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CWF History Midterm review

Total questions: 178

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are true of American workers by the 1880s except:

a)

the workforce included children as young as eight years old

b)

workers often worked shifts of twelve hours or more

c)

they joined unions in large numbers

d)

there was no insurance program to cover workplace injuries

2.

Thomas Edison's inventions were the typewriter and the telephone.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Andrew Carnegie consolidated the steel industry into U.S. Steel.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" explained

a)

his business techniques in the steel industry

b)

the relationship between Christianity and wealth

c)

the virtues of the law of competition

d)

how accumulation of wealth and disappointed him

5.

By 1900, the United States produced

a)

one quarter of the world's goods

b)

one third of the world's goods

c)

one half of the world's goods

d)

two-thirds of the world's goods

6.

By the 1870s, the United States led the world in agricultural production.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Despite rapid industrialization, by the end of the nineteenth century, the majority of American workers were still agricultural laborers.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Employees of the Pullman company worked in company houses, where rents were higher than elsewhere, and had to buy most goods from the company store.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In the 1880s, the United States was the only industrialized nation in the world that had no workers' compensation program.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

John D. Rockefeller gave away over $500 million to charities in his lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

One major development that was key to the Second Industrial Revolution was the development of-------

a)

strong labor unions.

b)

a government policy of laissez-faire.

c)

a national transportation network.

d)

all of these

12.

Terence V. Powderly led the Knights of Labor

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The American Federation of Labor...

a)

included industrial unions.

b)

primarily organized skilled workers.

c)

emphasized unions for skilled workers.

d)

advocated social reforms leading ultimately to socialism.

14.

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was ......

a)

led by Debs and the Wobblies.

b)

quelled by federal troops

c)

the high point for the Knights of Labor.

d)

the origin of the American Federation of Labor.

15.

The Haymarket incident involved.....

a)

the McCormick Reaper Works.

b)

America's first terrorist bombing.

c)

the Knights of Labor

d)

all of these

16.

The Knights of Labor was an organization of capitalists dedicated to the elimination of unions in America.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The first major interstate labor strike was the Homestead Strike in 1894.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The first national labor unions----

a)

were led by anarchists.

b)

grew in numbers during the Civil War.

c)

wanted women to stay at home to ensure there was enough industrial work for men.

d)

championed unskilled workers.

19.

The first transcontinental railroad was completed in----

a)

1860.

b)

1869.

c)

1877.

d)

1893.

20.

The following are all true of anarchists except that they.....

a)

used dramatic acts of violence.

b)

believed governments were abusive devices controlled by the rich

c)

were led by Karl Marx.

d)

wanted a stateless society.

21.

The president of the United States used federal troops to end the strike at ...

a)

Haymarket Square in Chicago.

b)

the Homestead Works near Pittsburgh.

c)

Pullman, Illinois.

d)

all of these

22.

The use of the trust device for consolidating industry originated with...

a)

J. Pierpont Morgan

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

George Pullman

23.

Under Samuel Gompers, the American Federation of Labor concentrated on economic gains for workers and avoided involvement in politics.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which steps were taken by the federal government during the Civil War to help create a national economy?

a)

National Banking Act

b)

Morrill Land Grant Act

c)

Homestead Act of 1862

d)

All of these

25.

The surrender of Geronimo marks the end of the Indian wars.

a)

1886

b)

1887

c)

1885

d)

1889

26.

The Sand Creek Massacre takes place.

a)

1864

b)

1859

c)

1860

d)

1855

27.

The Battle of Little Bighorn occurs.

a)

1876

b)

1885

c)

1855

d)

1869

28.

Joseph Glidden invents barbed wire.

a)

1873

b)

1859

c)

1865

d)

1888

29.

The Comstock Lode is discovered.

a)

1886

b)

1859

c)

1877

d)

1882

30.

Congress passes the Severalty Act

a)

1887

b)

1880

c)

1859

d)

1860

31.

Congress passes the Homestead Act

a)

1862

b)

1888

c)

1859

d)

1866

32.

Frederick J. Turner develops the "frontier thesis"

a)

1893

b)

1886

c)

1859

d)

1860

33.

The Battle of Wounded Knee takes place; the Mississippi Plan resegregates public facilities by race

a)

1890

b)

1887

c)

1859

d)

1880

34.

