USHC Unit 5 Review #1 - Wilson HS

Which statement about the United States economy during the 1920s is true?

• Federal regulation of business was strengthened

• The purchase of stocks steadily declined

• Mass production increased the supply of consumer goods

• Republican Party presidents supported unemployment insurance

Why did many United States farmers fail to benefit from the economic prosperity of the 1920s?

• No technological advances were made in agriculture

• Levels of farm production declined

• Farm exports were heavily taxed

• Agricultural goods were overproduced

A major reason for the emergence of a “consumer culture” in the 1920s was because of which of the following?

• Advertising and installment plans encouraged buying

• The Federal Government encouraged labor to unionize

• Enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices

• Minimum-wage laws expanded buying power

Which factor best accounts for the affordability of Ford Model T automobiles in the 1920s?

• The efficiencies created by the assembly line

• The expertise of individual craftsmanship

• Strong support from labor unions

• Low taxes and government subsidies

What was a major factor leading to the erosion of regional cultural differences in the 1920s?

• Development of television

• Growing popularity of the radio and motion pictures

• Publication of novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis

• Expansion of air travel after Charles Lindbergh’s flight

The “flappers” of the 1920s gained public attention because they did what?

• Fled the United States to live in Europe

• Often refused to conform to society’s expectations

• Fought for the right of women to vote

• Worked for equal status in employment

The Harlem Renaissance can be best described as a period in which...

• African Americans celebrated their heritage and hardships through literature, art, and music

• A wide audience was exposed to jazz

• The concept of the “New Negro” underlay African American cultural works

• African American painters and sculptors exhibited their works to appreciative audiences

The Scopes Trial of 1925 is an example of...

• The effects of assimilation on American culture

• A clash between scientific ideas and religious beliefs

• An increase in violence in American society

• Government intervention in racial conflicts

The Red Scare was a response to...

• The Kellogg-Briand Pact

• The Teapot Dome scandal

• Prohibition

• Communism

The Palmer Raids were a response to what action(s)?

• Organized crime developing after Prohibition

• The reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s

• Fears of communism following the Russian Revolution

• Government corruption as illustrated in the Teapot Dome Scandal