Quiz for America Compared:
Hollywood in Europe

Question

1. For which reason does Erich Pommer suggest that American films were so appealing to Europeans in the 1920s?

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Correct. The answer is c. Pommer believed that American films were more successful than European films in Europe because Hollywood emphasized “light,” uncomplicated stories that “[knew] no problems.”
Incorrect. The answer is c. Pommer believed that American films were more successful than European films in Europe because Hollywood emphasized “light,” uncomplicated stories that “[knew] no problems.”

Question

2. The popularity of American films in Europe and around the world in the 1920s was evidence of which of the following historical phenomena?

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Correct. The answer is d. The huge popularity of American films in Europe demonstrated that the United States had not only achieved international economic and political influence, but that it was exercising cultural influence abroad as well. Through Hollywood movies, the United States was celebrating and exporting the American Dream to other cultures around the world.
Incorrect. The answer is d. The huge popularity of American films in Europe demonstrated that the United States had not only achieved international economic and political influence, but that it was exercising cultural influence abroad as well. Through Hollywood movies, the United States was celebrating and exporting the American Dream to other cultures around the world.