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The Twenties

Total questions: 129

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1.
The Eighteenth Amendment, sometimes called the “noble experiment,” did which of the following?
a)
restricted speculation in the stock market
b)
banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor
c)
banned anarchists from immigrating to the United States
d)
established company unions to reduce the power of the labor movement
2.
Which of the following BEST summarizes trends in American literature and music in the 1920s?
a)
Talented young people relied on traditional ideas for inspiration.
b)
Talented young people explored original themes and forms.
c)
Literary and musical works created during the decade had little real merit.
d)
Talented young people imitated themes and forms developed in Europe.
3.
How were anti-union feelings related to the “Red Scare”?
a)
Many Americans feared that labor strikes signaled the start of a communist revolution.
b)
Most labor organizations had been heavily infiltrated by anarchists.
c)
Labor leaders called for the overthrow the government because it failed to support labor.
d)
Most workers were foreigners who favored attacks on well-known Americans.
4.
What group benefited from the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920?
a)
temperance supporters
b)
women
c)
labor union organizers
d)
law enforcement officers
5.
The issue involved in the Scopes Trial was
a)
whether two foreign-born radicals were guilty of murder.
b)
whether police officers had the right to go on strike.
c)
whether the theory of evolution could be taught in public schools.
d)
whether management could force workers to join company unions.
6.
What name was given to the achievements of black artists, writers, and musicians in New York during the 1920s?
a)
the Harlem Renaissance
b)
the Jazz Age
c)
the Roaring Twenties
d)
the Red Scare
7.
What condition in the United States helped Warren Harding win the 1920 presidential election?
a)
the failure of the bull market
b)
a sharp economic recession
c)
the Teapot Dome scandal
d)
Woodrow Wilson’s pro-business policies
8.
What did Nativists and the Ku Klux Klan have in common during the 1920s?
a)
The focus of both groups was hatred of African Americans.
b)
Immigrants were targets for both groups.
c)
Both groups welcomed the cultural changes taking place.
d)
Both groups strongly supported the temperance movement.
9.
Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the relationship between the United States and Latin America during the 1920s?
a)
The United States returned to its pre-World War I isolationism.
b)
The United States intervened in Latin America to protect U.S. economic interests.
c)
The United States sent troops to Mexico to protect oil and mining interests.
d)
The United States showed its disapproval of the Nicaraguan government by encouraging a revolution in that country.
10.
Which statement BEST summarizes the results of the 1928 presidential election?
a)
Republican Herbert Hoover carried the big cities; Democrat Al Smith won in rural areas.
b)
Voters in big cities were evenly split between the Democratic and Republican candidates.
c)
Voters in rural areas split evenly between the Democratic and Republican candidates.
d)
Republican Herbert Hoover carried rural areas; Democrat Al Smith won in the big cities.
11.
Which of the following BEST describes one result of the “Red Scare?”
a)
Fewer immigrants from Eastern Europe were allowed to enter the country.
b)
Immigrants from Britain were barred from entering the country
c)
New laws favored immigrants from Japan and other Asian countries.
d)
Immigrants from Puerto Rico and Mexico were denied entry to the country.
12.
Which of the following statements does NOT describe one of the ways women’s lives changed in the 1920s?
a)
They gained the right to vote.
b)
They won the protections of an Equal Rights Amendment.
c)
They found new employment opportunities.
d)
Their housework was made easier by electric appliances.
13.
Which statement about the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s is TRUE?
a)
It began in the city of New Orleans and spread to Chicago.
b)
It gained widespread praise for African American artists and writers.
c)
Langston Hughes published a collection of African American folklore.
d)
Zora Neale Hurston wrote poems set along the Nile and Niger rivers.
14.
Which statement about sports heroes of the 1920s is TRUE?
a)
Jack Dempsey was baseball’s first great home run hitter.
b)
Teenager Gertrude Ederle swam across the English Channel.
c)
Bobby Jones, the “Galloping Ghost,” starred in college football.
d)
Heavyweight boxing champion Babe Ruth went undefeated for seven years.
15.
Fear of the cultural changes taking place in the 1920s led to
a)
the formation of the League of Women Voters.
b)
the development of the movie industry.
c)
the founding of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
d)
the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan.
16.
Which group would have been MOST likely to support Republican Herbert Hoover in the 1928 presidential election?
a)
Catholic voters
b)
conservative voters
c)
union members
d)
opponents of prohibition
17.
Which of the following would make the BEST title for this Venn diagram?
a)
Transportation in the 1920s
b)
Economic Growth in the 1920s
c)
Cultural Changes in the 1920s
d)
