During Andrew Mellon's long tenure as secretary of the treasury, his policies

During Andrew Mellon's long tenure as secretary of the treasury, his policies 

a. raised taxes
b. lowered the national debt
c. provided substantial government regulation of the stock market
d. discouraged capital investment
e. helped equalize personal incomes

Answer: B

One complaint lodged by the U.S. Immigration Commission against Polish immigrants was that

One complaint lodged by the U.S. Immigration Commission against Polish immigrants was that 

a. they took skilled jobs from Americans
b. too many returned to their homeland
c. they sent too much money home
d. they wrote home with too many negative stories about America
e. they were slow to learn English

Answer: C

Before the automobile, the ________________ industry dominated the American economy.

Before the automobile, the ________________ industry dominated the American economy.

a. railroad
b. farming
c. oil
d. steel
e. electricity

Answer: D

The central character in Bruce Barton's The Man Nobody Knows was

The central character in Bruce Barton's The Man Nobody Knows was 

a. Charles Lindbergh
b. Henry Ford
c. Jesus Christ
d. Babe Ruth
e. Abraham Lincoln

Answer: C

All of the following helped to make the prosperity of the 1920s possible except

All of the following helped to make the prosperity of the 1920s possible except 

a. government stimulation of the economy
b. rapid expansion of capital
c. increased productivity of workers
d. perfection of assembly-line production
e. advertising and credit buying

Answer: A

The trial of John Scopes in 1925 centered on the issue of

The trial of John Scopes in 1925 centered on the issue of 

a. progressive education
b. schools' efforts to create socially useful adults
c. teachers' membership in the Ku Klux Klan
d. teaching evolution in public schools
e. prayer in the public schools

Answer: D

The first Polish immigrants to come to America arrived

The first Polish immigrants to come to America arrived 

a. in the late 19th century
b. during the Revolutionary War
c. during the Great Depression
d. at Jamestown in 1608
e. as Civil War volunteers

Answer: D

To achieve class and political solidarity, immigrant workers primarily had to overcome

To achieve class and political solidarity, immigrant workers primarily had to overcome 

a. ethnic diversity
b. the lack of a reform impulse in America
c. the lack of sufficient funds to form a union
d. the Immigration Act of 1924
e. their loyalty to their homelands

Answer: A

The Immigration Act of 1924 was formulated to impose immigration quotas based on

The Immigration Act of 1924 was formulated to impose immigration quotas based on 

a. economic skills
b. literacy
c. religious beliefs
d. nationality
e. family status

Answer: D

As secretary of the treasury, Andrew Mellon placed the tax burden on the

As secretary of the treasury, Andrew Mellon placed the tax burden on the

a. middle-income groups.
b. wealthy.
c. lower class.
d. business community.
e. estate taxes.

Answer: A

Which of the following was not among prominent African American cultural figures of the 1920s?

Which of the following was not among prominent African American cultural figures of the 1920s?

a. Joseph "King" Oliver.
b. Ralph Ellison.
c. "Jelly Roll" Morton.
d. Langston Hughes.
e. W.C. Handy.

Answer: B

Buying stock "on margin" meant

Buying stock "on margin" meant

a. purchasing only a few shares.
b. purchasing inexpensive stock.
c. purchasing little-known stock.
d. purchasing risky stock.
e. purchasing it with a small down payment.

Answer: E

Match each literary figure below with the correct work.

Match each literary figure below with the correct work. 

A. Ernest Hemingway
B. F. Scott Fitzgerald
C. Sinclair Lewis
D. William Faulkner

1. The Sun Also Rises
2. Main Street
3. The Sound and the Fury
4. The Great Gatsby


a. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
b. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
c. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
d. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
e. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

Answer: D

Marcus Garvey, founder of the United Negro Improvement Association, is known for all of the following except

Marcus Garvey, founder of the United Negro Improvement Association, is known for all of the following except

a. promoting the resettlement of American blacks in Africa.
b. establishing the idea of the talented tenth to lead African Americans.
c. cultivating feelings of self-confidence and self-reliance among blacks.
d. being sent to prison after a conviction for fraud.
e. promoting black-owned businesses.

Answer: B

Jazz music was developed by

Jazz music was developed by

a. Latinos.
b. Caribbean immigrants.
c. Caucasian impresarios.
d. American teenagers.
e. American blacks.

Answer: E

To justify their new sexual frankness, many Americans pointed to

To justify their new sexual frankness, many Americans pointed to

a. increased consumption of alcohol.
b. the decline of fundamentalism.
c. the rise of the women's movement.
d. the theories of Sigmund Freud.
e. the influence of erotically explicit movies.

Answer: D

Job opportunities for women in the 1920s

Job opportunities for women in the 1920s

a. expanded dramatically.
b. offered higher-paying positions than before.
c. were plentiful in Hollywood and radio.
d. existed mainly in the area of education.
e. tended to cluster in a few low-paying fields.

Answer: E

Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of

Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of

a. abortion rights.
b. women's suffrage.
c. birth control.
d. free love.
e. the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Answer: C

The 1920 census revealed that for the first time most

The 1920 census revealed that for the first time most

a. men worked in manufacturing.
b. adult women were employed outside the home.
c. Americans lived in cities.
d. Americans lived in the trans-Mississippi West.
e. families had fewer than four children.

Answer: C

Automobiles, radios, and motion pictures

Automobiles, radios, and motion pictures

a. were less popular than had been anticipated.
b. contributed to the standardization of American life.
c. had little impact on traditional life-styles and values.
d. were for the most part too expensive for ordinary working families.
e. strengthened American family life.

Answer: B