The Supreme Court issues Plessy v. Ferguson decision.

a)

1896

b)

1882

c)

1859

d)

1862

35.

Booker T. Washington delivers his Atlanta Compromise speech.

a)

1895

b)

1888

c)

1857

d)

1873

36.

"Separate but equal" was legitimized after.....

a)

congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875

b)

the Supreme Court overturned the Civil Rights Act of 1875

c)

national acceptance of the "Mississippi Plan"

d)

the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson

37.

Between 1870 and 1900, Americans settled more land in the West than had been occupied by all Americans up to 1870.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

In southern textile mills, women and children outnumbered men as workers.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

James Buchanan Duke played a key role in the development of the cigarette industry.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The "fifty-niners" were miners who rushed into the territory of.....

a)

Nebraska

b)

Colorado

c)

California

d)

Utah

41.

The Dawes Act was passed by reformers who attempted to dismantle the Native American tribes.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The chief accomplishment of the New South movement was.....

a)

reconciliation between the races.

b)

the development of the textile industry.

c)

the crop-lien system.

d)

the creationof a pwerful southern banking industry.

43.

The frontier thesis of Frederick Jackson Turner emphasized the.....

a)

importance of Indians in American history

b)

democratic values found on the frontier

c)

role of women in the West

d)

diversity in the West

44.

The largest sources of immigration to the West were.....

a)

Mexico and Canada

b)

southern and eastern European countries (e.g. Italy, Poland, and Greece)

c)

Sweden, Norway, Germany, and Ireland

d)

Asia

45.

"Nativism" included religious prejudice against all the following except:

a)

Buddhists

b)

Catholics

c)

Presbyterians

d)

Jews

46.

"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns" said....

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

Eugene V. Debs

47.

After 1890, most immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

After 1890, the "new immigrants" included all of the following except:

a)

Polish Jews

b)

Scots-Irish

c)

Italians

d)

Greeks

49.

All of the following are correct about the Sherman Anti-Trust Act except that it.....

a)

forbade contracts in restraint of trade.

b)

was rarely enforced in its early years.

c)

set up the Interstate Commerce Commission.

d)

was used against the labor unions.

50.

By 1900, the United States had more saloons than grocery stores.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Civil service reform was a result of the assassination of President James A. Garfield.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

For recreation, the urban working class preferred...

a)

vaudeville

b)

cycling

c)

viewing the stereopticon

d)

going to saloons and dance halls

53.

In the 1880s, the source of foreign immigration to the United States shifted from .....

a)

Europe to Asia and Africa

b)

northeastern Europe to Latin America

c)

Canada and the British Empire to Asia

d)

northwestern Europe to southeastern Europe

54.

Nativism was the belief that immigrants could, and should, be Americanized quickly.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Realism in literature and art was influence by ....

a)

the recent horrors of the Civil War

b)

the rise of urban life

c)

a new fascination with science

d)

all of these

56.

Social Darwinism had its roots in the work of ....

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Lester Frank Ward

c)

Herbert Spencer

d)

William Graham Sumner

57.

The Democratic party appealed to southern white voters.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

The Pendleton Act allowed for the coinage of more silver.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

The Populist Part fused with the Republicans in the election of 1896 in an attempt to gain free and unlimited coinage of silver.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 outlawed corporate actions in "restraint of trade"

a)

True

b)

False

61.

The basic problem of farmers in the late nineteenth century was.....

a)

high rates charged by the railroads

b)

overproduction of agricultural products and the subsequent decline in commodity prices

c)

inflation

d)

high prices for manufactured goods caused by high tariffs

62.

The high tariff hurt farmers by limiting their export markets.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

The only major national issue that clearly and consistently divided Democrats from Republicans was....

a)

prohibition

b)

regulation of business

c)

civil service refore

d)

tariff policy

64.

The phrase "survival of the fittest" was coined by.....

a)

James Naismith

b)

Herbert Spencer

c)

John Dewey

d)

Grover Cleveland

65.

What were some of the negative effects of urban growth?

a)

crime, disease, violence, and political corruption

b)

elevators and heat radiators

c)

the building of baseball stadiums

d)

the rise of the meat packing industry.

66.

By 1900, nearly 30 percent of city dwellers were immigrants.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

In 1882, Congress passed legislation to exclude immigrants from....

a)

southern and eastern Europe

b)

Latin America

c)

northern and western Europe

d)

China

68.

