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"The United States is the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in the ...quarrels of other nations, if you tangle her in the intrigues of Europe, you will destroy her powerful good, and endanger her very existence. Leave her to march freely through the centuries to come, as in the years that have gone. Strong, generous, and confident, she has nobly served mankind."
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, 1919
Why did Senator Lodge express this opinion about the Treaty of Versailles?
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A
He wanted to prevent the spread of the global flu epidemic.
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B
He wanted to protect secret U.S. nuclear technology.
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C
He wanted the United States to join an international league.
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D
He wanted to protect U.S. sovereignty in international relations.
2
What was a primary reason for the demographic shift described in this excerpt?
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F
Increased demand for sharecroppers in the North
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G
Limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South
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H
Increased availability of manufactured goods in the North
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J
A lack of educational institutions for African Americans in the South
3
Which reason BEST explains the change in the number of cars sold between 1910-1925?
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A
Cars became more available because of the passage of antitrust laws.
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B
Cars became more affordable because of the removal of wartime price controls.
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C
Cars became more available because of the removal of tariffs after a global conflict.
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D
Cars became more affordable because of the introduction of the assembly line.
4
What was a major influencer on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?
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F
A decline in the number of women working in urban factories
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G
A shift away from the traditional roles of women
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H
An increase in the use of credit and installment plans
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J
A decrease in crime associated with prohibition
5
How might lower income tax rates for the middle class have contributed to the economic growth of the 1920s?
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A
By allowing government to invest more money in infrastructure
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B
By creating a real estate boom that grew housing prices
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C
By allowing individuals to spend more money on consumer goods
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D
By increasing the price of trade and luxury goods
6
Data from this graph supports the conclusion that World War I -
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F
was a significant benefit to the American economy
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G
caused the U.S. trade deficit to increase
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H
cost the United States many billions of dollars
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J
created an unfavorable balance of trade
7
The developments on this list contributed to what development of the 1920s and 1930s?
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A
African American artists and writers celebrated their culture in a movement called the Harlem Renaissance.
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B
African American painters of the Hudson River School focused on the beauty of nature.
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C
African American architects created the Neoclassical style based on Roman and Greek models.
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D
African American musicians developed rock and roll music based on African rhythms and beats.
8
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be defined or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. - Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified 1920 |
One effect of the amendment quoted above was to -
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F
ensure that women would not be subjected to a poll tax
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G
increase political participation on the part of women
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H
declare state laws regarding women's suffrage unconstitutional
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J
grant women equal rights in all aspects of American life
9
How did the White Ribboners contribute to U.S. society during the late 1880's?
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A
By supporting the movement to end Reconstruction and Jim Crow
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B
By establishing labor unions for women and children
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C
By winning the right to vote for African Americans and immigrants
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D
By leading efforts to achieve prohibition and women's suffrage
10
What was one of the positive impacts that the Harlem Renaissance had on U.S. cultural identity during the 1920s?
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F
It exposed Americans to an earlier age of European art forms.
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G
It expressed the African American experience in literature.
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H
It marked a return to art and music that promoted traditional social values.
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J
It provided financial support for national programs in art and literature.
11
Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?
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A
The Senate would not support America's participation in the League of Nations.
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B
The Senate believed the treaty did not punish Germany enough.
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C
The Senate thought the treaty did not have the power to prevent secret alliances.
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D
The Senate could not agree on military disarmament levels.
12
What was one way the role of women in society changed during the 1920's?
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F
They were granted the right to attend public schools.
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G
They were allowed to own property.
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H
They were allowed increased participation in the political process.
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J
They were granted the right to serve in military combat units.
13
Which headline above correctly summarizes the arguments of William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes trial of the 1920s?
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A
F - Supreme Court Bans Prayer in Public Schools
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B
G - Religion versus Evolution in Schools
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C
H - Schools Cannot Segregate Students by Race
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D
J - Darwin's Works Banned
14
How does this excerpt reflect a significant turning point in American history?
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F
It depicts the reaction to victory in the Spanish-American War.
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G
It portrays the changing social norms of the Jazz Age.
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H
It describes the experiences of immigrant workers during the Gilded Age.
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J
It details the industrial progress of the post - World War I era.
15
What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?
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A
Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws.
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B
Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies.
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C
Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses.
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D
Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.