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\"Banned in Boston\" referred to:

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a book ban in the city, including books by Ernest Hemingway.

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A main cause of the Great Depression was:

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declining American purchasing power.

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Agriculture in the 1920s:

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experienced declining incomes and increased bank foreclosures

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All of the following statements about the 1924 Immigration Act are true EXCEPT:

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the 1924 Immigration Act sought to ensure that more immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe than from northern and western Europe.

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American foreign policy during the 1920s:

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reflected the close working relationship between government and business.

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During the 1920s, American multinational corporations:

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extended their reach throughout the world.

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During the 1920s, consumer goods:

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were frequently purchased on credit.

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During the 1920s:

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an estimated 40 percent of the population remained in poverty.

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During the 1920s:

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government polices reflected the pro-business ethos of the decade.

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During the Scopes trial, Clarence Darrow, the defense lawyer, questioned whom as a supposedly expert witness about the Bible?

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William Jennings Bryan

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In 1923, the Meyer v. Nebraska decision:

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was a startling reversal in the cause of Americanization.

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In 1928, Herbert Hoover:

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won the presidency, primarily because of his sterling reputation and the general, apparent prosperity of the nation.

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In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court:

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argued that bans on dangerous speech were constitutional.

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In the 1920s, employers embraced the American Plan, which:

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advocated the \"open shop.\"

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In the 1920s, movies, radios, and phonographs:

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helped create and spread a new celebrity culture.

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In their 1929 study, Middletown, Robert and Helen Lynd:

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argued that leisure activities and consumption had replaced political involvement.

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Many forces predisposed Ku Klux Klan members to accept the group's exclusionary message without much analysis. These forces included all of the following EXCEPT:

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Coolidge's economic policies.

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Meyer v. Nebraska:

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overturned a law that stated public schools would instruct classes in English.

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President Harding's call for a return to normalcy meant:

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calling for the regular order of things, without excessive reform.

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President Hoover responded to the onset of the Depression by:

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reassuring Americans that \"the tide had turned.\"

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Regarding public education, in 1922, Oregon became the first state to:

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require all students to attend public school.

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Robert La Follette ran for president in 1924:

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as a Progressive Party candidate.

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Slumming meant:

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whites going to Harlem's dance halls, jazz clubs, and speakeasies.

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The 1924 Immigration Act:

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set quotas that favored immigration from northern and western Europe.

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The Equal Rights Amendment:

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proposed to eliminate all legal distinctions based on sex.

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The flapper:

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epitomized the change in standards of sexual behavior.

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

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the America suicide rate declined.

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The Great Depression was caused by all of the following factors EXCEPT:

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increased government regulation of banking and the stock market.

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The Harlem Renaissance:

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included writers and poets such as Langston Hughes and Claude McKay.

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The Hawley-Smoot Tariff:

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raised taxes on imported goods.

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The Hays Code:

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prohibited movies from depicting nudity, long kisses, and adultery.

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The Ku Klux Klan:

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flourished in the early 1920s, especially in the North and West.

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The Reconstruction Finance Corporation:

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made loans to failing businesses.

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The Scopes trial illustrated a divide between:

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modernism and fundamentalism.

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The Scopes trial of 1925:

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pitted creationists against evolutionists.

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The Teapot Dome scandal involved:

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the secretary of the interior, who received money in exchange for leasing government oil reserves to private companies.

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The trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti demonstrated:

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how the Red Scare extended into the 1920s.

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What did Calvin Coolidge believe was the chief business of the American people?

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business

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What were the National Catholic Welfare Council and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith lobbying for in the 1920s?

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laws prohibiting discrimination against immigrants by employers, colleges, and government agencies

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Which city was considered the \"capital\" of black America?

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Harlem

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Which issue became the focus of the 1928 presidential race?

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the fact that Alfred Smith was Catholic

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Which would NOT be considered a characteristic of a flapper?

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advocated temperance

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Who was sentenced to death in a controversial criminal trial?

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Nicola Sacco

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Whose presidency was plagued with scandals?

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Warren Harding

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