US History - Module 6

In policy matters Warren G. Harding promised to keep the focus on

"American first"

The villages of temporary shacks that sprang up in vacant lots and public parks were known as

"Hoovervilles"

The people of the Dust Bowl classified them into two groups, the more severe were called

"black blizzards"

Franklin Roosevelt's plan to shape the Supreme Court to his will was called the

"court packing scheme"

In his acceptance speech at the Chicago convention, Roosevelt pledged to the American people a

"new deal"

The people of the Dust Bowl classified them into two groups, the less severe were called

"sand blows"

In response to Black Tuesday, The New York Times called the day

"the most disastrous in Wall Street's history"

Which of the following best describes the political failings of Taft? [Choose all that apply.]

- He fell under the control of Conservative Republicans. - He was unable to influence others without offending them. - He was unable to mediate between opposing sides in Congress.

The leaders in Yellow Journalism in the 1890s were [choose all that apply]

- Joseph Pulitzer - William Randolph Hearst

Which of the following was a negative effect of the democratic political reforms of the Progressive Era? [Choose all that apply.]

- Political machines, lobbyists and corporations gained greater control of government - A decline in voter participation - The development of massive, inefficient bureaucracies - Increased corruption in government

Which of the following were two Federal laws passed on the same day that created large bureaucracies to enforce sanitation standards of food transported across state borders? [Choose 2]

- The Pure Food and Drug Act - The Meat Inspection Act of 1906

For which of the following reasons was the Election of 1912 particularly significant? [Choose all that apply.]

- The election oriented the Republican Party in a much more conservative direction. - The election was a sign that Democrats were again becoming competitive in national politics. - It marked the high point of Progressivism in the United States - It was the first Presidential election to hold party primaries.

In which two Latin American countries did the United States demonstrate strong foreign policy decisions in the 1890s? [choose 2]

- Venezuela - Chile

Which of the following arguments did suffragists use to advocate for giving women the right to vote? [Choose all that apply.]

- Women were morally superior to men and would bring greater virtue to government. - Giving women the right to vote would expand the white vote and maintain white supremacy in the South. - The influence of women in government would make the nation less likely to enter wars. - Women were already active in political and cultural reform movements.

Which of the following events led to the decline of optimism in the United States during the Progressive Era? [Choose all that apply.]

- World War I - The sinking of the Titanic in 1912

The massive dust storm of May 1934 [choose all that apply]

- affected Chicago, New York, and Buffalo - affected east coast cities from Boston to Atlanta - dropped Great Plains dirt on ships 300 miles off the eastern coast of the United States

What events in 1919 fed the fears of Americans regarding a possible Bolshevik revolution in America? [choose all that apply]

- civil unrest - labor strikes

Regulatory panels created by the NRA for each industry were to : [choose all that apply]

- develop codes of rules governing prices - establish acceptable working hours - establish acceptable working conditions - develop codes of rules governing wages

In 1922, the Five-Power Treaty (Washington Naval Treaty) [choose all that apply]

- drew new spheres of influence for the participating nations - required the powers who signed it to cut the size of their navies to pre-war levels

The Revenue Act passed by Congress in 1932 [choose all that apply]

- eliminated Hoover's demand side tax cuts - was the single biggest peacetime tax increase in history

In the 1920s, the stock market became a financial bubble supported by [choose all that apply]

- expectations of profit - borrowed money - buyer enthusiasm

What mistake[s] did Woodrow Wilson make when working on the treaty to officially end the Great War? [choose all that apply]

- he insulted Republicans by implying that they were not interested in promoting - he insulted Republicans by not choosing any Republican representatives for the peace delegation

What was some results of the American acquisition of Puerto Rico? [choose all that apply]

- improved infrastructure - widespread poverty - improved education

Which of the following is true of the "Negro Nationalism" movement? [choose all that apply]

- it encouraged the segregation of society into black and white communities - one of the leaders of the movement was Marcus - the movement contributed to the "black power" movement of the 1960s

