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Choose the letter of the best answer.

____ 1. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of,

A. treason.

B. anarchy.

C. receiving bribes.

D. robbery and murder.

____ 2. The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all of the following countries

except

A. Italy.

B. Japan.

C. Mexico.

D. England.

____ 3. During the 1920s, union membership

A. remained constant.

B. increased slightly.

C. increased considerably.

D. dropped considerably.

____ 4. The first practical peacetime use of airplanes was for

A. crop-dusting.

B. carrying mail.

C. carrying passengers.

D. weather forecasting.

____ 5. The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was

A. the automobile.

B. the use of electricity.

C. growth in industry.

D. a change in the birthrate.

____ 6. The Teapot Dome scandal centered around

A. gold mines.

B. union members.

C. high tariffs.

D. oil-rich lands.

____ 7. To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being

A. spies.

B. Communists.

C. bigots.

D. nativists.

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____ 8. The first civil air route connected New York with

A. Chicago.

B. Montreal.

C. San Francisco.

D. Washington.

____ 9. According to the map, the first international air route was available

A. in 1918.

B. by 1921.

C. by 1930.

D. after 1930.

____ 10. A plane traveling from Chicago's airport to the airport in Minneapolis would have to travel

A. northeast.

B. southeast.

C. northwest.

D. southwest.

____ 11. New Orleans was first served by an air route

A. in 1918.

B. by 1921.

C. by 1930.

D. after 1930.


____ 12. According to the map, in 1930 it was possible to fly a scheduled route from the United States

to

A. Cuba.

B. China.

C. France.

D. Hawaii.


____ 13. In this cartoon, what bigger idea does the "light" represent?

A. radicalism of foreigners

B. anarchy

C. the truth about America

D. Soviet communist ideals


____ 14. According to the cartoon, which of the following is an example of the kind of ideas that shut

out the light?

A. truth

B. the opinions of the public

C. the labor movement

D. Soviet doctrines

____ 15. What is the main difference between the two men in the cartoon?

A. One is a leader.

B. One is a skilled laborer.

C. One is a Communist.

D. One is a radical.

____ 16. Which statement best expresses the main idea of this cartoon?

A. Tasks are accomplished through hard work and the leadership of strong individuals.

B. Radicals use foreign and communist propaganda to block the good, honest ideals of

America.

C. The U.S. government should consider the new ideas of foreigners instead of relying on

American public opinion.

D. Radicals illustrate the best features of Americans: hard work, leadership, and a drive to

succeed.


____ 17. It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons except

A. many people were determined to break the laws.

B. insufficient funds were provided to pay for enforcement.

C. many law enforcement officials took bribes from smugglers and bootleggers.

D. prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages manufactured in the United States.

____ 18. To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as

A. speakeasies.

B. penthouses.

C. tenements.

D. tea rooms.

____ 19. The Harlem Renaissance refers to

A. a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP.

B. a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s.

C. a program to promote African-American owned businesses.

D. a celebration of African-American culture in literature and art.

____ 20. John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

A. biology.

B. evolution.

C. creationism.

D. fundamentalism.


____ 21. Fundamentalists believed that

A. evolution and creationism could coincide.

B. prohibition should be repealed.

C. the Bible should be taken literally.

D. drinking alcohol was acceptable.

____ 22. "Double standard" refers to

A. stricter social and moral standards for women than for men in the 1920s.

B. lower wages women earned compared to those earned by men in the 1920s.

C. amount of work that women did both at home and outside the house in the 1920s.

D. unfair treatment of women in the workplace in the 1920s.

____ 23. F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the

A. Harlem Renaissance.

B. Jazz Age.

C. Prohibition Age.

D. Roaring Twenties.

____ 24. Charles Lindbergh was famous as a(n)

A. politician.

B. composer.

C. inventor.

D. pilot.

____ 25. The NAACP did all of the following except

A. fight for legislation to protect African Americans.

B. work with anti-lynching organizations.

C. propose that African Americans move back to Africa.

D. publish The Crisis.

____ 26. Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as

A. Louis Armstrong.

B. Zora Neale Hurston.

C. Paul Robeson.

D. Langston Hughes.



____ 27. By what percent did the population of African Americans in Louisiana change between 1890

and 1920?

