Ch. 5 - Jazz Era EOC Review Questions

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What was one consequence of demobilization directly following World War I?

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The U.S. economy experienced labor unrest.

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Which political group was the primary target of Attorney General Alexander Palmer's campaign to crush radical "Reds" in the United States?

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Communists

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Based on the information in the diagram, which phrase best describes a major goal of the Washington Naval Conference?

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avoid disputes that could escalate into war

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What was the main cause of the situation described in John D. Rockefeller's statement regarding the 18th Amendment? Drinking has generally increased, the speakeasy has replaced the saloon, and a vast army of lawbreakers has been recruited and financed on a colossal scale. (Source: Digital History)

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rise of organized crime

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Which phrase best completes this diagram? Options: Revived support for the Ku Klux Klan, Limited support for isolationist policies, Increased support for settlement houses, Decreased support for Red Scare politicians

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Revived support for the Ku Klux Klan

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Which government action helped correct the issue described in this article? Options: establishing unions for female employees, granting national suffrage to female citizens, setting admissions quotas for female college students, encouraging the election of female political candidates

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granting national suffrage to female citizens

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Which change was most responsible for the actions described in this excerpt? Options: the decline of immigrant labor to work in factories, the use of new marketing methods to attract customers, the use of high interest rates to control consumer spending, the decrease in the use of technology to increase production

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the use of new marketing methods to attract customers

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Which statement would most likely be supported by both Marcus Garvey and Booker T. Washington? Options: The South ought to be led . . . to assert her better self and do her full duty to the race she has cruelly wronged., Be assured that I planted well the seed of . . . [African American] nationalism which cannot be destroyed even by . . . foul play., If you believe that [an African American] is a man . . . then you must acknowledge that what other men have done, [African Americans] can do., To those of my race . . . who underestimate the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the Southern white man . . . I would say: “cast down your bucket where you are.”

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If you believe that [an African American] is a man . . . then you must acknowledge that what other men have done, [African Americans] can do.

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Which new issue most contributed to the revival of the group referred to in this headline? Options: passage of Jim Crow laws, adoption of the Treaty of Versailles, increase of immigration from Eastern Europe, passage of the New Deal economic relief programs

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increase of immigration from Eastern Europe

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The developments on this list contributed to what development of the 1920s and 1930s? Options: African American painters of the Hudson River School focused on the beauty of nature., African American architects created the Neoclassical style based on Roman and Greek models., African American artists and writers celebrated their culture in a movement called the Harlem Renaissance., African American musicians developed rock and roll music based on African rhythms and beats.

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African American artists and writers celebrated their culture in a movement called the Harlem Renaissance.