1920s Review

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Herbert Hoover? a.Created the Federal Farm Board b.Increased farmers’ incomes c.Called for a system of public, non- voluntary pensions

Which political ideology was Americans “most” feared the spread of? a.Fascism b.Socialism c.Communism d.Democracy

Which of the following was an accomplishment of Warren Harding’s Presidency? a.Administration marred by scandals b.Bribes and kickbacks at the Department of Justice c.Slow-down the arms race d.Increased the arms race

Which of the following represents the beliefs of President Calvin Coolidge? a.“The man who builds a factory builds a temple, The man who works there, worships there." b."The chief business of the American people is government” c.“If government kept its hands off the economy, business would decline.”

Which of the following was NOT an argument for Prohibition? a.Alcohol linked to wife and child abuse b.Alcohol affected labor productivity c.Grain should be used for making bread during the war d.Smuggling and bootlegging is wide- spread

Why was racial tension at its highest between 1917 and 1923? A) Dramatic shifts in the demography of race B) African Americans moved South to compete for jobs in cities. C) White workers found jobs as strikebreakers D) African Americans returning from World War II insisted on civil rights.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that the U.S. government restricted immigration? A) Immigration threatened American culture B) AFL feared American workers’ wages would decline C) Businesses feared foreign radicals D) Immigration would promote American culture

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the women’s movement declined in influence? A) Decline in consumer culture B) the rise in new consumer culture C) Suffragists seemed old-fashioned D) Modern economy was filled with exciting and liberating opportunities for consumption.

Which of the following books reflect the philosophy of “existentialism” the most? A) The Great Gatsby B) The Scarlett Letter C) The Grapes of Wrath D) The Last of the Mohicans

Which of the following was the “most significant” new instrument of mass entertainment? A) Radio B) Movies C) Phonograph D) Automobile

True/False Separate white and African American neighborhoods formed in the late 1910s and early 1920s because of restrictive covenant, a formal deed restriction binding white property owners in a given neighborhood not to sell to blacks.

True/False The Fundamentalist and Pentecostal movements arose in the early 20th century as a backlash against modernism, secularism, and scientific teachings that contradicted their religious belief.

True/False William Jennings Bryan opposed he fundamentalist view in the Scopes Trial.

True/False A philosophy now known as "existentialism," which maintains that life has no transcendent purpose and that each individual must salvage personal meaning from the void

True/False Spectator sports attracted vast audiences in the 1920s because the country yearned for heroes in an increasingly impersonal, bureaucratic society, and sports provided them

True/False Prohibition was successful in reducing physical illnesses related to alcohol.

True/False Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty of their crimes.

True/False The Red Scare is the promotion of fear of the potential rise in communism in the U.S.

True/False Which of the following transformed American life in the 1920s? A) Movies B) Phonograph C) Automobile D) Use of electricity