____3. Which of these best describes the business policies of Harding and Coolidge?
¬¬¬¬¬¬ A. pro-business C . supportive of activism in all forms
B. concerned for social reform D. supportive of unions and women workers
____4. Prohibition, established by the Eighteenth Amendment, stated that
A. Only imported alcoholic beverages could be sold
B. The manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned
C. American must be 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages
D. Alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores.
____5. Which of these statements is true about the Prohibition Era?
A. Rural areas saw a decrease in crime and the economy grew stronger.
B. Urban areas saw an increase in organized crime and a decrease in alcoholism.
C. Rural areas were not included in the Prohibition requirements.
____7. Which one of these statements is true?
A. the Harlem Renaissance was a time of racial growth in inner cities, leading to a migration of African Americans to the countryside in order to take advantage of a stronger economy.
B. the Harlem Renaissance describes a movement of writers and artists who portrayed African Americans in a more positive light, highlighting art and music.
C. the Harlem Renaissance describes a migration led by Marcus Garvey to separate races during the post-racial era.
8. Many factors contributed to the Great Depression. Which of these did NOT contribute?
A. buying stocks on credit C. heavily investing in the stock market by banks
B. The rush to withdraw money from banks. D. The increase in textile manufacturing.
____9. Which of these factors helped hide economic problems in the 1920s?
A. Investors lost confidence in the market. B. Farmers sold crop surpluses to pay off their debts.
C. Americans purchased consumer goods on credit. D. Wages increased at the same pace as worker productivity.
