Chapter 22: Wrestling with Modernity, 1918–1929

iClicker Questions for America’s History, Seventh Edition and America: A Concise History, Fifth Edition

1. In the early 1920s, the Republican agenda created a new era of A. progressive reform and clean politics for the

nation.

B. close economic and political ties with the European powers.

C. close business-government cooperation beginning with Harding’s election.

D. declining importance of political parties.

2. The weakness of the coal mining, textile, and agricultural sectors in the economy

A. inspired social reformers to call for federal intervention in these areas.

B. was cause for great alarm during the 1920s.

C. foreshadowed economic problems that would help to cause the Great Depression.

D. created political unrest in rural areas.

3. By 1920, the United States counted 105 million people, having added, in the previous four decades,

A. 5 million new Native American residents.

B. 5 million new European immigrants.

C. 23 million immigrants from around the world.

D. 10 million immigrants from around the world.

4. The new Ku Klux Klan of the early twentieth century expanded its hate program beyond blacks to include

A. Catholics and Jews.

B. Turks and Gypsies.

C. Cowboys and Indians.

D. Protestants and Muslims.

5. All of the following statements are accurate regarding rural-urban shifts in population during the 1920s except

A. tensions decreased between city dwellers and rural folk.

B. for the first time in U.S. history, more people lived in urban areas.

C. rural areas still controlled state legislatures. D. New York remained the most populated city in the

United States.

6. Advertising in the 1920s promoted all of the following images except

A. the promise of financial success.

B. environmental awareness.

C. social aspirations.

D. consumption as a cultural ideal.

7. The Harlem Renaissance

A. marked the efflorescence of African American art, literature, and music in New York City.

B. was quickly snuffed out by white supremacists in most American urban areas.

C. quickly wilted, as most blacks did not sympathize with the movement.

D. had few lasting impacts on the broader currents of American culture.

8. Protestant fundamentalists and modernists clashed primarily over the issue of

A. the continued existence of blue laws.

B. the relationship between religion and science.

C. abortion.

D. Bible reading and prayer in public schools.

9. Marcus Garvey urged African Americans to

A. separate themselves from whites and move to sparsely settled areas of the West.

B. consider moving to Africa.

C. join the Democratic Party.

D. work with white liberals to reduce discrimination.

10. The stock market crash was caused by

A. a decline in productive output.

B. panic selling of stocks.

C. widespread bank failures.

D. the overinflated value of stocks.

Answer Key for Chapter 22

1. Answer is C2. Answer is C3. Answer is C4. Answer is A5. Answer is A6. Answer is B7. Answer is A8. Answer is B9. Answer is B10.Answer is B