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Which of the following was passed into law during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson?
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A) a national old-age pension
B) a high protective tariff C) The Pure Food and Drug Act D) Sherman Anti-Trust Act E) a progressive income tax |
a progressive income tax
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The rejection of the Versailles Treaty by the US Senate signaled what future for American foreign policy?
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A) The US launched an aggressive campaign to force all European powers to relinquish their colonial holdings to American control and eventual independence.
B) The US began taking an active part in promoting internationalism through its leadership in the League of Nations. C) The US rejected playing a secondary role to the European powers and took a more aggressive role in dominating world politics. D) The US formed a defensive alliance with Britain and France to protect against any further abuses by the Germans. E) The United States retreated into isolationism and backed away from a world leadership role. |
E) The United States retreated into isolationism and backed away from a world leadership role.
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In the "Sussex" Pledge of 1916, Germany promised not to
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A) attempt to buy war materials in the United States
B) attempt to break the British blockade C) use submarines for any purpose but reconnaissance D) sink passenger ships without warning E) aid Mexico in any war against the United States |
sink passenger ships without warning
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What was the reaction in the US Senate to the terms of the 1918 Treaty of Versailles
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A) The Senate was angry at Wilson for the way he handled the negotiations and had problems with several treaty articles. As a result, the Senate didn't ratify the treaty until the second time Wilson sent it to them. Even then, the Senate refused to ratify the provisions calling for US membership in a League of Nations.
B) The Senate was angry at Wilson for the way he handled the negotiations, but felt that the treaty was too important to be destroyed by partisan politics. As a result, the Senate narrowly passed the ratification measure making the treaty official. C) The Senate was angry at Wilson for the way he handled the negotiations and for the treaty that the peace conference produced. Wilson refused to compromise on various treaty provisions and the Senate rejected the treaty both times it was sent to them. D) The Senate felt that in many ways the treaty was too harsh on Germany, but that overall it was a good plan for postwar peace. E) The Senate overwhelmingly supported the major provisions of the treaty and only demanded a few minor adjustments before ratifying it. |
The Senate was angry at Wilson for the way he handled the negotiations and for the treaty that the peace conference produced. Wilson refused to compromise on various treaty provisions and the Senate rejected the treaty both times it was sent to them.
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All of the following were part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points EXCEPT
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A) freedom of the seas
B) a restoration of the balance of power C) open diplomacy D) a League of nations E) self-determination |
a restoration of the balance of power
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Black men drafted by the U.S. military for service in World War I were typically
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A) placed in segregated units, usually commanded by White soldiers
B) placed on the front line in the trenches C) fully integrated with White troops for the first time in US military history D) trained but not called up for active duty; they were held as reservists E) treated with respect by civilian society in the United States |
A) placed in segregated units, usually commanded by White soldiers
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The primary function of the Food Administration during the First World War was to
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A) create and operate large-scale government-owned farms
B) keep farm prices high by limiting the amount of food produced on American farms C) monitor the purity and wholesomeness of all food items shipped to France to feed the American Army there D) oversee the production and allocation of foodstuffs to assure adequate supplies for the army and the Allies E) insure an adequate supply of food for American needs by arranging for imports from America s British and French allies |
oversee the production and allocation of foodstuffs to assure adequate supplies for the army and the Allies
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Which of the following had the greatest effect in moving the US toward participation in the First World War?