A. -11%

B. -7%

C. 0%

D. +11%

____ 28. By what percent did the African-American population change in New York?

A. -3%

B. -1%

C. +1%

D. +3%


____ 29. What did Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina have in common during the period

represented on the map?

A. All were northern states.

B. All experienced a decrease in percentage of African-American population.

C. All experienced an increase in percentage of African-American population.

D. The percentage of African-American population remained the same in all.

____ 30. Which state had the largest percent increase in its African-American population?

A. Louisiana

B. Florida

C. West Virginia

D. Indiana

____ 31. What trend does this map illustrate?

A. the movement of African Americans to the North

B. the movement of African Americans to the South

C. the discrimination faced by African Americans in the South

D. the immediate effects of the abolition of slavery


____ 32. What percent of the population in 1929 had a gross income between $3,000 and $3,999?

A. 4 percent

B. 8 percent

C. 12 percent

D. 17 percent


____ 33. Which group of income earners had an average income of $6, 327?

A. top 20 percent

B. second 20 percent

C. third 20 percent

D. bottom 40 percent

____ 34. The top 20 percent of the population earned 54.4 percent of all income earned in 1929. What

percent did the bottom 40 percent earn?

A. 12.5 percent

B. 13.8 percent

C. 19.3 percent

D. 26.3 percent

____ 35. In 1929, much more did the average family in the top 20 percent earn than the average family

in the bottom 40 percent?

A. $725

B. $881

C. $1527

D. $5602

____ 36. What percent of all income was earned by the third 20 percent of income earners?

A. 12.5 percent

B. 13.8 percent

C. 19.3 percent

D. 54.4 percent



____ 37. The Dust Bowl included -which state?

A. South Dakota

B. Kansas

C. Arkansas

D. Wyoming

____ 38. What city in California probably received a large number of Dust Bowl migrants?

A. Flagstaff

B. Amarillo

C. Bakersfield

D. Albuquerque

____ 39. From north to south, what was the length of the area of damage during the Dust Bowl period?

A. about 1, 100 miles

B. about 600 miles

C. about 300 miles

D. about 100 miles


____ 40. In which region did most of the damage from the Dust Bowl occur?

A. the Midwest

B. the Great Plains

C. the Rocky Mountains

D. the Pacific Northwest


____ 41. ___ were least likely to be a part of the New Deal coalition.

A. Rural Democrats

B. African Americans

C. Southern Republicans

D. Unionized industrial workers

____ 42. By decreasing farm surpluses, New Deal policies helped to ___.

A. lower the cost of food

B. increase the food supply

C. raise the price of farm goods

D. combat the effects of the Dust Bowl

____ 43. ___ claimed that the New Deal policies were inadequate and proposed a social program

called Share-Our-Wealth.

A. Huey Long

B. Francis Townsend

C. John L. Lewis

D. Charles Coughlin

____ 44. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was most helpful to___.

A. farmers in isolated rural areas

B. the unemployed, the aged, and the ill

C. politicians and business owners

D. mass-production industrial workers

____ 45. The American public perceived many characteristics in President Roosevelt, but ___ was

probably not one of them.

A. compassion

B. determination

C. self-confidence

D. economic conservatism

____ 46. ___ used music to express the hardships of American life during the Depression.

A. Woody Guthrie

B. Grant Wood

C. Diego Rivera

D. Richard Wright


____ 47. ___ helped organize the "Black Cabinet, " a group of influential African Americans who

advised the Roosevelt administration on racial issues.

A. Dorothea Lange

B. Mary McLeod Bethune

C. Frances Perkins

D. Eleanor Roosevelt

____ 48. The Supreme Court ruled that the ___ was unconstitutional on the grounds that its provisions

were local matters and should be regulated by the states.

A. Federal Securities Act

B. Fair Labor Standards Act

C. Wagner Act

D. Agricultural Adjustment Act

____ 49. Of the following New Deal policies, ___ had the biggest long-term impact on the American

economy.

A. Social Security Act

B. Civilian Conservation Corps

C. Tennessee Valley Authority

D. Federal Emergency Relief Administration

____ 50. The _____ reflected President Roosevelt's concern for the natural environment.

A. Civil Works Administration

B. National Youth Administration

C. Civilian Conservation Corps

D. Works Progress Administration


Answer Sheet

1. D. robbery and murder.

2. C. Mexico.

3. D. dropped considerably.

4. B. carrying mail.

5. A. the automobile.

6. D. oil-rich lands.

7. B. Communists.

8. D. Washington.

9. B. by 1921.

10. C. northwest.

11. B. by 1921.

12. A. Cuba.

13. C. the truth about America

14. D. Soviet doctrines

15. A. One is a leader.

16. B. Radicals use foreign and communist propaganda to block the good, honest ideals of

America.

