History 12: Module 4

1. Which amendment did Alice Paul draft and promote? a. 19th Amendment b. Equal Rights Amendment c. Sheppard-Towner Amendment d. Planned Parenthood Amendment

b. Equal Rights Amendment

1. Which of the following is NOT an example of local, city, and state efforts to combat the Great Depression? a. Creation of the U.S. Department of Welfare b. Family allowances of food and fuel c. Voluntary donations of salaries by public employees d. Importation of excess food from overseas

d. Importation of excess food from overseas

1. Which of the following is NOT true about the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)? a. It displaced 15,000 families from their homes b. It provided education to local famers c. It revitalized a previously over-farmed river valley d. It builds new roads and railroad hubs

d. It builds new roads and railroad hubs

1. Which of the following had the greatest negative impact on the public perception of the Hoover presidency? a. The Farm Holiday Association b. The Ford Motor Company labor strikes c. The Bonus Expeditionary Force d. The widespread appearance of "Hooverville" shantytowns

c. The Bonus Expeditionary Force

1. Which novel of the era satirized the conformity of the American middle class? a. This Side of Paradise b. The Sun Also Rises c. A Farewell to Arms d. Babbitt

d. Babbitt

1. Which group of mainly conservative Democrats claimed Roosevelt's New Deal programs were fascist and a threat to democracy? a. American Liberty League b. Federal One Project c. National Union for Social Justice d. Share Our Wealth

a. American Liberty League

1. Choose Two: During the 1920s and 1930s, what two industries had the biggest impact on the country's economic future in terms of investment, potential growth, and employment? a. Construction b. Garment c. Automobile d. Defense

a. Construction c. Automobile

1. Which groups were excluded from receiving pension funds as outlined in Roosevelt's Social Security Act? a. Domestic workers b. Defense workers c. Railroad workers d. Farmers

a. Domestic workers d. Farmers

1. In 1929, Albert Fall was convicted of bribery while holding the position of ________. a. Secretary of the Interior b. Head of the Veterans' Bureau c. Secretary of the Treasury d. Secretary of Commerce

a. Secretary of the Interior

1. The popularization of which psychologist's ideas encouraged the new morality of the 1920s? a. Sigmund Freud b. Alice Paul c. W. E. B. Du Bois d. Margaret Sanger

a. Sigmund Freud

1. Which of the following is an anarchist belief that, ultimately, biased the jury against Sacco and Vanzetti when they were accused of robbery and murder in 1920? a. The destruction of capitalistic society through violence b. The replacement of a democratic society by a communist one c. The inevitability of a world war between nations d. The deportation of all immigrants from the previous two decades

a. The destruction of capitalistic society through violence

1. The popularization of ________ expanded the communications and sports industries. a. radios b. talkies c. the Model T d. airplanes

a. radios

1. What did NOT characterize Hoover's response to the first months of the Great Depression? a. A refusal to give government aid to the needy which he equated with "handouts" b. A funneling of large sums of government funds through non-secular aid organizations c. Calling on the spirit of volunteerism among American businesses to help the needy d. Promoting the spirit of "rugged individualism" and telling Americans to tighten their belts

b. A funneling of large sums of government funds through non-secular aid organizations

1. Which of the following was NOT a policy undertaken by the National Industry Recovery Act (NIRA)? a. Agreement to suspend antitrust laws to help stabilize prices b. Agreement among industries to reinvest profits into their firms c. Agreement among industries to set production levels to prevent overproduction d. Recognition of the right of workers to organize labor and form unions

b. Agreement among industries to reinvest profits into their firms

1. Which of the following was NOT a key condition that led to the Dust Bowl? a. Previous over-cultivation of farmland b. Decreasing demand for farm produce c. Unfavorable weather conditions d. Poor farming techniques around irrigation and rotation

b. Decreasing demand for farm produce

1. After being reelected in 1936, how did Roosevelt attempt to transform the Supreme Court to better serve his agenda? a. He attempted to force four judges from the bench, so he could replace them b. He attempted to expand the Supreme Court from nine to fifteen judges c. He attempted to shrink the Supreme Court from nine to seven judges d. He attempted to curtail the legal jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

b. He attempted to expand the Supreme Court from nine to fifteen judges

1. Which assessment of Herbert Hoover's presidency is most accurate? a. Hoover's policies caused the stock market crash and accelerated the Depression b. Hoover did not cause the stock market crash but responded inadequately to it c. Hoover pledged too much of direct federal aid overtaxed the federal budget and worsened the crisis d. Hoover's suspicions of voluntary aid and actions helped to forestall any concrete solutions to the Depression

b. Hoover did not cause the stock market crash but responded inadequately to it

1. Which of the following does NOT represent an effort made by President Roosevelt to ensure more opportunities to African Americans in hiring practices for relief agencies ? a. Requiring WPA programs to hire African Americans using a quota that reflected the demographics of the local population b. Restructuring the Civilian Conservation Corps to be an exclusively African American program c. Increasing educational opportunities for African Americans through a literacy program called the Federal One Project d. Soliciting the advice from the Federal Council on Negro Affairs, otherwise known as the "Black Cabinet"

b. Restructuring the Civilian Conservation Corps to be an exclusively African American program