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A) The beginning of the Russian Revolution
B) The German disregard of treaty obligations in violating Belgian neutrality. C) Germany's declaration of its intent to wage unrestricted submarine warfare. D) A German offer to reward Mexico with US territory should it join Germany in a war against the US. E) The rapidly deteriorating situation for the Allies |
Germany's declaration of its intent to wage unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Woodrow Wilson's career included all of the following EXCEPT
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A) serving as governor of New Jersey
B) serving as president of Princeton University C) teaching political science D) serving as governor of Virginia E) writing the Fourteen Points |
serving as governor of Virginia
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President Woodrow Wilson's idealism led to
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A) conflicts with European leaders
B) conciliation between France, Great Britain, and Germany C) international acceptance of the Fourteen Points D) the Treaty of Versailles E) the creation of the League of Nations |
conflicts with European leaders
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Wilson's Fourteen Points incorporated all of the following EXCEPT
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A) freedom of the seas
B) open diplomacy C) creation of an international organization to preserve the peace and security of its members D) national self-determination E) recognition of Allied economic and territorial agreements made during the war |
recognition of Allied economic and territorial agreements made during the war
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The issue that divided the isolationist and internationalists most deeply immediately after the Great War was whether the United States should
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A) station troops in Europe
B) make a permanent alliance with Great Britain C) raise taxes to support foreign aid D) accept membership in the League of Nations E) reduce spending on the military |
accept membership in the League of Nations
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In declaring war in 1917, the United States hoped to
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A) stop England from interfering with America's neutrality
B) make a permanent alliance with France and England C) eliminate Germany as a commercial rival D) promote democracy in Europe E) eliminate Mexico as a threat to America's security |
promote democracy in Europe
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During the First World War, the Committee on Public Information issued propaganda to persuade the American people of all of the following EXCEPT
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A) A German invasion of the United States was a possibility.
B) The United States was fighting for freedom and democracy. C) Congress should reject the League of nations. D) Buying bonds was important to support the war effort. E) The United States was fighting a barbarous nation. |
Congress should reject the League of nations.
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The cartoon portrays President Wilson trying to
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A) conceal from the public the true reason for United States entry into the WWI
B) arouse public support for the Treaty of Versailles C) assess the public's support of his bid for a third presidential term D) arouse public support for United States entry into the First World War E) warn the public that Germany had not been treated fairly at Versailles |
arouse public support for the Treaty of Versailles
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Woodrow Wilson hardened Senate opposition to the Treaty of Versailles by his refusal to compromise on the issue of
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A) protectorate status for African colonies seized from Germany
B) plebiscites to determine new borders of Germany C) the unconditional adherence of the United States to the charter of the League of Nations D) reparations limited to the amount Germany could afford to pay E) the border between Italy and Yugoslavia |
the unconditional adherence of the United States to the charter of the League of Nations
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The purpose of the Liberty Loan Campaign illustrated in the drawing above was to
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A) finance American involvement in the First World War
B) support funding for Teddy Roosevelt's Lend-Lease program C) aid in the implementation of New Deal programs D) support the establishment of Boy Scout troops throughout the nation E) encourage young men to enlist in the army |
finance American involvement in the First World War
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The first massive migration of Black Americans from the South occurred during which of the following periods?
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A) During and immediately after the First World War
B) During the civil rights movement of the 1960s C) During the Great Depression D) Immediately following the Civil Ear E) In the decade after the Second World War |
During and immediately after the First World War
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When war broke out in Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson established a policy that called for
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A) American trade with Europe on a cash-and-carry basis only
B) strict prohibition of American travel on the ships of belligerents C) acknowledgement of American neutral rights on the high seas D) a strict embargo on trade with all warring nations E) immediate American aid to the Allied powers |
acknowledgement of American neutral rights on the high seas
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An underlying principle of Wilson's Fourteen Points was that
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A) Arms control rather than arms reduction would make the world safe
B) Communism and capitalism should work together for world prosperity C) Colonialism promoted a stable world order D) All forms of government were equally effective in protecting world peace E) Nations must become more dependent on one another for security and justice |
Nations must become more dependent on one another for security and justice
