AcDec (25/26) SoSci Medium Test

Woodrow Wilson was welcoked to which city in 1918 as part of an international peace conference?

Paris

Slogans like “Buy Now, Pay Later” and “Enjoy while you pay” are closely associated with which of the following business strategies?

installment buying

The term “blind pigs” was slang for what in the 1920s?

speakeasies

In the United States, which city is considered the birthplace of jazz music?

New Orleans

From 1900-1920, immigration waves originated predominantly from where?

Italy, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary

The wartime slogan, “100 percent Americanism” is assosciated with what organization of the 1920s?

KKK

Alfred E. Smith was the governor from what state?

New York

What was a direct tesult of the automotive revolution of the 1920s?

the introduction of a national highway system

Gangster Al Capone was MOST closely associated with what U.S. city?

Chicago

The case of Charles Schenck concerned the legal interpretation of the

First Amendment

What 4 individuals are closely associated with the radio broadcasting revolution of the 1920s?

David Sarnoff, Dr. Frank Conrad, Father Charles Coughlin, Herbert Hoo

Who in the AcDec SoSci curriculum is mentioned as one of Time’s voted “top ten personages of the world” in 1930

Al Capone

Carrie Buck was a young woman involuntarily sterilized in what state?

Virginia

Detroit became known as the “Motor City” in part because Henry Ford introduced the

5 dollar minimum wage payments

Herbert Hoover, prior to entering politics, worked as a(n)

engineer

Clara Bow and Mary Pickford were both famous

What are 4 facts mentioned by the AcDec Curriculum regarding Clarence Darrow?

his nickname was “old lion”, he was a liberal agnostic, he defended Nathan Loepold and Richard Loeb, he represented many clients in capital cases.

The most vocal activist of the Leauge of Nations was

Woodrow Wilson

During World War I, Herbert Hoover led a relief campaign to

Belgium

Who are 4 iconic athletes from the 1920s that influenced American sports?

Bobby Jones, Gertrude Ederle, William Tilden, Babe Ruth

What were movie theatres of the 1920s like?

ornate, air-conditioned auditoriums with live audiences