Question 1

The Scopes trial of 1925 resulted in a guilty verdict,but it also put fundamentalists on the defensive.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A business in which no worker would be required to join a union was referred to as a(n)________.

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The answer of A business in which no worker would...

Question 3

During the 1920s,a great worry for industrialists was the fear of

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A)   the overproduction of goods.
B)   a shortage in the number of skilled workers.
C)   the rising bargaining power of labor unions.
D)   a shortage of consumer credit.
E)   inflation.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D) A

Question 4

Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the "New ________."

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Question 5

Nativist sentiment had not been sufficient in the first years of the century to win passage of curbs on immigration,but after World War I it increased substantially.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Feminists such as Alice Paul championed the Sheppard-Towner Act because it provided federal funds for child health-care.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the workplace,the "open shop" meant

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A)   no worker was required to join a union.
B)   skilled workers were required to join a craft union.
C)   labor unions had the right to organize that particular industry.
D)   workers had no right to join a union.
E)   workers would be allowed to come and go as they pleased.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Enrollment in colleges and universities increased threefold between 1900 and 1930,with much of that increase occurring after

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A)   the passage of the Sheppard-Towner Act.
B)   the GI Bill of Rights became law.
C)   World War I.
D)   "Black Thursday."
E)   the economy began the period of steady growth and expansion that marked the "roaring 20s."F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

F.Scott Fitzgerald attacked the American obsession with material success in his 1925 novel,________.

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The Great Gatsby

Question 10

The infamous Baltimore journalist of the 1920s who delighted in ridiculing religion,politics,the arts,and even democracy itself,was

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A)   John Dos Passos.
B)  F. Scott Fitzgerald.
C)   Sinclair Lewis.
D)   Thomas Wolfe.
E)   H. L. Mencken.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 11

President Coolidge vetoed the ________ Bill,which was designed to achieve parity for the American farmer.

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The answer of President Coolidge vetoed the ________ Bill,which was...

Question 12

Why did the Democrats fall apart and concede control to a series of Republican presidents in the 1920s?

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The Democrats fell apart and conceded co...

Question 13

All the following statements regarding Al Smith are true EXCEPT that he

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A)   was a progressive Democratic governor.
B)   was supported by Tammany Hall.
C)   lost the 1924 nomination to William McAdoo.
D)   was an Irish Catholic.
E)   won the 1928 Democratic nomination.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

During the 1920s,the trend toward industrial consolidation

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A)   was most pronounced in industries dependent on large-scale mass-production.
B)   slowed considerably throughout the decade.
C)   encouraged new competition.
D)   emerged most rapidly in industries that were less dependent on technology.
E)   bypassed the steel and automobile industries.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

In the 1920s,Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon succeeded in

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A)   cutting taxes on corporate profits and personal incomes.
B)   eliminating half of the WWI debt.
C)   dramatically trimming the federal budget.
D)   both eliminating half of the federal debt, and dramatically trimming the federal budget.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge failed to serve out their presidential terms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

To Herbert Hoover,"associationalism" meant

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A)   states and the federal government working together to restrain business.
B)   Congress and the president working together on economic legislation.
C)   the formation of federal boards to oversee various aspects of industry.
D)   businesses being run by a governing board of management and labor representatives.
E)   the creation of national organizations of businessmen in particular industries.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

As secretary of commerce,Herbert Hoover considered himself

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A)   a champion of business cooperation.
B)   a believer in passive government.
C)   a paragon of conservative America.
D)   an internationalist in the tradition of Woodrow Wilson.
E)   an enemy of wealth and privilege.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Thomas Morgan's experiments with ________ revealed how genes were arranged along the chromosome and could be transmitted together.

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The answer of Thomas Morgan's experiments with ________ revealed how...

Question 20

During the 1920s,the National Woman's Party campaigned primarily for the

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A)   Nineteenth Amendment.
B)   Prohibition Amendment.
C)   Equal Rights Amendment.
D)   Balanced Budget Amendment.
E)   Disarmament Amendment.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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During the 1920s,a great worry for industrialists was the fear of

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Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the "New ________."

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Nativist sentiment had not been sufficient in the first years of the century to win passage of curbs on immigration,but after World War I it increased substantially.

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Feminists such as Alice Paul championed the Sheppard-Towner Act because it provided federal funds for child health-care.

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In the workplace,the "open shop" meant

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Enrollment in colleges and universities increased threefold between 1900 and 1930,with much of that increase occurring after

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F.Scott Fitzgerald attacked the American obsession with material success in his 1925 novel,________.

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The infamous Baltimore journalist of the 1920s who delighted in ridiculing religion,politics,the arts,and even democracy itself,was

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President Coolidge vetoed the ________ Bill,which was designed to achieve parity for the American farmer.

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Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge failed to serve out their presidential terms.

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