True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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There was a widespread fear of foreigners living in the United States following
World War I.
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2.
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Steel workers went on strike in 1919 because of dissatisfaction with wages and
hours of employment.
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3.
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Northern whites welcomed African American laborers who had left the South in
search of jobs in the North.
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4.
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A fear of radical views and of foreigners led to the Red Scare and the execution
of Sacco and Vanzetti.
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5.
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The scandal called Teapot Dome became a symbol of corruption within President
Harding's administration.
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6.
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President Harding wanted to promote peace by joining the League of
Nations.
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7.
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The use of electricity enabled the rapid growth of industry.
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8.
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Welfare capitalism was the effort of businesses to link workers more closely to
the company they worked for.
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9.
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Henry Ford was a pioneer of the assembly line method of manufacturing.
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10.
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The Nineteenth Amendment guaranteed women in every state the right to
vote.
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11.
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Prohibition was successful as a law enforcement tool against illegal
gambling.
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12.
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Nativism resulted in the passage of the Emergency Quota Act in 1921.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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13.
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In 1919 and 1920 A. Mitchell Palmer deported hundreds of people because
of
a. | disease. | c. | the Cold War. | b. | the "Red Scare." | d. | sabotage. |
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14.
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When the Boston police force went on strike in 1919, they all
a. | were given shorter work hours. | c. | received higher
wages. | b. | were saluted by the public. | d. | were fired. |
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15.
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In what treaty did the world powers agree to disarm?
a. | Five-Power Treaty | c. | Kellogg-Briand Pact | b. | Scopes Treaty | d. | Treaty of
Versailles |
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16.
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The total value of all goods and services produced is a country in called
a. | installment buying. | c. | the gross national product. | b. | productivity. | d. | on margin. |
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17.
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To keep workers from joining independent unions, employers began
a. | increasing productivity. | c. | assembly lines. | b. | installment
buying. | d. | welfare
capitalism. |
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18.
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Which constitutional amendment established Prohibition?
a. | Twentieth Amendment | c. | Eighteenth Amendment | b. | Nineteenth Amendment | d. | Seventeenth
Amendment |
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19.
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Who won the presidential election of 1928?
a. | Herbert Hoover | c. | Calvin Coolidge | b. | Alfred E. Smith | d. | William Jennings
Bryan |
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20.
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Who was the writer who came out of the Harlem Renaissance?
a. | Babe Ruth | c. | Zora Neale Hurston | b. | Gertrude Ederle | d. | F. Scott
Fitzgerald |
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21.
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Which is the only amendment ever passed to overturn an earlier amendment?
a. | Nineteenth Amendment | c. | Eighteenth Amendment | b. | Twenty-first Amendment | d. | Twentieth
Amendment |
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22.
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The belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners is
called
a. | isolationism. | c. | nationalism. | b. | urbanism. | d. | nativism. |
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23.
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Eighteen strikers died in what industry's strike in 1919?
a. | coal miners | c. | steelworkers | b. | railroad workers | d. | Boston police |
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24.
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The policy of taking a limited role in world affairs is called
a. | recession. | c. | normalcy. | b. | isolationism. | d. | nativism. |
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25.
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Who said, "The man who builds a factory builds a temple"?
a. | Clarence Darrow | c. | Henry Ford | b. | William G. Harding | d. | Calvin Coolidge |
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26.
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An economic downturn is called
a. | a recession. | c. | the gross national product. | b. | productivity. | d. | on margin. |
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27.
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The amount of work each person can do is called
a. | recession. | c. | productivity. | b. | scientific management. | d. | on margin. |
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28.
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Americans could purchase products like new cars by using
a. | mass production. | c. | purchasing power. | b. | welfare capitalism. | d. | installment
buying. |
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29.
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In the 1920s, what Hollywood industry became one of the country's leading
businesses?
a. | steel | c. | motion pictures | b. | bootlegging | d. | automobiles |
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30.
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Who was the novelist who wrote Winesburg, Ohio?
a. | James Weldon Johnson | c. | Sherwood Anderson | b. | Sinclair Lewis | d. | Gertrude Stein |
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31.
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The campaign against the use of alcohol was called the
a. | temperance movement. | c. | suffrage movement. | b. | moral movement. | d. | traditional
movement. |
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32.
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The law that established a quota system for immigration was the
a. | Teapot Dome Act. | c. | Scopes trial. | b. | Emergency Quota Act. | d. | National Origins
Act. |
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“The blaze of revolution was sweeping over every American institution of law and
order, burning up the foundations of society.”
–Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer | |
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33.
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 The raids and arrests by Palmer, as justified in
this quotation, were part of _____, a wave of fear in America following the Russian Revolution that
came during the early 1920s. a. | Teapot Dome | c. | Anarchism | b. | the Red Scare | d. | the Ohio Gang |
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“. . . I not only am not guilty . . . but I never
commit a crime in my life—I have never steal and I have never kill and I have never spilt
blood, and I have fought against the crime, and I have fought and I have sacrificed myself even to
eliminate the crimes that the law and the church legitimate and sanctify.
