Unit 8 – The 1920’s
Political - Domestic Concerns:
1. Which pair of events illustrates an accurate cause-and-effect relationship?
(1) Sacco and Vanzetti trial 
woman suffrage amendment
(2) rebirth of the KKK 
Populist Party
(3) Red Scare 
immigration
(4) high food prices 
Depression
2. The Red Scare, the National Origins Acts of the 1920s, and the verdict in the Sacco and
Vanzetti trial are examples of negative American attitudes toward
(1) immigrants
(2) business leaders
(3) African Americans
(4) labor union leaders
3. Which action is an example of nativism in the 1920s?
(1) widespread violation of Prohibition laws
(2) efforts to improve living conditions for Native American Indians
(3) passage of laws restricting immigration
(4) provision of credit to farmers
4. Which factor contributed most to the growth of nativist attitudes in the United States in the
years immediately following World War I?
(1) the establishment of national Prohibition
(2) a decline of organized religions
(3) the increase in the number of settlement houses
(4) the large numbers of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
5. The influence of nativism during the 1920s is best illustrated by the
(1) increase in the popularity of the automobile
(2) emergence of the flappers
(3) expansion of trusts and monopolies
(4) growth of the Ku Klux Klan
6. The data in the chart support the idea that the immigration laws of 1921 and 1924 were
primarily to
(1) stop illegal entry into the country
(2) admit skilled workers
(3) encourage immigration from southern Europe
(4) reduce immigration from specific regions
7. The United States adopted the immigration policies shown in the chart mainly because of
(1) pressures from nativists and labor unions
(2) hardships caused by the Great Depression
(3) prejudices generated during World War II
(4) threats from other nations to stop migration to the United States
8. The intent of the United States immigration laws of the 1920s was to
(1) increase economic opportunities for recent immigrants
(2) encourage cultural diversity
(3) restore an open-door policy toward immigration
(4) restrict immigration through the use of quotas
9. A major goal of the immigration acts of the 1920s was to
(1) allow unlimited immigration from Southeast Asia
(2) assure equal numbers of immigrants from all nations
(3) favor wealthy and well-educated immigrants
(4) use quotas to limit immigration from southern and eastern Europe
Answers for Political - Domestic Questions
1) 3 2) 1 3) 3 4) 4 5) 4 6) 4 7) 1
8) 4
9) 4
Political - Foreign Policy:
1. An important goal of United States foreign policy in the 1920s was to
(1) make the League of Nations successful
(2) build a large colonial empire
(3) end the policy of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America
(4) avoid involvement in foreign conflicts
2. The treaties signed at the Washington Conference (1921–1922) and the Kellogg-Briand
Pact (1928) were efforts to
(1) limit the spread of military dictatorships
(2) maintain peace through international agreements
(3) form new military alliances after World War I
(4) bring democratic government to eastern Europe
Answers for Political - Foreign Policy:
1) 4 2) 2
Economics:
1.
“The business of America is Business”
-Calvin Coolidge
By making this statement, President Coolidge was expressing his support for
(1) higher taxes on corporations
(2) banking regulations
(3) democratic socialism
(4) the free-enterprise system
2. The economic boom of the 1920s was primarily caused by the
(1) new economic policies of the League of Nations
(2) development of new consumer goods industries
(3) advent of advertising on radio
(4) elimination of barriers to international trade
3. Much of the economic growth of the 1920s was based on
(1) increased trade with other nations
(2) the production of new consumer goods
(3) rising prices of agricultural products
(4) the rapid development of the West
4. The economic prosperity of the 1920s was mainly the result of the
(1) adoption of lower tariff rates
(2) stricter enforcement of antitrust laws
(3) success of most United States farmers
(4) development of new industries for consumer goods
5. What was a principle reason for rapid economic growth in the United States during the 1920s?
(1) prosperity of American agriculture
(2) increase of American imports
(3) development of many new consumer goods
(4) increased spending on defense
6. Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by
(1) reducing prices of consumer goods
(2) lowering the quality of most products
(3) causing higher unemployment
(4) decreasing the quantity of manufactured products
7. Which economic practice became significantly more widespread during the 1920s?
(1) governmental regulation of business
(2) stock market speculation
(3) dependence on government welfare programs
(4) reduction of tariff rates
8. What was a major reason American farmers failed to obtain a fair share of the economic
prosperity of the 1920s?