Which of the following is true of the dust storms of the Dust Bowl? [choose all that apply]

- it was nearly impossible to keep the dust out of homes - flying dirt causes static electricity to build up in the atmosphere - homes that were airtight to keep out the dust could kill the occupants because of the lack of oxygen

How did the people of the Great Plains react to the Dust Bowl? [choose all that apply]

- many endured - some used humor to cope - some turned to religion to help cope - some turned to desparate measures in despair

When President Roosevelt convinced union leaders to end the East Coast Textile Workers Strike, what were the results [choose all that apply]

- many of the striking workers permanently lost their jobs - the strike accomplished nothing

When the Dust Bowl came to the direct attention of the majority of the American people, President Roosevelt created more programs to help, these fell into two broad categories: [chooose 2]

- temporary financial relief - finding a solution to severe wind erosion

What two facts about the ecology of the Great Plains did farmers fail to understand? [choose 2]

- that local weather patterns were subject to periodic drought - the role the native grasses played in the environment

Out of all the strikes and labor incidents of the 1930s, the two that stand out because of their scale and violence are the [choose 2]

- the California Longshoreman's Strike - the East Coast Textile Workers Strike

In the 1920s the two major stock markets in America were the [choose 2]

- the New York Stock Exchange - the New York Curb Exchange

Which of the following is true of the Filipino-American War? [choose all that apply]

- the United States sent more troops to the Philippines than to Cuba - the United States used some of the same measures as the Spanish had in Cuba - the reaction to American measures in the war was mixed

What technological advances encouraged the growth of the suburbs in the 1920s? [choose all that apply]

- the automobile - public transportation

Which of the following were the AAA's main strategies? [choose all that apply]

- to pay farmers not to plant crops - to pay farmers not to harvest crops already planted - to pay stockmen for slaughtering surplus livestock

What were the two aspects of Hoover's plan to save the country? [choose 2]

- use the power of the federal government to prop up certain areas of the economy - keep calm and avoid panic

In separate provisions, the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921 and the Immigration Act of 1924 [choose all that apply]

- were meant to encourage immigration from Northern and Western Europe - severely limited immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe - encouraged immigration from Latin America - excluded all immigrants from East Asia

When President Roosevelt starting asking for relief funds from Congress in 1934, large portions of the aid went to [choose all that apply]

- wheat farmers - cattlemen

While European nations formed colonies in Africa, the United States established stronger relationships in __________ and ___________.

1. East Asia 2. South America

After the terms of alliances and protection agreements were put into place, _________ declared war on __________ on August 1, 1914.

1. Germany 2. Russia

Although not precise, generally speaking the Great Plains extend from the ________ River in the south into __________ in the north, and from what is not central Texas and Oklahoma and eastern Kansas in the east to the ________________ in the west.

1. Rio Grande 2. Canada 3. Rocky Mountains

In an effort to take back control of the Republican Party, _____________ traveled the country in the Fall of 1910 making speeches espousing his Progressive principles known as "New ______________."

1. Roosevelt 2. Nationalism

Extending American influence overseas would provide new ___________ for American goods and new _________ .

1. market places 2. jobs

In 1896, the Supreme Court decided in Plessy v. Ferguson that "___________ , but ___________" facilities for white and black Americans did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.

1. separate 2. equal

The Sixteenth Amendment authorized Congress to enact which of the following measures?

A federal income tax

Which of the following factors did Margaret Sanger believe to be the main cause of poverty?

A lack of family planning

According to the lesson, which of the following is the most important group of Americans that by-in-large did NOT benefit from the Progressive movement?

African Americans

The most extreme leader in the women's suffrage movement was which of the following individuals?

Alice Paul

Which of the following individuals became the Democratic nominee in the Election of 1904?

Alton B. Parker

The _______-______________ ______ was one of the most vocal groups denouncing the Filipino-American War.

Anti-Imperialist League

After breaking away from the Democrat Party because of their choice in candidate in 1924, some delegates broke away and revived the

Bull Moose Progressive Party

Who became President after the death of Warren G. Harding?

