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| show | returning to normalcy
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| show | preservation of peace at any cost
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| show | pro-business
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| 4) During President Warren G. Harding's administration, many news stories revolved around A) his selection of Calvin Coolidge for vice president B) the widespread failure of banks C) the increase in the national debt D) scandals involving government officials | show 🗑
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| 5) Who was the corrupt group involved in the Warren G. Harding administration? A) Ohio Gang B) Kitchen Cabinet C) Harding Gang D) New York League | show 🗑
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| show | He seemed to offer honesty and stability.
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| 7) What issue did Calvin Coolidge focus on during the presidential election of 1924? A) civil rights issues B) dangers of radicalism C) importance of social reform D) regulation of business | show 🗑
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| show | They believed he weakened the federal regulation of business.
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| show | Republican
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| 10) Which one of the following is an example of an isolationist viewpoint? A) The United States should stay out of other nations' affairs. B) The United States has an obligation to support its friends. C) The United States should stop the spread of dictatorships. D) The United States desperately needs energy resources. | show 🗑
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| show | a return to normalcy
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| show | isolationism
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| 13) Many Americans were opposed to the United States joining the League of Nations because they believed that the A) The League of Nations would allow Germany to join. B) The membership fees the United States must pay would be too costly. C) The United States might become involved in another European war. D) The League of Nations would not be based on democratic principles. | show 🗑
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| 14) What was the main purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact? A) to encourage migration to cities B) to support collective bargaining C) to preserve world peace by outlawing war D) to limit immigration into the United States | show 🗑
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| show | Dawes Plan
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| show | agreements to begin disarmament
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| 17) Under which treaty did the United States reduce the size of its Navy? A) Kellogg-Brand Pact B) Versailles Treaty C) Five-Power Treaty D) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | show 🗑
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| show | successful American businesses
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| 19) Which one of the following systems allowed the American people to buy goods and pay for them with monthly payments? A) renting B) installment buying C) laissez-faire D) rebating | show 🗑
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| show | " What an easy thing, to buy now and pay later!"
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| show | bull market
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| show | New industries led to increased economic growth.
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| show | Industry produced more goods than ever before.
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| 24) What was one result of the increased use of the assembly line in the 1920s? A) increased workers participation in managing companies B) increased amount of time workers spent making each product C) decreased prices in order to make products more affordable D) increased government ownership of methods of production | show 🗑
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| 25) What characterized the prosperity of the 1920s? A) a growth in government regulation of business B) a decrease in farmers' economic problems C) very few technological advances D) an increase in consumer investment and spending | show 🗑
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| 26) How was the average American affected by the economic boom of the 1920s? A) The standard of living went down slightly for most Americans. B) The average American was harmed by the price increases and wage freezes. C) The boom affected only the very rich and not the average American. D) Most Americans had more cash to spend on luxury and convenience items. | show 🗑
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| show | automobiles
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| show | 1921 to 1923
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| 29) What contributed to the growth of suburbs during the 1920s? A) restrictive government rules B) rises in gas prices C) increased car ownership D) restricted immigration | show 🗑
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| show | more people owned cars and commuted to work
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| 31) When soldiers returned home immediately after World War I, there was no longer a need for the production of war materials. What effect did this have on the United States economy? A) a promising economic outlook B) stock prices rose rapidly C) unemployment declined sharply D) a sharp recession | show 🗑
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| 32) The largest number of Americans were employed in what occupation in 1920? A) government employee B) industrial worker C) stockbroker D) farmer | show 🗑
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| show | farmers
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| 34) Why did the number of labor strikes increase after World War I? A) government drastically increased income taxes B) women refused to leave their wartime jobs to returning soldiers C) managers refused to hire new immigrants D) pay was lower than the increased cost of living | show 🗑
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They went up.
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| show | the upper class received a huge share of the nation's income
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| show | overproduction of goods flooding the market
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| show | Many farmers did not enjoy the same prosperity that urban workers enjoyed.
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| show | farm prices dropped as the war market ended
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| 40) Why did many farmers experience economic difficulties in the 1920s? A) The small number of farms could not keep up with the increased demand for goods. B) Severe droughts and insects swarms destroyed a majority of farm crops. C) It was becoming cheaper to import farm products from other countries. D) Farm products flooded the market and drove down prices. | show 🗑
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| show | supply is low and demand is high
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| show | The United States tried to limit immigration from certain countries.
