1) Which title would be most appropriate for the diagram?

A. Labor Reforms

B. Compulsory Education

C. No-Nothing Party

D. Americanization Movement

2) Which was a major problem faced by American farmers in the 1920s?

F. the failure of banks to provide loans for improvements in farm machinery

G. the overproduction of crops

H. the dust storms that destroyed their crops

J the failure of the Federal Farm Board to stabilize farm prices

3) The artistic achievements of Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes reflected the

F. realism of American art and literature in the 1920s.

G. cultural contributions of African-Americans during the Harlem Renaissance.

H. emergence of the “new morality” in American social values. J. influence of southern gospel on American popular culture.  

“There were, Attorney General Palmer asserted, 60,000 communists at large --- enough, if unchecked, to bring the republic down”. 

4) This quotation expresses the fears that lead to

A. Prohibition B. the Red Scare C. the Teapot Dome Scandal D. Speakeasies

5) What is the main idea of the graph?

A. causes for the stock market crash.B. reasons for the passage of the 18th

Amendment.C. causes of the prosperity of the 1920s.D. reasons for rapid industrialization.

Which statement best describes the American economy in the late 1920s?

A. High tariffs stimulated international trade.B. Only the wealthiest Americans had access to credit.C. Mass production was not equally matched by consumption.D. Unemployment was higher than ever before in American

history.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

A. Led to a wave of strikes across the countryB. Stimulated a period of Progressive reformsC. Spurred a period of economic growth and prosperityD. Helped to bring about the Second Industrial Revolution

The diagram below provides details about U.S. domestic policies in the 1920s.

Which generalization most accurately describes the literary works of Langston Hughes, Sinclair Lewis, and John Steinbeck?

A. Politics and art seldom mix well. B. The best literature concerns the lives of the wealthy. C. Literature often reflects the times in which it is created. D. Traditional American themes are the most popular.

By increasing workers wages and decreasing the number of hours in a work day, Henry Ford single-handedly

A) strengthened the need for labor unions.B) weakened the labor movement.C) created the need for more union action.D) outlawed labor unions.

Answer Key

1) D2) G3) G4) B5) C6) C7) C8) C9) B