The Roaring Twenties VII

The Eighteenth Amendment, sometimes called the “noble experiment,” did which of the following?

• restricted speculation in the stock market
• banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor
• banned anarchists from immigrating to the United States
• established company unions to reduce the power of the labor movement

Which of the following BEST summarizes trends in American literature and music in the 1920s?

• Talented young people relied on traditional ideas for inspiration.
• Talented young people explored original themes and forms.
• Literary and musical works created during the decade had little real merit.
• Talented young people imitated themes and forms developed in Europe.

How were anti-union feelings related to the “Red Scare”?

• Many Americans feared that labor strikes signaled the start of a communist revolution.
• Most labor organizations had been heavily infiltrated by anarchists.
• Labor leaders called for the overthrow the government because it failed to support labor.
• Most workers were foreigners who favored attacks on well-known Americans.

What group benefited from the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920?

• temperance supporters
• women
• labor union organizers
• law enforcement officers

The issue involved in the Scopes Trial was

• whether two foreign-born radicals were guilty of murder.
• whether police officers had the right to go on strike.
• whether the theory of evolution could be taught in public schools.
• whether management could force workers to join company unions.

What name was given to the achievements of black artists, writers, and musicians in New York during the 1920s?

• the Harlem Renaissance
• the Jazz Age
• the Roaring Twenties
• the Red Scare

What condition in the United States helped Warren Harding win the 1920 presidential election?

• the failure of the bull market
• a sharp economic recession
• the Teapot Dome scandal
• Woodrow Wilson’s pro-business policies

What did Nativists and the Ku Klux Klan have in common during the 1920s?

• The focus of both groups was hatred of African Americans.
• Immigrants were targets for both groups.
• Both groups welcomed the cultural changes taking place.
• Both groups strongly supported the temperance movement.

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the relationship between the United States and Latin America during the 1920s?

• The United States returned to its pre-World War I isolationism.
• The United States intervened in Latin America to protect U.S. economic interests.
• The United States sent troops to Mexico to protect oil and mining interests.
• The United States showed its disapproval of the Nicaraguan government by encouraging a revolution in that country.

Which statement BEST summarizes the results of the 1928 presidential election?

• Republican Herbert Hoover carried the big cities; Democrat Al Smith won in rural areas.
• Voters in big cities were evenly split between the Democratic and Republican candidates.
• Voters in rural areas split evenly between the Democratic and Republican candidates.
• Republican Herbert Hoover carried rural areas; Democrat Al Smith won in the big cities.