History 1302 Exam 2

Which of the following did W.E.B. Du Bois say in his opposition to Marcus Garvey? "[He] thinks that black people only are good enough to be plumbers." "[He] believes himself to be the very second coming of Christ." "[He] will help only his friends and not the great mass of black people." "[He] is the most dangerous enemy of the Negro Race....He is either a lunatic or a traitor." "We have to rid ourselves of this viper."

"[He] is the most dangerous enemy of the Negro Race....He is either a lunatic or a traitor."

All of the following were prophets of modern art and literature EXCEPT: Ezra Pound. Gertrude Stein. Ernest Hemingway. Edward Bellamy. T. S. Eliot.

Edward Bellamy.

Which amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment? Twentieth Twenty-first Nineteenth Eighteenth Seventeenth

Eighteenth

of the four presidential candidates in 1912, the one most likely to advocate government ownership of big business was: Theodore Roosevelt. William Howard Taft. Woodrow Wilson. Eugene Debs. William Jennings Bryan.

Eugene Debs.

The Roaring Twenties was dubbed the "Jazz Age" by: Louis Armstrong. Upton Sinclair. Langston Hughes. Ernest Hemingway. F. Scott Fitzgerald.

F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The French premier during World War I was: Georges Clemenceau. Winston Churchill. David Lloyd George. Henry Cabot Lodge. Vittorio Orlando

Georges Clemenceau.

Who in 1921 told Hemingway that he and his friends who had served in the war "are a lost generation?" Ernest Hemingway T. S. Eliot Ezra Pound Franz Boas Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein

Which court case or legal action brought the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments back to life? Abrams v. United States (1919) Buchanan v. Worley (1917) Guinn v. United States (1915) Schenck v. United States (1919) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Guinn v. United States (1915)

Why did Wilson travel around the country giving speeches in 1919? He wanted to set the stage for his reelection campaign in 1920. He wanted to help Herbert Hoover get elected as his successor. He wanted to drum up support for his version of the war treaty. He wanted to make sure that Henry Cabot Lodge did not become the next president. He wanted to garner support for the second Selective Service Ac

He wanted to drum up support for his version of the war treaty.

Who created the Federal Radio Commission? Herbert Hoover Warren Harding Robert La Follette Andrew Mellon Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

The first radio station to begin broadcasting regularly scheduled programs was located in: New York. Cleveland. Pittsburgh. Boston. Detroit.

Pittsburgh

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression? Corporate structures had been bloated by the success of the 1920s but were unprepared for the tightening of the economy. Much of the profit that had been taken during the 1920s had been put back into companies rather than saved or invested in other ways. Andrew Mellon was overconfident in the power of market capitalism to right itself. A decline in the public consumption of goods led to a lower rate of investment in new plants. Policy makers moved away from the gold standard.

Policy makers moved away from the gold standard.

What was the major cause of the East St. Louis riot in 1917? An African American was accused of rape. Black members of the National Guard were told to not wear their uniforms. A white man was accused of murdering an African American child. There was a misunderstanding of the homeowners' restrictive clauses. Racial tension over employment in a defense factory sparked the riot.

Racial tension over employment in a defense factory sparked the riot.

Who stated, "most of us in the North do not believe in any real Democracy between white and colored men." Upton Sinclair Booker T. Washington Ida Tarbell Ray Stannard Baker Theodore Roosevelt

Ray Stannard Baker

The originator of the "Wisconsin idea" of efficient government was: Lewis Hine. Louis D. Brandeis. Florence Kelley. Robert M. La Follette. Hiram Johnson.

Robert M. La Follette.

As a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906: Congress impeached Roosevelt. Congress protested Roosevelt's actions. Roosevelt supported the African American soldiers. The state of Texas discharged the entire African American regiment. Roosevelt discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers.

Roosevelt discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers.

The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry was: The Jungle. The Great American Fraud. Chicago. Maggie. How the Other Half Lives.

The Jungle.

The issue that made Taft seem to be a less reliable custodian of Roosevelt's conservation policies was Taft's: handling of the Ballinger and Pinchot affair. firing of Wilson. reduction in the size of the navy. support for lower tariffs. support for the federal income tax.

handling of the Ballinger and Pinchot affair.

