Question 1

The Red Scare was a fear that the United States:

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A)  would fall victim to a scarlet fever epidemic.
B)  would be overpopulated with Irish immigrants.
C)  was on the verge of an economic depression.
D)  would suffer the loss of millions of people during World War I.
E)  was vulnerable to a communist takeover.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?

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A)  It saw itself as the embodiment of old southern and Protestant values.
B)  The Klan was mainly anti-Catholic in northern and western states.
C)  It was demonized in D.W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation .
D)  It was reborn in a ceremony on Georgia's Stone Mountain in 1915.
E)  It believed the immigrants were responsible for the new urban culture of the 1920s.

Question 3

Mason studies American history and culture in New York. He researches the roots of a particular genre of music that was very popular in the 1920s among both African Americans and whites. Mason is studying _____ music.

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A)  rock
B)  pop
C)  jazz
D)  classical
E)  country

Question 4

_____ insisted that the Bible should be understood as God's revealed word, absolutely true down to the last detail.

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberalists
B)  Functionalists
C)  Idealists
D)  Modernists
E)  Fundamentalists

Question 5

Eugenio, an Italian, moved to America with his family during the era of the "Roaring Twenties." He completely accepted the concept of Americanization and taught his children to adapt to it as well. This implies Eugenio and his family:

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A)  continued to uphold their Italian values and restricted themselves to immigrant settlements.
B)  renounced their religion and became modernists.
C)  blended into the Anglo-Saxon mainstream.
D)  denounced American commercialism.
E)  supported the Fundamentalist leaders in America.

Question 6

The Harlem Renaissance was an African American movement characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  a celebration of black literary forms.
B)  a peaceful alliance with the whites.
C)  embracing the "new Negro".
D)  a "younger generation" of intellectuals and artists.
E)  the flowering of jazz as a musical form.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of the American consumer market in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the 1920s, car sales plunged as American consumers emphasized on thrift rather than indulgence.
B)  During the 1920s, the economic boom boosted real estate as well as consumer products in most parts of America except in Florida.
C)  During the 1920s, young people were not really into cars.
D)  Throughout most of the 1920s, the number of investors in stocks fell steadily.
E)  By the end of the 1920s, Americans relied on credit to purchase nearly 90 percent of their major durable goods.

Question 8

Bryan is the owner of a biscuit-manufacturing company. He has 2000 employees working for him. Bryan favors welfare capitalism and employs it in his business decisions. Which of the following actions would support his affinity toward welfare capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implementing long working hours
B)  Following a strict appraisal procedure
C)  Improving working conditions
D)  Discouraging the formation of worker unions
E)  Decreasing the price of his products

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of the Red Scare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vladimir Lenin was targeting the underdeveloped nations.
B)  Vladimir Lenin wanted to promote the real estate business.
C)  It took place in the late 1930s.
D)  Vladimir Lenin declared the advent of world communism.
E)  It did not affect American politics, or businesses.

Question 10

_____ was the only large neighborhood in New York City where black people could live as a group.

Accepted Answer

A)  Harlem
B)  Bedford Park
C)  Riverdale
D)  Dudley Heights
E)  Ridgewood

Exam 21: Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?

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Which of the following statements is true of the American consumer market in the 1920s?

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_____ was the only large neighborhood in New York City where black people could live as a group.

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The Red Scare was a fear that the United States:

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Eugenio, an Italian, moved to America with his family during the era of the "Roaring Twenties." He completely accepted the concept of Americanization and taught his children to adapt to it as well. This implies Eugenio and his family:

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The Harlem Renaissance was an African American movement characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

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_____ insisted that the Bible should be understood as God's revealed word, absolutely true down to the last detail.

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Mason studies American history and culture in New York. He researches the roots of a particular genre of music that was very popular in the 1920s among both African Americans and whites. Mason is studying _____ music.

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Which of the following statements is true of the Red Scare?

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Bryan is the owner of a biscuit-manufacturing company. He has 2000 employees working for him. Bryan favors welfare capitalism and employs it in his business decisions. Which of the following actions would support his affinity toward welfare capitalism?

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Exam 21: Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?

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Which of the following statements is true of the American consumer market in the 1920s?

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_____ was the only large neighborhood in New York City where black people could live as a group.

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The Red Scare was a fear that the United States:

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Eugenio, an Italian, moved to America with his family during the era of the "Roaring Twenties." He completely accepted the concept of Americanization and taught his children to adapt to it as well. This implies Eugenio and his family:

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The Harlem Renaissance was an African American movement characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

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_____ insisted that the Bible should be understood as God's revealed word, absolutely true down to the last detail.

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Mason studies American history and culture in New York. He researches the roots of a particular genre of music that was very popular in the 1920s among both African Americans and whites. Mason is studying _____ music.

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Which of the following statements is true of the Red Scare?

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Bryan is the owner of a biscuit-manufacturing company. He has 2000 employees working for him. Bryan favors welfare capitalism and employs it in his business decisions. Which of the following actions would support his affinity toward welfare capitalism?

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