AMSCO Multiple Choice Chapters 20-23 (Period 7)

The administration of which of the following presidents who served between 1865 and 1900 most clearly resembles the corruption of the Harding administration?

Ulysses S. Grant

This excerpt most directly reflects the continuation of the policy that

the independent nations of the Americas should remain free from European intervention

During the war, a government agency named the Committee of Public Information, headed by George Creel, was

the producer of a vast number of posters, pamphlets, and films

Which of the following most directly supports the argument found in the above excerpt?

Appointment of Harry M. Daugherty as Attorney General

What does the author imply by the phrase, "not one of the rights that the citizens of this country are called upon to surrender in time of war"?

Citizens do not lose their freedom of speech during war

Upton Sinclair's "Jungle" was primarily concerned about working conditions. Which of the following most directly helped organized labor?

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Who of the following would most strongly support the sentiments in these headlines?

Expansionists such as Henry Cabot Lodge

Which of the following groups faced the most difficult economic conditions during the 1920s?

Farmers and many rural areas

Which of the following does this excerpt support as the primary cause of the US declaration of war in April 1917?

Germany's violation of the US natural rights

During World War I, the government propaganda, such as poster shown above, most likely contributed to which of the following?

Increased fear of foreigners and immigrants

Which of the following developments in the 1920s would most directly support the author's sentiments in the excerpt?

Liberalized divorce laws

"The Jungle" directly contributed to the passage of the

Meat Inspection Act

The above excerpt is most closely associated with which sector of the Progressive movement?

Muckrakers

Which of the following would most directly support the argument that Progressives were "exclusionary"?

Progressives did little to end the segregation of African Americans

Which of the following interpretation of progressivism would most likely support this excerpt?

Progressives were a diverse group who supported various reforms

Which of the following represents a policy that the authors of the excerpt would most likely support?

Secretary John Hay's Open Door Policy

Which of the following conflicts raised the most similar concerns about the violation of civil rights as did World War I?

The American Civil War

Which of the following during World War I proved the most direct threat to the perspective on civil rights in this excerpt?

The Espionage and Sedition Acts

Which of the following was the most direct result of the policy stated in this excerpt?

The United States intervened in many American countries in the early 20th century

Which of the following cites an event that mostly clearly challenges the interpretation expressed in the above excerpt?

The Washington Conference of 1921

Many historians criticize the economy that developed during the 1920s. Which of the following statements best supports that point of view?

The boom was based on speculation and borrowed money

The point of view of this newspaper most clearly reflects

The concept of jingoism

Which of the following most directly contributed to the anti-imperialist sentiments expressed in the excerpt?

The debate over the Platt Amendment and its consequences

Newspaper headlines such as those above most directly contributed to which of the following?

The declaration of war against Spain

Which of the following Progressive reforms most directly promoted "active citizenship"?

The direct election of senators

Which of the following trends of the 1920s is most clearly portrayed in this advertisement?

The use of extended payment plans to purchase consumer goods

The issue of freedom of the seas in World War I most closely resembles the cause of which of the following conflicts?

War of 1812

The leader most closely associated with the viewpoint in this excerpt was

William Jennings Bryan

Which of the following most influenced thinking about sexual behavior during the 1920s?

Writing of the Lost Generation

The above excerpt most directly reflects that the temperance movement

appealed to a varied constituency of reformers

The Prohibition movement was similar to other Progressive reforms

because it began on the local and state levels before becoming national

When the Zimmermann message was made public, many people in the United States

expressed nationalist anger against Germany