AnswersHSSUS US History Sem 1 26-27Women's Rights Movement

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How did F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby reflect the culture of the 1920s?

A
Its characters showed little regard for morals.
B
Its characters were determined to become wealthy.
C
Its characters suffered from trauma after the war.
D
Its characters tested new social and political freedoms.
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Which of the following did Emma Hart Willard accomplish in 1826?

A
She persuaded Oberlin College to admit women.
B
She persuaded the courts to legalize contraception.
C
She organized the Seneca Falls Convention.
D
She founded the first all-girls high school in the US.
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Which statement best explains why the National Organization for Women included child care and maternity leave in their Bill of Rights for Women?

A
The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.
B
The organization wanted women to receive special treatment.
C
The organization sought to end the practice of mothers not working outside the home.
D
The organization was trying to free women from the institution of marriage.
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Which is true about the “lost generation”?

A
They thought life was too short not to have fun.
B
They tried to win favor with the wealthy but became poor.
C
They did not think the lifestyle of the 1920s was desirable.
D
They were trying to find a country that would welcome them.
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Which best states how the Scopes trial ended?

A
Scopes changed his plea to not guilty, and won the case.
B
Scopes lost and appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
C
Scopes changed his plea to guilty, and was convicted.
D
Scopes lost and appealed to the US Supreme Court.
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Which of the following was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles?

A
the abolition movement
B
the temperance movement
C
the suffrage movement
D
the property rights movement
7

Two women writers active in the 1920s were

A
Willa Cather and Clara Bow.
B
Edith Wharton and Willa Cather.
C
Edith Wharton and Margaret Sanger.
D
Clara Bow and Edith Wharton.
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The main reason alcohol abuse caught the attention of the public in the early 1900s was an increase in

A
the number of men expressing concern about alcohol.
B
concern for improving cleanliness and hygiene in cities.
C
concern by young families for improving their lives.
D
the negative social effects of excessive drinking.
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Musician and composer George Gershwin was known for helping to spread jazz to

A
South America.
B
Europe.
C
Africa.
D
Asia.
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Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

A
empowered to seek social and economic equality.
B
hopeless about the obstacles that stood in their way.
C
more content in their traditional cultural roles.
D
powerless to do anything to better their situation.
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In what year was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union formed?

A
1859
B
1870
C
1874
D
1910
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Which of the following best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
B
to help them provide for their families
C
to follow the social gospel
D
to help them retain their native culture
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How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

A
Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote.
B
Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.
C
Women did not fight in the war, which turned the public against the suffragist movement.
D
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.
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How did the ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut start the debate over reproductive rights?

A
The ruling outlawed abortion.
B
The ruling legalized adoption.
C
The ruling legalized birth control.
D
The ruling outlawed sex education.
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In 1925, John Scopes broke a state law in Tennessee called the Butler Act, which outlawed

A
teaching about religion.
B
teaching about evolution.
C
teaching about Prohibition.
D
teaching about creationism.

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