History 2202 - U.S. History, 1877 to the Present » Fall 2022 » Chapter 7 Quiz

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Question #1
The Victorian world view included all of the following except
A.   Belief in strict hierarchies
B.   Equal roles for men and women
C.   Sexual restraint
D.   Thrift and hard work
E.   Emphasis on social convention
Question #2
The woman most associated with the advancement of birth control was
A.   Zora Neale Hurston
B.   Frances Perkins
C.   Eleanor Roosevelt
D.   Margaret Sanger
E.   Mary Pickford
Question #3
the 1950s mass culture most benefited from
A.   telephones
B.   internet
C.   motion pictures
D.   radio
E.   television
Question #4
The major cultural split of the 1920s was between
A.   The North and the South
B.   Immigrants and native-born Americans
C.   Young and elderly Americans
D.   The Eastern and western states
E.   Urban and rural Americans
Question #5
At its core, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
A.   Two legal strategies
B.   Religion and science
C.   Evolution and science
D.   Education and science
E.   Biology and science
Question #6
The term gender refers to
A.   The biological difference between men and women
B.   The science of genetic differences between men and women
C.   The culturally constructed understanding of male and female roles
D.   The institutionalized system of male dominance
E.   The hierarchy between men and women
Question #7
Which of the following statements best describes women’s political participation after 1920?
A.   Many women approached politics based on their traditional roles as women and mothers.
B.   Women found some success in lobbying for improved working conditions for women.
C.   They found opportunities to participate within the structure of both political parties.
D.   Black women focused on issues that combined race and gender.
E.   All of these are accurate statements.
Question #8
The National Origins Act of 1924
A.   Instituted a quota system based on race
B.   Resulted in the end of immigration from Mexico
C.   Restricted immigration from countries considered “undesirable”
D.   Received most of its support from Senators who represented the most urban regions
E.   Canceled the Chinese Exclusion Act
Question #9
After the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, the women’s movement
A.   Focused on passing the Equal Rights Amendment
B.   Focused on women's economic gains
C.   Splintered into several different groups with their own goals.
D.   Split over the inclusion of black women
E.   United behind efforts to encourage women to vote
Question #10
Which statement does not accurately describe women’s educational achievements in the 1920s?
A.   Women with professional degrees found increasing opportunities for employment.
B.   Women were less likely than men to find employment in higher education.
C.   Women graduated high school at higher rates than men.
D.   Marriage remained the goal for most female college graduates.
E.   Women attended college in nearly equal numbers with men.
Question #11
Which of the following statements best illustrates the impact of women’s wartime labor?
A.   It permanently altered perceptions about women’s work force participation.
B.   Women continued to work outside the home, mostly in traditionally female occupations.
C.   After the war was over, women’s labor force participation declined permanently.
D.   Women continued to work in their wartime jobs after the end of the conflict.
E.   Women happily returned home after the war in order to care for their families.
Question #12
Which statement about women and families in the Great Depression is accurate?
A.   Birth rates declined.
B.   Divorce rates plummeted.
C.   All of these are accurate.
D.   Married women’s labor force participation increased.
E.   Women's significance in the household increased.
Question #13
The "New Woman" of the 1920s
A.   Embraced political participation
B.   Embraced cultural diversity
C.   Rejected the notion of suffrage
D.   Rejected Victorian morality
E.   Increasingly rejected marriage as "old fashioned"
Question #14
Which of the following pairings is not correct?
A.   Jim Thorpe-radio
B.   Helen Wills-tennis
C.   Charlie Chaplin-motion pictures
D.   Babe Ruth-baseball
E.   Zora Neale Hurston-Harlem Renaissance
Question #15
Which of the following statements about the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s is not accurate?
A.   It framed its message in religious and moral terms.
B.   Its membership consisted mainly of white Protestant men.
C.   It found support mainly in the Southern states.
D.   It was anti-immigrant.
E.   Many of its supporters came from the middle class.

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