President Wilson's secretary of state resigned in 1915 because: he had plans to run for president in 1916. he disapproved of Wilson's conciliatory stance toward Germany. he discovered that the Lusitania had carried a cargo of arms and ammunition. he thought Wilson's note to Germany denouncing the sinking of the Lusitania would draw America closer to war. Wilson refused to sign the Arabic Pledge.

he thought Wilson's note to Germany denouncing the sinking of the Lusitania would draw America closer to war.

The U.S. military effort in France: helped turn back several German offensives. resulted in millions of American casualties. showed that small, elite fighting forces were more effective than trench warfare. had little, if any, significance. was commanded by Herbert Hoover.

helped turn back several German offensives.

The Red Scare of 1919-1920 reflected the: impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the actions of militants in the United States. bloody nature of the race riots. demobilization of the American army. tremendous growth of the Socialist party during World War I. massive steel strikes around Chicago and in western Pennsylvania.

impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the actions of militants in the United States.

In Texas, the Klan focused on: terrorizing Jews. terrorizing immigrants. terrorizing poor whites. imposing its severe view of righteous Protestant morality on others. terrorizing blacks.

imposing its severe view of righteous Protestant morality on others.

What event aided the further development of the airplane? the development of lighter steel increased industrial efforts for World War I advertising on the radio political pressure advances made in automobiles

increased industrial efforts for World War I

The biggest scandal of the Harding administration: concerned a corrupt U.S. customs official who had regularly allowed Chinese imports into the country duty-free. led to an attempt to impeach Harding that fell just four votes short of success in the House of Representatives. involved the leasing of government-owned oil deposits to private companies. was his fathering a child out of wedlock. was the impeachment of the attorney general for fraudulent handling of German assets seized after World War I.

involved the leasing of government-owned oil deposits to private companies.

Despite the fact that the Great War generated many changes in female employment, these changes were: limited and brief. for married women. for single women. only significant on the West Coast. for white women.

limited and brief.

The novel This Side of Paradise concerned: immigrant life in New York City. fundamentalist attacks on modernism. the lax enforcement of Prohibition. the beginnings of Miami's tourist industry. modernist student life at Princeton.

modernist student life at Princeton.

The novel This Side of Paradise concerned: fundamentalist attacks on modernism. immigrant life in New York City. modernist student life at Princeton. the lax enforcement of Prohibition. the beginnings of Miami's tourist industry.

modernist student life at Princeton.

Congress established the Bureau of Corporations to: encourage the development of American industry. keep an eye on the lobbying efforts in Congress. educate businesses about new interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment. educate businesses about tariff standards. monitor the activities of interstate corporations.

monitor the activities of interstate corporations

Between 1914 and 1918, World War I was directly responsible for the deaths of: more than 20 million military personnel and civilians. 3 million children. more than 15 million combatants. 4 million noncombatants. 6 million women.

more than 20 million military personnel and civilians.

Modernists in art and literature recognized: science and art had no connection. new technologies and embraced scientific discovery. nature's reality can be captured in art. art, in the end, had rules that should be obeyed. human reason ruled all of nature.

new technologies and embraced scientific discovery.

In his 1920 campaign for president, Warren G. Harding said the country needed a return to: experimentation. patriotism. normalcy. progressivism. energetic government.

normalcy.

In 1917, a prohibition amendment to the Constitution: passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification. failed passage by Congress but was ratified by the states anyway. passed Congress but was vetoed by the president. was overturned by the Twenty-first Amendment. was ratified by the states as the Eighteenth Amendment.

passed Congress but was vetoed by the president.

In 1917, a prohibition amendment to the Constitution: was overturned by the Twenty-first Amendment. was ratified by the states as the Eighteenth Amendment. passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification. passed Congress but was vetoed by the president. failed passage by Congress but was ratified by the states anyway.

passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification.

The congressional resolution for war: was divided strictly along party lines. included a provision that the United States would accept only an unconditional surrender from Germany. passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate. The congressional resolution for war: was divided strictly along party lines. included a provision that the United States would accept only an unconditional surrender from Germany. passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate. passed overwhelmingly. came quickly in response to the sinking of the Lusitania. came quickly in response to the sinking of the Lusitania.

passed overwhelmingly.

