During the 1920s, many of the problems facing American farmers were due to...
A. installment buying of crops.
B. strikes by farm workers.
C. overproduction of farm crops
D. rising taxes on farm crops
C. overproduction of farm crops
100
The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly the result of the...
A. success of military desegregation.
B. efforts of the civil rights movement.
C. availability of new factory jobs.
D. impact of affirmative action programs.
C. availability of new factory jobs.
100
What did the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution do?
Gave women the right to vote!
100
What explains the reason for the rise of a "consumer culture" in the 1920s?
A. The federal government encouraged labor to unionize.
B. Enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices.
C. Minimum-wage laws expanded buying power of consumers.
D. Advertising and installment payments encouraged buying.
D. Advertising and installment payments encouraged buying.
100
What show is this?
"Call me, beep me, if ya wanna reach me
When ya wanna page me it?s okay
Whenever you need me baby
Call me, beep me, if ya wanna reach me"
Kim Possible (called "Call me, Beep Me!")
200
Henry Ford's vision was to make cars reliable and cheap. What innovation helped him?
A. providing various models of cars
B. creating a business monopoly
C. downsizing the labor force
D. using assembly-line production methods
D. using assembly-line production methods
200
Which social and economic movements are most closely identified with the 1920s?
A. adopting women's suffrage and Prohibition.
B. passing of civil rights laws and the rise of the installment buying.
C. repealing Prohibition and limiting the spread of Communism.
D. providing aid to the unemployed and rising farm prices.
A. adopting women's suffrage and Prohibition.
200
what characteristic of the 1920s is illustrated by the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti?
A. Hostility toward women's suffrage
B. Support for segregation
C. Opposition to separation of church and state
D. Intolerance toward immigrants
D. Intolerance toward immigrants
200
What would a study of the "flappers" of the 1920s indicate?
A. Some women rejected traditional restrictions
B. Many women could now get elected to national political office.
C. Women were barred from traditionally male occupations.
D. The earning power of women equaled that of men on many occupations.
A. Some women rejected traditional restrictions
200
What show is this from?
"There's an animal in trouble
There's an animal in trouble
There's an animal in trouble somewhere
It's a baby penguin
He's caught on an iceberg!"
The Wonderpets
300
Which event of the 1920s didn't reflect the racial and ethnic intolerance of the decade?
A. "Red Scare"
B. Harlem Renaissance
C. Sacco and Vanzetti trial
D. Resurgence of the KKK
B. Harlem Renaissance
300
What primarily motivated nativism in the United States in the late 1800s?
A. Hostility toward immigrant workers
B. The need to reduce overcrowding in Northern cities
C. Cultural conflicts with Native American Indians
D. Migration of African American families to northern cities.
A. Hostility toward immigrant workers
300
What was an important result of Prohibition during the 1920s?
A. Respect for the law decreased.
B. Racial prejudice increased.
C. Women's Suffrage was restricted.
D. Religious tolerance grew.
A. Respect for the law decreased.
300
A result of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was the..
A. restoration of buildings and the infrastructure in New York City.
B. increased recognition of African-American culture and music.
C. end of racial segregation laws in New York State.
D. appointment of African Americans as Presidential advisors.
B. increased recognition of African-American culture and music.
300
What show is this from?
"Wake up the members of my nation
It's your time to be
There's no chance unless you take one every time;
Just see the brighter side of every situation
Some things are meant to be
So give your best and leave the rest to me"
iCarly
400
What was the primary cause of the economic boom of the 1920s?
A. new economic policies of the League of Nations
B. Development of new consumer good industries
C. use of advertising on the radio
D. elimination of barriers to international trade
B. Development of new consumer good industries
400
Which pair of circumstances represents an accurate cause-and-effect relationship?
A. the repeal of Prohibition -> women gaining the right to vote
B. better paying jobs in Northern factories -> Great Migration
C. establishment of "Jim Crow" laws in the South -> beginning of the Reconstruction Era
D. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson -> passage
B. better paying jobs in Northern factories -> Great Migration
400
The 1925 trial of John Scopes and the issue surrounding Prohibition reflected an ongoing conflict in the nation during the 1920s between...
A. Communists and industrialists
B. New thinking and traditional values
C. The KKK and civil rights advocates
D. Supporters and opponents of Prohibition
B. New thinking and traditional values
400
What made prices of Henry Ford's Model T car drop, making it so that average middle class families could afford them?
The assembly line (production)
400
What show is this from?
"There's 104 days of summer vacation
And school comes along just to end it
So the annual problem for our generation
Is finding a good way to spend it"
Phineas and Ferb
500
Roughly what year did the "Internet boom" take place?
The 1990s
500
What is the system that allowed consumers to buy something by making small monthly payments?
Installment purchases, and/or Buying on credit.
Installment purchases, and/or Buying on credit.
500
What was the "Red Scare"?
The "Red Scare" was Americans feared that foreign people would "infect" the United States, so it lead to the deportation of many aliens.
500
Name two ways that the New Deal programs attempted to address the effects of the Great Depression.
1. The Government created regulatory agencies. (They closely controlled citizens' private actions.)
2. The Government now had more power to keep the national economy efficient and safe.
500
What show is this from?
"Da-do Da-du,
Da-do Da-du Da-du Da-du Da-du"
(the last one is just dragged out :P )