Calvin Coolidge

The most famous of the Hoovervilles sprang up almost overnight in

Central Park

William Howard Taft became the first President to also hold which of the following positions in the Federal government?

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The greatest prize of East Asia was

China

When President Roosevelt found a place for the proposed Canal Zone, the land was a part of

Columbia

In the minds of many Americans during the years following World War I, labor unions were linked with

Communism

The Spanish American War began because of a colonial revolt on the island of

Cuba

In 1917, Congress passed the ______________ Amendment to the Constitution, the Prohibition Amendment.

Eighteenth

Who was the Filipino rebel leader against the Spanish and later against the Americans?

Emilio Anguinaldo

During and just after World War I, farmers in the United States made a great deal of money supplying food to the world, but why did that change in the early 1920s?

European farmers were able to resume production and eliminated the need for American commodities

What American novelist labeled the time in which he lived the "Jazz Age" ?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

What nation had a long-standing dispute with Germany and demanded harsh war reparations at the Paris Peace Conference?

France

This semi-retired doctor formed a plan that would alleviate poverty among the elderly and stimulate the economy at the same time:

Francis E. Townsend

In the election of 1920, the Democrats chose James Cox as their nominee for President, but what future President would be his running mate?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The basics of the New Deal were put into place during

Franklin Roosevelt's first 100 days in office

The _______________ _______________ was a deal in which the Japanese agreed to limit emigration of workers to the United States as long as the federal government agreed not to prohibit Japanese immigration.

Gentlemen's Agreement

When the Russians made a separate peace with the Central Powers

Germany was able to move troops to the western front

Taft infuriated Roosevelt and Republican Progressives when he fired which of the following individuals who was serving as head of the U.S. Division of Forestry?

Gifford Pinchot

In 1939 and 1940, President Roosevelt committed to helping what nation with military supplies and weapons?

Great Britain

The most significant social change for African-Americans in the early twentieth century was the _____________ ________________ away from the South toward the northern cities.

Great Migration

The first African -American cultural movement that was purposefully driven and separate from the rest of American society was the ____________ ________________.

Harlem Renaissance

Because of its importance as a naval base in the Pacific, President McKinley and Congress annexed what territory in July 1898?

Hawaii

Secretary of State James G. Blaine believed that ____________ was indispensable to American interests.

Hawaii

How did President Grover Cleveland react to the attempt to annex the Hawaiian islands?

He apologized to the Queen and called for the provisional government to dissolve

How did Roosevelt finally resolve the 1902 Coal Strike?

He threatened to send Federal troops to run the private mines in the workers' absence.

Which of the following was the Massachusetts Senator who advocated American expansion in the early 19th century?

Henry Cabot Lodge

Which of the following switched parties, called himself a progressive conservative, and encouraged the ideas of the progressives through cooperation rather than government mandate?

Herbert Hoover

Which of the following won the Election of 1928 and would be President during the worst economic collapse in American history?

Herbert Hoover

This United States Senator established a plan as an alternative to the New Deal that was basically a radical redistribution of wealth , summed up with the slogan "Every Man a King":

Huey P. Long

The __________ ______________, a settlement house in Chicago founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, was one of the most famous of many such institutions, which were devoted to improving living conditions in major cities.

Hull House

Which of the following best describes the overall goal of the Elkins Act of 1903?

It gave the Executive Branch greater power to execute regulation of big business.

Who led the new federal agency that imposed strict policies against all possible Bolsheviks in 1919?

J. Edgar Hoover

The establishment of the Pan American Union was the result of which Secretary of State's goal to establish free trade between the nations of North and South America?

James G. Blaine

____________ music was a synthesis of black folk and big band music that was a combination of rural and urban traditions.

Jazz

The members of the Bolshevik Party were influenced by the work of

Karl Marx

What famous African-American poet was the best representative of the "New Negro" movement?