Progressives supported all of the following as measures to democratize government EXCEPT the: party primary. initiative. poll tax. popular election of senators. referendum.

poll tax.

Both government and industry recruited women to work in: the North. coal mines. the South. only support roles. port cities' loading docks and on railway crews.

port cities' loading docks and on railway crews.

Political and social radicalism arose after World War I because: President Woodrow Wilson encouraged opposition to old traditions. northern cities asserted cultural superiority because of industry. people had been bored by World War I's rationing of goods. southerners neglected agricultural responsibilities. postwar culture was entering an era of bewildering change.

postwar culture was entering an era of bewildering change.

Political and social radicalism arose after World War I because: President Woodrow Wilson encouraged opposition to old traditions. southerners neglected agricultural responsibilities. people had been bored by World War I's rationing of goods. postwar culture was entering an era of bewildering change. northern cities asserted cultural superiority because of industry.

postwar culture was entering an era of bewildering change.

Jane Addams, founder of the settlement house movement, stated: "my duty as a mother is to my children's future." "urban enlightenment is the only goal." "the upper-class prayers have been answered." progressive reformers reflected their "yearning sense of justice and compassion." "a woman's response to alcoholism and abuse should be subtle."

progressive reformers reflected their "yearning sense of justice and compassion."

William Jennings Bryan: was a vocal supporter of the Ku Klux Klan. was the mayor of Dayton, Tennessee. believed evolution should be taught in science classes. prosecuted John Scopes for teaching evolution in the Dayton, Tennessee, evolution case. advocated Prohibition.

prosecuted John Scopes for teaching evolution in the Dayton, Tennessee, evolution case.

Coolidge's administration was marked by: prosperity. a slow economic downturn. continued tax breaks for the lower and middle classes at the expense of the upper class. a continuation of the post-World War I economic slump. the creation of the Internal Revenue Service, which drastically reformed taxation formulas and duty lists.

prosperity.

The National Defense Act of 1916: provided for the expansion of the U.S. Army. hit farmers and low-income Americans the hardest. was vetoed by President Wilson. amounted to the progressives' biggest failure in the Wilson period. was designed to make Republicans support the war.

provided for the expansion of the U.S. Army.

Which of the following best describes the method used by most progressives to solve the problem of economic power and its abuses? lower taxes so that companies would raise wages allow business to work out its own destiny follow the principles of laissez-faire government regulate big business adopt a socialist program of public ownership

regulate big business

Marcus Garvey: helped lead the suffragist movement. said blacks should return to Africa. was allied with W.E.B. Du Bois. sought reconciliation with southern whites. was a revered jazz saxophonist.

said blacks should return to Africa.

Andrew Mellon was Harding's: secretary of commerce. secretary of war. attorney general. secretary of state. secretary of the Treasury.

secretary of the Treasury.

The 1924 immigration law: restricted immigration to those from eastern Europe. stopped the illegal flow of immigrants into the United States. continued an open-door policy, whereby almost all new arrivals would be admitted. encouraged immigration from Japan and China. set strict yearly limits on the number of immigrants allowed into the country.

set strict yearly limits on the number of immigrants allowed into the country.

Charlie Chaplin is best associated with: stand-up comedy. slapstick comedy. muckraking journalism. politics. alternative comedy.

slapstick comedy.

The Harlem Renaissance: was confined to jazz. made the connection between the African American experience and the legal structure of Rome. emphasized socialism as the means to black empowerment. embraced Booker T. Washington's conciliatory strategy. sought to rediscover black folk culture.

sought to rediscover black folk culture.

WCTU: stood for Western Colorado Teamsters Union. was the radio station Roosevelt made famous while president. stood for Women's Christian Temperance Union. was the first radio station in America. was the abbreviation of Western Connecticut University, where Wilson got his start as a professor.

stood for Women's Christian Temperance Union.

The most celebrated postwar labor confrontation was: the Boston police strike of 1919. the U.S. Steel strike of 1919. racial rioting in Los Angeles. the Homestead strike of 1892. the Haymarket affair.

the Boston police strike of 1919.

