Question 1

October 24,1929,the day in which 13 million shares of stocks were traded signaling the beginning of the stock market crash is known by what name? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Crash Monday
B)  Ash Wednesday
C)  ​Black Thursday
D)  ​Good FridayE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The National Origins Quota Act was designed to give preference to immigrants from what region? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia
B)  Latin America
C)  ​Northern Europe
D)  ​Southern and Eastern EuropeE) B) and C)
F) All of the above C

Question 3

What was the Spirit of St.Louis? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  an airplane
B)  a baseball stadium
C)  ​a book
D)  ​a movie
E)  ​a trainF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby depicted ​

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A)  the beauty of urban society.
B)  the horrors of World War I.
C)  ​the excesses of the Jazz Age.
D)  ​the artistry of the United States.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

President Coolidge supported laws overseeing the new airline industry and the nation's radio airwaves.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

General Motors overtook Ford as the 1920s progressed in part because ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Ford could not keep up with demand.
B)  Ford did not engage in marketing campaigns.
C)  ​General Motors introduced the assembly line.
D)  ​General Motors offered a constant flow of new models.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Who was the controversial leader of Pan-Africanism who encouraged blacks to travel to Africa? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  W.E.B.DuBois
B)  Marcus Garvey 
C)  ​Langston Hughes
D)  ​Al JolsonE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which change occurred among for women between 1920s and 1930? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Women started having children later.
B)  The number of working women decreased.
C)  ​Women's wages were almost as high as men's.
D)  ​The percentage of women in the workforce doubled. E) A) and B)
F) None of the above A

Question 9

What was the Harlem Renaissance? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  an urban renewal project
B)  an African American artistic movement
C)  ​the migration of African Americans from the South to the North
D)  ​a political movement calling for desegregation and equal rightsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

In 1927,Ford attempted to regain market share from General Motors by doing all of the following except ​

Accepted Answer

A)  advertising extensively.
B)  introducing a new Model A.
C)  ​offering credit to car buyers.
D)  ​dismantling the assembly line.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

What does it mean to buy stocks on "margin"? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  to pay just part of the purchase price,with the rest as credit
B)  to buy stocks on the advice of inside traders
C)  ​to pay in advance for new stocks to be issued
D)  ​to buy stocks without the assistance of a brokerE) C) and D)
F) A) and D) D

Question 12

What was the charge brought against John T.Scopes in 1924? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  violating state segregation laws 
B)  teaching the theory of evolution
C)  ​reciting from the Bible in public school
D)  ​selling moonshine in violation of ProhibitionE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In the 1921-1922 Washington Naval Conference,a commitment to respect one another's territorial possessions was agreed to by all of the following countries except: ​

Accepted Answer

A)  France
B)  Great Britain
C)  ​Japan
D)  ​the Soviet Union
E)  ​the United StatesF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 14

In the 1920s,Charles Lindbergh became famous for which of the following? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  winning the Pulitzer Prize for Literature
B)  making the first solo trans-Atlantic flight
C)  ​breaking home run records set by Babe Ruth
D)  ​becoming the highest-paid athlete in AmericaE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

What was the first national radio network in the United States? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  CBS
B)  NBC
C)  ​ABC
D)  ​NPRE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Charles Lindbergh gained fame in 1927 by flying on a solo flight between what two cities? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  St.Louis and New York 
B)  New York and Paris
C)  ​Los Angeles and Tokyo
D)  ​St.Louis and LondonE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

What change did the Ku Klux Klan undergo in the 1920s? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  It denounced violence to attract a more mainstream following
B)  It broadened its goals to include a focus on the repeal of Prohibition
C)  ​It broadened the targets of hatred to include Jews,Catholics,and Asians
D)  ​It broadened its membership to include white European Jews and CatholicsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Amelia Earhart made a successful trans-Atlantic flight in in the 1920s. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements regarding the Harlem Renaissance is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  It reached its peak in 1920.
B)  The movement was discouraged by the NAACP.
C)  ​It represented and fueled African American pride.
D)  ​The movement was centered in Chicago.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

How many cars were on U.S.roads in the 1920s? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1 million
B)  roughly 5 million
C)  ​roughly 20 million
D)  ​more than 100 millionE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 18: The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

October 24,1929,the day in which 13 million shares of stocks were traded signaling the beginning of the stock market crash is known by what name? ​

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The National Origins Quota Act was designed to give preference to immigrants from what region? ​

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What was the Spirit of St.Louis? ​

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F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby depicted ​

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President Coolidge supported laws overseeing the new airline industry and the nation's radio airwaves.​

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General Motors overtook Ford as the 1920s progressed in part because ​

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Who was the controversial leader of Pan-Africanism who encouraged blacks to travel to Africa? ​

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Which change occurred among for women between 1920s and 1930? ​

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What was the Harlem Renaissance? ​

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In 1927,Ford attempted to regain market share from General Motors by doing all of the following except ​

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What does it mean to buy stocks on "margin"? ​

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What was the charge brought against John T.Scopes in 1924? ​

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In the 1921-1922 Washington Naval Conference,a commitment to respect one another's territorial possessions was agreed to by all of the following countries except: ​

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In the 1920s,Charles Lindbergh became famous for which of the following? ​

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What was the first national radio network in the United States? ​

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Charles Lindbergh gained fame in 1927 by flying on a solo flight between what two cities? ​

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What change did the Ku Klux Klan undergo in the 1920s? ​

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Amelia Earhart made a successful trans-Atlantic flight in in the 1920s. ​

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Which of the following statements regarding the Harlem Renaissance is true? ​

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How many cars were on U.S.roads in the 1920s? ​

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October 24,1929,the day in which 13 million shares of stocks were traded signaling the beginning of the stock market crash is known by what name?

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The National Origins Quota Act was designed to give preference to immigrants from what region?

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F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby depicted

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President Coolidge supported laws overseeing the new airline industry and the nation's radio airwaves.

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General Motors overtook Ford as the 1920s progressed in part because

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Who was the controversial leader of Pan-Africanism who encouraged blacks to travel to Africa?

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In 1927,Ford attempted to regain market share from General Motors by doing all of the following except

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In the 1921-1922 Washington Naval Conference,a commitment to respect one another's territorial possessions was agreed to by all of the following countries except:

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In the 1920s,Charles Lindbergh became famous for which of the following?

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What was the first national radio network in the United States?

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Charles Lindbergh gained fame in 1927 by flying on a solo flight between what two cities?

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What change did the Ku Klux Klan undergo in the 1920s?

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Amelia Earhart made a successful trans-Atlantic flight in in the 1920s.

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Which of the following statements regarding the Harlem Renaissance is true?

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How many cars were on U.S.roads in the 1920s?

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