1. Which is a false statement about the United States in the years after World War I?
(Points: 1)
The United States emerged from World War I heavily in debt to European nations.
More widespread use of electrical power contributed to greater industrial efficiency.
General Motors installed the first moving assembly line.
Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few.
2. All are examples of the ways in which technology transformed post-World War I America except
(Points: 1)
more than 26 million Americans owned cars or trucks.
millions of households had radios.
television became increasingly popular.
magazine circulation grew with postal service innovations.
3. Which is a post-World War I American cultural trend of the 1920s? (Points: 1)
a continuation of traditional literary styles
first time use of photography
decrease in the sale and use of alcohol
less leisure time for the average worker
4. What was one result of the shift in the U.S. population from majority rural to majority urban? (Points: 1)
a shortage in food production
urban resentment of those living on farms
tension between urban and rural cultures
relief among rural people at having more space
5. What were two ways that life changed for women during the 1920s?
(Points: 1)
work opportunities and the right to vote
equal pay and the right to vote
work opportunities and the right to drink alcohol
the right to drink alcohol and equal pay
6. Which was not an element of the new youth culture of the 1920s?
(Points: 1)
There were changes in dating and courtship practices.
Many more students remained in school.
High school served as a cultural center.
Many students drove to school.
7. Which represents a modernist trend in the arts or literature during the twenties?
(Points: 1)
jazz
poetry that rhymes
portrait photography
a novel with an authoritative viewpoint
8. Which statement accurately describes the 18th Amendment? (Points: 1)
The 18th Amendment finally gave women the vote.
The 18th Amendment prohibited the possession and consumption of alcohol.
The 18th Amendment gradually gave women the right to vote over the course of the next two presidential elections.
The 18th Amendment banned the sale of alcohol in an attempt to promote social reform.
9. Which statement most accurately describes the consequences of passing the 18th Amendment? (Points: 1)
Women responded by voting in huge numbers in the next election.
The consumption and possession of alcohol increased despite the new law.
Bootleggers gained wealth and organized crime increased.
Taxes increased to meet the cost of enforcing the law.
10. How did nativism and the Red Scare play into a Congressional limitations on immigration in the 1920s?
(Points: 1)
Nativists were opposed to limitations on immigration, but the Red Scare changed their thinking.
Nativists saw immigrants as un-American and dangerous, and communists as part of a conspiracy.
Nativists campaigned for preferential treatment for Asian immigrants, but wanted to limit the rights of Russians and Jews.
Nativists offered to conduct citizenship classes for immigrants�especially Russians and Jews, whom they distrusted.
11. Which was a reaction to the increased urbanization, secularization and new science of the twenties?
(Points: 1)
a demand for more science education in public schools
an enormous increase in the number of people entering the ministry
the teaching of fundamentalism in schools in the north
the trial of a teacher who violated a law against teaching the theory of evolution
12. Prejudice against blacks, immigrants, Jews, and Catholics led to increased membership in what reactionary organization?
(Points: 1)
Neo-Nazis
Wobblies
Ku Klux Klan
Communists
13. Which group benefited most from the policies of President Warren Harding?
(Points: 1)
immigrants
labor unions
nativists
big business
14. Which group benefited most from the policies of President Calvin Coolidge?
(Points: 1)
immigrants
labor unions
nativists
big business
15. What movement was an explosion of African American cultural creativity?
(Points: 1)
the Promise of Harlem
the Jazz Age
the Harlem Renaissance
the Flapper Era
1. a
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. d
7. c
8. d
9. c
10. b
11. d
12. c
13. b
14. d
15. c
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