Entertainment Forms of the 1920s
18.
Which of the following could be printed under new businesses in the diagram?
a)
theaters
b)
motels
c)
music stores
d)
recording studios
19.
Which of the following could be printed in the blank oval linked to Fads?
a)
jazz
b)
novel
c)
Charleston
d)
movies
20.
Who were the most prominent critics of the lifestyles described in the web?
a)
labor leaders and anarchists
b)
stockbrokers and musicians
c)
older Americans and many American writers
d)
African Americans and well-known sports figures
21.
Which of the following CANNOT be classified as a response to the surge of immigrants in the late 1800’s
a)
Rebirth of the KKK
b)
Nativism
c)
  Immigration restrictions
d)
 Harlem Renaissance  
22.
The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibited alcohol, can be classified as 
a)
 A victory for fundamentalists
b)
The work of Progressives 
c)
 Socialism
d)
 A clever way to make money  
23.
By analyzing the cartoon below, it can be see to refers to 
a)
 Conflict between modernism and fundamentalism
b)
 Conflict between Republicans and Democrats
c)
 The Red Scare
d)
Aftermath of World War I
24.
The economic policy of the Republican Presidents of the 1920’s can be categorized as:
a)
Aggressively interventionist
b)
 Mercantilist
c)
Keynesian 
d)
Laissez-faire
25.
Marcus Garvey’s response to racism in American life can be classified as
a)
Jim Crow 
b)
 Black Nationalism 
c)
 Freedom Now 
d)
 Integrationist
26.
American aviator that became famous by making a non-stop flight across the Atlantic
a)
 Charles Lindbergh 
b)
Jack Dempsey
c)
 A. Mitchell Palmer
d)
Calvin Coolidge
27.
The  “Red Summer” of 1919 was 
a)
 A roundup of radicals
b)
A series of race riots
c)
a.  Fundamentalist campaign against evolution
d)
a.  The last year of fighting in World War I  
28.
The Palmer Raids, which targeted radicals, was driven by 
a)
Hatred of Germany
b)
Fear of the Russian Revolution and radical immigrants
c)
Laissez-faire economics
d)
Fundamentalism
29.
Stylish young women of the 1920’s were known as 
a)
 Flappers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Nativists
d)
Radicals
30.
Analyze the cartoon.  A reasonable conclusion would be
a)
a.  The Coolidge administration had to deal with the problems from Harding
b)
a.  Harding and Coolidge worked together to reform the Republican party
c)
a.  The Coolidge Administration rejected the Republican party
d)
a.  Politics is always dirty
31.
A major effect of the prohibition of alcohol in the United States was
a)
Less drinking
b)
More drinking
c)
Growth of Police Forces
d)
Growth of Organized Crime
32.
The flowering of African American culture in 1920’s New York City was known
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
New York Avant Garde
d)
Great Awakening  
33.
A policy followed by the United States during the 1920’s of not getting involved in the affairs of other nations
a)
 Laissez-faire 
b)
Isolationism
c)
Adventurism
d)
Mercantilism
34.
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution added suffrage for
a)
African-Americans
b)
Immigrants
c)
18 year olds
d)
Women
35.
After World War I, Warren Harding won the Presidency with the campaign slogan
a)
 Happy days are here again
b)
Morning in America
c)
 Return to normalcy
d)
Hope and change
36.
A religious reaction to the modern world in which some Christians emphasized the literal meaning of the Bible can be classified as: 
a)
Harlem Renaissance
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
a.  Pentecostalism
37.
2 Italian anarchists that were executed for allegedly murdering a paymaster in Massachusetts.  Many believed that they were targeted because they were foreigners:
a)
Harper and Row
b)
Ferdinand and Isabella
c)
 Ethel and Julius Rosenberg b. 
d)
a.  Ethel and Julius Rosenberg b.  Sacco and Vanzetti
38.
The Scopes Trial was a significant cultural even in 1920’s America because 
a)
a.  Alcohol was ruled to be illegal 
b)
 Radicals were released from prison
c)
 Fundamentalism was made to look foolish
d)
 Immigrants were condemned
39.
 Why were some American writers of the 1920's called the “Lost Generation”?
a)
They expressed feelings of separation from American society.
b)
They returned to Paris where most of them were originally from.
c)
They expressed the pain of racism experienced by African Americans.
d)
They appreciated the Jazz Age and its rebellious youth culture.
40.
He was elected President in 1920, promising "Normalcy" after WWI
a)
Wilson
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Harding
d)
Hoover
41.
He was the US President when the Teapot Dome scandal occurred:
a)
Wilson
b)
Harding
c)
Coolidge
d)
Hoover
42.
Which Amendment allowed American women the right to vote?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
43.
This Jazz musician would become the most popular jazz musician of his time.
a)
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
b)
Eugene O'Neill
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Ernest Hemingway
44.
The introduction of the assembly line
a)
Made production quicker and cheaper
b)
Increased employment opportunities
c)
Made wages higher
d)
Used more resources
45.
The women that were associated with greater independence were called
a)
Slappers
b)
Tarts
c)
Loose Women
d)
Flappers
46.
There was a rise in criminal activity. A recognised gangster was
a)
Ned Kelly
b)
Al Capone
c)
Barney Rubble
d)
Ronald Ryan
47.