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| show | the period between World War I and World War II
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| show | passage of laws by the United States Congress restricting immigration
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| 45) How did the Immigration Act of 1924 affect immigration? A) It restricted immigration from southern and eastern Europe. B) It opened the door for immigrants from Asian nations. C) It abolished the quota system. D) It only allowed for the immigration of skilled laborers. | show 🗑
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| show | Northern Europeans
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| 47) What method was used by the United States to slow down immigration after World War I? A) required military service B) quota system C) increased taxes D) required sponsorship by a United States citizen | show 🗑
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| 48) What was the quota system designed to accomplish? A) to totally suspend all immigration B) to grant all immigrants the right to vote C) to restrict new immigration from Asia and Eastern Europe D) to allow only migrant workers to enter the United States | show 🗑
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| show | an immigrant's country of origin
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| show | Red Scare
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| show | Red Scare
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| 52) What event in American history was illustrated by the cartoon? A) America's entry into the League of Nations in 1919 B) Prohibition in the 1920s C) ratification of the Versailles Treaty in 1920 D) Red Scare of 1919 | show 🗑
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| show | nativism
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| show | Red Scare
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| show | Radicals from Europe were a threat to liberty in the United States.
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| show | Potentially dangerous immigrants should be prevented from entering the United States.
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| 57) What did the Sacco and Vanzetti trial reveal about the feelings of many Americans during 1919? A) A strong fear of foreigners existed in the United States. B) Americans still blamed Germany for the war. C) Many Americans were unable to accept women in the workplace. D) Resentment surfaced over the flood of African Americans into Northern cities. | show 🗑
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| 58) Which one of the following trials exhibited a violation of due process of law? A) Charles R. Forbes B) Albert B. Fall C) John Scopes D) Sacco and Vanzetti | show 🗑
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| What social and political problem is referred to by the headline? A) illegal lynching mobs B) nativism or fear of different national groups C) Cold War fears of Soviet aggression D) racial prejudice | show 🗑
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| Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of murder and theft and sentenced to death on April 9, 1927. The following is Vanzetti's response to the sentence. " ...I have had to suffer for things that I am not guilty of. But my conviction [belief] is that I have s 60) According to the quote, what did Vanzetti believe was the basis of his conviction? A) new immigration laws B) evidence presented in his trial C) nationality and beliefs D) murder and theft | show 🗑
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| 61) According to the quote, what was Vanzetti's attitude toward his trial? A) He admitted he was a danger to society. B) He wished he had never come to the United States. C) He felt he should be given a new trial. D) He felt he had acted properly. | show 🗑
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| 62) Why did many African American men migrate to Northern cities after World War I? A) inexpensive housing was more widely available B) discrimination did not exist in the North C) free education was offered African Americans D) many industrial jobs were available | show 🗑
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| show | They moved to Northern cities.
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| show | increased job opportunities
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| show | increased discrimination in Northern cities
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| 66) Which one of the following best explains the increased growth of hotels, restaurants, and gas stations in the 1920s? A) The cultural revival in Harlem brought new waves of European immigration to the United States. B) The invention of the automobile gave the American people greater mobility. C) Many Americans were disillusioned with city life and moved back to the country. D) People frequently moved around to find places to obtain illegal liquor. | show 🗑
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| show | Scopes trial
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| 68) What issue was argued in the famous Scopes trial? A) civil rights B) the right to counsel C) teaching of evolution D) prayer in schools | show 🗑
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| show | 1920s
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| show | African Americans
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| show | Harlem Renaissance
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| 72) What topic did the Harlem Renaissance writers commonly write about? A) development of new inventions B) experiences of black Americans C) fashions and fads of the 1920s D) Americanization of European immigrants | show 🗑
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| show | Langston Hughes
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| 74) One-Way Ticket I am fed up With Jim Crow laws People who are cruel And afraid, Who lynch and run, Who are scared of me And me of them. I pick up my life And take it away On a one-way ticket Gone up North Gone out West Gone! —Langston Hughes What was the theme of the poem? A) poverty B) unemployment C) racism D) growth of farms | show 🗑
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| show | Marcus Garvey
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| show | had become overly concerned with wealth and leisure
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| show | Ernest Hemingway
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| show | Sinclair Lewis