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Industrial committees which helped mobilize the country's war efforts during WWI were
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A) the key to an efficient war effort following the collapse of the War Industries Board
B) ruled unconstitutional by the conservative Supreme Court and were forced to reorganize as unfunded private consulting groups C) not formed until so late in the war effort that they had little impact other than to streamline the process for the transfer of men and equipment from the United States to France D) instrumental in preventing corruption and labor dissension from crippling the mobilization campaign E) so dominated by greedy businessmen cashing in on the war they were disbanded and replaced by the War Industries Board |
ruled unconstitutional by the conservative Supreme Court and were forced to reorganize as unfunded private consulting groups
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The primary function of the Food Administration during the First World War was to
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A) insure an adequate supply of food for American needs by arranging for imports from America s British and French allies
B) oversee the production and allocation of foodstuffs to assure adequate supplies for the army and the Allies C) monitor the purity and wholesomeness of all food items shipped to France to feed the American Army there D) create and operate large-scale government-owned farms E) keep farm prices high by limiting the amount of food produced on American farms |
oversee the production and allocation of foodstuffs to assure adequate supplies for the army and the Allies
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In the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Versailles, Woodrow Wilson was willing to sacrifice other portions of his Fourteen Points in order to gain Allied approval of
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A) new rules of blockade that would provide more freedom of the seas
B) a League of Nations C) a ban on secret diplomacy D) a union of Germany and Austria in accordance with the right of self-determination of peoples E) a strengthening of the Austrian Empire in order to restore the balance of power |
a League of Nations
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Black Americans during World War I, for the most part,
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A) suffered little discrimination at home
B) endorsed the policy of nonviolent resistance C) believed integration was becoming a reality in American society D) were treated with dignity in Europe E) refused to participate in the war effort |
D) were treated with dignity in Europe
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Turn-of-the-century American artists of the Ashcan realist school tended to make ___ the subject of most of their paintings.
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A) urban scenes
B) rural family life C) American frontier life D) pastoral scenes E) wild natural landscapes |
) urban scenes
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The "Zimmerman Papers" were infamous because they
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A) exposed a German plot to enlist Mexico into an alliance with Germany in a war against the United States
B) exposed a British plot to disguise their warships as American merchant ships, encouraging German submarines to attack any ship flying the American flag, hopefully luring the United States into World War I C) exposed German atrocities against Jews and other prisoners of war and contributed directly to the US entry into WWI D) revealed the existence of Communist spies in the highest levels of American government, following WWI, and led to the "Red Scare" in which hundreds of innocent people were victimized in witch hunts trying to week out Communists E) exposed corruption in the US Justice Department leading to a total reorganization of the department and the formation of the FBI |
exposed a German plot to enlist Mexico into an alliance with Germany in a war against the United States
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Which of the following had the greatest effect in moving the US toward participation in the First World War?
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A) The beginning of the Russian Revolution
B) Germany's declaration of its intent to wage unrestricted submarine warfare. C) The rapidly deteriorating situation for the Allies D) The German disregard of treaty obligations in violating Belgian neutrality. E) A German offer to reward Mexico with US territory should it join Germany in a war against the US. |
Germany's declaration of its intent to wage unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Wht proposal did President Woodrow Wilson make in 1918 that convince the Germans they would be treated fairly if they surrendered?
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A) the Twenty-One demands
B) the Fourteen Points C) the Balfour Declaration D) the "New Freedom" policy E) The Versailles Proposals |
the Fourteen Points
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Wilson's Fourteen Points incorporated all of the following EXCEPT
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A) freedom of the seas
B) national self-determination C) recognition of Allied economic and territorial agreements made during the war D) creation of an international organization to preserve the peace and security of its members E) open diplomacy |
recognition of Allied economic and territorial agreements made during the war
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The cartoon portrays President Wilson trying to
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A) conceal from the public the true reason for United States entry into the WWI
B) arouse public support for United States entry into the First World War C) assess the public's support of his bid for a third presidential term D) arouse public support for the Treaty of Versailles E) warn the public that Germany had not been treated fairly at Versailles |
arouse public support for the Treaty of Versailles
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The first talking motion picture was
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A) Steamboat Willie
B) Gone with the Wind C) The Jazz Singer D) Snow White E) Birth of a Nation |
The Jazz Singer
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The assembly line production of Henry Ford's Model T automobile resulted in which of the following by the end of the 1920s?
