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41. The trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti demonstrated that

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d. the Red Scare extended into the 1920s. (p. 769)

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42. The decade of the 1920s has been called the "New Era" because

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c. all segments of U.S. society were united in their approval of the modernization of American life. (p. 771)

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43. Which of the following is description concerning U.S. industrial development in the 1920s is INACCURATE?

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a. Manufacturing slowed during this period because of the lack of technological innovation and challenges from European industries. (p. 771)

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44. During the 1920s, American multinational corporations

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d. extended their reach throughout the world. (p. 771)

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45. One word which can characterize the 1920s is

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a. materialism. (p. 772)

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46. The U.S. became a truly consumer society in the 1920s, evidenced by the fact that

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c. many people could afford to buy both necessities and luxury items. (p. 773)

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47. According to Andre Siegfried, what did Americans consider to be a "sacred acquisition?"

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b. A standard of living (p. 773)

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48. During the 1920s

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a. an estimated 40 percent of the population remained in poverty. (p. 774)

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49. The rise in agricultural production during WWI eventually led to

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d. all of these (a. a continuing demand for agricultural goods in the 1920s. b. an increase in the number of farms as production increased. c. decreasing farm prices after the war.) (p. 774)

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50. Labor unions lost members in the 1920s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

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c. Through collective bargaining, labor unions had secured a national eight-hour day. (p. 776)

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51. Concerning women's issues during the 1920s, all of the following are true, EXCEPT:

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c. Most women who followed the flapper lifestyle advocated temperance. (p. 778)

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52. Political developments during the 1920s can be described by all of the following statements, EXCEPT:

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a. Voter turnout had fallen dramatically since the turn of the century. (p. 780)

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53. Pres. Harding's administration can be described by which of the following statements?

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c. He presided over an administration that was characterized by corruption and scandals. (p. 781)

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54. The Teapot Dome scandal involved

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c. the secretary of the interior, who received money in exchange for leasing government oil reserves to private companies (p. 781)

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55. Albert Bacon Fall

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c. was the first member of a president's cabinet to be found guilty of a felony.

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56. American foreign policy during the 1920s:

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a. reflected the close relationship between government and business. (p. 781)

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57. All of the following are examples of economic foreign policy designed to improve American business EXCEPT:

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b. rejecting the League of Nations. (p. 784)

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58. The era of the 1920s

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ended in one of the highest economic upturns in the nation's history.

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59. Some examples from the 1920s that depict support for censorship that had begun during the World War I era include which of the following?

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d. all of these (a. "Banned in Boston" referred to a book ban in the city, including books by Ernest Hemingway. b. The Hays Code prohibited movies from depicting nudity, long kisses, and adultery. c. In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that bans on dangerous speech were constitutional.) (p. 785)

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60. During the 1920s, the artists, novelists, and intellectuals known as the "Lost Generation"

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b. severely criticized the impersonal, materialistic values prevailing in America during the decade. (p. 786)

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61. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis

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d. crafted an intellectual defense of civil liberties during the 1920s. (p. 788)

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62. The Scopes trial illustrated a divide between

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a. modernism and fundamentalism. (p. 789)

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63. During the Scopes trial, Clarence Darrow, the defense lawyer, questioned this person, who was characterized as an expert witness about the Bible.

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d. William Jennings Bryan (p. 790)

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64. The Scopes trial of 1925

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d. ended once and for all the discussion of teaching the theory of evolution in public schools.

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65. Many Ku Klux Klan members accepted the group's exclusionary message without much analysis in part for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:

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a. Pres. Coolidge's economic policies. (p. 792)

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66. The Ku Klux Klan

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a. flourished in the early 1920s, especially in the North and West. (p. 792)

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67. Which group gained American citizenship in 1924?

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d. Chinese Americans. (p. 793)

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68. Besides work and school, the most active agents of Americanization during the 1920s were

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d. dance halls, department stores, and movie theaters. (p. 795)

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69. Cultural pluralism

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d. all of these (a. challenged the idea that southeastern Europeans were unfit for citizenship. b. described a society that praised ethnic diversity. c. provided an alternative to Americanization programs.) (p. 795)

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70. In the 1920s, the National Catholic Welfare Council and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith lobbied for

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b. laws prohibiting discrimination against immigrants by employers, colleges, and government agencies. (p. 795)

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71. In 1923, the Meyer v. Nebraska decision

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a. strengthened the cause of Americanization. (p. 796)

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72. From what you have read in Chapters 19 and 20, you can conclude that the adverse reaction by some of the American population to the modernism of the 1920s was manifested in support for all of the following, EXCEPT:

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c. religious liberalism.

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73. Which city was considered the "capital" of black America?

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c. Harlem. (p. 796)

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74. Harlem's

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a. night life attracted many whites who enjoyed the music and entertainment offered there. (p. 796)

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75. The Harlem Renaissance refers to

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b. a period in which African American intellectuals and artists stressed black pride (p. 797)

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76. The Harlem Renaissance

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a. included writers and poets such as Langston Hughes and Claude McKay. (p. 797)

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77. Some historians maintain that the 1920s can be been described as a period

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a. in which new values clashed with old values.

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78. Which of the following is NOT true concerning Pres. Hoover?

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b. His administration saw the nation enter one of its most prolonged economic upward trends.

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79. Which issue became the focus of the 1928 presidential race?

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b. The fact that Alfred Smith was Catholic (p. 799)

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80. In 1928, Herbert Hoover won the presidency

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b. when he called for the repeal of Prohibition. (p. 799)

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81. A main cause of the Great Depression was

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d. excessive government regulation of business. (p. 800)

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82. The Great Depression was caused by all of the following, EXCEPT:

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c. The economy was saturated with goods produced by American industries that many people did not have the money to purchase. (p. 800)

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83. The Great Depression shaped the lives of Americans in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

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d. The American suicide rate declined. (p. 801)

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84. Hoover's response to the Depression included all of the following measures EXCEPT:

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d. a reduction in the size of the army. (p. 803)

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85. President Hoover responded to the onset of the Depression by

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c. reassuring Americans that "the tide had turned." (p. 803)

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86. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff

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a. raised taxes on imported goods. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E2%80%93Hawley_Tariff_Act)

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87. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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b. made loans to failing businesses. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Finance_Corporation)

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