During the 1908 presidential race: the Democrats once again nominated William Jennings Bryan. Theodore Roosevelt sought reelection. Taft lost to Cleveland. the Socialist vote practically disappeared. prohibition became the major issue.

the Democrats once again nominated William Jennings Bryan.

On November 9, 1918, the German republic was proclaimed after: a great victory at Belleau Wood. Germany surrendered to U.S. forces. the German kaiser resigned. Adolf Hitler took power. The Battle of Verdun.

the German kaiser resigned.

A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that: people liked Mrs. Wilson. the United States was at war. wealthy Democrats poured millions of dollars into his campaign. the Republican party had split in two. many Republicans supported his nomination.

the Republican party had split in two

Which one of the following is associated with Dayton, Tennessee? the Scopes trial the lynching of three Italian anarchists Paul Gauguin Ernest Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald

the Scopes trial

The first place in the United States to extend equal voting to women was: the Oregon Territory. New York. the New Mexico Territory. the Wyoming territory Massachusetts.

the Wyoming territory

The result in the presidential election of 1920 might be attributed to: southerners who expressed their displeasure at President Wilson's policies by voting Republican. the lack of women voters in that election. all of the above. the fact that Americans in the 1920s were "tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being noble." the smear campaign directed against Democratic candidate A. Mitchell Palmer.

the fact that Americans in the 1920s were "tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being noble."

The result in the presidential election of 1920 might be attributed to: the fact that Americans in the 1920s were "tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being noble." all of the above. the smear campaign directed against Democratic candidate A. Mitchell Palmer. the lack of women voters in that election. southerners who expressed their displeasure at President Wilson's policies by voting Republican.

the fact that Americans in the 1920s were "tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being noble."

Of all the causes of the stock market crash of October 1929, the greatest culprit was: the weak foundation of the 1920s economy. unethical practices on Wall Street. Hoover's tax policies. union influences on business. international monetary policy.

the weak foundation of the 1920s economy.

Of all the causes of the stock market crash of October 1929, the greatest culprit was: unethical practices on Wall Street. international monetary policy. the weak foundation of the 1920s economy. union influences on business. Hoover's tax policies.

the weak foundation of the 1920s economy.

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were: the New York Yankees' double-play combination during the 1920s. convicted of bombing eight army supply trucks. finally exonerated of the charges of payroll robbery and murder. murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan. two Italian-born anarchists sentenced to death and executed even though there was doubt as to their guilt.

two Italian-born anarchists sentenced to death and executed even though there was doubt as to their guilt.

The Armory Show in 1913: featured poetry readings by Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot. led directly to woman suffrage. introduced many women to new clothing fashions. was a controversial exhibition of modern art. showed the continuing appeal of traditional values.

was a controversial exhibition of modern art.

Frederick W. Taylor: was an Oregon reformer responsible for many progressive measures enacted there. was an efficiency expert. was the progressive editor of Arena. authored the bill on reclamation for the western states. was founder of the National Child Labor Committee.

was an efficiency expert.

The movement of southern blacks to the North: meant industry could no longer hire whites. created the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. was so large that southern agriculture was interrupted. was called the "Great Migration." saw many African Americans return to Africa.

was called the "Great Migration."

The Food Administration: was intended to increase agricultural production while reducing civilian food consumption. used strict guidelines and coercive authority to achieve its goals. encouraged Americans to eat as much food as possible in order to support farmers. was managed by a young engineer named Harry Truman. was contested by a labor lawyer, Frank P. Walsh.

was intended to increase agricultural production while reducing civilian food consumption.

The Universal Negro Improvement Association: was conceived by W.E.B. Du Bois. sponsored black artists and writers. was led by Marcus Garvey. promoted Booker T. Washington's idea of racial peace through accommodation. was the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

was led by Marcus Garvey.

The Treaty of Versailles: created twenty-five new nations. required Germany to pay one half of its reparations. led immediately to a new war between Russia and Germany. was not agreeable to the Germans. took place in France in 1918.

was not agreeable to the Germans.

John W. Davis: starred in The Jazz Singer. was one of the first great liberal Democrats. was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924. was the first head of the Federal Communications Commission. invented the radio.

was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924.

David C. Stephenson: was a graduate of the Naval Academy. was twice elected governor of Indiana. was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. supported the continuation of Prohibition. was born into a family of sharecroppers.

was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.

