1
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- What was the goal of Progressives?
A. Expand U.S. territory
B. Improve government and society
C. Limit immigration
D. Support big business
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B. Progressives wanted reforms to improve society
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- What did muckrakers do?
A. Led labor unions
B. Exposed corruption and social problems
C. Worked in factories
D. Passed laws
A
B. exposed corruption
3
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- What law was passed after The Jungle?
A. Sherman Antitrust Act
B. Meat Inspection Act
C. Volstead Act
D. Espionage Act
A
B. Meat inspection Act
4
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- Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
A. 16th
B. 17th
C. 18th
D. 19th
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D.19th
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- What was yellow journalism?
A. Neutral reporting
B. Government censorship
C. Exaggerated news stories
D. Scientific writing
A
C. exaggerated news stories
6
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- Why was the Panama Canal important?
A. Increased farming
B. Shortened trade routes
C. Encouraged immigration
D. Protected workers
A
B. Shortened trade routes
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- What helped cause World War I?
A. Prohibition
B. Nationalism
C. New Deal
D. Industrialization
A
B. Nationalism
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- What was the Zimmerman Note?
A. A peace treaty
B. A U.S. law
C. Germany asking Mexico to attack the U.S.
D. A battle plan
A
C. Germany asking Mexico to attack the U.S.
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- What was Prohibition?
A. A ban on alcohol
B. A ban on voting
C. A ban on immigration
D. A ban on gambling
A
A. A ban on alcohol
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- What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A. A political movement
B. A religious movement
C. A cultural movement celebrating Black art
D. An economic program
A
C. A cultural movement celebrating Black art
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- What was the Sherman Antitrust Act meant to do?
A. Support labor unions
B. Break up monopolies
C. Regulate immigration
D. Protect farmers
A
B. Break up monopolies
12
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- What was the main goal of the NAACP?
A. Promote return to Africa
B. Use courts to fight discrimination
C. Support prohibition
D. Encourage segregation
A
B. Use courts to fight discrimination
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- What did Marcus Garvey and the UNIA support?
A. Integration through courts
B. Immediate voting rights
C. Black pride and economic independence
D. Government reform
A
C. Black pride and economic independence
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- What was Big Stick Diplomacy?
A. Using money to influence nations
B. Avoiding foreign involvement
C. Using military power when needed
D. Supporting democracy peacefully
A
C. Using military power when needed
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- What was Dollar Diplomacy?
A. Military control of foreign nations
B. Using economic influence instead of force
C. Isolation from world affairs
D. Ending foreign trade
A
B. Using economic influence instead of force
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- What did the Open Door Policy focus on?
A. Ending imperialism
B. Equal trade access in China
C. Closing U.S. borders
D. Supporting revolutions
A
B. Equal trade access in China
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- What was the main purpose of the Selective Service Act?
A. Limit free speech
B. Draft soldiers
C. Collect taxes
D. Regulate factories
A
B. Draft soldiers
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- What were propaganda posters mainly used for during WWI?
A. Entertainment
B. Informing enemies
C. Gaining public support
D. Ending the war
A
C. Gaining public support
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- What was the Espionage and Sedition Acts’ purpose?
A. Expand voting rights
B. Encourage free speech
C. Limit criticism of the government
D. End segregation
A
C. Limit criticism of the government
20
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- What was the League of Nations?
A. A military alliance
B. A peace-keeping organization
C. A trade union
D. A colonial empire
A
B. A peace-keeping organization
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- What was the purpose of the quota system?
A. Increase immigration
B. Limit immigration
C. Support refugees
D. End segregation
A
B. Limit immigration
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- Why did many Americans oppose the Treaty of Versailles?
A. It ended the war
B. It punished Germany too harshly
C. It required joining the League of Nations
D. It raised taxes
A
C. It required joining the League of Nations
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- What was the Red Scare?
A. Fear of Germany
B. Fear of communism
C. Fear of inflation
D. Fear of prohibition
A
B. Fear of communism
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- What was the Scopes Trial about?
A. Prohibition enforcement
B. Teaching evolution
C. Women’s rights
D. Labor unions
A
B. Teaching evolution
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25. What did organized crime gain from Prohibition?
A. Political power
B. Legal businesses
C. Profit from illegal alcohol
D. Control of government
C. Profit from illegal alcohol
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26. What was a major result of the Great Migration?