What caused the stock market to crash in 1929 which ended the The Roaring Twenties and kicked off the Great Depression?

a)

Buying stocks on margin

b)

easy bank loans

c)

easy credit terms to buy consumer goods

d)

all of these

48.

What was a bootlegger?

a)

Criminals who brought clothing made in other countries into the U.S.

b)

Criminals who brought guns made in other countries into the U.S.

c)

Criminal who sold alcohol illegally in the United States to make a profit

d)

Criminals who immigrated to the U.S.

49.

What name was given to the great achievements in art and learning by African Americans during the 1920's?

a)

The Roaring 20s

b)

Sacco-Vanzetti Case

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Scopes Trial

50.

He was the US President when the stock market crashed in 1929:

a)

Hoover

b)

McKinley

c)

Coolidge

d)

Roosevelt

51.

Forbid (banned) the manufacture, transportation & sale of intoxicating liquors in the US.

a)

Prohibition

b)

Great Migration

c)

Fundamentalism

d)

Great Depression

52.

This person helped increase interest in airplanes and air travel with their first flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Charles Lindbergh

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

John Scopes

d)

Henry Ford

53.

Illegal bars during Prohibition were called:

a)

Pubs

b)

Dives

c)

Speakeasies

d)

Biker Bars

54.

Which event is credited with starting the Great Depression

a)

The election of Herbert Hoover as president

b)

The increased spending of the U.S. government

c)

the Stock Market Crash of 1929

d)

The U.S. involvement in World War II

55.

Many writers of the 1920s were called the ____ Generation.

a)

Confused

b)

Second

c)

Illiterate

d)

Lost

56.

______ revolutionized the auto industry by lowering prices and raising wages so that almost all families could afford a car by the 1920's

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Louis Chevrolet

c)

Clarence Darrow

d)

William Jennings Bryan

57.