“This is what I say: I would not wish to a dog or to a snake, to the most low and misfortunate
creature of the earth—I would not wish to any of them what I have had to suffer for things that
I am not guilty of. . . . I have suffered for things that I am guilty of. I am suffering because I am
a radical and indeed I am a radical; I have suffered because I was an Italian, and indeed I am an
Italian; . . .”
–Bartolomeo Vanzetti,
1927 | |
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34.
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 The Sacco and Vanzetti case revealed the strong
feelings of the United States public against _____ and _____. a. | the rich, powerful | c. | African Americans, Chinese laborers | b. | foreigners,
radicals | d. | the poor,
homeless |
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“There is no right to strike against the public safety
by anybody, anywhere, any time.”
–Massachusetts
governor Calvin Coolidge, 1919 | |
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35.
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 This quotation from Coolidge, expressing the opinion
of many Americans, was his response to a strike by _____. a. | Massachusetts steelworkers | c. | angry farmers | b. | Boston police
officers | d. | textile mill
workers in Lowell |
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| “He taught [African Americans] to admire and praise black things and black
people.” | |
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36.
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 This quotation from an African American newspaper
article in the 1920s characterizes the accomplishments of _____, who founded the UNIA. a. | Countee Cullen | c. | Marcus Garvey | b. | Frederick Douglass | d. | Duke Ellington |
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“America’s present need is not heroics, but healing.”
–Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio | |
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37.
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 Expressing a sentiment similar to the one in this
passage, Harding, used a word for which he became famous. He felt America needed a return to
“normalcy,” or _____. a. | pioneer life | c. | more social reform | b. | calm and stability | d. | virtuous
behavior |
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“He was
about as handsome a man as I ever saw, [with one of those] faces whose very appearance
carries conviction, and withal he was a magnificent figure. He just loved fellowship. He wanted to
have a crowd around and have a good time. . . . [H]e liked to indulge in a game of poker
whenever an idle hour permitted, . . . The truth about it is that he was altogether too urbane, too
good-natured, too generous-hearted, and too fond of having a good time for his own
good.
“The simple fact is that my dear old friend just did
not like to work, and he ought never to have taken upon himself the enormous burdens incident to the
presidency . . .”
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38.
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 This passage by Senator James E. Watson, a close
friend, describes President _____, whose administration was marked by scandals involving the Ohio
Gang. a. | William Howard Taft | c. | Woodrow Wilson | b. | Warren G. Harding | d. | Calvin Coolidge |
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| “The chief business of the American people is business. . . . The man who builds a
factory builds a temple.” | |
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39.
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 Which president felt the government should actively
support business, as he declared in this famous quotation? a. | Warren G. Harding | c. | Calvin Coolidge | b. | William McKinley | d. | Robert La
Follette |
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Section 1
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2
Congress shall
have power by appropriate legislation to enforce the provisions of this article. | |
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40.
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 This excerpt is from the _____, which, in 1920, gave
women the right to vote. a. | Seneca Falls Declaration | c. | Twentieth
Amendment | b. | Nineteenth Amendment | d. | Woman Suffrage Act |
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“. . . Meantime the art of the silent drama was
showing steady improvement. Those actors who possessed the peculiar power to impress their
personality on the public through pantomime rose speedily to prominence and attained, what previously
had been an exaggeration, worldwide celebrity. Among the first to become such popular favorites were
three young girls: the Gish sisters, Lillian and Dorothy, and Gladys Smith (better known as Mary
Pickford) in pathetic and sentimental rôles; and, among the men, Charlie Chaplin in comedy and
Douglas Fairbanks in romantic drama. . . .”
–Preston William Slossen, The Great Crusade and
After | |
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41.
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 This excerpt describes the early days of _____, up
to the late _____. a. | silent movies, 1920s | c. | vaudeville, 1940s | b. | radical theater, 1930s | d. | radio comedy,
1920s |
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“Americans are a home-loving people. When the day's work is done and the evening
meal is over, the natural desire is to remain at home; one goes out merely to seek entertainment,
recreation, and education which could not otherwise be had. There, perhaps, lies the secret . . . for
enterprising “broadcasters” bring to the ear, every hour and every day, wholly without
cost to the “listener-in,” a most amazing variety of entertainment and instruction. . .
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–American Review of Reviews, January,
1923 | |
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42.
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 What is the new American pastime described in this
passage? a. | watching television | c. | listening to radio | b. | playing games | d. | bicycling |
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“I can never put on paper the thrill of the underground ride to _____. I went up the
steps and out into the bright September sunlight... I stood there, dropped my bags, took a deep
breath and felt happy again.”
