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Which event represented an expression of nativism during the 1920s?

Adoption of a quota system to limit immigration

Which of the following most directly supports the argument found in the above excerpt?

Appointment of Harry M. Daugherty as Attorney General

What management involved for improved production is illustrated in this picture?

Assembly Line

Which of the following groups from the 1920s most likely would have supported the perspective of this excerpt?

Democrats and Republicans who supported progressive reforms

One purpose of this poem, written by Langston Hughes in 1922, was to-

Encourage African-American to continue their struggle for equality

Which of the following groups faced the most difficult economic conditions during the 1920s?

Farmers and many rural areas

What did President Harding mean when he introduced the phase a "return to normalcy" after World War 1?

Going back to a peace time economy

Which development in the 1920s was inconsistent with much of the racial and ethnic intolerance of the decade?

Harlem Renaissance

According to Vanzetti, why was he found guilty at his trial?

He was convicted because he was an immigrant with radical views

It shows attempts of the United States government to deal with the issue of--

Immigration

The execution of Saco and Vanzetti in the 1920s demonstrated the-

Increase in Nativist attitudes

Which American author's works are closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?

Langston Hughes

Which of the following developments in the 1920s would most directly support the author's sentiments in the excerpt?

Liberalized divorce laws OR Employment as secretaries, nurses, and teachers

During the 1920s, congress passed a series of immigration laws that were primary designed to-

Limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe

Which individual encouraged African American to own their own business...

Marcus Garvey

what was the main reason many African-American left the South?

More factory jobs were available in the North

Which of the following groups of politicians from between 1865 and 1900 most closely resemble the corrupt politicians during the Harding Administration?

Politicians who took shares of railroad stock in return for government subsidies

Which of the following most influenced thinking about sexual behavior during the 1920s?

Popularization of Sigmund Freud

What was an important result of Prohibition during the 1920s?

Respect for the law decreased

What was France's Willard's contribution to American society?

She fought for women's rights and a ban on the sale of alcohol

What would a study of the "Flappers" of the 1920s indicate?

Some women rejected traditional restrictions

Which of the following cites an event that mostly clearly challenges the interpretation expressed in the above excerpt?

The Washington Conference of 1921

Many historians criticize the economy that developed during the 1920s. Which of the following statements best supports that point of view?

The boom was based on speculation and borrowed money

Why was national attention drawn to William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes trial of 1925?

The case represented a conflict between modern science and religion

Which of the following from the 1920s most clearly challenges the interpretation expressed in this excerpt?

The disarmament agreement among the great powers to limit warships and aggression

Based on this time line, which conclusion can be drawn about the influence of the automobile?

The growth of automobiles had a dramatic effect on life in the United States.

Which factor played the largest role in fueling the economic boom of the 1920s?

The increasing ownership of automobiles by families

Which aspect of the 1920s is most closely indemnified with the emergence of Tin Pan Alley?

The location of the music publishing industry in New York City

Prohibition, established by the 18th amendment, stated that-

The manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

What effect did the passage of immigration laws have on immigration to the United States?

The number of immigrations from Southern to Eastern Europe and Asia declined dramatically

Which of the following trends of the 1920s is most clearly portrayed in this advertisement?

The use of extended payment plans to purchase consumer goods

The administration of which of the following presidents who served between 1865 and 1900 most closely resembles the corruption of the Harding administration?

Ulysses S. Grant

Which management innovation helped Henry Ford to realize this vision?

Using assembly-line production methods


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