AH2 NCFE Review-- Unit 3

To what does the term "Harlem Renaissance" refer?

• a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP

• a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s

• a program to promote African American-owned businesses

• a celebration of African American culture in literature and art

The Red Scare of 1919-1920 was provoked by

• the wartime migration of rural blacks to northern cities

• the strict enforcement of Prohibition laws

• evolutionary science's challenges to the Bible

• the public's association of labor violence with its fear of communist revolutions

Why were the Palmer Raids, and the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, significant events after WWI?

• they demonstrated the hostility of the government towards big business

• they illustrated the public's fear of communism and anarchists in the United States

• they represented increased recognition of the rights of women and minorities

• they demonstrated the declining power of labor unions

President Hoover believed that the Great Depression could be ended by doing all of the following EXCEPT

• assisting businesses and banks

• providing direct aid to the people

• continuing to rely on the tradition of rugged individualism

• allowing the economy to 'correct' itself as part of the business cycle

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• overfarming in the Midwest

• high winds

• severe drought

• increased migration westward to California

What was the purpose of the Dawes Plan?

• to help establish the U.S.' role as a creditor nation and rebuild European nations post-WWI.

• to cripple the German economy

• to increase the U.S.' supply of money

• to encourage Native American settlement in the West

All of the following represent social clashes that occurred during the 1920s EXCEPT

• modernists and fundamentalists

• bootleggers and prohibitionists

• women and African Americans

• immigrants and nativists

Jazz was

• a blend of African tribal rhythms

• a literary movement reflecting the uncertainty of the time period

• a blend of European and African musical styles

• an expression of African American culture through art and literature

The Teapot Dome Scandal involved the corrupt mishandling of

• funds for veteran's hospitals

• naval oil reserves

• European war-debt payments

• presidential pardons

Immigration restrictions of the 1920s were introduced as a result of

• increased migration of Blacks to the North

• the Red Scare and growing belief in nativism

• a desire to get rid of the quota system

• a growing concern about urban overcrowding and crime