A. More farmers in the South
B. African Americans moved to Northern cities
C. End of segregation
D. Fewer factory jobs
B. African Americans moved to Northern cities
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27. What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A. A political movement
B. A religious revival
C. A cultural movement of African American art and music
D. A labor union
C. A cultural movement of African American art and music
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28. What type of music became popular during the Harlem Renaissance?
A. Country
B. Classical
C. Jazz
D. Rock
C. Jazz
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29. Who was Langston Hughes?
A. A politician
B. A jazz musician
C. A Harlem Renaissance poet
D. A civil rights lawyer
C. A Harlem Renaissance poet
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30. Who wrote poetry protesting racism and promoting Black pride?
A. Jean Toomer
B. Claude McKay
C. Sinclair Lewis
D. Ernest Hemingway
B. Claude McKay
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31. What was fundamentalism?
A. Support for science
B. Belief in literal interpretation of the Bible
C. A political party
D. A labor movement
B. Belief in literal interpretation of the Bible
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33. What did flappers symbolize?
A. Conservative values
B. Traditional family roles
C. Women’s independence
D. Religious movements
C. Women’s independence
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32. What did the Scopes Trial show about the 1920s?
A. Agreement between science and religion
B. Conflict between modern science and traditional beliefs
C. Support for evolution everywhere
D. End of religion in schools
B. Conflict between modern science and traditional beliefs
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36. What was one CON of city life?
A. Fewer jobs
B. Crowding and crime
C. Lack of transportation
D. No entertainment
B. Crowding and crime
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4. Why did cities grow during the 1920s?
A. More farmland
B. Factory and office jobs
C. Fewer immigrants
D. Government programs
B. Factory and office jobs
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35. What was one PRO of city life?
A. Quiet lifestyle
B. More job opportunities
C. Lower crime
D. Cheaper housing
B. More job opportunities
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37. What role did radio play in the 1920s?
A. Spread local news only
B. Reduced mass culture
C. Created a shared national culture
D. Ended newspapers
C. Created a shared national culture
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38. Who was Babe Ruth?
A. A politician
B. A writer
C. A baseball superstar
D. A jazz musician
C. A baseball superstar
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39. Why was Charles Lindbergh famous?
A. Leading a jazz band
B. Winning a court case
C. Flying solo across the Atlantic
D. Writing novels
C. Flying solo across the Atlantic
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40. What did The Jazz Singer change?
A. Sports
B. Politics
C. Movies by introducing sound
D. Radio broadcasting
C. Movies by introducing sound
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41. What did Steamboat Willie represent?
A. First color movie
B. First successful Mickey Mouse cartoon
C. First movie with sound
D. First animated feature film
B. First successful Mickey Mouse cartoon
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42. Who was George Gershwin?
A. A novelist
B. A jazz trumpet player
C. A composer who blended jazz and classical music
D. A political leader
C. A composer who blended jazz and classical music
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43. What type of art was Georgia O’Keeffe known for?
A. Political cartoons
B. Abstract sculptures
C. Large flower paintings and modern art
D. Jazz posters
C. Large flower paintings and modern art
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44. What did F. Scott Fitzgerald write about?
A. Rural farming life
B. The Jazz Age and 1920s society
C. Civil War battles
D. Religious movements
B. The Jazz Age and 1920s society
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45. What was Ernest Hemingway known for?
A. Romantic poetry
B. Simple writing style influenced by war
C. Jazz music
D. Political speeches
B. Simple writing style influenced by war
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46. Who was Edna St. Vincent Millay?
A. A jazz singer
B. A political activist
C. A poet who wrote about independence
D. A painter
C. A poet who wrote about independence
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47. What did the NAACP focus on?
A. Economic independence only
B. Returning to Africa
C. Fighting discrimination through the courts
D. Supporting Prohibition
C. Fighting discrimination through the courts
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48. What was the UNIA’s main message?
A. Immediate integration
B. Black pride and self-reliance
C. Court-based reform
D. Support for imperialism
B. Black pride and self-reliance
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49. What was the main reason Prohibition failed?
A. Lack of police
B. Increased crime and illegal alcohol sales
C. Public support
D. High taxes
B. Increased crime and illegal alcohol sales
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50. What were bootleggers?
A. Police officers
B. Illegal alcohol sellers
C. Factory workers
D. Politicians
B. Illegal alcohol sellers
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51. What were speakeasies?
A. Legal bars
B. Government buildings
C. Secret clubs selling alcohol
D. Churches
C. Secret clubs selling alcohol
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52. What was the Red Scare mainly about?