The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890....

a)

reduced the government's purchases of silver

b)

led to the inflation desired by farmers

c)

worried eastern business and financial groups

d)

all of these

69.

Who was Carrie Buck?

a)

a victim of the science of Eugenics, more specifically, Virginia's Eugenic Sterilization Law of 1924

b)

Ms. Buck was a female minister in Charlottesville, Va and supported Charles Darwin's beliefs

c)

Mrs. Buck was the wife of a prominent member of the US Senate.

d)

Carrie Buck was a farmer in Kansas and became a leader in the women's rights movement

70.

All of the following are correct about the Women's Christian Temperance Union except that it ......

a)

was the largest women's group in the nation by 1900

b)

was led by Ida M. Tarbell

c)

lobbied for an end to child labor and for an eight-hour day

d)

wanted to close the saloons

71.

Among the reasons why the 1912 election is significant is that....

a)

all candidates claimed to be progressives

b)

the Socialist candidate, Eurgene V. Debs, polled almost a million votes

c)

it featured party primaries

d)

all of these

72.

Around 1916, Wilson renewed his support for progressive reforms because.....

a)

he needed to build a coalition for reelection

b)

World War I gave the president unlimited powers to act

c)

he was about to leave office and wanted to create an enduring legacy

d)

all of these

73.

Before 1917, states adopting universal women's suffrage were in the....

a)

west

b)

south

c)

east

d)

industrial northeast

74.

During the Progressive Era, the U.S. Supreme Court.....

a)

agreed to a ten-hour workday for men and women

b)

barred all limitations on working hours

c)

accepted limitations on working hours only for women

d)

outlawed labor b children under age sixteen

75.

In the case against the Northern Securities Company, Theodore Roosevelt sought to.....

a)

settle a strike in the coal industry

b)

establish the precedent that the president could intervene in a strike

c)

break up a major railroad company

d)

end corruption on Wall Street

76.

One characteristic of Wilson's progressivism was.....

a)

widespread involvement of the poor and working class

b)

higher levels of political participation

c)

discrimination against blacks and increasing segregation

d)

all of these

77.

One of the most important progressive reforms that democratized government was the direct primary.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Settlement houses, such as Hull House in Chicago, were community centers designed to help the poor in the urban slums.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

The 1912 election was significant because it brought southerners back into influential positions in national affairs.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

The Meat Inspection Act and he Hepburn Act are examples of the federal action to....

a)

regulate business activity

b)

make the political system more democratic

c)

protect women and children

d)

promote conservation and protect the environment

81.

The Seventeenth Amendment...

a)

gave women the right to vote

b)

prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages

c)

stated that the US senators should be popularly elected rather than chosen by their state.

d)

prohibited anyone from serving more than two terms as president

82.

The Triangle Shirtwaist fire spurred interest in laws to.....

a)

ban child labor

b)

protect workers from accidents

c)

break up trusts

d)

allow industrial workers to form unions

83.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union emerged in part from the concern felt by Protestant church women about the influence alcohol had on democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

The impulse for reform in the Progressive Era began....

a)

as a result of imperialism and the outbreak of the Spanish-American War

b)

when Theodore Roosevelt became president

c)

over concerns about the impact of industrialization and rapid urbanization in the late nineteenth centure

d)

with the publication of Upton Sinclair's THE JUNGLE

85.

The progressives' emphasis on efficiency drew on the ideas of .....

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Frederick W. Taylor

c)

Henry Demarest Lloyd

d)

Louis D. Brandeis

86.

The role of city manger was devised in an attempt to make local government more democratic.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Theodore Roosevelt created Yellowstone National Park in 1907

a)

True

b)

False

88.

To conserve the nation's natural resources, Theodore Roosevelt wanted t....

a)

use federal power to lead the way

b)

apply the Supreme Court's new "stream-of-commerce" doctrine

c)

depend on industrialists, ranchers, loggers, and miners to protect the nation's interest.

d)

let the free market establish their value and devise methods ot preserve them.

89.

Upton Sinclair wrote THE JUNGLE which helped bring about regulation of the meatpacking industry.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Alice Paul was arrested for opening the first birth control center in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

As a white southerner, Woodrow Wilson was especially sensitive to the rights and needs of black Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

As president, Theodore Roosevelt preferred achieving reform through congressional action.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

In 1912, the Progressive party nominated Robert M. La Follette for president.

a)

True

b)

False

94.

