20s and 30s

Which aspect of life during the 1920s most likely caused the decade to be labeled the “Roaring Twenties”?

• technological improvement

• social change

• political reform

• territorial expansion

In the US, one of the basic causes of the Great Depression that began in 1929 was the

• lack of available credit

• success of the farmers

• low protective tariffs

• overproduction of goods

Which group did not fare well during the Coolidge prosperity in the 1920s?

• farmers

• bankers

• car manufacturers

• stockbrokers

The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as a

• religious movement

• revival of Dutch culture in cities

• new era in Broadway musicals

• rebirth of African American culture

After World War I, most Americans wanted the United States to follow a foreign policy of

• remaining involved in overseas affairs

• joining the League of Nations

• isolationism

• militarism

Which is the most valid generalization to be drawn from the study of Prohibition in the United States?

• social attitudes make laws difficult to enforce

• increased taxes effect consumer spending

• morality can be successfully legislated

• people will sacrifice willingly for the common good

In the period between World War I and World War II, which group made the greatest gain in political rights?

• African Americans

• women

• Native Americans

• Immigrants

Which legislation best illustrates that laws must be accepted by a large portion of the population or they become impossible to enforce?

• Immigration quotas

• Protective tariffs

• Prohibition

• No prayers in school

Which conditions are most characteristic of a depression?

• high production and high demand

• few jobs and little demand

• high stock prices

• high employment

The prohibition of alcoholic beverages, the Scopes Trial, and the passage of the National Origins Act all occurred during the 1920s. These events are evidence that during this decade

• the reform spirit of the Progressive movement was as strong as ever

• relations between blacks and whites began to improve

• there was a conflict between old and new American ideas

• the country was more receptive to socialist ideas