______ was the dominant civil rights leader of the 1920's. He was militaristic and radically rejected lack of equality by proposing a migration to Africa, but was imprisoned and deported.

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Malcolm X

58.

The _______ Scandal, in which oil companies illegal drilled oil from public lands, illustrates the return of laissez-faire during the Harding administration and the 1920's.

a)

Teapot Dome

b)

Watergate

c)

Credit Mobilier

d)

Whiskey Ring

59.

_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very, very thin evidence.

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti

b)

Laurel and Hardy

c)

Rogers and Hammerstein

d)

The Howard Brothers

60.

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

a)

with the use of the assembly line

b)

changing locations

c)

importing all raw materials

d)

increasing the wages of his workers

61.

Which of the following was the most popular and trendy music of the 1920's?

a)

Jazz

b)

Blues

c)

Country

d)

Pop

62.

What did the Eighteenth Amendment state?

a)

This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol.

b)

This amendment outlawed the advertisement of cigars

c)

This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.

d)

This reversed prohibition.

63.

This would inevitably increase the amount of debt people would incur due to the use of Credit. This new method of purchasing items due to advertisements would be called_________________________.

a)

consumerism

b)

national debt

c)

immigration

d)

education

64.

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

65.

Period in the 1920s when suspected communists and other radicals were arrested due to the fear of the spread of communism.

a)

Red Scare

b)

Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Scopes Trial

d)

KKK

66.

How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?

a)

by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity

b)

by forcing police to enforce anti liquor laws

c)

by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol

d)

by strengthening respect for the law

67.

What was the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?

a)

a program of urban renewal among various ethnic groups begun in New York City

b)

a period of musical, artistic, and literary productivity among African Americans in New York City

c)

the integration of African Americans into colleges and universities throughout the nation

d)

a set of political reforms and social programs supported by African American politicians in New York City

68.

This was the name for people who illegally sold and distributed alcohol.

a)

Rumrunners

b)

Distillers

c)

Bootleggers

d)