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| show | movies
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| 80) What type of music became popular during the 1920s? A) bluegrass country B) rock and roll C) classical overtures D) jazz | show 🗑
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| 81) Which one of the following best describes the Jazz Age? A) a return to old-fashioned roles of women B) a stricter adherence to religion C) a freer, fast-paced American lifestyle D) an increased dependence of industry and science | show 🗑
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| 82) Which one of the following was a dance that became popular during the Jazz Age? A) Waltz B) Salsa C) Polka D) Lindy | show 🗑
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| 83) In the 1920s, the trendy young women with bobbed hair and flashy shortened skirts were called A) flappers B) Gibson girls C) hippies D) prohibitionists | show 🗑
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| 84) What did the "flappers" symbolize about the 1920s culture? A) women rebelling against traditional values B) public outcry against Prohibition C) growing fear of the dependence on the stock market D) renewed interest in traditional values | show 🗑
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| 85) " The Charleston Dance Sweeps the Country" " Bobbed Hair and Shorter Skirts" " Silent Moving Pictures Fill Theatres" During which decade did the trends in the headlines characterize American society? A) 1910s B) 1920s C) 1890s D) 1930s | show 🗑
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| show | Charles Lindbergh
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| show | Babe Ruth
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| 88) What term best describes an activity or style that is popular for a short period of time? A) bull market B) vaudeville C) fad D) margin | show 🗑
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| show | The Jazz Singer
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| 90) Which one of the following is an example of a 1920s fad? A) flagpole sitting B) yo-yo contests C) hula hoop endurance competitions D) stuffing teens in phone booths | show 🗑
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| show | dance marathons
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| show | Prohibition
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| 93) What was the objective of the Women's Christian Temperance Union? A) to advocate voting rights for women B) to achieve new education opportunities for women C) to reform the civil service system D) to eliminate the manufacture and sale of alcohol | show 🗑
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| show | " Eliminate alcohol!"
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| 95) What Prohibition groups' motto was "Now for an era of clear thinking and clean living?" A) Society of Speakeasies B) Anti-Saloon League C) Harlem Renaissance League D) Bootlegger Society | show 🗑
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| 96) What was the goal of the 18th Amendment? A) direct election of senators B) creation of a progressive income tax C) right to vote for women D) ban on the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol | show 🗑
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| show | ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol
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| 98) What term best describes the criminals who smuggled illegal liquor from Canada and the Caribbean? A) bootleggers B) muckrakers C) carpetbaggers D) sharecroppers | show 🗑
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| 99) What were the illegal bars that operated during Prohibition frequently called? A) night clubs B) saloons C) rancheros D) speakeasies | show 🗑
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| show | Americans frequently disobeyed the law to buy alcohol.
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| 101) The illegality of alcohol during the 1920s Prohibition contributed to a rise in A) voting rights for women B) immigration from Asia C) gangsters and organized crime D) births in the United States | show 🗑
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| show | prohibition
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| 103) What is the only amendment to the federal Constitution that has been repealed? A) prohibition B) slavery C) taxation D) suffrage | show 🗑
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| 104) What is the only constitutional amendment to be repealed? A) the amendment authorizing the income tax B) the amendment granting voting rights to blacks C) the amendment banning the sale of liquor | show 🗑
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| 105) During the 1920s, many Americans "bought on margin". What is the meaning of this term? A) to buy stock on credit B) to buy up farm surpluses C) to charge consumer purchases D) to lower stock prices | show 🗑
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| 106) What term best defines an item that is offered up for security on a loan? A) collateral B) co-signer C) stock D) margin | show 🗑
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| 107) Which one of the following contributed to the stock market crash of 1929? A) heavy government regulation of the New York Stock Exchange B) low interest rates C) the collapse of the German Stock Market D) panic selling of stock | show 🗑
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| 108) What 1929 event was commonly called Black Tuesday? A) day Herbert Hoover became president B) beginning of Prohibition C) day the stock market crashed D) beginning of the Dust Bowl | show 🗑
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| 110) What was the direct result of the stock market crash of 1929? A) Reconstruction Period B) Roaring Twenties C) Great Depression D) California Gold Rush | show 🗑
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| show | stock market crash
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| 112) The newspaper headline is most closely associated with what event? A) election of Calvin Coolidge B) start of World War II C) growing confidence in the economy D) start of the Great Depression | show 🗑
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| show | an economist
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| show | Many found that the stocks they had purchased had become worthless.
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