promoted a return to simpler times.#Incorrect =promoted a cooperative approach toward business.#Correct ~sought direction from Calvin Coolidge.#Incorrect ~was implicated in the Teapot Dome scandal.#Incorrect ~successfully addressed the problems in the farm economy.#Incorrect } // question: 12039981 name: Economically, the 1920s was a period of ::Economically, the 1920s was a period of::[html]Economically, the 1920s was a period of{ ~high unemployment and recession.#Incorrect ~declining standards of living.#Incorrect =growth, prosperity, and unprecedented productivity.#Correct ~economic stagnation.#Incorrect ~return of farm prosperity.#Incorrect } // question: 12039964 name: In 1920 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was transformed into... ::In 1920 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was transformed into...::[html]In 1920 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was transformed into the{ ~National Women's Party.#Incorrect ~National Organization of Women.#Incorrect =League of Women Voters.#Correct ~Women's International Peace and Freedom League.#Incorrect ~Ladies' Sewing Circle.#Incorrect } // question: 12039967 name: In 1924, the Johnson-Reed Act ::In 1924, the Johnson-Reed Act::[html]In 1924, the Johnson-Reed Act{ ~enlarged the total number of immigrants annually admitted to the United States.#Incorrect =virtually eliminated immigration of eastern Europeans and Asians.#Correct ~restricted immigration from Western Hemisphere nations for the first time in history.#Incorrect ~favored immigrants who would speak English.#Incorrect ~opened immigration to Asians.#Incorrect } // question: 12039988 name: In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan did all of the following except ::In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan did all of the following except::[html]In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan did all of the following except{ =continue to thrive only in the South.#Correct ~attract a significant female membership.#Incorrect ~achieve some degree of political power in some states.#Incorrect ~focus their bigotry on Catholics and Jews.#Incorrect ~emphasize traditional morality.#Incorrect } // question: 12039953 name: It cannot be said of the 1920s that ::It cannot be said of the 1920s that::[html]It cannot be said of the 1920s that{ =the Democratic Party enjoyed a late resurgence.#Correct ~it was a period of tremendous consumer growth.#Incorrect ~it fostered bigotry.#Incorrect ~it generated a lot of criticism among intellectuals and artists.#Incorrect ~working-class and rural Americans benefited little from the prosperity.#Incorrect } // question: 12039963 name: Mexican Americans in the 1920s ::Mexican Americans in the 1920s::[html]Mexican Americans in the 1920s{ =were mostly low-paid farm and construction workers.#Correct ~quickly achieved citizenship and organized politically.#Incorrect ~abandoned their cultural and religious traditions in order to "fit in" with U.S. society.#Incorrect ~were the largest ethnic group working in the auto industry in Chicago and Detroit.#Incorrect ~were employed primarily on the railroads.#Incorrect } // question: 12039984 name: Mexican migration to California was marked by​ ::Mexican migration to California was marked by​::[html]Mexican migration to California was marked by​{ ~​a large number of musicians and artists arriving in Los Angeles.#Incorrect ~​the lack of good paying jobs for them.#Incorrect ~​the flowering of Mexican American culture.#Incorrect ~​rising hostility against them.#Incorrect =​all of these choices.#Correct } // question: 12039980 name: Modern advertising techniques ::Modern advertising techniques::[html]Modern advertising techniques{ =exploited insecurities and secret desires of consumers.#Correct ~were not effective due to poor-quality graphics.#Incorrect ~were so vulgar that newspapers banned the ads.#Incorrect ~demeaned and ridiculed working-class Americans.#Incorrect ~were not essential to the growth of the consumer economy.#Incorrect } // question: 12039983 name: Rural Americans in the 1920s  ::Rural Americans in the 1920s ::[html]Rural Americans in the 1920s { ~saw cities as centers of modernity and progress.#Incorrect ~regarded themselves as the force behind a new and prosperous American culture.#Incorrect =were eager to participate in the new consumer marketplace but were fearful of its influence. #Correct ~rejected the growing Prohibition movement. #Incorrect ~believed that cities were beyond redemption. #Incorrect } // question: 12039962 name: Sexual mores of the 1920s ::Sexual mores of the 1920s::[html]Sexual mores of the 1920s{ ~were basically the same as before World War I.