–Langston
Hughes | |
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43.
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 Which word best fills in the blank in this
quotation about this writer’s arrival at the scene of the 1920s burst of African American
cultural creativity? a. | Chicago | c. | Hollywood | b. | New York | d. | Harlem |
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Section 1
“After one year from ratification of this article, the manufacture,
sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation therof into, or the
exportation therof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for
beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. . . .” | |
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44.
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 This is an excerpt from the _____ , which went into
effect in 1919. a. | Fifteenth Amendment | c. | Volstead Act | b. | Eighteenth Amendment | d. | Prohibition Act |
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“I learned
that not everything in America was what it seemed to be. I discovered, for instance, that a spare
tire could be filled with substances other than air, . . . and that the Teddy Bears that suddenly
acquired tremendous popularity among the ladies very often had hollow metal
stomachs.
“ ‘But,’ it
might be asked, ‘where do all these people get the _____?’ Very simple. Prohibition has
created a new, a universally respected, a well-beloved, and a very profitable occupation, that of the
bootlegger who takes care of the importation of the forbidden _____. . .
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–a
German visitor to the United States in 1927
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45.
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 Which word best fills in the blanks for this
passage about the Prohibition era? a. | cash | c. | chocolate | b. | liquor | d. | opinions |
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“I make my money by supplying a popular demand. If I break the law, my customers are
as guilty as I am.
–Al Capone | |
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46.
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 Through which business did Capone supply the
“popular demand” mentioned in this quotation? a. | making and selling illegal alcohol | c. | publishing city
newspapers | b. | importing rare art objects | d. | financing and building skyscrapers |
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“ . . . It was the period when the Negro
was in vogue.
“I was there. I had a swell time while it
lasted. But I thought it wouldn't last long. . . . For how could a large and enthusiastic number
of people be crazy about Negroes forever? But some Harlemites thought the millennium had come. They
thought the race problem had at last been solved. . . . They were sure the New Negro would lead a new
life from then on in green pastures of tolerance created by Countee Cullen, Ethel Waters, Claude
McKay, Duke Ellington, Bojangles, and Alain Locke.
“I
don't know what made any Negroes think that—except that they were mostly intellectuals
doing the thinking. . . .”
–Langston Hughes, The Big
Sea, An Autobiography
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47.
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 What well-known movement of the 1920s is Hughes
describing in this passage? a. | Prohibition | c. | the lost generation | b. | the Harlem Renaissance | d. | bootlegging |
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“The dictionary set me right by defining the word as a
fledgling, yet in the nest, and vainly attempting to fly while its wings have only
pinfeathers...”
–G. Stanley
Hall, “Flapper Americana Novissima,” Atlantic Monthly , June
1922 | |
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48.
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 In this passage, columnist Hall describes looking
for the definition of _____, a term used to describe liberated young women of the 1920s. a. | flapper | c. | speakeasy | b. | expatriate | d. | bootlegger |
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“What we regard as the danger lurking in this
legislation is, that it stimulates racial, national and religious hatreds and jealousies, that it
encourages one part of our population to arrogate to itself a sense of superiority, and to classify
another as one of inferiority. At a time when the welfare of the human race as an entirety depends
upon the creation of a brotherly spirit, . . . it should be our purpose, as a nation which has
demonstrated that those of diverse racial, national and religious origins can live together and
prosper as a united people, to serve as the world's conciliator. . . .”
–Louis Marshall, chairman of the American Jewish Relief Program,
letter to President Calvin Coolidge, May 1924 | |
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49.
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 This excerpt is from a protest against the _____, a
law which reduced the annual country quota for immigrants from 3 to 2 percent and excluded Japanese
immigrants entirely. a. | “Gentlemen’s Agreement,” | c. | Alien Exclusion and Sedition
Act | b. | Emergency Quota Act | d. | National Origins Act of 1924 |
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50.
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  Based on the time line, under
whose presidential administration was the National Origins Act passed? a. | Wilson | c. | Coolidge | b. | Harding | d. | Ellington |
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51.
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 How many automobiles were sold in the year on the
line graph that shows the lowest sales? a. | 1,500 | c. | 1,500,000 | b. | 150,000 | d. | 2,000,000 |
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52.
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 How many more automobiles were sold in 1924 than in
1921? a. | 1,500,000 | c. | 3,000,000 | b. | 2,500,000 | d. | 4,500,000 |
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53.
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 According to the chart, what span of time seemed to
have the least amount of change? a. | 1920-1921 | c. | 1925-1926 | b. | 1921-1922 | d. | 1928-1929 |
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54.
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 What year were automobile sales at about
2,300,000?
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55.
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  What is this an illustration
of? a. | water-powered mill | c. | power plant | b. | assembly line | d. | artesian well |
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56.
