Reading quiz chap 30 Flashcards


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1

All of the following were true of the advent of mass advertising in the 1920s except:

Sports was the one business which lagged behind the rest of the consumer economy of the 1920s.

2

What was Frederick W. Taylor, a prominent inventor and engineer, best known for?

Promotion of industrial efficiency and scientific management

3

What were the first widespread commercial airplanes used for?

Mail delivery

4

In December 1919, where did the United States government deport nearly 250 immigrant radicals to?

Soviet Russia

5

Where did the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s gain its greatest political strength?

The Midwest and the South

6

What did cultural Pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne argue?

Immigrants should not be required to melt into the Anglo American norm but should maintain and develop their diverse cultures within the United States.

7

Who did Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon place the heaviest tax burden on?

Middle-income groups

8

In the first years of the 1920s, the Supreme Court did all of the following except:

Ruled in favor of labor unions

9

Which of the following was a result of the Washington Conference of 1921—1922?

The British and Americans agreed to refrain from fortifying their Far East possessions.

10

Which president is associated with the Teapot Dome scandal?

Warren Harding

11

Which of the following issues did farmers face during the 1920s?

The use of tractors resulted in an increase of debt.

12

Which best describes the purpose of the Dawes Plan?

To resolve World War I reparations

13

Which was a major tool of the election of 1928?

Radio

14

Which was established by the Agricultural Marketing Act?

The Federal Farm Board

15

How did the Great Depression affect domestic life in America?

Women had fewer babies.