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A) The development of a large international market for American automobiles
B) A sharp decrease in railroad passenger traffic C) Construction of the federal interstate highway system D) Widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families E) The federal government's abandonment of research on air travel |
Widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families
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The case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in the 1920s best illustrated
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A) the extent of the "Red Scare"
B) the reckless vigilante spirit that existed in the southern states C) America's "Return to Normalcy" D) the lack of compassion toward immigrants E) the treatment of Italians |
the extent of the "Red Scare"
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The 1925 Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee
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A) focused on the efforts of the Protestant fundamentalists to impose prohibition on the state
B) was an effort by the state of Tennessee to ban the use of snakes in religious services C) concerned the struggle to tax church property in Tennessee D) supported the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan to prevent southern European immigrants from settling in the state E) demonstrated the rural fundamentalist belief that they theory of evolution was a subversive attempt to destroy the meaning of the Bible |
demonstrated the rural fundamentalist belief that they theory of evolution was a subversive attempt to destroy the meaning of the Bible
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Which of the following explains the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?
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A) The mob violence surging in the South upset American and they demanded law and order.
B) The Jim Crow system seemed doomed because the NAACP had overturned "Plessy v. Ferguson." C) Marcus Garvey's ideas challenged segregation and alarmed many whites. D) Many white Americans viewed societal and cultural changes as a threat to their way of life. E) Economic and social gains by women threatened the jobs of many men. |
Many white Americans viewed societal and cultural changes as a threat to their way of life.
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Which of the following best characterizes the writers associated with the literary flowering of the 1920s, such as Sinclair Lewis and F. Scott Fitzgerald?
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A) Criticism of middle-class conformity and materialism
B) Sympathy for Protestant fundamentalism C) Nostalgia for the "good old days" D) Advocacy of cultural isolationism E) Commitment to the cause of racial equality |
Criticism of middle-class conformity and materialism
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After the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, Alice Paul tried to expand women's rights by
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A) creating a fair labor practices commission for women
B) passing an equal rights amendment to the Constitution C) calling for gender equality in higher education D) providing up-to-date information on birth control methods E) internationalizing the American suffrage movement |
passing an equal rights amendment to the Constitution
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The Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s was
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A) a school of urban landscape painting
B) an architectural revival of uptown Manhattan C) a group of urban planners trained in New York D) the literary movement started by the "lost generation" authors E) an African American literary and artistic movement |
E) an African American literary and artistic movement
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Marcus Garvey came to prominence in America through the support of the
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A) Universal Negro Improvement Association
B) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People C) African leaders of Liberia and Sierra Leone D) Congress of Racial Equality E) Urban League |
Universal Negro Improvement Association
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By "normalcy" President Warren G. Harding meant not only peace after the recent war, but also
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A) a renewal of the Progressivist reform movement
B) the establishment of new norms of international behavior C) a return to an emphasis on domestic reform in place of Wilson's foreign adventures D) an end to idealistic crusades and efforts at large-scale reform E) US membership in the newly formed League of Nations |
D) an end to idealistic crusades and efforts at large-scale reform
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Margaret Sanger is best known for her
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A) endorsement of coeducation
B) organization of the Women's Trade Union League C) contribution of the radical suffragist movement D) presidency of the Women's Christian Temperance Union E) advocacy of birth control |
) advocacy of birth control
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TheRepublican Presidents of the 1920s favored
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A) stringent federal regulation of American business
B) membership in the League of Nations C) reduced American tariffs on foreign imports D) tax cuts for wealthy Americans E) forgiveness of European war debts from the First World War |
tax cuts for wealthy Americans
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Which of the following best characterizes the writings of American authors F. Scott Fitzgerald, e.e. cummings, and Sinclair Lewis?
