Question 1

Most working-class Americans saw their standard of living decline during the 1920s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A growing interest in birth control among middle-class women in the 1920s resulted from

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A)  the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home.
B)  the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only.
C)  the desire to maintain a rigid,Victorian female "respectability."
D)  both the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home,and the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Researchers at MIT in the early 1930s,led by ________,created the first analog computer.

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Question 4

What were the psychological effects on both individuals and society at-large that resulted from increasing consumerism in the 1920s?

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Question 5

During the 1920s,when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living,the average annual income of a worker was approximately ________.

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A)  $700
B)  $1,100
C)  $1,500
D)  $1,900
E)  $2,400F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge took essentially passive approaches to the presidency.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 7

In the 1920s,as agriculture brought millions of acres of new land under cultivation,three million people left the farm sector.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The poet ________ captured the spirit of the "Harlem Renaissance" in his statement "I am a Negro-and beautiful."

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Question 9

In the 1920s,the idea of agricultural "parity" was

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A)  to match crop production with demand.
B)  to ensure farmers would at least financially break even.
C)  strongly opposed by Congress.
D)  to equalize the average farmer income with the average industrial worker income.
E)  invalidated by the passage of the McNary-Haugen Bill.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

In what ways were working Americans of the 1920s better off? How were they worse off?

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In the 1920s, working Americans were bet...

Question 11

Advertiser Bruce Barton's best-selling book,________,described Jesus Christ as a "super salesman."

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The Man Nobody Knows

Question 12

The practice of "welfare capitalism" in the 1920s involved most industrial workers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the 1920s,"behavioral" psychologists argued

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A)  maternal affection was sufficient for successful child-rearing.
B)  mothers who sent their children to nursery school and kindergarten hurt their development.
C)  mothers should rely on trained experts for advice in raising children.
D)  women had an instinctive capacity for being mothers.
E)  midwives rather than doctors should aid in childbirth,for the emotional health of the child.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar in

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A)  their passive approach to the presidency.
B)  ethics.
C)  their personalities.
D)  both their personalities and their passive approach to the presidency.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 15

Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the "New ________."

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Question 16

The first commercial radio station to broadcast in the United States,in 1920,was in

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A)  Cleveland.
B)  New York City.
C)  Philadelphia.
D)  Pittsburgh.
E)  Chicago.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

During the 1920s,wages for American workers

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A)  generally enabled a working-class family to thrive on a single income.
B)  rose most quickly for unskilled workers.
C)  generally ran well below the growth of the economy as a whole.
D)  equaled or exceeded the rate of production growth.
E)  generally decreased as the labor market became tighter.F) None of the above
G) A) and C) C

Question 18

Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge failed to serve out their presidential terms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Feminists such as Alice Paul championed the Sheppard-Towner Act because it provided federal funds for child health care.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compare the political philosophies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson with those of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

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The political philosophies of Theodore R...

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What were the psychological effects on both individuals and society at-large that resulted from increasing consumerism in the 1920s?

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During the 1920s,when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living,the average annual income of a worker was approximately ________.

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Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge took essentially passive approaches to the presidency.

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In the 1920s,as agriculture brought millions of acres of new land under cultivation,three million people left the farm sector.

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The poet ________ captured the spirit of the "Harlem Renaissance" in his statement "I am a Negro-and beautiful."

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In the 1920s,the idea of agricultural "parity" was

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In what ways were working Americans of the 1920s better off? How were they worse off?

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Advertiser Bruce Barton's best-selling book,________,described Jesus Christ as a "super salesman."

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The practice of "welfare capitalism" in the 1920s involved most industrial workers.

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In the 1920s,"behavioral" psychologists argued

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Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar in

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Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the "New ________."

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Feminists such as Alice Paul championed the Sheppard-Towner Act because it provided federal funds for child health care.

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Compare the political philosophies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson with those of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

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