1920's Q&A
What best represents the idea that the 1920's was a "decade of contrasts"? - (correct
answer)nativism and the "Red Scare" of the early 20's
What does NOT represent a key reason for the ultimate failure of prohibition? - (correct
answer)a shift in the religious beliefs of many Americans
The Scopes Trial embodied the conflict in the 1920's between - (correct
answer)fundamentalism and modernism
Why is the Sacco and Vanzetti case considered to be historically significant? - (correct
answer)It reflected the prejudices and fears many Americans held in the 1920's
Who perpetuated the Red Scare of the early 1920's - (correct answer)A Mitchell Palmer
What was a principal reason for rapid economic growth in the US during the 1920's -
(correct answer)the development of many new consumer goods
What was the overarching effect of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's - (correct
answer)it highlighted and celebrated the unique aspects of AA culture in the US
Public disregard for Prohibition and for laws prohibiting gambling indicates that - (correct
answer)attempts to legislate public morality may be met with strong resistance
The 1920's are sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties" because - (correct
answer)widespread social and economic change occurred
What best supports the image of the 1920's as a decade of nativist sentiment? - (correct
answer)the passage of the National Origins Act and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
What best represents the idea that the 1920's was a "decade of contrasts"? - (correct
answer)nativism and the "Red Scare" of the early 20's
What does NOT represent a key reason for the ultimate failure of prohibition? - (correct
answer)a shift in the religious beliefs of many Americans
The Scopes Trial embodied the conflict in the 1920's between - (correct
answer)fundamentalism and modernism
Why is the Sacco and Vanzetti case considered to be historically significant? - (correct
answer)It reflected the prejudices and fears many Americans held in the 1920's
Who perpetuated the Red Scare of the early 1920's - (correct answer)A Mitchell Palmer
What was a principal reason for rapid economic growth in the US during the 1920's -
(correct answer)the development of many new consumer goods
What was the overarching effect of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's - (correct
answer)it highlighted and celebrated the unique aspects of AA culture in the US
Public disregard for Prohibition and for laws prohibiting gambling indicates that - (correct
answer)attempts to legislate public morality may be met with strong resistance
The 1920's are sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties" because - (correct
answer)widespread social and economic change occurred
What best supports the image of the 1920's as a decade of nativist sentiment? - (correct
answer)the passage of the National Origins Act and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