A. Fear of Germany
B. Fear of communism
C. Fear of economic collapse
D. Fear of immigrants
B. Fear of communism
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53. What did the quota system limit?
A. Voting
B. Alcohol
C. Immigration
D. Factory work
C. Immigration
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54. Why did automobiles change American life in the 1920s?
A. Reduced factory work
B. Increased farming
C. Allowed people to live farther from cities
D. Ended public transportation
C. Allowed people to live farther from cities
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55. What was urban sprawl?
A. City populations shrinking
B. Growth of cities outward into suburbs
C. Rural overcrowding
D. Immigration decline
B. Growth of cities outward into suburbs
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56. What was the main purpose of the 16th Amendment?
A. Direct election of senators
B. Women’s right to vote
C. Federal income tax
D. Ban on alcohol
C. Federal income tax
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57. What did the 17th Amendment change?
A. Ended child labor
B. Allowed voters to elect senators directly
C. Banned alcohol
D. Limited immigration
B. Allowed voters to elect senators directly
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58. What was the goal of the 18th Amendment?
A. End segregation
B. Ban alcohol
C. Protect workers
D. Expand voting rights
B. Ban alcohol
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59. What did the 19th Amendment do?
A. Banned alcohol
B. Allowed direct election of senators
C. Gave women the right to vote
D. Created income tax
C. Gave women the right to vote
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60. What was the main idea of Progressivism?
A. Support big business
B. Improve society through reforms
C. Expand U.S. territory
D. Avoid government involvement
B. Improve society through reforms
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61. What problem did Jane Addams work to solve?
A. Foreign policy issues
B. Urban poverty and immigrant struggles
C. Military reform
D. Prohibition enforcement
B. Urban poverty and immigrant struggles
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62. What was Hull House?
A. A political party
B. A settlement house helping immigrants
C. A factory
D. A court building
B. A settlement house helping immigrants
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63. What did Theodore Roosevelt believe about big business?
A. It should be unregulated
B. It should be completely banned
C. It should be regulated if unfair
D. It should control government
C. It should be regulated if unfair
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64. What was trustbusting?
A. Supporting monopolies
B. Breaking up powerful monopolies
C. Creating new trusts
D. Taxing unions
B. Breaking up powerful monopolies
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65. What did conservation focus on?
A. Expanding cities
B. Protecting natural resources
C. Increasing factory output
D. Ending farming
B. Protecting natural resources
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66. What role did women play in the Progressive Era?
A. Avoided politics
B. Led reform movements
C. Supported segregation
D. Focused only on home life
B. Led reform movements
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67. What was the purpose of the WCTU?
A. Support labor unions
B. Promote Prohibition
C. End imperialism
D. Limit voting
B. Promote Prohibition
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68. What did the Pure Food and Drug Act regulate?
A. Immigration
B. Voting
C. Food and medicine safety
D. Factory wages
C. Food and medicine safety
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69. What problem did child labor laws address?
A. School funding
B. Unsafe factory work for children
C. Voting rights
D. Military service
B. Unsafe factory work for children
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70. Why did Progressives support government regulation?
A. To help monopolies
B. To protect consumers and workers
C. To limit democracy
D. To increase segregation
B. To protect consumers and workers
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71. What was the main cause of the Great Migration?
A. New farmland in the North
B. Factory jobs and less discrimination in Northern cities
C. Government relocation programs
D. End of segregation in the South
B. Factory jobs and less discrimination in Northern cities
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72. What did World War I help cause for African Americans?
A. Fewer job opportunities
B. A return to slavery
C. Migration to Northern cities
D. Immediate equality
C. Migration to Northern cities
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74. What was no man’s land?
A. Neutral territory
B. Land owned by no country
C. Area between opposing trenches
D. Colonized land
C. Area between opposing trenches
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73. What was the Schlieffen Plan?
A. U.S. war strategy
B. Germany’s plan to fight a two-front war
C. A peace treaty
D. A naval blockade
B. Germany’s plan to fight a two-front war
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75. What new weapons made WWI especially deadly?
A. Rifles only
B. Tanks, machine guns, poison gas
C. Cannons only
D. Nuclear weapons
B. Tanks, machine guns, poison gas
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76. Why did the U.S. enter World War I?
A. To gain land
B. To stop communism
C. German attacks and the Zimmerman Note
D. Pressure from France
C. German attacks and the Zimmerman Note and to get the money back from Great Britain that owed them
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77. What was the main goal of the Fourteen Points?