Muckrakers

69.
What was the main Harding scandal?
a)
Teacup Dome
b)
Teapot Scandal
c)
Teapot Dome
d)
Dome Scandal
70.
Which of these sports was NOT popular in the 20's?
a)
baseball
b)
boxing
c)
golf
d)
soccer
71.
Austrian psychologist that argued human behavior is not by rational thought but driven by the unconscious mind. 
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
David Stephenson
c)
Gertrude Ederle
d)
Andrew Mellon
72.
Targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics and immigrants
a)
FBI
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Anti-Defamation League 
d)
Ku Klux Klan
73.
Became known as a Bootlegger, and later a famous gangster
a)
Andrew Mellon
b)
Jack Dempsey
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Al Capone
74.
In spite of the wealth of the 1920s, life was difficult for these people.
a)
wealthy investor
b)
employers
c)
farmers and many factory workers
d)
brokers and speculators 
75.
The rapid manufacture of identical products. 
a)
Assembly Line 
b)
Bull market
c)
Mass production 
d)
Scientific Management 
76.
This writer wrote stories about pain, oppression and the pride of being black. 
a)
Jack Dempsey 
b)
Babe Ruth 
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
David Stephenson
77.
While president, Harding 
a)
strengthened regulations on business that were put in place by the Progressives
b)
abolished all regulations on businesses
c)
reduced regulations on businesses that Progressives put in to place. 
d)
took no action on economic matters 
78.
Making a small down payment, with regular monthly payments that follow is called... 
a)
installment buying 
b)
buying on margin 
c)
bull market 
d)
inflation 
79.
What does the 19th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Women the right to vote
b)
Freedom of Speech
c)
Right To Bear Arms
80.
 What coincided with the Great Migration to the north from the South by African Americans, as well as an increase in education by these same people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Evolution
c)
Native Americans
d)
 Harlem Renaissance
81.
What was the name given to the literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture in New York?
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
Back to Africa Movement
82.
This group used violent acts and discrimination towards African Americans they were the 
a)
AWA
b)
CCC
c)
NRA
d)
KKK
83.
Who promoted the back to Africa movement? 
a)
Marcus Garvey 
b)
Langston Hughes 
c)
Zora Neal Hurston 
d)
Duke Ellington 
84.
What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance? 
a)
promoted the growth of New York cities
b)
promoted culture identity of African Americans 
c)
it fought discrimination in southern cities
d)
it established programs such as the NAACP
85.
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as:
a)
The time period in which African Americans joined the war effort during World War I
b)
A time period when African Americans came to the city to look for jobs
c)
A time period in which African Americans fought against the discrimination in New York City
d)
A time period where African Americans celebrated their culture and roots through music, art, and literature
86.
What was the Prohibition Era?
a)
where alcohol was legal for some ages
b)
a period in time where alcohol was banned
c)
where alcohol turned blood into water
d)
when beer drinkers died of dropsy
87.
Which amendment repealed prohibition?
a)
2nd
b)
16th
c)
18th
d)
21st
88.
Warren Harding ran for president  by promising what?
a)
A return to normalcy
b)
A return to Jurassic Park
c)
A return to war
d)
A return to that Taco Bell that had the really good crunchwrap supremes
89.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
90.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars 
d)
hidden spots
91.
Women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and danced at a speakeasies were called
a)
Hippies
b)
Flappers
c)
Twisters
d)
Hep Cats
92.
Period of time in which the celebration of African American culture, artistry and writings during the 1920's.
a)
laissez-faire economics
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Temperance Movement
93.
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by....
a)
Internment camps, rationing of goods, first use of the atomic bomb
b)
bank failures, the New Deal, bread lines
c)
installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
d)
brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
94.
What system allowed for mass production, the idea of products being created at a much faster pace?
a)
Ford System
b)
Assembly Line
c)
Mass Production
d)
Mass Media
95.
Who invented the assembly line?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Louis Armstrong
96.
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
a)
Ernest Hemingway
b)
Gertrude Stein
c)
Sinclair Lewis
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald 
97.
What was KDKA?
a)
The 1st T.V. Station
b)
The 1st Radio Station 
c)
an organization for equal rights
d)
the 1st Sorority 
98.
Sports hero, known as the baseball home run king
a)
Jack Dempsey 
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Joe Frazier 
d)
Douglas Fairbanks
99.
What was "The New Woman" in the 1920s?
a)
She was a prime example of Victorian Morality.
b)
She rejected the idea of suffrage.
c)