1. Which of the following statements accurately describes Mary McLeod Bethune? a. She was a prominent supporter of the Townsend Plan b. She was a key figure in the National Youth Administration (NYA) c. She was Eleanor Roosevelt's personal secretary d. She played a key role in drafting the Agricultural Adjustment Act

b. She was a key figure in the National Youth Administration (NYA)

1. Which New Deal agency was the first to hire women openly? a. The National Recovery Administration (NRA) b. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) c. The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) d. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b. The Works Progress Administration (WPA)

1. What is the definition of Nativism? a. The return to a pre-industrialized, more rural economy b. The rejection of outside influences in favor of local or native customs c. The renewed interests in one's ancestry and heritage d. The political movement for human rights of Native Americans

b. The rejection of outside influences in favor of local or native customs

1. The Scopes Monkey Trial revolved around a law that banned teaching about ________ in public schools. a. religion b. evolution c. science d. politics

b. evolution

1. Coolidge's presidency was characterized by________. a. scandal and dishonesty b. silence and inactivity c. flamboyancy and extravagance d. ambition and greed

b. silence and inactivity

1. Which of the following was NOT part of Roosevelt's strategy to reform the banks within his first 100 days in office? a. Take the country off of the gold standard to improve the circulation of paper money b. Institute federal oversight of banks, closing them until federal agencies audited them and declared them solvent c. Give commercial banks tax incentives to encourage their investment banking d. Pass a law that insured personal bank deposits up to $2,500

c. Give commercial banks tax incentives to encourage their investment banking

1. Which of the following best describes Roosevelt's attempts to push his political agenda in the interregnum period after his election victory? a. Roosevelt toured the country to speak publicly on the issue of direct relief b. Roosevelt spoke privately with Hoover to convince him to institute certain policy shifts before his presidency ended c. Roosevelt kept silent in the four months between election and inauguration d. Roosevelt met secretly with members of Congress to attempt to win their favor

c. Roosevelt kept silent in the four months between election and inauguration

1. Which of these films, released in 1927, was the first successful talking motion picture? a. The Clansman b. The Great Gatsby c. The Jazz Singer d. The Birth of a Nation

c. The Jazz Singer

1. Who was the Republican presidential nominee for the 1920 election? a. Calvin Coolidge b. Woodrow Wilson c. Warren Harding d. James Cox

c. Warren Harding

1. Which of the following does NOT reflect the youth culture that emerged in the post-WWI era? a. Women wore their hair short and dresses that emphasized their legs and ankles b. Men and women openly smoke and drank together c. Sexual behavior became more permissive d. A decline in attendance at movies and dance clubs

d. A decline in attendance at movies and dance clubs

1. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of Roosevelt's first wave of New Deal policies? a. Americans had more employment opportunities b. Americans regained trust in the banking system c. Americans were much more optimistic d. Americans re-invested in the stock market

d. Americans re-invested in the stock market

1. Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the American stock market crash of 1929? a. International economic troubles following WWI b. Poor income distribution with 1 percent controlling over a third of the wealth c. Psychology of investors moving from over-confidence to panic d. Bad federal investments in the U.S. global territories

d. Bad federal investments in the U.S. global territories

1. Who was both a professional baseball player and an influential evangelist during the 1920s? a. Babe Ruth b. Bill Tilden c. Jim Thorpe d. Billy Sunday

d. Billy Sunday

1. Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? a. Orville Wright b. Jim Thorpe c. Bessie Coleman d. Charles Lindbergh

d. Charles Lindbergh

1. Which of the following is NOT a challenge that everyday Americans faced during the Great Depression? a. Poverty b. Unemployment c. Starvation d. Epidemic diseases

d. Epidemic diseases

1. Which of the following phrases best characterizes Herbert Hoover's foreign policy agenda? a. Interventionist in terms of unwanted interference in other nations' affairs b. Militaristic in terms of strengthening American armed forces c. Isolationist in terms of preventing America's interaction with other nations d. Mutual respect in terms of not interfering unnecessarily in others' affairs

d. Mutual respect in terms of not interfering unnecessarily in others' affairs

1. Which of the following was NOT a key issue that allowed Calvin Coolidge, and then Herbert Hoover, to defeat the Democratic Party? a. Prohibition b. Religion c. Immigration d. Social welfare

d. Social welfare

1. What type of help did the Civil Works Administration (CWA) provide? a. Grants to states to infuse relief agencies b. Refinancing mortgages to avoid foreclosures c. Employment planting trees and fighting forest fires d. Work building bridges and repairing roads

d. Work building bridges and repairing roads

1. Which of the following hardships did African Americans NOT typically encounter during the Great Depression? a. lower farm wages in the South b. the view that white workers needed jobs more than their black counterparts c. white workers taking historically "black" jobs such as maids and janitors d. mass deportations similar to those affecting Mexican nationals

d. mass deportations similar to those affecting Mexican nationals