A. Punish Germany
B. Gain U.S. colonies
C. Create lasting peace
D. Increase military power
C. Create lasting peace
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78. Why did the U.S. Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
A. It ended the war
B. It punished Germany
C. It required joining the League of Nations
D. It reduced trade
C. It required joining the League of Nations
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79. What was isolationism?
A. Expanding U.S. influence
B. Avoiding foreign involvement
C. Supporting alliances
D. Promoting imperialism
B. Avoiding foreign involvement
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81. What did the Teapot Dome scandal involve?
A. Election fraud
B. Illegal sale of government oil reserves
C. Stock market manipulation
D. Immigration fraud
B. Illegal sale of government oil reserves
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80. What scandal damaged President Harding’s administration?
A. Watergate
B. Teapot Dome
C. Credit Mobilier
D. XYZ Affair
B. Teapot Dome
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82. What role did movies play in the 1920s?
A. Reduced entertainment
B. Spread national culture and trends
C. Replaced radio
D. Limited social change
B. Spread national culture and trends
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83. Why were sports heroes important in the 1920s?
A. They encouraged isolationism
B. They symbolized success and modern life
C. They promoted farming
D. They reduced crime
B. They symbolized success and modern life
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84. What did mass advertising encourage?
A. Saving money
B. Buying goods on credit
C. Rural living
D. Limiting consumerism
B. Buying goods on credit
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85. Why did installment buying become popular?
A. People earned less money
B. Goods became cheaper
C. Consumers could buy now and pay later
D. Government required it
C. Consumers could buy now and pay later
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86. What did mass production allow factories to do?
A. Make custom products
B. Produce goods faster and cheaper
C. Reduce worker hours
D. End consumer demand
B. Produce goods faster and cheaper
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87. What was consumerism?
A. Saving money
B. Buying fewer goods
C. Buying goods as a way of life
D. Government regulation of prices
C. Buying goods as a way of life
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88. What role did advertising play in the 1920s?
A. Discouraged spending
B. Promoted traditional values
C. Encouraged people to buy new products
D. Reduced mass culture
C. Encouraged people to buy new products
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89. What was installment buying?
A. Paying full price upfront
B. Renting goods
C. Buying now and paying later
D. Government loans
C. Buying now and paying later
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90. What was a major weakness of the 1920s economy?
A. Lack of factories
B. Overproduction and consumer debt
C. Too many regulations
D. High wages for workers
B. Overproduction and consumer debt
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91. What was the role of women in the workforce during the 1920s?
A. Mostly factory labor
B. Mostly office and service jobs
C. Mostly farming
D. Mostly government leadership
B. Mostly office and service jobs
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92. What did the double standard for women mean?
A. Women earned more than men
B. Women had more rights than men
C. Women were judged more harshly than men
D. Women held more power
C. Women were judged more harshly than men
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93. What did the term “modernism” describe in the 1920s?
A. Return to traditional values
B. Rejection of new ideas
C. Embracing new ideas and lifestyles
D. Isolation from society
C. Embracing new ideas and lifestyles
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94. What was the main goal of fundamentalists?
A. Support scientific theories
B. Preserve traditional religious beliefs
C. Promote urban growth
D. Encourage consumerism
B. Preserve traditional religious beliefs
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95. What did the conflict between science and religion show in the 1920s?
A. Complete agreement
B. Cultural tension during social change
C. End of religious belief
D. End of scientific research
B. Cultural tension during social change
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96. What did World War I change about the U.S. role in the world?
A. The U.S. became isolated forever
B. The U.S. became a global power
C. The U.S. lost influence
D. The U.S. avoided future conflicts
B. The U.S. became a global power
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97. What did the Harlem Renaissance prove about African American culture?
A. It had little impact
B. It was limited to Harlem
C. It greatly influenced American culture
D. It ended discrimination
C. It greatly influenced American culture
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98. Why did many Americans support isolationism after WWI?
A. They wanted more wars
B. They feared future foreign conflicts
C. They wanted more colonies
D. They supported imperialism
B. They feared future foreign conflicts
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99. What was the overall effect of Prohibition?
A. Reduced crime
B. Ended drinking
C. Increased organized crime
D. Improved public safety
C. Increased organized crime
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100. What is the BEST overall theme of the 1920s?
A. Stability and tradition
B. Change, conflict, and modern culture
C. Decline of cities
D. Isolation from technology
B. Change, conflict, and modern culture
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