Langston Hughes

The capstone of the Fourteen Points was the establishment of a ____________ ___ __________.

League of Nations

Declaration of the North Sea and Atlantic as war zones, brought America to the brink of war over the sinking of the

Lusitania

__________________ is known for her role in the promotion of birth control in the late 1910s and 1920s

Margaret Sanger

In 1901, an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz assassinated President _____________________ at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

Mckinley

President Wilson intervened in the politics of the the nation of _____________, changing alliances and eventually bringing General John J. Pershing to the brink of war after following troops across the border.

Mexico

Which of the following groups were the greatest advocates for the prohibition of alcohol in the United States?

Middle-class women

Most of Roosevelt's supporters walked out of the Republican Convention and formed the "Bull ______________" Progressive Party.

Moose

Investigative journalists who exposed corruption and ill treatment of the working poor were known by which of the following terms?

Muckrakers

Which of the following did Wilson call his progressive party platform in the Election of 1912?

New Freedom

___________ was a term of derision used to describe the Dust Bowl migrants.

Okies

In 1916, the Federal government created the National ____________ Service to maintain and preserve large areas of land throughout the United States.

Park

William Howard Taft became the first Governor-General of the _______________ in 1900 and later became Secretary of War under Roosevelt.

Philippines

The _______________ ________________ restricted Cuban diplomacy and made them promise not to borrow money from European nations.

Platt Amendment

According to the lesson, which of the following best describes the main cause of the failure of Roosevelt's Progressive Party?

Professional politicians distanced themselves from the radical wing of the party.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the end of the Progressive Movement?

Progressives had grown too radicalized for the majority of the American population

The acquisition of ____________ ______________ was a major goal of the Spanish American War.

Puerto Rico

A string of race riots in America in 1919 led James Weldon Johnson to call the period the ____ __________.

Red Summer

The Federal _____________ Act of 1913 established a central banking system in the United States for the first time since the 1830s.

Reserve

What was significant about Franklin Roosevelt and the Election of 1940?

Roosevelt chose to run for an unprecedented third term

What was the reason for the Russo-Japanese War?

Russian expansion into Manchuria

In 1911, Frederick W. Taylor published The Principles of _________________ Management, which suggested ways to bring greater efficiency to the specific tasks of individual workers in factories.

Scientific

In September 1918, the attack on __________ marked a shift in the war as Germany began a retreat from the western front.

Sedan

Following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Austro-Hungarian Empire passed sanctions and threatened invasion of what nation?

Serbia

____________ ___________, based on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, applied the laws of nature to society.

Social Darwinism

Which of the following best describes the reason why Taft won the Republican nomination over Roosevelt in 1912?

Taft had more support of mainline Republicans who controlled state conventions.

Which of the following issues marked Wilson's first major piece of legislation after he became President?

Tariff reform

Which of the following describes the main division between the Republican and Democratic Party platforms in the Election of 1908?

The Democrats wanted a lower tariff.

Which of the following terms refer to the period between 1897 and 1903, when many big businesses came together either formerly or informally?

The First Great Merger Wave

Muckrakers were the most influential Progressive voices in which of the following industries?

The Food and Drug Industries

Which of the following gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum freight rates, a reform long wished for among western farmers?

The Hepburn Act of 1906

Upton Sinclair's _______ _____________, published in 1906, was originally intended to promote socialism, but instead inspired reform in the meatpacking industry.

The Jungle

Which of the following was NOT a government agency created to harness the American economy to the war effort in the Great War?

The National Labor Relations Board

The Battle of San Juan Hill is most often associated with this group because of the account of the battle written by Theodore Roosevelt:

The Rough Riders

Which of the following events inspired new city and state laws regulating working conditions in factories?

The Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911

Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term eugenics?

The effort to reduce the number of "unfit" people in society by reducing the number of children born to "undesirable" parents.

Historians have called which of the following the first "modern President?"

Theodore Roosevelt

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks who led a counterrevolution in Russia and established a Communist government?

