Deck 23: America in the Jazz Age, 1920-1929

Question 1

In the early 1920s,about 70 percent of radio broadcast content consisted of

A)advertising.
B)sporting events.
C)news.
D)music.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

After being elected in 1920,Warren G.Harding declared that he would bring the country

A)into a new era of international cooperation.
B)back to "normalcy."
C)back to a progressive agenda.
D)into a place of military strength.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Compared to workers in Europe and elsewhere around the world,U.S.skilled workers

A)were paid less but still enjoyed a better lifestyle.
B)still lagged behind in income and standard of living.
C)fared about the same in pay and belongings.
D)had considerably more money and goods.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Helping to spread consumer culture in the 1920s was ________,the world's first broadcasting system.

A)radio
B)television
C)the telephone
D)the telegraph

Question 5

The movie industry was able to overcome its scandals and emerged during the 1920s to attract a new crowd of

A)middle-class people.
B)working-class people.
C)upper-class people.
D)rural people.

Question 6

As a result of marketing research,advertisers began to focus their ads toward

A)men,who were the breadwinners that made most budgetary decisions.
B)minorities,whose recent economic gains had given them increased purchasing power.
C)youths,who were shown to be the largest growing segment of consumers.
D)women,who were actually doing most of the purchasing of consumer goods.

Question 7

The 1929,the NBC radio program Amos 'n' Andy starred two

A)African American actors who played educated northern blacks.
B)African American actors who played uneducated southern African Americans.
C)white actors who played educated northern blacks.
D)white actors who played uneducated southern African Americans.

Question 8

The brokers' loans that became commonplace in the 1920s were made to

A)investors and used to pay off debts.
B)investors and used to pay for investments.
C)individual consumers and used to pay off debts.
D)individual consumers and used to pay for investments.

Question 9

During the 1920s,advertising emphasized tying products to the idea of

A)solid character.
B)hard work.
C)celebrity.
D)frugality.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes Fordism?

A)increased efficiency and other cost-saving measures to produce affordable products for the consumer
B)high wages so that employees could purchase goods and stimulate the economy
C)lean wages to employ more individuals and promote the highest employment rate possible
D)highly skilled workers in a fast production environment to market the finest American-made products

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT one of the new changes applied to major league baseball after the Black Sox scandal?

A)The White Sox eight were fired.
B)Pitchers were forbidden from spitting on the ball.
C)A softer ball was mandated to increase safety.
D)A baseball commission was establisheD.

Question 12

The second Ku Klux Klan wanted to purify communities by driving out all of the following EXCEPT

A)fundamentalist Christians.
B)Catholics.
C)bootleggers.
D)immigrants.

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT one of the effects of the expansion of consumer credit during the first half of the 1920s?

A)It accounted for 60-90 percent of all "big ticket" goods.
B)It made the idea of going into debt respectable.
C)It boosted car sales for Ford.
D)It put expensive goods into the reach of many more working-class people.

Question 14

The chief engines of the economic boom of the 1920s included all of the following EXCEPT

A)easier credit.
B)the government's progressive policies.
C)Ford's high-wage model.
D)new attitudes toward money.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true of the Jazz Age?

A)Republican administrations supported pro-business policies.
B)African American writers and musicians won considerable recognition.
C)Crime was rampant in the production and sale of illegal alcohol.
D)American workers suffered the lowest standard of living of any workers in the Western worlD.

Question 16

All of the following are examples of the Harding administration's foreign policy EXCEPT

A)the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
B)the Washington Naval Treaties.
C)U.S.membership in the League of Nations.
D)recognition of Mexico's government.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT one of the areas of emphasis in advertising aimed at women during this era?

A)the ideal of the Gibson Girl
B)cosmetics
C)fad diets
D)the "youthful" spirit

Question 18

Who was convicted for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal?

A)Charles Ponzi
B)Albert Fall
C)Warren Harding
D)Carl Fisher

Question 19

After 1924,General Motors changed the auto industry by placing emphasis on

A)efficiency.
B)affordability.
C)consumer choice.
D)consistency.