#Incorrect ~were not influenced by the automobile.#Incorrect =encouraged husbands and wives to enjoy recreational activities and physical intimacy together.#Correct ~eliminated confusion and hostility between the sexes.#Incorrect ~became more conservative.#Incorrect } // question: 12039965 name: The "people's capitalism" referred to ::The "people's capitalism" referred to::[html]The "people's capitalism" referred to{ ~communism in the 1920s.#Incorrect ~the communist party slogan in 1928.#Incorrect =the notion that everyone could potentially own a piece of corporate America. #Correct ~the small group of businessmen who tried to eliminate unions altogether.#Incorrect ~none of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12039950 name: The following early supporters of Prohibition later withdrew their support ... ::The following early supporters of Prohibition later withdrew their support ...::[html]The following early supporters of Prohibition later withdrew their support except​{ =​rural white Protestants​#Correct ~​feminists#Incorrect ~​progressive reformers​#Incorrect ~​middle class urbanites​#Incorrect ~​None of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039987 name: The Immigrant Restriction Acts ::The Immigrant Restriction Acts::[html]The Immigrant Restriction Acts{ ~widened the number of countries from which immigrants could come.#Incorrect =were passed with relatively little protest.#Correct ~increased the number of immigrants from eastern Europe.#Incorrect ~resulted in a labor shortage.#Incorrect ~admitted more Africans to the U.S.#Incorrect } // question: 12039977 name: The presidents elected in the 1920s were all ::The presidents elected in the 1920s were all::[html]The presidents elected in the 1920s were all{ =Republicans.#Correct ~Democrats.#Incorrect ~crusading reformers and ex-Progressives.#Incorrect ~veterans of World War I.#Incorrect ~born in large cities.#Incorrect } // question: 12039973 name: The purpose of welfare capitalism was to ::The purpose of welfare capitalism was to::[html]The purpose of welfare capitalism was to{ ~give workers more control over their working conditions.#Incorrect ~encourage workers to join unions.#Incorrect =encourage worker loyalty to capitalism.#Correct ~fund unemployment rolls.#Incorrect ~subsidize business enterprises.#Incorrect } // question: 12039951 name: The rise of fundamentalism was ::The rise of fundamentalism was::[html]The rise of fundamentalism was{ ~fueled by renewed popularity of broad interpretations of the Bible.#Incorrect =a reaction to the growth of liberal Protestantism.#Correct ~most pronounced in large cities.#Incorrect ~short-lived.#Incorrect ~supportive of scientific theories.#Incorrect } // question: 12039947 name: The term "flapper" referred to ::The term "flapper" referred to::[html]The term "flapper" referred to{ ~women who joined the air force during the war.#Incorrect =modern, single, women who smoked and wore short dresses.#Correct ~women who supported Prohibition by attacking saloons and saloonkeepers.#Incorrect ~feminists who organized political and action groups.#Incorrect ~women who publicly debated the merits of the League of Nations.#Incorrect } // question: 12039959 name: Union membership declined in the 1920s because of all of the following except ::Union membership declined in the 1920s because of all of the following except::[html]Union membership declined in the 1920s because of all of the following except{ ~business, government, and middle-class hostility.#Incorrect ~the success of welfare capitalism.#Incorrect ~the unions' failure to actively recruit unskilled and semiskilled workers.#Incorrect ~adverse rulings from the Supreme Court.#Incorrect =extremely high union membership dues.#Correct } // question: 12039985 name: Warren G. Harding was ::Warren G. Harding was::[html]Warren G. Harding was{ ~a serious, quiet, formal Yankee whose policies were later admired by Ronald Reagan.#Incorrect ~elected because he was the winning general in World War I.#Incorrect ~an intellectual who had difficulty dealing with Congress.#Incorrect ~president when the stock market crash occurred and the Great Depression started.#Incorrect =a handsome, genial political hack whose administration was riddled with corruption#Correct } // question: 12039968 name: Which of the following is not true of the Scopes trial? ::Which of the following is not true of the Scopes trial?::[html]Which of the following is not true of the Scopes trial?