During the presidential election of 1912, William Howard Taft: named George W. Norris as his vice-presidential running mate. campaigned for his Bull Moose program. lost to Grover Cleveland. was the Republican candidate. defeated Woodrow Wilson.

was the Republican candidate.

President Taft's domestic policies generated a storm of controversy: in the military. within the Democratic party. within his own party. within the Progressive party. overseas.

within his own party.

At the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911: Frederick Taylor first applied his scientific management principles. a strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops. the labor force was found to be made up entirely of children. workers died as a result of a fire. Samuel Gompers first developed his idea for what became the Hepburn Act.

workers died as a result of a fire.

The event that triggered World War I in Europe was: Russia's decision to ally with France and Britain. a Serb's assassination of the Austrian archduke. Germany's invasion of Belgium. Germany's determination to build a navy as large as Britain's. the fallout from the Bolshevik Revolution.

a Serb's assassination of the Austrian archduke.

Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot was: the president's chief speechwriter. the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company. a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment. one of the most famous muckrakers. a forestry expert and leading conservationist.

a forestry expert and leading conservationist.

Contrary to his party's tradition, President Taft called for: a high tariff only on luxury items. a moderately high tariff. a lower tariff. a drastically higher inheritance tax. no tariff.

a lower tariff.

The Seventeenth Amendment: authorized the popular election of U.S. senators. gave women the right to vote. made the production and distribution of alcohol illegal. authorized the federal income tax. called for direct primaries.

authorized the popular election of U.S. senators.

Which one of the following is associated with Detroit, Michigan? airplane industry socialism entertainment industry farming automobile industry

automobile industry

The McNary-Haugen bill: failed to pass Congress in 1922 but passed in 1927 with the support of President Coolidge. resulted in significant technological developments. effectively raised domestic commodity prices. called for crops to be sold on the world market to raise domestic prices. was viewed with derision by American farmers.

called for crops to be sold on the world market to raise domestic prices.

The McNary-Haugen bill: was viewed with derision by American farmers. failed to pass Congress in 1922 but passed in 1927 with the support of President Coolidge. called for crops to be sold on the world market to raise domestic prices. effectively raised domestic commodity prices. resulted in significant technological developments.

called for crops to be sold on the world market to raise domestic prices.

Harry T. Burn is best associated with: the Homestead strike of 1892. changing his vote to yes at the insistence of his mother, breaking a tie and making Tennessee's legislature the last of thirty-six state assemblies to approve the Nineteenth Amendment. the Haymarket affair. racial rioting during World War I. the Boston police strike of 1919.

changing his vote to yes at the insistence of his mother, breaking a tie and making Tennessee's legislature the last of thirty-six state assemblies to approve the Nineteenth Amendment.

Despite the many well-founded criticisms of Warren G. Harding as president, he was a visionary for his era in the field of: government oversight. business regulation. bank development. civil rights. economic development.

civil rights.

The Red Scare of 1919-1920 was directed against: the Ku Klux Klan. labor unions. blacks. Germans. communists.

communists.

The theories of relativity and quantum physics led people to: recognize jazz's role in destabilizing American society. enter retirement. deny the relevance of absolute values in society at large. hold petting parties. embrace the notion that human reason is immutable.

deny the relevance of absolute values in society at large

In his understanding of global issues, Wilson: was clueless. was the first president to take on this issue. did have strong beliefs and principles. refused to show concern. touted his extensive experience.

did have strong beliefs and principles.

During the early twentieth century, the nation's century-long isolation from European conflicts: increased dramatically. was declared unconstitutional. ended. was codified in the U.S. legal system. was endorsed by the full U.S. Congress.

ended.

The NAACP emphasized: Du Bois's concept of supporting the Talented Tenth. strictly black membership. enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. the formation of a black political party. vocational and technical education.

enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

The Adamson Act of 1916: made the consumption of alcohol legal for soldiers. provided federal funds to build highways. restricted child labor. established the eight-hour day for railroad workers. provided low-interest loans to farmers.

established the eight-hour day for railroad workers.

Gertrude Stein was a(n): Dada artist. member of Congress. experimentalist poet. disc jockey. freedom fighter in World War I.

experimentalist poet.