Vladimir Lenin

The __________ ___________ ____________ in the Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany was the aggressor in the Great War and forced them to take full responsibility for what happened.

War Guilt Clause

America developed the most aggressive foreign policy since the days of John Quincy Adams under which Secretary of State?

William H. Seward

Who was the first Governor General of the Philippines?

William Howard Taft

What prominent politician became one of the leading advocates for Fundamentalism?

William Jennings Bryan

Which of the following was the most interventionist President in history, in spite of his statements that he would not be?

Woodrow Wilson

__________________ is a journalistic technique that encourages publication of stories with little or no research.

Yellow Journalism

The message from the German foreign minister that urged the Mexican government to invade the United States was the

Zimmerman Letter

A contract that required workers to promise not to join a union as a condition of employment was called

a "yellow-dog" contract

Which of the following parts proposed for the Social Security Act was dropped because it would never receive Congressional approval?

a national health insurance program

Which of the following best describes the Social Gospel?

a religious movement emphasizing the Church's responsibility to help the poor and marginalized

To try to stop the financial panic on "Black Thursday" some prominent investors issued a statement that the markets were actually sound and that the crash was the result of

a technical glitch

The Kellogg-Briand Pact was essentially an attempt by world leaders to

abolish war

the 1926 Air Commerce Act

allowed the federal government to provide funds for commercial air transportation

Before a formal treaty was negotiated, fighting in the Great War ended with a[n]

armistice

How did President Wilson frame the conflict in Europe in his pre-war address to Congress?

as a struggle between democratic and autocratic principles

When the Army was called in to deal with the remaining veterans of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, who did the commander view them?

as an "incipient revolution"

Any day on which financial institutions are closed to the public is called a ____________ ____________.

bank holiday

During Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first term in office the people came to see him as a

benevolent father figure

Around the time that Franklin Roosevelt took office, unemployment reached an overall peak of

between 25 and 30%

The nation's economy has always been subject to " _____________ - _____________" cycles, which are characterized by periods of robust growth followed by periods of recession.

boom-bust

Purchasing stocks "on margin" meant that investors

borrowed money from a stockbroker to purchase stocks

Investors who didn't want to invest in the markets directly could get involved in the stock marked by placing bets on the performance of stocks in

bucket shops

In 1925, President Coolidge proclaimed that the "chief business of the American people is _________________."

business

In response to the NRA, Henry Ford commented that he "was always under the impression that to manage a _____________ properly you ought to know something about it."

business

During the 1920s, how did businesses attempt to bring customers into a lifestyle of consumption?

by offering cheap and easy credit

The single biggest factor that assisted Roosevelt in the Election of 1936 was that

by the time of the election the New Deal had done something for almost every important electoral group

Unemployment during the Depression was both a symptom and a _________.

cause

When farmers increased production in the 1920s to maintain their income it

caused prices to fall further

The results of the 1928 election showed a shift in votes among the people of the [choose all that apply]

cities, far west

American missionaries not only took religion to foreign lands but spread American _____________ values as well.

cultural

Because of the principles of Keynesianism, the entire New Deal was founded on the concept of _____________ ____________ to stimulate the economy and end the depression.

deficit spending

Which group of people were often the first Americans to come into contact with other cultures?

diplomats

What was the foreign policy of President Taft in relation to the Caribbean and Latin American nations?

dollar diplomacy

What was the most influential motivation in promoting American imperialism?

economic

What was the political advantage of the Second New Deal?

even if it didn't work, the appearance of doing something would help with the President's reelection

The National Defense Act of 1916

expanded the US Army and the National Guard

The McNary-Haugen bill was an attempt to protect American

farmers

The quintessential woman of the 1920s became known as the _________________.

flapper

The movement against modernist ideas and teachings that were making their way into churches and seminaries in the 1920s was known as ________________________.

fundamentalism

How was Calvin Coolidge able to reduce taxes and pay down the debt at the same time?

he appointed business leaders to key positions in government

Why did Ford pay his employees higher salaries than usual?