Religion, either Christianity or Judaism, was a source of energy for progressive reforms.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

"He kept us out of the war" was the 1916 Republican campaign cry against Wilson

a)

True

b)

False

96.

"Sometimes people call me an idealist, but that's how I know I'm an American," declared...

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Henry Cabot Lodge

97.

After World War !, the senate...

a)

ratified the Treaty of Versailles

b)

ratified the treaty except for the League of Nations

c)

accepted the League of Nations, but defeated the Treaty of Versailles

d)

defeated the Treaty of Versailles

98.

All of the following statements about post-War World I America are correct except...

a)

most working women kept their wartime industrial jobs

b)

Racial violence broke out in Chicago

c)

the police went on strike in Boston

d)

a Red Scare erupted against radicals

99.

For Wilson, the most important part of the peace negotiations involved...

a)

the League of Nations

b)

Germany's admission of "war guilt"

c)

war debts and reparations

d)

the principle of self-determination

100.

For two years after the war began in Europe, the Wilson administration pursued a policy that stressed...

a)

secret aid to Britain

b)

neutrality

c)

opposition to Britain's "freedom of the seas" policy

d)

support for Germany if it would stop the U-boat attacks.

101.

In 1918, the United States sent troops to fight the Bolsheviks in Russia.

a)

True

b)

False

102.

More people died worldwide in the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 than during World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

103.

Probably the decisive reason the United States entered World War I was the issue of submarine warfare.

a)

True

b)

False

104.

Racial violence erupted after the end of the war, with twenty-five riots and over eighty lynchings.

a)

True

b)

False

105.

The Revenue Act of 1916...

a)

taxed excess profits of corporations

b)

added a tax on munitions

c)

doubled the basic income tax rate

d)

all of these

106.

The War Industries Board was the most important agency mobilizing the nation for war.

a)

True

b)

False

107.

The Zimmerman telegram revealed Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.

a)

True

b)

False

108.

The postwar Red Scare was aimed at...

a)

black radicals who started race riots

b)

continuing German influences in society

c)

opponents of the League of Nations

d)

Bolsheviks, radicals, and aliens

109.

The Wartime Espionage and Sedition Acts...

a)

were upheld by the Supreme Court

b)

led to persecution of more than 1,500 people

c)

hit hard at socialists and radicals

d)

all of these

110.

Until early 1918, U.S. forces in Europe....

a)

played a crucial part in fighting the Germans at sea.

b)

concentrated on the eastern front.

c)

played a token role.

d)

saved France from German defeat.

111.

When the Germans sued for peace, they wanted the negotiations to focus around the Fourteen Points

a)

True

b)

False

112.

Which of the following best describes how the outbreak of the Great War impacted the American people?

a)

The majority of white Americans supported the Allied Powers

b)

The Allies need for food and other material led to an economic boom

c)

American banks loans heavily favored Great Britain and France over Germany

d)

all of these

113.

William Jennings Bryan resigned as secretary of state...

a)

in the uproar after the sinking of the Lusitania

b)

after the discovery of the Zimmerman telegram

c)

because President Wilson rejected the Sussex pledge

d)

to run for president in 1916

114.

Wilson thought Germany's admission of war guilt was the most necessary part of the peace negotiations?

a)

True

b)

False

115.

Wilson's Fourteen Points included all of the following except...

a)

freedom of the seas

b)

replacing the czar on the Russian throne

c)

the League of Nations

d)

an independent Poland

116.

Wilson's decision to attend the Paris Peace Conference was a political blunder in the eyes of many Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

117.

Wilson's failure to take a major Republican to the postwar peace conference was a mistake because...

a)

the Republicans controlled Congress

b)

most Republicans supported the League of Nations

c)

Theodore Roosevelt advocated the League of Nations

d)

all of these

118.

Women made major and lasting gains as workers when they entered the workforce in large numbers during World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

119.

World War I began soon after a Serbian nationalist assassinated the archduke Franz Ferdinand.

a)

True

b)

False

120.

When the Germans sued for peace, they wanted negotiations to focus around the Fourteen Points.

a)

True

b)

False

121.

Despite being denied full citizenship back home, African Americans enthusiastically enlisted to fight in World War I. Select the statement below which is not correct.

a)

Many African American soldiers were assigned to non combat duties

b)

Woodrow Wilson ended segregation in the military

c)

The 369th Regiment of New York, the Harlem Hell Fighters spent 191 days in combat on the front line

d)

Black achievements in the military were largely overlooked

122.