Question 20

The U.S.Patent Office enabled manufacturers to enhance the branding of their products by allowing them to legally own all of the following EXCEPT

A)product names.
B)logos.
C)the magazines in which they advertised.
D)advertising images.

Question 21

The majority of Americans would look back to the 1920s and consider Prohibition

A)a general success.
B)a noble attempt that fell short of its intended goals.
C)an abject failure.
D)None of these answers is correct.

Question 22

All of the following were what the second Ku Klux Klan considered to be true American virtues,EXCEPT

A)patriotism.
B)militarism.
C)Protestantism.
D)sobriety.

Question 23

Movie theatergoers in the 1920s typically experienced

A)films made with minimal budgets.
B)relatively comfortable seating in rudimentary movie houses.
C)the new "talking pictures."
D)new genres such as horror,animation,and Westerns.

Question 24

The new establishments of the 1920s,the speakeasy and the night club,offered all of the following EXCEPT

A)reliable segregation.
B)dance floors.
C)band musiC.
D)a glamorous setting.

Question 25

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Prohibition Era?

A)National alcohol consumption was significantly suppressed.
B)The underground drinking culture was made to appear scandalous in movies.
C)People broke the law in part because drinking alcohol was understood to be part of the consumer culture.
D)The country's first large-scale national crime syndicates grew and became strong.

Question 26

Grand parades,one of the mass spectacles that emerged during the 1920s,did NOT

A)boost attendance at smaller,community-oriented parades.
B)make use of colorful lights and triumphant arches.
C)become connected with major department stores.
D)make Santa Claus a regular fixture.

Question 27

Marcus Garvey founded

A)The Negro World.
B)the Negro Factories Corporation.
C)the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
D)All these answers are correct.

Question 28

During the 1920s,the Klan

A)for the most part operated outside the law with their harassment and terror.
B)strictly abided by the law in all of their efforts to defeat the "mongrelization of America."
C)mounted boycotts,conducted campaigns,and got politically involved to further their purposes.
D)focused on violent,illegal means to advance their agenda,occasionally conducting legal rallies to drum up public support.

Question 29

The first to speak in their own slang,which came and went out of circulation quickly,were

A)African Americans.
B)middle-class people.
C)the new "youth" generation.
D)gangsters.

Question 30

Who of the following was an independent movie director that cast African Americans in starring roles and portrayed them as overcoming racial discrimination?

A)Langston Hughes
B)Oscar Micheaux
C)Alain Locke
D)Claude McKay

Question 31

Those referred to as "slummers" were

A)poor whites who lived in predominantly black neighborhoods.
B)children of upper- to middle-class professionals who frequented night clubs in the city.
C)entrepreneurs who attempted to start businesses in minority communities.
D)white artists and musicians who emulated African American artists.

Question 32

The National Origins Act of 1924

A)fixed immigration rates at those set by the Immigration Act of 1921.
B)shut off the flow of immigrants from Mexico.
C)passed with great opposition from the Ku Klux Klan.
D)limited the total number of immigrants based on their country of origin.

Question 33

Marcus Garvey's Back to Africa movement

A)collapsed in 1922 due to charges of fraud.
B)was highly successful throughout the 1920s.
C)crumbled under pressure from white shipping companies.
D)was a dream that never materializeD.

Question 34

Many shopkeepers,office workers,and small business operators found appeal in the message of the second Ku Klux Klan because they believed that

A)women would gain more rights as African Americans moved upward in society.
B)immigrants and African Americans posed a threat to their rising standard of living.
C)their Jewish heritage was being threatened by migrants from the South.
D)their plan to relocate African Americans to Liberia was the only viable solution to racial tensions.

Question 35

One of the casualties of the technical improvements and cultural changes that affected the music industry was

A)the speakeasy.
B)Tin Pan Alley.
C)hillbilly musiC.
D)the activity of playing the piano.

Question 36

Which of the following was NOT among those groups who reacted against the momentous cultural changes of the 1920s?