he wanted his people to be able to afford the products they helped build

The growth of suburbs in the 1920s encouraged the government to spend money on ____________ with federal money, making it the biggest budget expenditure by the end of the decade.

highways

The men who rode the freight trains from town to town looking for work and begging or stealing food were called

hobos

In addition to poverty and starvation, many city-dwellers also faced the prospect of

homelessness

In the 1920s, many Americans believed that _____________ were responsible for bringing ideas of socialism, communism and anarchy into American society.

immigrants

In the 1920s, businesses did not feel the need to pay workers more because

immigration made labor plentiful

Calvin Coolidge's pro-business policies focused on

industrial development

The Committee on Public Information published propaganda primarily meant to

influence the opinions of Americans

One of the most important factors in the economic problems during the summer of 1929 was that rising ______________ __________ made it more expensive to borrow money to invest in the stock market.

interest rates

An _____________ _____________ was a company whose only "business" was to speculate in the stock market.

investment trust

Which of the following best describes the main provision of the Nineteenth Amendment?

it guaranteed women's right to vote

What affect did the collection of payroll taxes to support the new Social Security system have on the economy?

it was negative - slowing it down

What was Theodore Roosevelt's criticism of the proposed League of Nations?

it would diminish American sovereignty

The American predisposition to expansion can be traced to

its origins in European expansion

Under the Roosevelt Corollary, the President

justified American intervention in Latin American affairs

Why did southern African Americans move north between 1910 and 1920?

labor shortages in the north meant more employment opportunities

Which of the following best describes William Howard Taft's career before he entered politics?

lawyer

Though the People's Party dissolved in the late 1890s, their political philosophies still held influence. Which of the following became the most influential Populist goal in the progressive era?

limiting corruption in government

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Great Depression?

luxury cars

Believing that the Depression was ending, President decided to

make a major shift in government policy

Which group of people were often the first Americans to come into contact with other cultures?

missionaries

Which of the following is NOT true of American cities in the 1920s?

most American cities remained constant in population as working class people moved into urban areas while the middle class moved to the suburbs

Which of the following was NOT a plan for American expansionism in the early nineteenth century?

moving rapidly into Canada and Mexico to gain full control of the North American continent

In the United States, Woodrow Wilson was committed to the plan that America remain

neutral

As a campaign promise in the Election of 1920, Warren G. Harding promised the American people a "return to ________________."

normalcy

What is meant by "fractional reserve banking"?

only a portion of deposits were held by the bank and the rest loaned out

What institution saw large scale growth as a result of Prohibition?

organized crime

The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Agency was to coordinate efforts to reduce oversupply of farm commodities, thereby increasing _______________.

prices

What is true of stock prices by 1928-1929?

prices of many stocks were so high that they did not accurately reflect the performance of the company

One of the most extreme democratic reforms in the Progressive Era was the popular election of U.S. _______________, which was established by a constitutional amendment ratified in 1913.

senators

Middle and upper class Americans in the 1890s became concerned with the rising influence of _____________, a political philosophy that advocated for government ownership of many businesses and greater social justice for the working class.

socialism

Charity food, often consisting of simple bread or water soup, was often prepared in bulk and ladled out to individuals in storefronts or basements called __________ _____________.

soup kitchens

The 1920s saw the rise of __________ _____________ as a lucrative industry and a contribution to a common American culture.

spectator sports

Someone who takes advantage of rapidly rising prices to make money is a

speculator

One of the reasons that President Franklin Roosevelt was successful was that he

surrounded himself with a select team of people who shared his vision and energy

The Election of 1900 guaranteed what?

that American would be an imperial nation

In his book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Alfred Thayer Mahan argued

that a nation cannot become a world power in the modern age without a large navy

In response to Black Tuesday, some business leaders argued

that the crash had not really harmed the economy in any real way

The idea that a nation had a responsibility to bring a better way of life to other ethnic groups was popularly referred to as

the "white man's burden"