(1) Crops failed due to poor weather conditions.
(2) The government controlled food prices.
(3) Farm crops were overproduced.
(4) Banks refused to lend money to farmers.
9. Which statement most accurately describes conditions of American farmers during the
economic boom of the mid-1920s?
(1) Shortages of fertile land and farm equipment lowered farm income.
(2) Overproduction helped keep farmers from participating in the prosperity of the times.
(3) Subsidies and other government programs dramatically increased farmers’ incomes.
(4) Higher prices for farm products resulted in a higher standard of living for farmers.
10. During most of the 1920s, which group experienced the most severe economic problems?
(1) owners of small family farms
(2) workers in the automobile industry
(3) bankers in urban centers
(4) entertainers in the field of radio
11. Which group of Americans generally failed to experience the economic prosperity of the
1920s?
(1) farmers
(2) retailers
(3) consumers
(4) manufacturers
12. What common problem did farmers of the 1890s and farmers of the 1920s face?
(1) failure to plant enough crops to meet local needs
(2) government overregulation of farming
(3) low tariffs on crops
(4) overproduction compared to consumer demand
13. In the 1920s, which economic factor led to the Great Depression?
(1) lack of investment in the stock market
(2) attempt by the United States to promote free trade
(3) failure to develop new consumer goods industries
(4) overproduction of farm products and manufactured goods
14. Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the graph?
(1) The level of automobile production remained constant.
(2) The average American family found the automobile too expensive to purchase.
(3) By 1929, most of the automobiles in the world were produced in the United States.
(4) Changes in economic conditions led to changes in automobile production.
Answers for Economics:
1) 4 2) 2
3) 2 4) 4
14) 4
5) 3
6) 1
7) 2
8) 3
9) 2
10) 1 11) 1 12) 4 13) 4
Social Chnages:
Women’s Rights & Prohibition:
1. The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was primarily concerned with
(1) carrying out Reconstruction in the South
(2) limiting immigration to the United States
(3) bringing about equal rights for women
(4) promoting the settlement of western territories
2. What does the map show about woman’s suffrage legislation before ratification of the federal
woman’s suffrage amendment in 1920?
(1) Opposition to woman’s suffrage was strongest in the New England states.
(2) New York was the first state to grant women the right to vote in state elections.
(3) State legislatures never gave women the right to vote.
(4) Many western states granted women suffrage before passage of the 19th amendment.
3. In 1920, women gained the right to vote as a result of a
(1) presidential order
(2) Supreme Court decision
(3) national election
(4) constitutional amendment
4. The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the
(1) passage of an equal pay act
(2) drafting of women into the army
(3) popularity of the flappers and their style of dress
(4) appointment of several women to President Calvin Coolidge’s cabinet
5. What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
(1) restriction of immigration
(2) growth of communism
(3) destruction of family values
(4) increase in organized crime
6. The failure of national Prohibition led to a public awareness that
(1) crime rates decline when the sale of alcoholic beverages is banned
(2) economic prosperity encourages social conformity
(3) unpopular laws are difficult to enforce
(4) geographic conditions affect law enforcement
7. Which generalization can best be drawn from the experiment with national Prohibition (1919–
1933)?
(1) Social attitudes can make laws difficult to enforce.
(2) Americans resent higher taxes.
(3) Morality can be legislated successfully.
(4) People will sacrifice willingly for the common good.
8.
“Public Ignores Prohibition Restrictions”
“Evolution and Creation Debated in Scopes Trial”
“Women Bring Change to the Industrial Workforce”
What do headlines such as these from the 1920s illustrate?
(1) conflict between traditional and modern values
(2) trend toward mass consumption of consumer goods
(3) hostility of certain groups toward ethnic minorities
(4) debate over the role of government in the economy
Urbanization
9. Which generalization about population growth is supported by information in this chart?
(1) For every census listed, rural population exceeded urban population.