She began to wear more modest fashion. 
d)
She rejected Victorian Morality.
100.
Which  person was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal? 
a)
Harry Dougherty 
b)
Charles Forbes 
c)
 Albert Fall 
d)
Charles Forbes
101.
First film with sound?
a)
The Jazz Singer 
b)
Don Juan 
c)
The Lights of New York
d)
The 4 Devils 
102.
What was the Scopes Trial about?
a)
biology and science
b)
evolution and science 
c)
education and science 
d)
evolution and religion 
103.
A period during which stocks value increases 
a)
Recession
b)
Bull Market
c)
Installment buying  
d)
Buying on Margin
104.
What was the conflict between at the Scopes Trial?
a)
Biology & Science 
b)
Religion & Science 
c)
Education & Science 
d)
Evolution & Science 
105.
Hard line KKK leader (Grand Dragon) from Indiana who controlled numerous politicians.
a)
Al Capone 
b)
D. C. Stephenson
c)
Andrew Mellon
d)
Albert Fall
106.
Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that 
a)
aided the growth of business
b)
encouraged  activism 
c)
brought about social reform and unity
d)
discouraged a laissez fare approach to the economy 
107.
Harding appointed this wealthy Banker to his administration.  He cut government spending 
a)
Al Capone
b)
Calvin Cooldige
c)
brought about social reform and unity
d)
Andrew Mellon 
108.
What was Henry Ford's dream?
a)
to become very wealthy
b)
invent a car that could go faster than a train
c)
sell cars that were affordable for ordinary people
d)
put railroads out of business. 
109.
He was the Heavy Weight Champion of Boxing in the 1920s.
a)
Jack Dempsey
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Langston Hughes 
d)
Sigmond Freud 
110.
Under President Coolidge, the concerns for ethnic/racial minorities were  
a)
high priority
b)
ridiculed 
c)
largely ignored
d)
answered with hostility 
111.
What was the condition of America's economy after  WWI?
a)
a long recession
b)
immediate nationwide prosperity
c)
long gradual decline in America's economy 
d)
brief recession followed by economic growth
112.
During the 1920s, American farmers as a group 
a)
 prospered economically
b)
bought larger farms
c)
purchased a  lot of stock
d)
suffered economically
113.
The increase of automobiles led tot he rise of what new businesses?
a)
railroads
b)
newspapers and magazine publishing 
c)
motion pictures
d)
motels and gas stations 
114.
How does buying stock on margin remain profitable?
a)
buyers didn't acquire collateral 
b)
stock prices rise 
c)
buyers didn't take out loans 
d)
stock prices fell 
115.
He was known as the "Ambassador" of Jazz
a)
Jack Dempsey
b)
Al Capone
c)
Langston Hughes 
d)
Louie Armstrong
116.
What group was created to ensure that African Americans could achieve equality in the U.S., gained traction in the 1920’s, and still exists today?
a)
The WHIP
b)
The GGCP
c)
The WASP
d)
The NAACP
117.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Rule Breakers
d)
Tricksters
118.
Trial of a Tennessee public school biology teacher for teaching the theory of evolution.
a)
Scopes  Trial
b)
Red Scare
c)
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
d)
Suffrage Movement
119.
Borrowing money in order to purchase stock is referred to as _______________.
a)
Installment Buying
b)
Buying on Credit
c)
Buying on Margin
d)
Gambling
120.
This is the nickname of of the writers of the 1920s who lost faith or value in Victorian values. 
a)
Flappers
b)
Subversives 
c)
Lost Generation 
d)
The Renaissance 
121.
Mellon said if taxes lowered then businesses and consumers would spend more. If economy grew, Americans would earn more, and government would collect more taxes. What is this called? 
a)
trickle-down
b)
trickle-up
c)
the trickle effect
122.
The idea the the creation of wealth would benefit the nation as a whole came from?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
President Coolidge
d)
Ernest Hemingway
123.
Urban Americans required a formal education more than their rural counterparts because...
a)
The majority of high paying jobs in the cities required it. 
b)
It acted as a daycare for children of workers 
c)
Better education meant lower costs of housing, travel and basic needs
d)
You had to be educated to work in a factory.
124.
Why were the nativists opposed to immigration?
a)
They believed they would take their jobs and impair traditions in America.
b)
They believed they were all criminals.
c)
The didn't want to be a minority.
d)
They were afraid that they would have to learn a new language 
125.
The use of the automobile changed a shift of population to which area?
a)
suburbs
b)
urban centers
c)
rural areas
d)
islands
126.
The rise in organized crime was attributed to what during the 1920s?
a)
Immigrants
b)
Prohibition 
c)
lack of police officers
d)
 of an education 
127.
The ___________lost as a result of the Scopes trial.
a)
Drys
b)
Fundamentalists
c)
African Americans
d)
Bootleggers
128.
Isolationism and laissez-faire business policy were 
a)
key features of the Democratic administration 
b)
key features of Albert Fall's plan to take over the government 
c)
key features of the 1920s Republican administration 
d)
key features of installment buying.
129.

When Hoover took office in 1929, most Americans expected

a)

prosperity to continue.

b)

a depression or some other disaster.

c)

more bank failures.

d)

to become millionaires.