The delegations of the United States, Great Britain, France and Italy at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 were called

the Big Four

Resistance to foreign powers and the Open Door policy resulted in a Chinese revolt called

the Boxer Rebellion

Which of the following was NOT one of the major empires that collapsed as a result of the First World War?

the British Empire

Because of the rise of the radio industry, Congress created what agency in 1927?

the Federal Radio Commission

In the 1920s, what organization took it upon themselves to limit the influence of non-white, non-American born, non- Protestants by means of terrorism and political power?

the Ku Klux Klan

The most notable organization for the advancement of racial equality in the United States was

the NAACP

The NLRA established a new agency, called the ______________________ to provide stronger protection for collective bargaining rights

the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Which Constitutional Amendment granted women the right to vote in national elections?

the Nineteenth Amendment

This New Deal program was similar to the CCC but focused on employing all able men in urban areas

the Public Works Administration (PWA)

Which of the following Second New Deal program could be called the crowning achievement of Roosevelt's Great Depression policies?

the Social Security Act

What worldwide pandemic killed millions of people worldwide between 1918 and 1920 and changed modern medicine and damaged the world economy?

the Spanish-Flu

Which of the following would be the largest scandal in the federal government until Watergate in the 1970s and would color the legacy of Warren G. Harding?

the Teapot Dome Scandal

U.S. foreign policy in Latin America in the 1890s sent the message that

the United States was an authority over Latin America

Which of the following was NOT one of Wilson's points in his postwar plan?

the abolition of formal treaties

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of William H. Seward?

the acquisition of Cuba

What was the most transformative piece of technology to be expanded in the 1920s?

the automobile

The biggest success story of the 1920s was

the automotive industry

What event served as a trigger in the economic collapse that began in 1929?

the crash of the stock market

What was the major point of debate over ratification of the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Spanish American War?

the decision over what to do with the Philippines

The "recovery" of 1936 and 1937 had been supported by

the economic programs of the New Deal

What was the single biggest problem that contributed to the creation of the Dust Bowl?

the effect the drought and heat had on the soil

What event in February 1898 convinced most Americans that the nation should go to war with Spain?

the explosion of the USS Maine

The case of Sacco and Vanzetti is evidence of

the growing concern in the United States regarding immigrants and the political ideas

In the late 1920s, businessmen increasingly looked to this to expand their businesses:

the stock market

What event changed the balance of power in Europe and contributed to the Great War?

the unification of Germany

According to the lesson material, what was the real focus of the Scopes "monkey trial" ?

the validity of a literal interpretation of the Bible

In Schenk v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court decided that free speech could be suppressed when

there was a "clear and present danger"

How did the federal monetary policy affect economic growth in the 1920s?

they expanded credit, making it easier to get loans and expand business

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the United States in relation to Latin America?

they wanted to eliminate totalitarian regimes in the region

How did Californians feel about Dust Bowl migrants?

they were not happy, seeing them as a nuisance at best and a menace at worst

What was Woodrow Wilson's goal for the United States in the Great War?

to promote a world that had peace and protection of all human rights

What was the intention of the Smoot-Hawley tariff?

to raise the price of imported goods and give American companies a chance to compete

Which of the following was NOT one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's campaign promises?

to spend borrowed money to stimulate the economy

What was the primary agenda of the Harding administration?

to undo as much of the work of the progressives as possible

For many Americans, the single most devastating aspect of the Depression was the dramatic increase in _______________.

unemployment

In January 1917, Germany decided to resume

unrestricted submarine warfare

After the Literary Digest wrongly predicted that Alf Landon would win in the Election of 1936, it

ushered in the age of "scientific" opinion

Following the Great War, the Germans and Austrians felt

victimized and vengeful

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation

was a government agency meant to deliver emergency loans to insolvent companies and banks

The "recovery" that the economy experienced in 1936 and 1937 was ________________ and didn't represent any real change in the real economic problems of the nation.

weak

American economic actions in Hawaii protected the rights and power of

white planters