Social Science Section 2 p.2/2

On average, about what ratio of Americans went to the movies at least once per week in the 1930s?

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

The Jazz Singer is significant because it

• marked the end of the silent-film era

• featured the first female lead actress

• was produced by a small film studio

• sponsored the first film advertisements

• was banned due to its dance scenes

Auto “camping” trips were popularized in the 1920s by

• Woodrow Wilson

• Henry Ford

• Horace Dodge

• Randolph Hearst

• Louis Chevrolet

William Tilden became famous for introducing many Americans to the sport of

• soccer

• tennis

• swimming

• football

• baseball

Until WWII, which region of the United States lagged behind on the number of movie theaters it hosted?

• New England

• The Midwest

• The MidAtlantic

• The South

• The Pacific

The practice of acquiring control of all resources required to manufacture a product is called

• scientific management

• vertical integration

• planned obsolescence

• installment buying

• unionization

Both Ford Motor Co. and the RCA used what method to gain a competitive edge?

• installment buying

• planned obsolescence

• welfare capitalism

• vertical integration

• targeted advertising

The Radio Corporation of America founded what broadcasting network?

• The BBC

• CNN

• PBS

• ABC

• NBC

Which U.S. city was given the nickname “Motor City”?

• Chicago

• Minneapolis

• New York

• Detroit

• Milwaukee

A survey from the 1920s indicated that what profession was most likely to own an automobile?

• steel drivers

• bankers

• farmers

• lawyers

• shipyard workers