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A) Glamorization of war
B) Celebration of Black culture C) Reaffirmation of traditional American values D) disillusionment with modern American society E) Glorification of modern American captialism |
disillusionment with modern American society
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The flappers of the 1920s challenged tradtional American attidues about women by supporting
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A) a federal birth control and abortion rights protechtion law
B) an equal rights amendment C) gender equality in salaries D) a federal law to establish prenatal clinics in rural areas E) greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior |
greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior
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The cartoon of "Monkeys Viewing Humanity" was intended primarily as a satirical comment on
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A) the Ku Klux Klan
B) "Lochner v. New York" C) the election of 1896 D) Social Darwinism E) the Scopes Trial |
the Scopes Trial
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All of the following contributed to the passage of the 18th Amendment legislating Prohibitions in 1919 EXCEPT
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A) the Progressive belief in social reform
B) the fervor of the First World War lending patriotism to the cause of prohibition C) the continued efforts of the Anti-Saloon League D) the cumulative impact of state prohibition laws E) the high death toll from alcohol-related automobile accidents |
the high death toll from alcohol-related automobile accidents
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Marcus Garvey's prominence during the 1920s arose from his
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A) service as an unofficial adviser to Presidents and cabinet members
B) establishment of a political party focusing on civil rights issues C) financial and literary contributions to the Harlem Renaissance D) emphasis on the importance of Black pride and Black nationalism E) development of a national network of Black-owned businesses |
emphasis on the importance of Black pride and Black nationalism
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Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
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A) The most famous art show of the early 20th century
B) The establishment of motion pictures palaces C) An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity D) The beginning of the NAACP E) The rehabilitation of a decaying urban area |
) An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity
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The cartoon above refers to which of the following?
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A) The Haymarket Revolt
B) The Immigration Quota Act of 1921 C) The Red Scare D) The Open Door Notes E) The response to the Pullman Strike |
The Red Scare
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What was the main reason for the major decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?
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A) Fear of political persecution after the Palmer raids and the Sacco and Vanzetti case discouraged many Europeans from emigrating.
B) Most European countries passed laws forbidding immigration to the United States. C) There was a widespread prosperity in Europe after the First World War. D) The United States passed the National Origins Act. E) A significant increase in emigration from Latin America left fewer jobs for European immigrants. |
The United States passed the National Origins Act.
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All of the following were characteristic of the 1920s EXCEPT
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A) voting rights for women
B) Ku Klux Klan power and popularity C) Progressivist reform and union growth D) consumerism and easy credit E) prohibition and bootlegging |
Progressivist reform and union growth
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During the 1920s, the events in Rosewood, Florida, the race riots in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the increase in lynching, and the growth in membership in the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) membership illustrated that
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A) racism was finally ending in America
B) the end to end racism was to appeal in the court system C) racist incidents were on the decline D) legislation proved to be the key to fighting racism and injustice E) there were serious racial problems in America that had yet to be overcome |
E) there were serious racial problems in America that had yet to be overcome
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Sinclair Lewis generally depicted small town America as
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A) dreary, prejudiced, and vulgar
B) merely a smaller-scale version of big-city life C) an island of sincerity amid the cynicism of America life D) the home of such traditional virtues as honesty, hard work, and wholesomeness E) open and accepting, but naive and easily taken in. |
dreary, prejudiced, and vulgar
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Between 1880 and 1920, the United States experienced a dramatic wave of immigration that was encouraged by all of the following EXCEPT
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A) the hopes of European peasants from southern and eastern Europe, who were eager to begin a new life with opportunities in America
B) the spread of pogroms and discrimination against Jews in eastern Europe C) the great Oklahoma land rush of 1889 D) the efforts of "political machines" that encouraged immigrants to remain in large cities E) intense population and socioeconomic pressures in Europe |
the efforts of "political machines" that encouraged immigrants to remain in large cities
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Marcus Garvey, leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, argued for
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A) racial desegregation
B) equal rights C) violence in the cities D) a return to Africa E) more representation in Congress for Washington, DC |
a return to Africa
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The 1925 Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee
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A) concerned the struggle to tax church property in Tennessee
B) focused on the efforts of the Protestant fundamentalists to impose prohibition on the state C) was an effort by the state of Tennessee to ban the use of snakes in religious services D) supported the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan to prevent southern European immigrants from settling in the state E) demonstrated the rural fundamentalist belief that they theory of evolution was a subversive attempt to destroy the meaning of the Bible |
demonstrated the rural fundamentalist belief that they theory of evolution was a subversive attempt to destroy the meaning of the Bible
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In the 1920s, white women experienced which of the following changes in their lives?
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A) women became chronic abusers of alcohol and cigarettes.
