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AH2 Unit 5 Quiz Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the Dawes Plan?

a)

to encourage Native American settlement in the West.

b)

to help establish the U.S.' role as a creditor nation and help rebuild European nations post-WWI

c)

to cripple the German economy

d)

to increase the U.S.' supply of money

2.

What did the flapper image of the 1920s represent for the US woman?

a)

changing religious roles

b)

a challenge to traditional values

c)

free trips to Europe

d)

more educational opportunities

3.

Why were the Palmer Raids and the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti significant after WWI?

a)

they demonstrated the hostility of the government to big business

b)

they represented increased recognition of the rights of women and minorities

c)

they demonstrated the declining power of labor unions

d)

they illustrated the public's fear of communists and anarchists in the United States

4.

Jazz was

a)

a blend of African tribal rhythms.

b)

a literary movement reflecting the uncertainty of the time period.

c)

a blend of European and African musical styles.

d)

an expression of African American culture through art and literature.

5.

To what does the term "Harlem Renaissance" refer?

a)

a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP

b)

a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s

c)

a program to promote African American-owned businesses

d)

a celebration of African American culture in literature and art

6.

Immigration restrictions of the 1920s were introduced as a result of

a)

increased migration of Blacks to the North.

b)

the growing belief in nativism and the Red Scare.

c)

a desire to get rid of the quota system.

d)

growing concern about urban overcrowding and crime.

7.

The Red Scare of 1919-1920 was provoked by

a)

the wartime registration of rural blacks to northern cities.

b)

the strict enforcement of prohibition laws.

c)

evolutionary science's challenges to the Bible.

d)

the public's association of labor violence with its fear of communist revolutions.

8.

The Teapot Dome scandal involved the corrupt mishandling of

a)

funds for veterans' hospitals.

b)

naval oil reserves.

c)

European war-debt payments.

d)

presidential pardons.

9.

The main problem faced by American manufacturers in the 1920s involved

a)

an increase in the level of production.

b)

developing extended markets to buy American goods.

c)

developing technologically innovative products.

d)

finding a skilled labor force.

10.

All of the following represent social clashes that occurred during the 1920s EXCEPT

a)

modernists and fundamentalists

b)

bootleggers and prohibitionists

c)

women and African Americans

d)

immigrants and nativists

11.

Which pair of events correctly illustrates a cause-and-effect relationship?

a)

Red Scare--> demand for limits on immigration

b)

rebirth of the KKK--> Harlem Renaissance

c)

Sacco and Vanzetti trial--> 19th amendment

d)

Scopes Trial--> Teapot Dome Scandal

12.

President Coolidge believed that prosperity for all Americans depended on

a)

importing more from foreign countries.

b)

keeping businesses from consolidating.

c)

the success of American business.

d)

the movement of people from the city to the country.

13.

Buying stock 'on margin' meant

a)

purchasing it with a small down payment.

b)

purchasing it a few shares at a time.

c)

purchasing risky stock.

d)

purchasing inexpensive stock.

14.

The figure in the middle (i.e. the 'pied piper') is meant to be whom?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

Clarence Darrow

d)

John Scopes

15.

Explain how the production line method cut down on costs.

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