Roaring 20s Unit Exam

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

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6.A

29.H

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

• increased use of credit by US consumers

• development of new forms of popular entertainment

• decline of public support for Progressive reforms

• conflict between modernism and traditionalism

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6.B

What was a primary reason for the demographic shift described in this excerpt?

• Inreased demand for sharecroppers in the North

• Limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South

• Increased availability of manufactured goods in the North

• A lack of educational institutions for African Americans in the South

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13.A

29.B

Which headline describes a consequence of the Teapot Dome Scandal?

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19.C

29.H

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 breadlines

• installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers

• brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment

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2.B

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920s 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 shale of alcoholic beverages

• The implementation of immigration restrictions

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5.A

What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?

• Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws

• Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies

• Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses

• Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment

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6.A

29.H

Which inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration?

• Women confronted discrimination in employment and education

• Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms

• Reform organizations targeted women's issues

• Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities

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6.A

29.H

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

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6.A

Why did the "Return to Normalcy" agenda of US 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 shortaes of military supplies.

• There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods

• The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues

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16.A