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 Based on the bar graph, which of the following
statements is correct? a. | Immigration to the United States was highest in 1921. | b. | Immigration to the
United States was highest in 1925. | c. | Immigration to the United States was highest in
1930. | d. | none of the above |
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57.
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 In which of the years shown on the bar graph was
immigration from Canada closest to 50 percent of total immigration? a. | 1921 | c. | 1930 | b. | 1925 | d. | none of the
above |
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58.
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 Which region accounted for 20 percent of total
immigration to the United States in 1930? a. | Southern and Eastern Europe | c. | Canada | b. | Northern and Western
Europe | d. | Asia |
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59.
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 In which of the three presidential elections shown
was voter turnout the greatest?
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60.
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 In which of the election years shown was the
percentage of voters closest to the percentage of nonvoters? a. | 1824 | c. | 1920 | b. | 1860 | d. | none of the
above |
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61.
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 Based on the map, which of the following statements
is correct? a. | Idaho had the lowest African American population in the 1920s. | b. | African Americans
migrated from the deep south in great numbers in the 1960s. | c. | African Americans
migrated to mostly rural areas in the 1920s. | d. | African Americans migrated from the deep south
to northern cities in the 1920s. |
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62.
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 Based on the map, which of the following statements
applies to the Northeastern states. a. | Their populations grew rapidly in the 1920s. | b. | Their populations
grew gradually in the 1920s. | c. | Their populations remained the same in the
1920s. | d. | Their populations decreased in the 1920s. |
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63.
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  Based on the line graph, in which
of the following years was the cost of a Model T Ford the most stable? a. | 1908–1926 | c. | 1914–1920 | b. | 1908–1914 | d. | 1920–1926 |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Marcus Garvey | d. | Warren G. Harding | b. | jazz | e. | flappers | c. | capitalism |
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64.
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economic system based on free enterprise
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65.
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founded Universal Negro Improvement Association
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66.
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promised a return to "normalcy"
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67.
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1920s "liberated" women
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68.
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based on African American music
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Kellogg-Briand Pact | d. | Scopes trial | b. | anarchists | e. | the Ohio Gang | c. | Communists |
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69.
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believed in having no government
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70.
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Bolsheviks
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71.
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Warren G. Harding's friends
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72.
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calls for outlawing war
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73.
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evolutionists versus fundamentalists
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | gross national product | d. | Nineteenth Amendment | b. | installment buying | e. | Henry Ford | c. | productivity |
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74.
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paying over a period of time
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75.
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automobile industry pioneer
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76.
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total value of all goods and services produced
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77.
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the amount of work each worker can do
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78.
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gave women the right to vote
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Short Answer
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Call To
Strike
IRON AND STEEL WORKERS! A historic decision confronts us. If we will
but stand together now like men our demands will soon be granted and a golden era of prosperity will
open for us in the steel industry. But if we falter and fail to we will sink back into a miserable
and hopeless serfdom. The welfare of our wives and children is at stake. Now is the time to insist
upon our rights as human beings. | |
SOURCE: The Chicago Metro History
Education Center, Newberry Library, Chicago.
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79.
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 | What is the "historic decision" referred to in the first sentence? | | |
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80.
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81.
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 | Whose welfare does the writer claim is at stake? | | |
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82.
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 | What is the "miserable and hopeless serfdom"? | | |
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83.
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 | Who were the intended readers of the "call to strike"? | | |
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84.
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 | The writer says "Now is the time to" do what? | | |
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85.
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 | What does the writer believe will happen if they stand up for their rights? | | |
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“The
Washington riot gave me the thrill that comes once in a life time. I . . . read between the
lines of our morning paper that at last our men had stood like men, struck back, were no longer dumb
driven cattle. When I could no longer read for my streaming tears, I stood up, alone in my room, held
both hands high over my head and exclaimed aloud: ‘Oh I thank God, thank God’ . . . Only
colored women of the South know the extreme in suffering and humiliation. . . .
“God Grant that our
men everywhere refrain from strife, provoke no quarrel, but that they protect their women and homes
at any cost.”
“A Southern Colored Woman”
–from The Crisis, November 1919
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86.
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 | What are the conflicting feelings expressed in this excerpt from a newspaper
article? | | |
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87.
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 | Three scientific events are noted on the time line. What are
they? | | |
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88.
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 | By what year was a majority of 14 to 17 year olds in school? | | |
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89.
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 | How many percentage points did enrollment increase from 1920 to 1930? | | |
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Essay
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90.
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What was the Teapot Dome scandal?
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91.
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What did the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 do?
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92.
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How did the practice of introducing new car models each year come into
practice?
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93.
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Who was involved in the Scopes trial, what was it about, and what was the
outcome?
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94.
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How did electricity impact the American household during the early 1900s?
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95.
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Why were flappers seen as the liberated women of the 1920s?
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