4. Roaring 20s mhs

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

• A decline in immigration rates

• A growing fear of communism

• The expansion of the consumer economy

• The rise of organized crime

During the 1920s, 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

During the 1920s, 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.

Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because —

• assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful

• economic decline had increased the competition for jobs

• communists were infiltrating the United States

• political machines had too much power in urban areas

This excerpt illustrates Harding’s campaign promise to be a president who would —

• help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decade

• refuse to allow the continuation of laissez-faire economic policies

• use diplomacy to establish alliances with other countries

• improve economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigration

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by —

• internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an 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

Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?

• It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers.

• It brought the most significant beat poets together.

• It established jazz as a prominent musical form.

• It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre.

Which headline describes a consequence of the Teapot Dome scandal?

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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.