(2) By 1920, more people lived in cities than in rural areas.
(3) The Civil War significantly slowed the rate of population growth.
(4) Most urban population growth was due to people migrating from rural areas.
10. According to the graph, which was the first year in which more Americans lived in urban
areas than in rural areas?
(1) 1860
(2) 1890
(3) 1920
(4) 1930
11. What was a major cause of the trend shown in the chart?
(1) availability of cheap farmland
(2) increased industrialization
(3) end of restrictions on immigration
(4) completion of the interstate highway system
Harlem Renaissance:
12. A result of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was the
(1) restoration of buildings and the infrastructure in New York City
(2) increased recognition of African-American writers and musicians
(3) end of racial segregation laws in New York State
(4) appointment of several African Americans as presidential advisors
Base your answers to questions 13 and 14 on the poem below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
“I, Too, Sing America”
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll sit at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
— Langston Hughes, 1926
13. This poem was a literary contribution from the
(1) abolitionist movement
(3) Prohibition movement
(2) Progressive Era
(4) Harlem Renaissance
14. The main purpose of this poem was to
(1) end the institution of slavery
(2) demonstrate self-respect by African Americans
(3) maintain separation of the races
(4) promote the back-to-Africa movement
15. The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s can best be described as
(1) an organization created to help promote African-American businesses
(2) a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities
(3) a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers
(4) a period of great achievement by African-American writers, artists, and performers
One Way Ticket
I am fed up
With Jim Crow laws,
People who are cruel
And afraid,
Who lynch and run,
Who are scared of me
And me of them.
I pick up my life
And take it away
On a one-way ticket
Gone Up North
Gone Out West
Gone!
— Langston Hughes, 1926
16. The author states that he has “Gone” because
(1) jobs were available in northern industries
(2) there was no racial prejudice in the West
(3) farmland was more available in the North
(4) racial discrimination drove him away
17. The works of Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes reflected the
(1) expanding role of women in the 1920s
(2) achievements of the Harlem Renaissance
(3) architectural innovations of the 1930s
(4) influence of southern European immigrant groups
18. Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington are noted for their contributions to the cultural
movement of the 1920s known as the
(1) Gospel of Wealth
(2) Lost Generation
(3) Harlem Renaissance
(4) Gilded Age
19. In the 1920s, both Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington made major contributions to
(1) economic growth
(2) educational reform
(3) the creative arts
(4) political leadership
20. The Harlem Renaissance was important to American society because it
(1) highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans
(2) isolated African Americans from mainstream society
(3) provided new political opportunities for African Americans
(4) brought an end to racial segregation in the North
21. During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, African American authors and artists used
literature and art to
(1) end segregation of public facilities
(2) promote affirmative action programs
(3) celebrate the richness of their heritage
(4) urge voters to elect more African Americans to political office
John Scopes Trial:
22. Which event of the 1920s symbolized a conflict over cultural values?
(1) election of Herbert Hoover
(2) transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh
(3) Scopes trial
(4) stock market crash
23. The Scopes Trial of 1925 is an example of
(1) the effects of assimilation on American culture
(2) a clash between scientific ideas and religious beliefs
(3) an increase in violence in American society
(4) government intervention in racial conflicts
24. The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between
(1) science and religion
(2) isolation and international involvement
(3) traditional roles and new roles for women
(4) Prohibition and organized crime
Other Social Questions:
25. • Teapot Dome Scandal
• Harlem Renaissance
• Scopes trial
During which decade did these events occur?
(1) 1920s
(2) 1930s
(3) 1940s
(4) 1950s
26. During the 1920s, controversies concerning the Scopes trial, national Prohibition, and the
behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over
(1) the return to normalcy
(2) traditional values and changing lifestyles
(3) causes of the Great Depression
(4) the benefits of new technology
Social Answer Key:
1) 3 2) 4 3) 4 4) 3 5) 4 6) 3 7) 1 8) 1 9) 2 10) 3 11) 2 12) 2 13) 4
14) 2 15) 4 16) 4 17) 2 18) 3 19) 3 20) 1 21) 3 22) 3 23) 2 24) 1 25) 1 26) 2