How did President Wilson respond to the request from African American civil rights leaders for the inclusion of a fifteenth point in Wilson's Fourteen Points that promised an end to racial discrimination?

a)

Wilson, a strong civil rights advocate, fought for the inclusion of such a clause, but Congress was unwilling to consider his Fourteen Points if they included anything regarding racial equality.

b)

After intense pressure, Wilson relented and included the "end to racial discrimination" as the fifteenth point of his original Fourteen Points.

c)

Wilson did not respond to their request

d)

Wilson added the 15th point, but other nations within the Allied Nations refused to accept it.

123.

Shortly after the United States declared war on Germany, millions of young working-age men were removed from the labor force as a result of the draft.

How did this change impact women's roles in the job market?

a)

Women increasingly took industrial jobs as the men who would traditionally fill those positions were away fighting the war

b)

Most women kept their wartime jobs in the postwar era

c)

As the war dragged on, the shortage of men led women to serve as active-duty combat troops

d)

Women continued to work in the traditionally domestic jobs, while older men were asked to replace younger men in the industrial sectors.

124.

What is significant about the battle of Belleau Wood?

a)

The Harlem Hell fighters defeated the Germans

b)

Belleau Wood was a small wooded area that was located within a short distance of Paris. If the US marines had not taken it from the Germans, the Germans may have launched an invasion of Paris. Then the French may have surrendered and the Germans could have won the war.

c)

Belleau Wood was the name of the location in Paris where the peace talks took place.

d)

Belleau Wood was a military camp in France. Its primary function was to train new processed American troops in front line combat

125.

The Teapot Dome scandal was the major issue in the 1924 election.

a)

True

b)

False

126.

Most women in the twenties

a)

had jobs

b)

were not flappers

c)

opposed prohibition

d)

were Catholics

127.

Basketball became the national sport in the 1920s.

a)

True

b)

False

128.

The Ku Klux Klan targeted blacks, Jews, and Catholics.

a)

True

b)

False

129.

Harding was more progressive than Wilson in matters dealing with...

a)

race

b)

war

c)

agriculture

d)

inflation

130.

The purpose of the 1934 immigration law was to...

a)

limit immigration from eastern and southern Europe

b)

prohibit immigrants from China

c)

allow all immigrants from eastern and southern Europe

d)

stop all immigration into the United States

131.

The Catholic "wet" (anti-prohibition) candidate for president in 1928 was Alfred E. Smith, a Democrat

a)

True

b)

False

132.

In the 1924 presidential election, many progressives rallied behind third party candidate...

a)

Robert La Follette

b)

William Harding

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

Herbert Hoover

133.

A major challenge to European countries was repaying their war debts to the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

134.

Andrew W. Mellon said, "The chief business of the American people is business."

a)

True

b)

False

135.

Former secretary of state and presidential contender William Jennings Bryan was a fundamentalist.

a)

True

b)

False

136.

Proponents of literary and artistic change included T.S. Eliot and James Joyce.

a)

True

b)

False

137.

A great concern to the United States and Britain was the rise of China as a militaristic power.

a)

True

b)

False

138.

In 1922, delegates o five nations met and signed a treaty limiting the size of their navies.

a)

True

b)

False

139.

Labor unions experienced phenomenal growth in the twenties.

a)

True

b)

False

140.

As president, Calvin Coolidge pursued...

a)

a determined path to not be an activist president.

b)

more government spending

c)

higher federal debt

d)

allowing more immigrants into the U.S

141.

According to Calvin Coolidge, the president should passively defer to Congress.

a)

True

b)

False

142.

When President Harding died, he was replaced by...

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Jennings Bryan

143.

For Einstein's work, ...

a)

he received the Nobel Prize

b)

he was deported

c)

he was given a position in the government

d)

he was elected president

144.

Which of the following was not part of the mass culture craze of the 1920s?

a)

radio

b)

TV

c)

movies

d)

magazines

145.

During the 1920s, this boxer became famous among the workingmen because he came from humble beginnings.

a)

Jack Dempsey

b)

Muhamad Ali

c)

Joe Frazier

d)

Mike Tyson

146.