The muckrakers saw their primary objective as: proposing detailed legislation. destroying the Republican party. increasing the circulation of sensationalist newspapers. converting Americans to socialism. exposing social problems to the public.

exposing social problems to the public

Harding's secretary of the Treasury: favored a reduction of the high wartime level of taxation, but mainly for the poor and middle class. favored a reduction of the high wartime level of taxation, but mainly for the rich. favored retaining the high wartime level of taxation to build up the public treasury. persuaded Congress to drop the personal income tax instituted under Wilson. supported calling in all loans to Europe.

favored a reduction of the high wartime level of taxation, but mainly for the rich.

The National Child Labor Committee pushed: for laws banning the widespread employment of young children. for mandatory scholarships for employees' children. to allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible. federal legislation allowing children to work more hours. to open more technical schools.

for laws banning the widespread employment of young children.

The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921: formed a new Bureau of the Budget to streamline the process of preparing an annual federal budget. caused a rift within the Democratic party concerning the budget. imposed a tax to rewrite the budget process. brought an end to state budgets. created chaos in the federal budget process.

formed a new Bureau of the Budget to streamline the process of preparing an annual federal budget.

In negotiating with the Big Four over many postwar territorial issues, President Wilson: compromised only when it benefited America. had to compromise his principle of self-determination. was embarrassed to admit that most Americans did not want the League. demanded that democratic states must be established. remained true to his core values.

had to compromise his principle of self-determination

In 1900, approximately how many Americans lived in desperate poverty? 5 million 25 million 10 million 30 million 15 million

10 million

How many people were out of work in early 1933? 12,000 1.2 million 12 million 120,000 1.2 billion

12 million

The amendment to the Constitution that barred the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors (Prohibition) went into effect in: 1922. 1920. 1928. 1932. 1911.

1920.

Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., a St. Louis-based mail pilot, made the first solo transatlantic flight, traveling from New York to Paris in: 1928. 1926. 1927. 1929. 1920.

1927.

In 1920, what percentage of homes in America had electricity? 60 75 50 35 25

35

In 1920, how many cars were registered in the United States? 6 million 4 million 11 million 8 million 10 million

8 million

To what did Wilson refer when he spoke of "the heart of the League"? the League of Nations army, which would enforce peace Article X, which would pledge members to consult on military and economic sanctions against aggressors the idea of a "moral compass held by God" the Permanent Court of Justice, which would rule on international disputes the Assembly, which would allow each League member an equal voice

Article X, which would pledge members to consult on military and economic sanctions against aggressors the idea of a "moral compass held by God

James Weldon Johnson coined the term: Negro. bootlegger. progressivism. flapper. Aframerican.

Aframerican.

In physics, who developed the theoretical basis of quantum theory? Albert Einstein Max Planck Sir Francis Bacon Isaac Newton Werner Heisenberg

Albert Einstein

In physics, the theory of relativity was developed and explained by: Max Planck. Sir Francis Bacon. Werner Heisenberg. Isaac Newton. Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein.

Which of the members of Harding's cabinet was jailed for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal? Henry C. Wallace Calvin Coolidge Charles Evans Hughes Andrew Mellon Albert Fall

Albert Fall

During the 1928 presidential election, the Democrats nominated: Franklin D. Roosevelt. Harry Truman. Rex Tugwell. Herbert Hoover. Alfred E. Smith.

Alfred E. Smith.

Which of the following statements best describes the diplomatic stance of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan? America must, above all else, protect American interests around the world. America must not interfere in the affairs of other nations. America should prove its might wherever and whenever possible. America has a religious duty to spread democracy and moral progress throughout the world. America must never put internationality above nationality.

America has a religious duty to spread democracy and moral progress throughout the world.

Harding's secretary of the Treasury, who pushed tax cuts for the wealthy, was: Albert Fall. Andrew Mellon. Charles Evans Hughes. Calvin Coolidge. Herbert Hoover.

Andrew Mellon.

Vittorio Orlando, prime minister of Italy, focused his efforts on: destroying the United States. annexing Switzerland. defeating Russia. surrendering Luxembourg. Austria.

Austria.

