Unit 7 Quick Check - Amy C Gilstrap | Biblioteka

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Which of the following most accurately describes the plight of US farmers of the 1920s?

They enjoyed prosperity like much of the nation.

They suffered because of falling prices caused by overproduction.

They maintained the same level of economic stability they had enjoyed since the war years.

They suffered because Congress refused to pass President Coolidge’s government relief programs.

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Black writers, like Langston Hughes, often wrote about which of the following?

The farmers’ problems after WWI.

The struggles of slavery.

The emergence of the African American female into the music scene.

The position of the African American in American society.

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Which one of the following statements would a fundamentalist opponent of John Scopes most agree with?

“Evolution is an evil lie! The Bible tells us where humans come from; we don’t need crazy theories about mankind evolving from monkeys, nor should such blasphemy be taught in schools.”

“Laissez-faire economics is immoral because it is oppressive. Only when the government regulates or owns businesses can the worker hope to get a fair shake.”

“God must not exist. How could he with so much suffering in the world.”

“Science is not to be feared or thought ill of. There is no discovery of science that cannot be reconciled with the Bible, especially if we acknowledge that not everything in the Bible is literal.”

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Which of the speakers below best expresses the main idea of “rugged individualism”? (USHC 4.P)
Speaker A: “The business of America is business, and we would be wise to remember that.”
Speaker B: “Government ownership of business is superior to private enterprise.”
Speaker C: “Strict government regulation of business practices is a means to insure the public good.”
Speaker D: “Only through personal effort can wealth and success be achieved.”

Speaker B

Speaker D

Speaker A

Speaker C