CHAPTER 15 (1-10)
01. How did the migration of Americans help to create a common culture?
A. by opening up opportunities for more young people to finish high school
B. by narrowing the gap between rich and poor Americans
C. by causing people to interact with people in other regions
D. by breaking down racial barriers
02. African Americans migrated to the North because
A. prenatal and infant health care were available in the North.
B. the federal government paid their train fares to encourage them to leave the South.
C. very few racial barriers existed in the North.
D. the North offered more opportunities for jobs and education than the South.
03. The Teapot Dome scandal involved the
A. illegal leasing of government oil reserves.
B. raising of tariffs on foreign goods.
C. rejection of aid for victims of the Mississippi River flood.
D. mismanagement of food relief programs in Europe.
04. How did radio contribute to the development of a common culture in the 1920s?
A. allowed the country to share the same jokes, commercials and music
B. introduced the uniformity-of-product concept to listeners
C. convinced manufacturers to start advertising their products
D. popularized new “scientific” terms for age-old problems
05. One factor contributing to the social changes of the 1920s was
A. increasing numbers of young people dropping out of school.
B. revival of a prewar code of values and morals.
C. lack of guidance from members of the older generation.
D. soldiers returning home from overseas.
06. The new morals and manners of the 1920s were reflected in
A. women’s fashions.
B. the call for a more open discussion of sex.
C. reckless driving.
D. all of the above
07. How did some disillusioned artists react against postwar American culture?
A. went into self-exile
B. relocated to rural areas
C. joined the Ku Klux Klan
D. moved to the West Coast
08. Following World War I, the United States economy was troubled by
A. a sharp drop in demand for American goods.
B. a decline in the cost of living.
C. increased labor costs in the South.
D. a surge in farm prices.
09. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants, were convicted of
A. provoking the general strike in Seattle, Washington.
B. striking against the public safety.
C. being anarchists.
D. robbing and killing a guard and paymaster at a shoe factory.
10. Americans wanted to limit U.S. participation in international affairs as a result of their
A. disappointment with European politics.
B. disgust with the war.
C. overall hostility to foreigners and radical ideas.
D. all of the above
A. by opening up opportunities for more young people to finish high school
B. by narrowing the gap between rich and poor Americans
C. by causing people to interact with people in other regions
D. by breaking down racial barriers
02. African Americans migrated to the North because
A. prenatal and infant health care were available in the North.
B. the federal government paid their train fares to encourage them to leave the South.
C. very few racial barriers existed in the North.
D. the North offered more opportunities for jobs and education than the South.
03. The Teapot Dome scandal involved the
A. illegal leasing of government oil reserves.
B. raising of tariffs on foreign goods.
C. rejection of aid for victims of the Mississippi River flood.
D. mismanagement of food relief programs in Europe.
04. How did radio contribute to the development of a common culture in the 1920s?
A. allowed the country to share the same jokes, commercials and music
B. introduced the uniformity-of-product concept to listeners
C. convinced manufacturers to start advertising their products
D. popularized new “scientific” terms for age-old problems
05. One factor contributing to the social changes of the 1920s was
A. increasing numbers of young people dropping out of school.
B. revival of a prewar code of values and morals.
C. lack of guidance from members of the older generation.
D. soldiers returning home from overseas.
06. The new morals and manners of the 1920s were reflected in
A. women’s fashions.
B. the call for a more open discussion of sex.
C. reckless driving.
D. all of the above
07. How did some disillusioned artists react against postwar American culture?
A. went into self-exile
B. relocated to rural areas
C. joined the Ku Klux Klan
D. moved to the West Coast
08. Following World War I, the United States economy was troubled by
A. a sharp drop in demand for American goods.
B. a decline in the cost of living.
C. increased labor costs in the South.
D. a surge in farm prices.
09. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants, were convicted of
A. provoking the general strike in Seattle, Washington.
B. striking against the public safety.
C. being anarchists.
D. robbing and killing a guard and paymaster at a shoe factory.
10. Americans wanted to limit U.S. participation in international affairs as a result of their
A. disappointment with European politics.
B. disgust with the war.
C. overall hostility to foreigners and radical ideas.
D. all of the above