{ ~It was a test of the First Amendment.#Incorrect ~It contributed to the removal of references to Charles Darwin in texts.#Incorrect ~It featured two key public figures as opposing attorneys.#Incorrect =It inspired more fundamentalists to enter politics. #Correct ~It was set up by the American Civil Liberties Union.#Incorrect } // question: 12039948 name: Which of the following statements could not be said of the labor movement in ... ::Which of the following statements could not be said of the labor movement in ...::[html]Which of the following statements could not be said of the labor movement in the 1920s?{ =Union membership continued to grow.#Correct ~Unions lost ground in most industries.#Incorrect ~Unions remained suspect in the eyes of the middle class.#Incorrect ~It was slow to include all workers in the ranks of organized labor.#Incorrect ~Supreme Court decisions hurt labor organizing efforts.#Incorrect } // question: 12040000 name: Which of the following is a true statement about American workers in the ... ::Which of the following is a true statement about American workers in the ...::[html]Which of the following is a true statement about American workers in the 1920s?{ ~Farmers made more money than industrial workers.#Incorrect =Skilled workers received high wages, and some enjoyed paid vacations, sick leave, and other benefits.#Correct ~Sixty percent of industrial workers lived below the poverty level.#Incorrect ~Men and women were increasingly paid comparable wages.#Incorrect ~Most workers belonged to unions.#Incorrect } // question: 12040019 name: While commerce secretary, Herbert Hoover accomplished all of the following ... ::While commerce secretary, Herbert Hoover accomplished all of the following ...::[html]While commerce secretary, Herbert Hoover accomplished all of the following except{ ~convincing steel executives to reject the twelve-hour day.#Incorrect ~persuading farmers to join marketing cooperatives.#Incorrect =encouraging workers to join unions.#Correct ~focusing on standardizing industrial products.#Incorrect ~persuading some bankers in the South to organize regional associations.#Incorrect } // question: 12040012 name: ​Women's rights activists disagreed over ::​Women's rights activists disagreed over::[html]​Women's rights activists disagreed over{ ~support for a suffrage amendment to the Constitution.#Incorrect ~​the role that the League of Women Voters should play.#Incorrect =​whether women should be given special workplace protections because of their sex.#Correct ~​the precise wording of the Equal Rights Amendment.#Incorrect ~​All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039994 name: Alice Paul and her allies succeeded in getting Congress to pass an Equal ... ::Alice Paul and her allies succeeded in getting Congress to pass an Equal ...::[html]Alice Paul and her allies succeeded in getting Congress to pass an Equal Rights Amendment.{FALSE} // question: 12039991 name: By 1924, as many as 4 million Americans are thought to have belonged to the ... ::By 1924, as many as 4 million Americans are thought to have belonged to the ...::[html]By 1924, as many as 4 million Americans are thought to have belonged to the Ku Klux Klan.{TRUE} // question: 12040025 name: By 1929, as many as 7 million Americans, most of them people of ordinary, ... ::By 1929, as many as 7 million Americans, most of them people of ordinary, ...::[html]By 1929, as many as 7 million Americans, most of them people of ordinary, middle-class means, owned stock.{TRUE} // question: 12040015 name: Calvin Coolidge significantly reduced the amount of control that government ... ::Calvin Coolidge significantly reduced the amount of control that government ...::[html]Calvin Coolidge significantly reduced the amount of control that government had over the economy.{TRUE} // question: 12040001 name: During the 1920s advertising expenditures went down. ::During the 1920s advertising expenditures went down.::[html]During the 1920s advertising expenditures went down.{FALSE} // question: 12040021 name: During the 1920s, African Americans continued to migrate from the South to ... ::During the 1920s, African Americans continued to migrate from the South to ...::[html]During the 1920s, African Americans continued to migrate from the South to industrial cities where they enjoyed increasing success in finding high-paying jobs.