During the 1924 presidential election: A. Mitchell Palmer was the Democratic candidate. the Democratic candidate almost upset the Republican candidate. Robert M. La Follette barely won the nomination of a faction-ridden Republican party. Herbert Hoover challenged Coolidge for the Republican nomination. Calvin Coolidge swept both the popular and electoral votes with decisive majorities.

Calvin Coolidge swept both the popular and electoral votes with decisive majorities.

During the midterm elections of 1918: Republican victories in the South were offset by heavy losses in the Northeast. Democrats lost control of both houses of Congress. labor, eastern businessmen, and western farmers expressed support for Democratic policies. Wilson angered Democrats by appointing Taft to the peace commission. Wilson asked voters to elect progressive candidates of either party.

Democrats lost control of both houses of Congress.

Which of the following is true of the Lusitania? It was sunk by a submarine right outside New York Harbor. Its sinking led Wilson to support a war against Germany. It was one of the largest battleships in the British navy. It secretly carried weapons and ammunition in its cargo. It was the only passenger ship the Germans attacked during the war.

It secretly carried weapons and ammunition in its cargo.

Which of the following is NOT true of the McNary-Haugen plan? It was supported by Coolidge as a way to empower farmers. It was passed by both houses of Congress but vetoed by President Coolidge. It promised crops would be sold on the world market in order to raise domestic prices. It was intended to raise domestic farm prices. It drew the rural South and West together in defense of agriculture.

It was supported by Coolidge as a way to empower farmers.

Which of the following pairs consists of two countries that were NOT members of the Triple Entente? France and Great Britain Russia and France Italy and Austria-Hungary Great Britain and Russia Austria-Hungary and France

Italy and Austria-Hungary

As a result of the Scopes trial: William Jennings Bryan's political career was revived. John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution. Tennessee's anti-evolution law was declared unconstitutional. Clarence Darrow's legal career faded into obscurity. the fundamentalist movement disappeared.

John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution.

As a result of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia: Lenin concluded a separate peace with Germany. Russia renewed its war effort against Germany. the United States put thousands of Russian Communist labor activists in jail in 1918. Russia got its first democratic government. the United States loaned Russia millions of dollars.

Lenin concluded a separate peace with Germany.

Who wrote articles for the best-selling McClure's magazine? Ida M. Tarbell Lincoln Steffens Ray Stannard Baker George F. Baer Henry Demarest Lloyd

Lincoln Steffens

What were the professional baseball leagues for African Americans called? Negro Leagues African American Leagues Inner City Leagues Black Leagues Minor Leagues

Negro Leagues

In 1928, Democratic presidential nominee Alfred E. Smith was hurt by the fact that he was a(n): boring public speaker. New Yorker and a Roman Catholic. actor. supporter of Prohibition. member of the Ku Klux Klan.

New Yorker and a Roman Catholic.

All of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 are true EXCEPT: the coal strike ended on October 23. UWA leaders called mine owners "wooden headed." in 1902 Roosevelt threatened to take over coal mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Roosevelt was too cozy with the coal industry. The United Mine Workers (UMW) walked off the job in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Roosevelt was too cozy with the coal industry.

Hemingway used the phrase "lost generation" as the epigraph in: A Farewell to Arms (1929). This Side of Paradise (1920). Three Lives (1909). The Waste Land (1922). The Sun Also Rises (1926).

The Sun Also Rises (1926).

Gifford Pinchot, a close friend of Roosevelt's and the nation's first professional forester, was appointed head of the: Department of the Treasury. Department of the Navy. U.S. Division of Forestry. State Department. Bureau of Reclamation.

U.S. Division of Forestry.

Wilson's Fourteen Points endorsed all of the following EXCEPT: an end to secret treaties. U.S. colonies in Africa and Asia. removal of trade barriers. freedom of the seas. the creation of a "league" of nations.

U.S. colonies in Africa and Asia.

The most important of all the mobilization agencies was the: Emergency Fleet Corporation. War Industries Board. United States Shipping Board. Committee on Public Information. Fuel Administration.

War Industries Board.

