Question 1
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Which of the following did NOT occur in the U.S. after World War I?

the cost of living increased
divorce rates increased
wages matched the rate of inflation
female workers were reluctant to give up their jobs
Question 2
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The ________ Amendment to the Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

Seventeenth
Nineteenth
Twenty-first
Eighteenth
Question 3
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Who won the 1928 Presidential Election?
Herbert Hoover
Al Smith
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Question 4
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Why did unions in the U.S. begin to decline in numbers during the 1920s?

farmers were used to being independent and were therefore hard to organize
people believed union members were communists
immigrants had no choice but to work in difficult jobs
all of these answers are correct
Question 5
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Which of the following Russian events happened first?

the Czar abdicated his throne and his ministers were arrested
many demonstrators were killed by the Russian military in an event called “Bloody Sunday”
a coalition of Mensheviks and Bolsheviks was formed
Russia was pulled into World War I on the side of the Allies
Question 6
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Which of the following was a result of Henry Ford increasing the wage of his workers?

the number of cars produced per worker increased
many of his workers also became his customers
all of these answers are correct
absenteeism from work fell
Question 7
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How did other countries react to America’s Fordney-McCumber Tariff?

they invested in American businesses
they raised their import tariffs
they lowered their import tariffs
they bought more American goods
Question 8
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Who won the 1920 Presidential Election?

Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Herbert Hoover
Al Smith
Question 9
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What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

a quota system that set a maximum number of immigrants that could come from any one country in a year
an international agreement that renounced war as an instrument of national policy
a law that sold German chemical patents for much less than their value
a tariff that increased the tax on imports to the highest level ever
Question 10
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Which treaty ended Russia’s involvement in World War I?

Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Bucharest
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Paris
Question 11
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Once World War I was over, almost ________ American soldiers began returning home.
850,000
10 million
200,000
2 million
Question 12
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Which of the following was NOT a new business practice that began in the 1920s?

advertising focused on techniques based simply around the product’s features and price
manufacturers employed psychologists to study how to appeal to buyers and get them to buy their products
chemical plants began making synthetic products such as rayon clothing
stores offered payment installment plans
Question 13
Multiple Choice Question
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The ________ Amendment to the Constitution repealed the nationwide prohibition on alcohol.
Twenty-first
Eighteenth
Twenty-second
Nineteenth
Question 14
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By 1924, the Ku Klux Klan had ________ members.

850,000
10 million
4.5 million
200,000
Question 15
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Why is the 1928 Presidential campaign considered by many to be the first modern presidential race?

TV commercials were used
radio commercials and newsreels were used
both candidates argued for higher taxes
both candidates argued for lower taxes