{FALSE} // question: 12040008 name: Female workers had the same benefits as male workers. ::Female workers had the same benefits as male workers.::[html]Female workers had the same benefits as male workers.{FALSE} // question: 12040010 name: Herbert Hoover believed that government should control industry. ::Herbert Hoover believed that government should control industry.::[html]Herbert Hoover believed that government should control industry.{FALSE} // question: 12040022 name: Herbert Hoover believed that the government should not play a significant ... ::Herbert Hoover believed that the government should not play a significant ...::[html]Herbert Hoover believed that the government should not play a significant role in economic development.{FALSE} // question: 12040029 name: In the 1920s all women activists supported protective legislation for female ... ::In the 1920s all women activists supported protective legislation for female ...::[html]In the 1920s all women activists supported protective legislation for female workers.{FALSE} // question: 12039999 name: In the 1920s, economic growth was due mainly to the production of capital goods. ::In the 1920s, economic growth was due mainly to the production of capital goods.::[html]In the 1920s, economic growth was due mainly to the production of capital goods.{FALSE} // question: 12040006 name: Mexican immigrants in California and African Americans in Harlem shared ... ::Mexican immigrants in California and African Americans in Harlem shared ...::[html]Mexican immigrants in California and African Americans in Harlem shared similar experiences.{TRUE} // question: 12040028 name: President Harding released Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs from jail. ::President Harding released Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs from jail.::[html]President Harding released Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs from jail.{TRUE} // question: 12039996 name: Prohibition increased the power and wealth of organized crime. ::Prohibition increased the power and wealth of organized crime.::[html]Prohibition increased the power and wealth of organized crime.{TRUE} // question: 12040003 name: Skilled industrial workers enjoyed higher wages and benefits in the ... ::Skilled industrial workers enjoyed higher wages and benefits in the ...::[html]Skilled industrial workers enjoyed higher wages and benefits in the production boom of the 1920s.{TRUE} // question: 12040017 name: The 1920 census revealed that more Americans lived in rural, rather than ... ::The 1920 census revealed that more Americans lived in rural, rather than ...::[html]The 1920 census revealed that more Americans lived in rural, rather than urban, areas.{FALSE} // question: 12040013 name: The 1920s seemed geared toward personal gratification. ::The 1920s seemed geared toward personal gratification.::[html]The 1920s seemed geared toward personal gratification.{TRUE} // question: 12040002 name: The 1920s were hard for farmers. ::The 1920s were hard for farmers.::[html]The 1920s were hard for farmers.{TRUE} // question: 12040014 name: The concept of introducing new automobile model styles each year was started ... ::The concept of introducing new automobile model styles each year was started ...::[html]The concept of introducing new automobile model styles each year was started by Ford Motor Company.{FALSE} // question: 12040007 name: The number of female college students increased by 50 percent during the 1920s. ::The number of female college students increased by 50 percent during the 1920s.::[html]The number of female college students increased by 50 percent during the 1920s.{TRUE} // question: 12040016 name: The Republican Party selected Warren G. Harding as its presidential candidate... ::The Republican Party selected Warren G. Harding as its presidential candidate...::[html]The Republican Party selected Warren G. Harding as its presidential candidate in 1920 because he was a tough, hard-nosed, competent leader.{FALSE} // question: 12040032 name: Unions had virtually no presence in white-collar places of employment. ::Unions had virtually no presence in white-collar places of employment.::[html]Unions had virtually no presence in white-collar places of employment.{TRUE} // question: 12040034 name: Welfare capitalism was meant to be humane to workers, it had nothing to do ... ::Welfare capitalism was meant to be humane to workers, it had nothing to do ...::[html]Welfare capitalism was meant to be humane to workers, it had nothing to do with trying to discourage unionization.{FALSE}