DEUSH CH22.1-22.2 quiz form A

Enrollment in colleges and universities increased threefold between 1900 and 1930, with much of that increase occurring after

World War I

During the 1920s, when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living, the average annual income of a worker was approximately A. $700. B. $1,100. C. $1,500. D. $1,900. E. $2,400.

$1,500

The infamous Baltimore journalist of the 1920s who delighted in ridiculing religion, politics, the arts, and even democracy itself was A. John Dos Passos. B. F. Scott Fitzgerald. C. Sinclair Lewis. D. Thomas Wolfe. E. H. L. Mencken.

H. L Mencken

In the 1920s, the "flapper" lifestyle

Had a particular impact on lower-middle-class single women

In the 1920s bestseller, The Man Nobody Knows, Jesus Christ was portrayed as

a salesman

During the 1920s, all of the following immigrant groups were increasing their presence in the labor force in the West and Southwest EXCEPT the A. Filipinos B. Chinese C. Japanese D. Mexicans E. Issei

chinese

During the 1920s, wages for American workers

generally rose at a rate far below increases in production and profits

During the 1920s, Thomas Hunt Morgan was one of the American pioneers in

genetic research

During the 1920s, a great worry for industrialists was the fear of

overproduction of goods

Throughout the 1920s, the performance of the U.S. economy

saw nearly uninterrupted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities