4.2 The Jazz Age - Check Your Understanding

Which of the following was NOT a key issue that allowed Calvin Coolidge, and then Herbert Hoover, to defeat the Democratic Party? a. Prohibition b. Religion c. Immigration d. Social welfare

d. social welfare

Which amendment did Alice Paul draft and promote? a. 19th Amendment b. Equal Rights Amendment c. Sheppard-Towner Amendment d. Planned Parenthood Amendment

b. Equal Rights Amendment

In 1929, Albert Fall was convicted of bribery while holding the position of ________. Yes, that's correct! a. Secretary of the Interior b. Head of the Veterans' Bureau c. Secretary of the Treasury d. Secretary of Commerce

a. Secretary of the Interior

The popularization of which psychologist's ideas encouraged the new morality of the 1920s? a. Sigmund Freud b. Alice Paul c. W. E. B. Du Bois d. Margaret Sanger

a. Sigmund Freud

Which of the following is an anarchist belief that, ultimately, biased the jury against Sacco and Vanzetti when they were accused of robbery and murder in 1920? a. The destruction of capitalistic society through violence b. The replacement of a democratic society by a communist one c. The inevitability of a world war between nations d. The deportation of all immigrants from the previous two decades

a. The destruction of capitalistic society through violence

What is the definition of Nativism? q. The return to a pre-industrialized, more rural economy b. The rejection of outside influences in favor of local or native customs c. The renewed interests in one's ancestry and heritage d. The political movement for human rights of Native Americans

b. The rejection of outside influences in favor of local or native customs

Coolidge's presidency was characterized by________. a. scandal and dishonesty b. silence and inactivity c. flamboyancy and extravagance d. ambition and greed

b. silence and inactivity

Which of these films, released in 1927, was the first successful talking motion picture? a. The Clansman b. The Great Gatsby c. The Jazz Singer d. The Birth of a Nation

c. The Jazz Singer

Which of the following does NOT reflect the youth culture that emerged in the post-WWI era? a. Women wore their hair short and dresses that emphasized their legs and ankles b. Men and women openly smoke and drank together c. Sexual behavior became more permissive d. A decline in attendance at movies and dance clubs

d. A decline in attendance at movies and dance clubs

Which novel of the era satirized the conformity of the American middle class? a. This Side of Paradise b. The Sun Also Rises c. A Farewell to Arms d. Babbitt

d. Babbitt

Who was both a professional baseball player and an influential evangelist during the 1920s? a. Babe Ruth b. Bill Tilden c. Jim Thorpe d. Billy Sunday

d. Billy Sunday

2. Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? a. Orville Wright b. Jim Thorpe c. Bessie Coleman d. Charles Lindbergh

d. Charles Lindbergh

The polularization of _____ expanded the communications and sports industries.

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