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The corporation that dominated the radio industry in the 1920s was
A. The Radio Corporation of America
B. The National Broadcasting System
C. The Colombia Broadcasting System
D. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company
A. The Radio Corporation of America
Who co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1990?
A. Marcus Garvey
B. Rupert Richardson
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
D. Jesse Jackson
E. W.E.B Dubois
E. W.E.B Dubois
What BEST describes a "flapper" from the 1920s?
A. A woman who wore her hair long and straight
B. A woman who retained the Victorian gender norms of the late 19th century.
C. A woman who advocated for women's rights
D. A woman who embodied youthful rebellion, freedom, and sexual liberation
E. A woman who replaced a Gibson Girl
D. A woman who embodied youthful rebellion, freedom, and sexual liberation
Welfare capitalism, as practiced by Ford and other companies in the 1920s, impacted labor relations because it ____________
A. Eliminated the need for labor unions entirely
B. Improved working conditions while maintaining strict company control over workers
C. Led to a dramatic increase in labor strikes and union membership
D. Replaced traditional wages with benefits and profit-sharing programs only
E. Resulted in widespread government regulation of corporate labor policies
B. Improved working conditions while maintaining strict company control over workers
In 1930, what percentage of working women were lawyers?
A. 1 %
B. 2 %
C. 3 %
D. 4 %
E. 5 %
C. 3 %
Who was NOT one of the four "Vagabonds"?
A. John Burroughs
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. Thomas Edison
D. Henry Ford
E. Harvey Firestone
B. Andrew Carnegie
The two Democrats elected president between the Civil War and 1928 were which group below?
A. Calvin Coolidge and Ulysses S. Grant
B. Herbert Hoover and Woodrow Wilson
C. Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt
D. Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson
E. William Howard Taft and William McKinley
D. Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson
In 1922, which company published the following advertising poem: "Be loyal to your God and Country, To your innermost self be true, But don't forget there's another debt, To the Boss be loyal, too!"?
A. Burlington Coat Factory
B. Pullman Palace Car Company
C. Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company
D. Ford Motor Company
E. Swift and Company
C. Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company
About how many Ku Klux Klan members proudly paraded in full regalia down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C., in August 1925?
A. 1,000
B. 10,000
C. 20,000
D. 30,000
E. 40,000
D. 30,000
What BEST describes the industrial models for the assembly process of Ford cars in the 1920s?
A. The General Motors and Chrysler automobile companies
B. The TWA airlines and Rockwell weapons industries
C. The Chicago meatpacking and sewing industries
D. The Wells Fargo wagon and New York clothing industries
E. The San Francisco housing and Boston sporting industries
C. The Chicago meatpacking and sewing industries
A. Any emerging shantytown during the Hoover Administration
B. Any wealthy suburb during the Hoover Administration
C. Any Republican dominated city during 1929-1933
D.. Urban towns renamed to honor Herbert Hoover
E. Any rural town that had voted to elected Herbert Hoover
A. Any emerging shantytown during the Hoover Administration
The Senators who opposed signing the League of Nations agreement were best known as
A. Anti-Leaguers
B. Internationalists
C. Reservationists
D. Lodgers
E. Isolationists
C. Reservationists
Of those listed below, which common device utilized resistance coils shortly after WWI?
A. Electric toasters
B. Electric curlers
C. Electric kettles
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
D. All of the above
The question, "What was the harm in 'kissing a young man, whom she liked, but whom she did not want to marry,'" referred especially to the influence of which group of women?
A. Feminists
B. Flappers
C. Mistresses
D. Suffragists
E. Socialists
B. Flappers
In the fall of 1925, which football star was described as the "flashing, red-haired youngster, running and dodging with the speed of a deer" and scored five touchdowns against the University of Michigan?
A. Red Grange
B. Bobby Grayson
C. Chuck Bernard
D. Paul Moss
E. Ed Weir
A. Red Grange
What Indiana city's date was used for the sociological academic book, Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture, by Robert Helen Lynd?
A. Bloomington, Indiana
B. Middletown, Indiana
C. Fort Wayne, Indiana
D. Muncie, Indiana
E. Elwood, Indiana
D. Muncie, Indiana
Who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Wilson Administration?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Herbert Hoover
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. Charles Edison
E. Henry Roosevelt
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Why did the democratic presidential ticket lose the election in 1924?
A. The presidential candidate's personal life was too scandalous
B. Charles Jennings Bryan was undermined by his brother's participation in the Scopes Trial
C. They ran against two WWI Army heroes
D. The Democratic Party ran an unpopular compromise ticket
E. As a Catholic, Al Smith was unable to gain sufficient Protestant support
D. The Democratic Party ran an unpopular compromise ticket
Which amendment established birthright citizenship?
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 16th
E. None of the above
B. 14th
What describes deficit spending in the context of Herbert Hoover's economic politics?
A. Debt that occurs during unexpected natural disasters
B. A form of spending based on tax revenue
C. Redirecting military spending to stimulate the economy
D. Vastly increasing the national debt to fund the construction of Hoover Dam
E. Modest spending to end a major economic crisis as if using a squirt gun to put a house fire
E. Modest spending to end a major economic crisis as if using a squirt gun to put a house fire
Which of the following BEST states how Herbert Hoover contributed to the regulation of radio in the United States?
A. He purchased several radio stations to create government-run network
B. He introduced strict censorship laws for radio broadcasts
C. He established the first federally owned and operated radio station
D. He advocated for new legislation, leading to the Federal Radio Act of 1927
E. He opposed any form of government regulation of radio
D. He advocated for new legislation, leading to the Federal Radio Act of 1927
Which renowned African American did NOT live in Harlem's Sugar Hill district?
A. Crispus Attucks
B. W.E.B. Du Bois
C. Paul Robeson
D. Joe Louis
E. Duke Ellington
A. Crispus Attucks
What BEST describes the U.S. economy in the months following the end of WWI?
A. Rising unemployment rates and rising inflation
B. Average inflation and low unemployment rates
C. Low inflation and rising unemployment rates
D. Low unemployment rates and low inflation
E. Average inflation and average unemployment rates
A. Rising unemployment rates and rising inflation
What huge media event of the summer of 1925 was broadcast by WGN?
A. The Joe Louis vs. Jack Sharkey heavyweight championship prize fight
B. Duke Ellington's concert from St. Paul's Cathedral
C. W.E.B. Dubois' speech to ban the film, The Birth of a Nation
D. William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech
E. The Scopes "Monkey Trial
E. The Scopes "Monkey Trial
What were President Herbert Hoover's two most common nicknames
A. Mayor of Hooverville and the Great Engineer
B. The Great Humanitarian and President Friend
C. The Great Engineer and the Great Humanitarian
D. President Friend and the Mayor of Hooverville
E. The Western President and President Traveler
C. The Great Engineer and the Great Humanitarian