The African American's first literary and artistic movement is known as...

a)

the Harlem Renaissance

b)

African American movement

c)

Jazz Age

d)

Black Power

147.

An unintended consequence of the Immigration Act of 1924 was...

a)

a large influx of Hispanics from the Western Hemisphere

b)

more immigrants from eastern Europe

c)

fewer immigrants from Latin America

d)

a limited influx of Hispanics

148.

The biggest scandal under President Hoover was the Teapot Dome affair of 1930.

a)

True

b)

False

149.

All of the following are true of the Teapot Dome scandal except:

a)

involved the secret leasing of federal oil reserves by the Secretary of the Interior

b)

Harding was president

c)

occurred in 1930

d)

was the largest political scandal in US history at the time

150.

The biggest scandal of the Harding administration involved the...

a)

Immigration Act

b)

Teapot Dome

c)

agriculture wars

d)

racism

151.

One aspect of nativism in the 1920s was fear of recent immigrants who might be Communists or anarchists.

a)

True

b)

False

152.

Interracial marriages became acceptable to most in American society during teh 1920s.

a)

True

b)

False

153.

Organized crime began during the Depression

a)

True

b)

False

154.

Basketball became the national sport in the 1920s.

a)

True

b)

False, it was baseball

155.

H.L. Mencken dubbed the twenties the "Jazz Age"

a)

True

b)

False, it was F. Scott Fitzgerald

156.

The gangster Al Capone ws finally convicted for bootlegging in 1929.

a)

True

b)

False

157.

The great migration of African Americans from the South to the ities of the North continued into the 1930s.

a)

True

b)

False

158.

Prohibition outlawed the consumption of alcoholic drinks.

a)

True

b)

False

159.

Countee Cullen and James Weldon Johnson were part of the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

160.

By 1920, Marcus Garvey believed blacks should flee America for Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

161.

Henry Ford invented the automobile

a)

True

b)

False

162.

W.E.B. Du Bois was a leader in the Universal Negro Improvement Association.

a)

True

b)

False

163.

W.E.B. Du Bois was all of the following except:

a)

a sociologist

b)

an advocate of a broad liberal arts education

c)

supported African Americans in education

d)

believed African Americans should go to Europe

164.

What year was Herbert Hoover elected president?

a)

1928

b)

1920

c)

1915

d)

1916

165.

All of the following were true about the Sacco and Vanzetti trial except:

a)

Began in 1921 and were executed in 1927

b)

They were convicted of murder of two people during a robbery of a shoe factory in Massachusetts

c)

They were immigrants from Russia

d)

They were anarchists

166.

When did Charles Lindbergh Jr. make the first solo transatlantic airplane flight?

a)

1920

b)

1927

c)

1915

d)

1900

167.

All of the following are true of the Scopes Monkey Trial except:

a)

also known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes

b)

Thomas Scopes was a science teacher accused of teaching evolution

c)

Occurred in 1925

d)

Scopes won the trial

168.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Which of these occurred in 1924?

a)

Congress passes Immigration Act

b)

Calvin Coolidge is re-elcted president

c)

Herbert Hoover is elected president

d)

Sacco and Vanzetti are executed

169.

When was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

a)

1920

b)

1923

c)

1925

d)

1919

170.

In what year did the first radio commercial air?

a)

1922

b)

1920

c)

1928

d)

1925

171.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Which of the following occurred in 1921?

a)

Sacco and Venzetti Trial

b)

Washington Naval Conference and Five-Power Treaty

c)

Congress passes the Emergency Immigration Act

d)

Prohibition began

172.

When did Prohibition begin?

a)

1920

b)

1928

c)

1915

d)

1927

173.

Warren G. Harding was elected president in which year?

a)

1920

b)

1925

c)

1919

d)

1926

174.

In what year did Marcus Garvey bring the Universal Negro Improvement Association to New York?

a)

1916

b)

1920

c)

1925

d)

1928

175.

When did the Armory Show introduce Americans to modern art?

a)

1913

b)

1920

c)

1926

d)

1928

176.

When was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded?

a)

1910

b)

1918

c)

1925

d)

1927

177.

In what year did the first movie house open?

a)

1905

b)

1920

c)

1916

d)

1928

178.

Which two events occurred in 1903?

a)

The Wright brothers fly the first motorized airplane

b)

Ford Motor Company is founded

c)

The first radio commercial airs

d)

The NAACP is founded

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