| Term | Definition |
|---|
| The trial of John Scopes in 1925 centered on the issue of | teaching evolution in public schools. |
| "Cultural pluralists" like Horace Kallen and Randolph generally advocated that | immigrants should be able to retain their traditional cultures rather than blend into a single American "melting pot." |
| John Dewey can rightly be called the "father of ____________________." | progressive education |
| As secretary of the treasury, Andrew Mellon placed the tax burden on the | middle-income groups. |
| The 1920 census revealed that for the first time most | Americans lived in cities |
| After the Scopes "Monkey Trial," | fundamentalist religion remained a vibrant force in American spiritual life. |
| Which of the following was not among the industries that prospered mightily with widespread use of the automobile? | aluminum |
| According to John Dewey, a teacher's primary goal is to | educate a student for life |
| Jazz music was developed by | American blacks. |
| To justify their new sexual frankness, many Americans pointed to | the theories of Sigmund Freud. |
| Henry Ford's contribution to the automobile industry was | relatively cheap automobiles. |
| Automobiles, radios, and motion pictures | contributed to the standardization of American life. |
| The first "talkie" motion picture was | The Jazz Singer. |
| The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was a reaction against | the forces of diversity and modernity that were transforming American culture. |
| The most tenacious pursuer of "radical" elements during the red scare was | Mitchell Palmer. |
| Which of the following was not among prominent African American cultural figures of the 1920s? | Ralph Ellison. |
| Immigration restrictions of the 1920s were introduced as a result of | the nativist belief that northern Europeans were superior to southern and eastern Europeans. |
| All of the following helped to make the prosperity of the 1920s possible except | government stimulation of the economy. |
| Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from | eastern city dwellers. |
| Disillusioned by war and peace, Americans in the 1920s did all of the following except | enter a decade of economic difficulties. |
| The main problem faced by American manufacturers in the 1920s involved | developing expanded markets of people to buy their products. |
| The automobile revolution resulted in all of the following except | the increased dependence of women on men. |
| Buying stock "on margin" meant | purchasing it with a small down payment. |
| Bruce Barton, author of The Man Nobody Knows, expressed great admiration for Jesus Christ because Barton | believed that Christ was the best advertising man of all time. |
| One of the primary obstacles to working class solidarity and organization in America was | ethnic diversity. |
| Match each literary figure below with the correct work. A. Ernest Hemingway 1. The Sun Also Rises B. F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. Main Street C. Sinclair Lewis 3. The Sound and the Fury D. William Faulkner 4. The Great Gatsby | A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 |
| Job opportunities for women in the 1920s | tended to cluster in a few low-paying fields. |
| Businesspeople used the red scare to | break the backs of fledgling unions. |
| Among the major figures promoted by mass media image makers and the new "sports industry" in the 1920s were | Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. |
| Marcus Garvey, founder of the United Negro Improvement Association, is known for all of the following except | establishing the idea of the talented tenth to lead African Americans. |
| The post-World War I Ku Klux Klan advocated all of the following except | opposition to prohibition |
| Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic made him an American hero especially because | his wholesome youthfulness contrasted with the cynicism and debunking of the jazz age. |
| With the advent of radio and motion pictures, | much of the rich diversity of immigrant culture was lost. |
| Most Americans assumed that prohibition | would be permanent. |
| The prosperity that developed in the 1920s | was accompanied by a cloud of consumer debt. |
| Frederick W. Taylor, a prominent inventor and engineer, was best known for his | promotion of industrial efficiency and scientific management |
| The red scare of 1919–1920 was provoked by | the public's association of labor violence with its fear of revolution. |
| The religion of almost all Polish immigrants to America was | Roman Catholicism |
| Of the following, the one least related to the other four is | Frederick W. Taylor |
| Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of | birth control |
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