M17 Test Review

Which of the following economic policies was enacted during President Coolidge's administration?

• Increasing income taxes

• Increasing tariffs on imports

• Increasing the federal budget

• Increasing government involvement in business

CHOOSE THE 3 CORRECT ANSWERS:

How did the automobile and airplane industries affect American life in the 1920s?

• They provided an economic base for some cities where manufacturing took place.

• They led to urban sprawl as cities spread in all directions.

• They led to a decrease in the construction of paved roads.

• They reduced the ability of workers to live far from their jobs.

• They allowed passengers to travel across the Atlantic Ocean.

Choose the three correct answers:

Which of the following are characteristics of communism?

• rule by a dictator

• the goal of ending capitalism

• private ownership of property

• a government with many parties

• an attempt to equalize wealth and power

Which of the following correctly describes why some Americans believed that fewer immigrants should be allowed to enter the country after World War I?

• Most immigrants refused to take jobs after entering the country.

• The country had a more trusting view of foreign-born people.

• The country had fewer jobs available for immigrants to take.

• Most immigrants believed in the system of capitalism.

Which of the following was an effect of Prohibition?

• an increase in the consumption of alcohol

• an increase in respect for the new law

• the end of the bootlegging industry

• the growth of organized crime

Which of the following was the main issue in the Scopes trial?

• the accuracy of the Bible

• the credibility of fundamentalism

• the validity of the theory of evolution

• the role of science and religion in public schools

Which of the following was true of women in the 1920s?

• Flappers were a widespread reality in society.

• Women demanded the same freedoms as men.

• The new attitude of women was easily accepted by traditionalists.

• Women observed the same set of principles that applied to men in society.

How did family life change during the 1920s?

• Families were having more children.

• There was less equality in marriage.

• Families relied less on the advice of experts on child care.

• Innovations freed homemakers of some traditional family responsibilities.

How was life different for women after World War I? Choose the three correct answers.

• They had new job opportunities.

• There was greater equality in marriage.

• They relied less on manuals for child care.

• They rejected the attitudes of the earlier era

• Their family life and household duties became more complicated

How did American high schools change in the 1920s?

• They offered fewer vocational courses.

• They served an increased number of students.

• They stopped providing education to immigrants.

• They received less money in taxes to cover student costs.