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Which of the following films released in 1927
was the first successful talking motion picture?
A. The Clansman
B. The Great Gatsby
C. The Jazz Singer
D. The Birth of a Nation |
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The popularization of ________ expanded the
communications and sports industries.
A. radios
B. talkies
C. the Model T
D. airplanes |
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Who was the first person to fly solo across the
Atlantic Ocean?
A. Orville Wright
B. Jim Thorpe
C. Charlie Chaplin
D. Charles Lindbergh |
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How did Henry Ford transform the automobile
industry? |
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| He used mass production and the assembly line to lower costs, making automobiles affordable for ordinary Americans while paying relatively high wages to workers. |
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The Scopes Monkey Trial revolved around a
law that banned teaching about ________ in public
schools.
A. the Bible
B. Darwinism
C. primates
D. Protestantism |
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Which man was both a professional baseball
player and an influential evangelist during the 1920s?
A. Babe Ruth
B. H. L. Mencken
C. Jim Thorpe
D. Billy Sunday |
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| What was the platform of the Second Ku Klux Klan, and in what activities did they engage to promote it? |
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| The Second KKK promoted anti-Black, anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, and anti-Jewish views and supported Protestant supremacy. Members used intimidation, cross burnings, threats, and violence to promote their agenda. |
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The popularization of which psychologist’s
ideas encouraged the new morality of the 1920s?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Alice Paul
C. W. E. B. Du Bois
D. Margaret Sanger |
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Which amendment did Alice Paul promote to
end gender discrimination?
A. Prohibition Amendment
B. Equal Rights Amendment
C. Sheppard-Towner Amendment
D. Free Exercise Amendment |
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| B. Equal Rights Amendment |
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Which novel of the era satirized the
conformity of the American middle class?
A. This Side of Paradise
B. The Sun Also Rises
C. A Farewell to Arms
D. Babbitt |
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Why did the prohibition amendment fail after
its adoption in 1919? |
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| It lacked sufficient public support and enforcement, encouraged illegal alcohol production and sales, increased organized crime, and weakened respect for the law. |
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What was the Harlem Renaissance, and who
were some of the most famous participants? |
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| The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement in which African Americans celebrated black identity through literature, poetry, music, and art. Important figures included Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey. |
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Who was the Republican presidential
nominee for the 1920 election?
A. Calvin Coolidge
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Warren Harding
D. James Cox |
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In 1929, Albert Fall was convicted of bribery
while holding the position of ________.
A. Secretary of the Interior
B. head of the Veterans’ Bureau
C. Secretary of the Treasury
D. Secretary of Commerce |
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| A. Secretary of the Interior |
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Coolidge’s presidency was characterized by
________.
A. scandal and dishonesty
B. silence and inactivity
C. flamboyancy and extravagance
D. ambition and greed |
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| B. silence and inactivity |
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What was the economic outlook of the
average American when Herbert Hoover took
office in 1929? |
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| Most Americans were highly optimistic. The stock market was rising, prosperity seemed permanent, and many believed economic growth would continue indefinitely. |
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