Whose campaign pledge stated he would "safeguard" America first? Eugene Debs Herbert Hoover Theodore Roosevelt Al Smith Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding

What was the major cause of the Chicago riot in 1919? A white man was accused of murdering an African American child. There was a misunderstanding of the homeowners' restrictive clauses. Black members of the National Guard were told to not wear their uniforms. An African American was accused of rape. Whites were angered by the influx of southern blacks into their communities.

Whites were angered by the influx of southern blacks into their communities.

During the 1912 presidential campaign, who said, "There are so many people in the country who don't like me"? William H. Taft Eugene V. Debs Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Grover Cleveland

William H. Taft

Who became chief justice of the Supreme Court after serving as president? Woodrow Wilson Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft William McKinley

William Howard Taft

The "House That Ruth Built," is also known as: Tiger Stadium. Wrigley Field. Red Sox Field. Yankee Stadium. Ebbets Field.

Yankee Stadium.

All these innovations changed warfare during World War I EXCEPT: long-range artillery. flame throwers. land mines. blockades. machine guns.

blockades.

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey is best associated with: horse racing. boxing. radio. football. baseball.

boxing.

Part of the reason for the stock market crash was the: tax policies of the 1920s that hurt the wealthy, who might otherwise have bought more stocks. remarkably poor returns on government bonds in 1929. low tariff, which allowed imports to corner several important American markets. high rate of deflation in the 1920s. buying of great amounts of stock on margin.

buying of great amounts of stock on margin.

In the 1920s, labor unions: lost a substantial number of members. won a number of important victories in the Supreme Court. were helped by the prosperity of the decade. enjoyed the support of Republican presidents. gained about 1.5 million members.

lost a substantial number of members

During the presidential election of 1916, the Republicans: lost by a small margin. won by a large margin. nominated Woodrow Wilson. blew their chances when they did not allow the progressives to support Hughes. nominated Theodore Roosevelt.

lost by a small margin.

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff: raised the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson. raised the average tariff and hence was opposed by Wilson. lowered the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson. lowered the average tariff and hence was opposed by Wilson. kept tariffs the same as under Taft and Roosevelt.

lowered the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson.

The tariff policy of the early 1920s: had virtually no effect on the average American, but significantly limited businesses. made it easier for other nations to sell to the United States. made it easier for other nations to repay their war debts. led Americans to cut back on loans and investments abroad. made it harder for other nations to sell to the United States.

made it harder for other nations to sell to the United States.

The progressive coalition that elected Woodrow Wilson president dissolved by 1920 for all the following reasons EXCEPT: many of the progressive reforms still seemed unattainable. Prohibition was widely unpopular. intellectuals became disillusioned because of the anti-evolution movement. intellectuals became disillusioned with the grassroots democracy of popular support for the Ku Klux Klan. it was interested in restoring a "new era" of prosperity based on mass production and mass consumption.

many of the progressive reforms still seemed unattainable.

The progressive coalition that elected Woodrow Wilson president dissolved by 1920 for all the following reasons EXCEPT: many of the progressive reforms still seemed unattainable. intellectuals became disillusioned with the grassroots democracy of popular support for the Ku Klux Klan. it was interested in restoring a "new era" of prosperity based on mass production and mass consumption. Prohibition was widely unpopular. intellectuals became disillusioned because of the anti-evolution movement.

many of the progressive reforms still seemed unattainable.

As president, Taft: opposed both the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments. was the first divorcé to hold the office. was able to unite a faction-ridden Republican party with his towering personality. brought less than one-third the number of anti-trust suits prosecuted under Roosevelt. opened more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had marked for conservation in nearly eight.

opened more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had marked for conservation in nearly eight.

Fitzgerald's stories during the 1920s were: painfully autobiographical. not discovered until the 1960s. nonfiction. about science. written for Hollywood.

painfully autobiographical.

William Howard Taft: was, in the Republican tradition, opposed to a lower tariff. eventually was elected president as a member of the Progressive party. was described by many journalists as "the ultimate politician." was Roosevelt's choice as his successor. found solid support from voters only in the South and Southwest.

was Roosevelt's choice as his successor.

In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt: used the Forest Reserve Act to protect over 170 million acres of forest. angered western hunters by closing much of the western public lands. vetoed a bill authorizing a National Conservation Commission. believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action. angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry.

used the Forest Reserve Act to protect over 170 million acres of forest.