Question 1

President Coolidge vetoed the ________ Bill,which was designed to achieve parity for the American farmer.

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The answer of President Coolidge vetoed the ________ Bill,which was...

Question 2

The Scopes trial of 1925 resulted in a guilty verdict,but it also put fundamentalists on the defensive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During the 1920s,the Ku Klux Klan

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A)  was largely centered in the South.
B)  was focused on intimidating African Americans.
C)  opposed the existing diversity of American society.
D)  officially renounced the use of violence.
E)  was a male-only organization.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

During the Harding administration,the Teapot Dome scandal involved

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A)  the illegal sale of timber rights.
B)  transfers of national oil reserves.
C)  graft in federal construction contracts.
D)  political blackmail.
E)  the secret sale of armaments to Nicaragua.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Thomas Morgan's experiments with ________ revealed how genes were arranged along the chromosome and could be transmitted together.

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The answer of Thomas Morgan's experiments with ________ revealed how...

Question 6

In the election of 1924,among the political parties,

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A)  the Democratic Party was seriously divided.
B)  the Republican Party was seriously divided.
C)  the Progressive Party was seriously divided.
D)  both the Democratic Party and the Progressive Party were seriously divided.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

During the 1920s,the greatest sustained support for the Eighteenth Amendment came from

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A)  middle-class progressives.
B)  rural Protestants.
C)  urban workers.
D)  immigrants.
E)  Catholics.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

The contending attorneys at the Scopes trial in 1925 were William Jennings Bryan and ________.

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The answer of The contending attorneys at the Scopes trial...

Question 9

________ immigrants increasingly took the place of the Chinese in low-paying jobs on the West Coast.

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The answer of ________ immigrants increasingly took the place of...

Question 10

F.Scott Fitzgerald attacked the American obsession with material success in his 1925 novel,________.

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The answer of F.Scott Fitzgerald attacked the American obsession with...

Question 11

When prohibition went into effect in 1920,it had the support of not only most middle-class Americans,but most progressives as well.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Champions of parity for farmers urged high tariffs against foreign agricultural competition.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The "flapper" lifestyle in the 1920s

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A)  had a particular impact on lower middle-class and single women.
B)  was largely reserved for upper-class women.
C)  was largely rejected by upper-class women.
D)  was simply a clothing fad.
E)  was applauded by most progressive suffragists.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Throughout the 1920s,the federal government

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A)  isolated itself from the business community.
B)  supported the right of workers to organize as unions.
C)  experienced a decrease in its budget yet an increase in its debt.
D)  saw leaders of business take prominent positions in the federal government.
E)  saw an increase in the budget and the national debt.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921

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A)  promoted the establishment of daycare centers for the children of working women.
B)  provided federal funds for child health-care programs.
C)  was criticized for its promotion of birth control.
D)  was promoted by the American Medical Association.
E)  was promoted by the National Women's Party.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

The pioneer of the American birth-control movement was ________.

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The answer of The pioneer of the American birth-control movement...

Question 17

As secretary of commerce,Herbert Hoover considered himself

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A)  a champion of business cooperation.
B)  a believer in passive government.
C)  a paragon of conservative America.
D)  an internationalist in the tradition of Woodrow Wilson.
E)  an enemy of wealth and privilege.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

During the 1920s,products that grew dramatically in use in the United States included

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A)  synthetic fibers.
B)  plastics.
C)  home appliances.
D)  electronics.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Al Smith lost the 1928 presidential election,in part,because

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A)  he failed to carry the South.
B)  of a financial scandal within his campaign.
C)  of his close connections to the oil industry.
D)  he both failed to carry the South and maintained close connections to the oil industry.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

The fledgling American ________ Union sided with defendant John Scopes in 1925.

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The answer of The fledgling American ________ Union sided with...

Exam 22: The New ERA

During the Harding administration,the Teapot Dome scandal involved

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When prohibition went into effect in 1920,it had the support of not only most middle-class Americans,but most progressives as well.

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Al Smith lost the 1928 presidential election,in part,because

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During the 1920s,the greatest sustained support for the Eighteenth Amendment came from

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The Scopes trial of 1925 resulted in a guilty verdict,but it also put fundamentalists on the defensive.

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The fledgling American ________ Union sided with defendant John Scopes in 1925.

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Throughout the 1920s,the federal government

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President Coolidge vetoed the ________ Bill,which was designed to achieve parity for the American farmer.

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During the 1920s,products that grew dramatically in use in the United States included

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The pioneer of the American birth-control movement was ________.

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As secretary of commerce,Herbert Hoover considered himself

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The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921

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Thomas Morgan's experiments with ________ revealed how genes were arranged along the chromosome and could be transmitted together.

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The contending attorneys at the Scopes trial in 1925 were William Jennings Bryan and ________.

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In the election of 1924,among the political parties,

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The "flapper" lifestyle in the 1920s

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________ immigrants increasingly took the place of the Chinese in low-paying jobs on the West Coast.

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During the 1920s,the Ku Klux Klan

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F.Scott Fitzgerald attacked the American obsession with material success in his 1925 novel,________.

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Champions of parity for farmers urged high tariffs against foreign agricultural competition.

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