B) Most women practiced birth control and the population plummeted. C) More women were working, but they received lower wages than men. D) Women went into professional jobs and gradually earned higher salaries than men. E) Women entered politics in large numbers as a result of the Nineteenth Amendment. |
More women were working, but they received lower wages than men.
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The Nineteenth Amendment, added to the United States Constitution in 1920, did which of the following?
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A) enfranchised women
B) limited the president to two terms C) outlawed the sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages D) ended prohibition E) created the federal income tax |
enfranchised women
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"The business of our nation is business" were the words of
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A) Franklin Roosevelt
B) Charles Evans Hughes C) Warren G. Harding D) Herbert Hoover E) Calvin Coolidge |
Calvin Coolidge
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The first talking motion picture was
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A) Snow White
B) Gone with the Wind C) The Jazz Singer D) Steamboat Willie E) Birth of a Nation |
The Jazz Singer
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All of the following were characteristic of the 1920s EXCEPT
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A) voting rights for women
B) Ku Klux Klan power and popularity C) Progressivist reform and union growth D) consumerism and easy credit E) prohibition and bootlegging |
Progressivist reform and union growth
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During the 1920s, the events in Rosewood, Florida, the race riots in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the increase in lynching, and the growth in membership in the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) membership illustrated that
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A) racism was finally ending in America
B) the end to end racism was to appeal in the court system C) racist incidents were on the decline D) legislation proved to be the key to fighting racism and injustice E) there were serious racial problems in America that had yet to be overcome |
E) there were serious racial problems in America that had yet to be overcome
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Sinclair Lewis generally depicted small town America as
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A) dreary, prejudiced, and vulgar
B) merely a smaller-scale version of big-city life C) an island of sincerity amid the cynicism of America life D) the home of such traditional virtues as honesty, hard work, and wholesomeness E) open and accepting, but naive and easily taken in. |
dreary, prejudiced, and vulgar
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Between 1880 and 1920, the United States experienced a dramatic wave of immigration that was encouraged by all of the following EXCEPT
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A) the hopes of European peasants from southern and eastern Europe, who were eager to begin a new life with opportunities in America
B) the spread of pogroms and discrimination against Jews in eastern Europe C) the great Oklahoma land rush of 1889 D) the efforts of "political machines" that encouraged immigrants to remain in large cities E) intense population and socioeconomic pressures in Europe |
the efforts of "political machines" that encouraged immigrants to remain in large cities
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Marcus Garvey, leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, argued for
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A) racial desegregation
B) equal rights C) violence in the cities D) a return to Africa E) more representation in Congress for Washington, DC |
a return to Africa
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The 1925 Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee
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A) concerned the struggle to tax church property in Tennessee
B) focused on the efforts of the Protestant fundamentalists to impose prohibition on the state C) was an effort by the state of Tennessee to ban the use of snakes in religious services D) supported the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan to prevent southern European immigrants from settling in the state E) demonstrated the rural fundamentalist belief that they theory of evolution was a subversive attempt to destroy the meaning of the Bible |
demonstrated the rural fundamentalist belief that they theory of evolution was a subversive attempt to destroy the meaning of the Bible
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In the 1920s, white women experienced which of the following changes in their lives?
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A) women became chronic abusers of alcohol and cigarettes.
B) Most women practiced birth control and the population plummeted. C) More women were working, but they received lower wages than men. D) Women went into professional jobs and gradually earned higher salaries than men. E) Women entered politics in large numbers as a result of the Nineteenth Amendment. |
More women were working, but they received lower wages than men.
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The Nineteenth Amendment, added to the United States Constitution in 1920, did which of the following?
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A) enfranchised women
B) limited the president to two terms C) outlawed the sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages D) ended prohibition E) created the federal income tax |
enfranchised women
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"The business of our nation is business" were the words of
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A) Franklin Roosevelt
B) Charles Evans Hughes C) Warren G. Harding D) Herbert Hoover E) Calvin Coolidge |
Calvin Coolidge
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The first talking motion picture was
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A) Snow White
B) Gone with the Wind C) The Jazz Singer D) Steamboat Willie E) Birth of a Nation |
The Jazz Singer
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