17. D. prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages manufactured in the United States.

18. A. speakeasies.

19. D. a celebration of African-American culture in literature and art.

20. B. evolution.

21. C. the Bible should be taken literally.

22. A. stricter social and moral standards for women than for men in the 1920s.

23. B. Jazz Age.

24. D. pilot.

25. C. propose that African Americans move back to Africa.

26. A. Louis Armstrong.

27. A. -11%

28. C. +1%


29. B. All experienced a decrease in percentage of African-American population.

30. C. West Virginia

31. A. the movement of African Americans to the North

32. B. 8 percent

33. A. top 20 percent

34. A. 12.5 percent

35. D. $5602

36. B. 13.8 percent

37. B. Kansas

38. C. Bakersfield

39. A. about 1, 100 miles

40. B. the Great Plains

41. C. Southern Republicans

42. C. raise the price of farm goods

43. A. Huey Long

44. B. the unemployed, the aged, and the ill

45. D. economic conservatism

46. A. Woody Guthrie

47. B. Mary McLeod Bethune

48. D. Agricultural Adjustment Act

49. A. Social Security Act

50. C. Civilian Conservation Corps


Standards Summary

CA 11.2.2 Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities

linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided

according to race, ethnicity, and class

CA 11.2.9 Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the

Progressives (e.g., federal regulation of railroad transport,

Children's Bureau, the Sixteenth Amendment, Theodore

Roosevelt, Hiram Johnson)

CA 11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of

industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive

immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe

CA 11.3 Students analyze the role religion played in the founding of

America, its lasting moral, social, and political impacts, and issues

regarding religious liberty

CA 11.4.5 Analyze the political, economic, and social ramifications of World

War I on the home front

CA 11.5.1 Discuss the policies of Presidents Warren Harding, Calvin

Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover

CA 11.5.2 Analyze the international and domestic events, interests, and

philosophies that prompted attacks on civil liberties, including the

Palmer Raids, Marcus Garvey's "back-to-Africa" movement, the

Ku Klux Klan, and immigration quotas and the responses of

organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and

the Anti-Defamation League to those attacks

CA 11.5.4 Analyze the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and the

changing role of women in society

CA 11.5.5 Describe the Harlem Renaissance and new trends in literature,

music, and art, with special attention to the work of writers (e.g.,

Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes)

CA 11.5.7 Discuss the rise of mass production techniques, the growth of

cities, the impact of new technologies (e.g., the automobile,

electricity), and the resulting prosperity and effect on the American

landscape

CA 11.5 Students analyze the major political, social, economic,

technological, and cultural developments of the 1920s


CA 11.6.2 Understand the explanations of the principal causes of the Great

Depression and the steps taken by the Federal Reserve,

Congress, and Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano

Roosevelt to combat the economic crisis

CA 11.6.3 Discuss the human toll of the Depression, natural disasters, and

unwise agricultural practices and their effects on the depopulation

of rural regions and on political movements of the left and right,

with particular attention to the Dust Bowl refugees and their social

and economic impacts in California

CA 11.6.4 Analyze the effects of and the controversies arising from New

Deal economic policies and the expanded role of the federal

government in society and the economy since the 1930s (e.g.,

Works Progress Administration, Social Security, National Labor

Relations Board, farm programs, regional development policies,

and energy development projects such as the Tennessee Valley

Authority, California Central Valley Project, and Bonneville Dam)

CA 11.6.5 Trace the advances and retreats of organized labor, from the

creation of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of

Industrial Organizations to current issues of a postindustrial,

multinational economy, including the United Farm Workers in

California

CA 12.6.4 Describe the means that citizens use to participate in the political

process (e.g., voting, campaigning, lobbying, filing a legal

challenge, demonstrating, petitioning, picketing, running for

political office)

CA 12.8.2 Describe the roles of broadcast, print, and electronic media,

including the Internet, as means of communication in American

politics

CA 12.8 Students evaluate and take and defend positions on the influence

of the media on American political life


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