Roaring 20's (EOC)

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by --

• internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of the atomic bomb

• bank failures, the New Deal and bread lines

• installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers

• brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment

Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?

• The availability of land grants for homesteaders

• Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

• Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas

• The lower cost of living in urban areas

During the 1920's, what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?

• Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe.

• Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people.

• Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state.

• Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast.

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920's was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?

• The taxation of imported luxury goods

• The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers

• The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages

• The implementation of immigration restrictions

Many progressives opposed Social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that --

• people in lower classes were not capable of economic success

• immigration weakened national unity

• the government should take responsibility for the well being of people

• poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation

Which of these resulted from prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?

• A decline in immigration rates

• A growing fear of communism

• The expansion of consumer economy

• The rise of organized crime

During the 1920's, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the --

• increased use of credit by U.S. consumers

• development of new forms of popular entertainment

• decline of public support for Progressive reforms

• conflict between modernism and traditionalism

Why did the "Return to Normalcy" agenda of the U.S. presidential candidate Warren G Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?

• The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries

• There were significant shortages of military supplies

• There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods

• The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.

Which of the following identifies two effects of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Increased geographic concentration of African American

  Increased popularity of venues featuring African American Artists

• Founding of colleges for African Americans

  Founding of the Socialist Party

• Founding of Tuskegee University

  Migration of African Americans to western states

• Ratification of Constitutional amendments ensuring rights for African Americans

  Increased support for prohibition of alcoholic bevegrages

Which of these cause- and- effect relationships is accurate?

• The ideas of social Darwinism led to the passage of Prohibition laws

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the implementation of the New Deal

• The ideas of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the growth of the Civil Rights movement

• The rise of fascism in Italy influenced the onset of the Red Scare.