All of the following were part of the new Hollywood community except: the feel of a frontier boom town sunny climate for year-round shooting of film attracted young, cosmopolitan people * close to traditional sources of culture Why did the American economy change from a producer-durable goods economy to a consumer-durable goods economy? * mass production labor shortages high wages lack of raw materials Which of the following MOST distinguished the second industrial revolution? * increasing industrial out put without expanding the labor force increasing centralization of business better employer-employee relations expanding the labor force to meet higher consumer demand Using new sources of power and production, by 1929 the average manufacturing worker produced this much more per hour than he or she had in 1919: one-quarter one-third two-thirds * three-quarters A major reason why modern corporations were successful in the 1920s was * a willingness to diversify. concentrating on a single product. complete control of all decision making by the owner. the ability to destroy unions. A major consequence of oligopolies was * a national consumer economy. an increase in local products. a true diversity of products. easier access to foreign goods. Large employers implemented welfare capitalism in an effort to * undermine unions. strengthen unions. fulfill their strong social conscience. keep workers employed. Large corporations undercut labor by * enforcing the open shop. enforcing the closed shop. agreeing to collective bargaining. offering higher wages. All of the following contributed to the decline of unions in the 1920s except: * strong government support of labor the establishment of company unions weak and timid union leadership Supreme Court rulings against unions In 1913, it took 13 hours to produce one automobile. By 1925, Henry Ford's new plants were producing one in two hours. in one hour. every 90 minutes. * every ten seconds. How did Henry Ford boost auto sales? * raised wages made a single model established more auto dealerships dropped the price of a car The automobile helped bring the following social change: * It brought changes in courtship practices. It limited privacy for young people. It encouraged young people to stay home. It encouraged students to challenge their parents more. What did the 1920 census report for the first time? lessening of immigration * more people lived in urban area decline of manufacturing no more open land was available in the U. S All of the following industries were ailing in the 1920s except: * electrical railroads textiles agriculture Farm income declined dramatically during the 1920s because * of a worldwide surplus of agricultural goods. of a decade-long drought. of changes in the American diet. inflation drove prices down. By the 1930s, all of the following characterized southern textile mills except: * the closed shop 24-hour operations lower wages new labor-saving machinery One reason why the coal industry declined was * oil and natural gas became the dominant energy sources. coal was too dirty. coal owners switched to other energy sources. the natural sources of coal disappeared. The movie industry in the 1920s entered a new phase with the studio system, which meant depending on Wall Street investors for financing. exaggerating the star-celebrity cult. * controlling production, distribution, and exhibition. increasing the advertising element of movie making. In the 1920s, radio programs would eventually come to be paid for by * the federal government. advertisers. the listeners. state education funds. Major movie studios operated on the following business principles: * controlling production, distribution, and exhibition acquiring major loans from the government eliminating union membership downsizing to improve efficiency Radio promoted all of the following except: * thrift sports popular music new products Whether shopping at A&P, watching the movies, listening to radio, or reading a newspaper, consumers in the 1920s were exposed to more things that challenged them intellectually. reflected local or regional qualities. set them apart from the new immigrant. * were produced for a national market. Which one of the following was employed LEAST in the 1920s advertising? market research * product quality language of psychology consumer surveys Which one of the following contributed to a more open treatment of sexuality in the 1920s? * More education in birth control was provided. Victorian parents allowed more permissiveness. The government educated the public on the dangers of puritanical behavior. Sigmund Freud stressed puritanical behavior. The uniqueness of the flapper was that certain already-existing cultural elements became normative for * white, middle-class Americans including women. big-city, upper-class men and women. small, isolated, rural areas. the second generation of new immigrant families. All of the following are associated with the Harding administration except: * the Tweed Ring the Teapot Dome Scandal the Elk Hills graft in the Veterans' Bureau This president lamented that the job was too much for him: * Warren G. Harding Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Woodrow Wilson Hoover had a strong commitment to the principle of * government-business partnerships. government assistance to individuals. executive intervention in Supreme Court decisions. government assistance to unions. The "associative state" that President Hoover proposed relied on * voluntary collaboration between business, consumers, farmers, and workers. an aggressive overseas expansion of business as well as exports. volunteers who performed a variety of civic responsibilities. union, government, and business cooperation. Economic dominance in Latin America by the United States resulted in the following: * Democracy was hampered in the region. Living standards were raised for Latin Americans. The income distribution in Latin America was evened. friendly relations between the United States and Latin America All of the following were involved in scandals during the Harding administration except: Harry Daugherty Charles Forbes Albert Fall * Andrew Mellon Rural Americans supported prohibition because they associated drinking with * urban centers. black countries. northeastern states. southern states. A call for immigration restrictions resulted from * a form of racism directed at immigrants from eastern and southern Europe. a dislike of northern and western Europeans. a feeling that the U.S. population had reached its maximum capacity. the belief that new immigrants would use up too much of the existing farm land. Why did eugenicists support immigration restrictions? * New immigrants were seen to be genetically inferior. Immigrants would take up too many professional jobs. Immigrants supported Bolshevism. Immigrants would shift power toward the Catholics. All of the following supported immigration restrictions except: * Jane Addams John Fiske the KKK Henry Cabot Lodge White members were attracted to the KKK because * they were strong supporters of nativism. they were supporters of urbanization. they were strong supporters of immigration. they were supporters of Catholicism. The following paralleled political nativism in the 1920s: * support for Protestantism support for the Catholic Church support for the Democratic Party support for the Republican Party Which one of the following has the LEAST in common with the other three? Alice Paul National Woman's Party Equal Rights Amendment * League of Women Voters The National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman's Party argued over the following: * labor laws to protect women which group should dominate the next presidential election which group had a greater social conscience which group gave more protection to immigrants Feminist reformers were able to establish the Sheppard-Towner Act, which created the first federally funded health care program. However, this act was defeated by the * American Medical Association. American Federation of Labor. National Woman's Party. National Woman Suffrage Association. All of the following were part of Marcus Garvey's teachings except: black pride economic self-determination unity of black communities worldwide * competition among black businesses The following organization attempted to bring economic, social, and racial equality to Mexican Americans: * League of United Latin American Citizens NAACP White Citizens League American Medical Association In the 1928 presidential election, Al Smith was criticized for all of the following except: being a man of the city supporting the repeal of Prohibition. being Catholic * favoring business Which one of the following did NOT happen in 1920? Prohibition takes effect. Station KDKA in Pittsburgh goes on the air. * F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby. Warren G. Harding is elected president. The Five-Power Treaty, which scaled down naval power, was produced in * 1922. 1924. 1926. 1928. NBC established the first national radio network in 1920. 1923. * 1926. 1928. This area was the center of African population in 1920 after the Great Migration: * the South middle South Midwest cities the West Which one of these northern cities did NOT have over 50,000 African Americans as a result of the Great Migration? Philadelphia * Detroit Chicago New York The only state outside of the South carried by 1920 Democratic nominee for president Al Smith was Ohio. New York. * Massachusetts. Minnesota.