A)the Roman Catholic Church
B)fundamentalist Protestant clergy
C)the NAACP
D)the second Ku Klux Klan

Question 37

Unlike the South,the North was free of segregationist legislation,

A)which made integration a tangible reality for African Americans who had settled there.
B)but many laws were passed there that were identical to those in the South.
C)which made no difference at all for the experience of African Americans who had migrated from the South.
D)but many key business institutions adopted racially exclusive rules that placed limitations on African Americans.

Question 38

The National Woman's Party (NWP),which lobbied intensely for absolute equality for women,was led by

A)Susan B.Anthony.
B)Carrie Chapman Catt.
C)Margaret Sanger.
D)Alice Paul.

Question 39

For the most part,the Harlem Renaissance did not focus on ________ as a vehicle for advancing African American pride.

A)politics
B)theater
C)film
D)art

Question 40

Which of the following was NOT a contemporary phrase used to describe the flappers of the 1920s?

A)"wild,flowing hair and billowing with smoke"
B)"slim and boyish"
C)"gay,plucky,and confident"
D)"breezy,slangy,and informal in manner"

Question 41

In 1924,Calvin Coolidge and Al Smith were the first presidential nominees to

A)make use of radio broadcasts to address the public.
B)hire publicity agents.
C)make talking pictures for their campaigns.
D)take a stand against America's culture of consumerism.

Question 42

The election of 1928 was considered by most voters as a

A)choice between opposing cultures.
B)referendum on the issue of the tariff.
C)decision for or against advancing civil rights.
D)None of these answers is correct.

Question 43

Analyze the various factors that contributed to the economic growth of the 1920s.

Question 44

Bruce Barton's 1925 book,The Man Nobody Knows,depicted Jesus as a

A)Ku Klux Klan member.
B)progressive reformer.
C)social justice activist.
D)charismatic salesman and business executive.

Question 45

Which of the following was NOT one of the factors that contributed to the economic problems of the late 1920s?

A)Production outpaced the disposable income of many workers.
B)Foreign spending by the federal government had reached excessive levels.
C)Farmers had struggled the entire decade from depressed prices.
D)Too much consumption and investment was based on debt.

Question 46

Explain the factors that led to the Great Crash of 1929.

Question 47

Explain the ways in which city living became an avenue for expression for African Americans,women,and youth.

Question 48

Discuss the relationship between radio and advertising,and summarize their economic and social impact.

Question 49

Which of the following did NOT occur during the Great Crash of 1929?

A)Investors rushed to sell securities,as they feared a correction in the market.
B)Corporations such as General Electric,Standard Oil,and AT&T went bankrupt.
C)The J.P.Morgan bank bought up masses of stock,which briefly stabilized the market.
D)Some prominent investors took their own lives because of the financial crisis.

Question 50

Summarize the prohibition experiment of the 1920s.Discuss the cultural forces that led to the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment and the effects of the law on society.

Question 51

Protestant and Catholic clergy took issue with jazz music,claiming its connection with

A)gangsterism.
B)sexual intercourse.
C)immigration.
D)political radicalism.

Question 52

Reverend Billy Sunday was known for

A)running his church as a modern business.
B)his former career in baseball.
C)his sermons against alcohol.
D)All these answers are correct.

Question 53

The Hays Code,which required higher moral standards for subject matter in films,was ultimately accepted by Hollywood studios when

A)Bank of America founder and Hollywood investor A.H.Giannini joined the campaign.
B)Protestant clergy threatened a boycott.
C)revenues from movies containing nudity and cursing began to decline.
D)publishers decided to abide by the code for their printed materials.

Question 54

How did sports,movies,and parades become mass spectacles in the 1920s? How did each of these reflect other changes in this era? And what elements do they share in common?

Question 55

The membership of the Klan began to decline after

A)passage of immigration restrictions.
B)the arrest of David Stephenson.
C)the lynching of several NAACP workers.
D)Mexican immigration began to swell.

Question 56

Discuss the various social tensions that plagued the 1920s,including conflict over immigration,race,and religion.

Question 57

The trial of John Thomas Scopes was initiated by the ACLU for the purpose of

A)fighting a Tennessee law.
B)prohibiting the teaching of evolution.
C)humiliating fundamentalist Christians.
D)popularizing the Darwinian theory of evolution.