History Mid-Term Review. (chap. 20-23)

In 1900 ____________ of 82 million Americans lived in poverty.

10 Million

By 1939, what proportion of the American labor force remained out of war

17 percent

The First New deal lasted from

1933-1935

An unintended consequence of the Immigration Act of 1924 was

A large influx of the hispanics from the western hemisphere

Which of the following was not a common reaction to the tribulations of the Great Depression?

A massive increase in membership in the communist party

Which statement regarding economist's interpretations of the causes of the Great Depression is most accurate?

Economists to this day debate the various factors that caused the Great Depression

Which of the following was not part if the "good government" movement of the progressive era?

Ending segrated schools

Which of the following was not a big business that attracted cheap laborers to their factories during the progressive period

Farming

The __________ guaranteed customer savings accounts in banks up to $2,500

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

During the Great War what countries made up the allied powers

France, Great Britain, Russia

As the great depression lengthened, President Herbert Hoover did all of the following except

He asked union leaders to organize strikes

When Coolidge chose not to run for a second term of his own, the Republicans nominated

Herbert Hoover

Fears of revolution were so widespread in post-war America that the U.S. attorney general created a government division to collect information on radicals headed by

J. Edgar Hoover

During the 1920s this boxer became famous among the workingmen because he came from humble beginnings

Jack Dempsey

In addition to the nickname "the Roaring Twenties," the 1920s have also been labeled the

Jazz age

The concept of socialism is most associated with

Karl Marx

The reconstruction finance corporation was created to do what?

Make loans to struggling banks, life insurance companies, and railroads

Which of the following statements regarding the effects of the Great Depression is inaccurate

Malnutrition was not a serious concern during the Great Depression

Which of the following statements regarding Europe's role in the Great Depression is most accurate?

Many European nations had not recovered from World War I and had high debts

Which of the following is not considered part of the modernist movement?

Mark Twain

A person who opposed immigration in the 1920s because it would dilute what it "meant to be an American" would be subscribing to what type of viewpoint?

Nativism

The Securities and Exchange commision

Required all stock brokers to be licensed

The infamous Alabama court case that convicted 9 black boys of raping 2 white women on flimsy evidence is the case of the

Scottsboro Boys

The townsend plan targeted which segment of the American population to aid during the Great Depression

Senior Citizens

The increasingly bold discussions about sex that occurred during the 1920s were a result of the writings of

Sigmund Freud

The biggest scandal of the Harding Administration involved the

Teapot Dome

During the progressive era what was the most popular form of reform

Temperance

According to your textbook, what was the initial response of the Hoover administration to the Great Depression

The Hoover administration denied the problem

Why was Warren G. Harding selected to represent the Republican party in the 1920 election?

The Republican Party could not agree on anyone else

President Hoover tried to balance the federal budget and passed the __________ to try and do so

The Revenue Act of 1932

Which of the following statements regarding America in the immediate aftermath of the Great War is correct

The peace did not bring stability to America

What ignited the progressive movement?

The worst economic downturn in U.S. history

The first progressive movement president was

Theodore Roosevelt

How did radio and movies revolutionized the mass culture

Through Marketing and advertising, people were made aware of new products

This lowered tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War.

Underwood-Simmons Tariff

Because of the generally good working conditions during the 1920s

Unions had a hard time recruiting members

Marcus Garvey is best associated with the

Universal Negro Improvement Association

Who made up the so called bonus expeditionary force

WW1 veterans

Which of the following statements regarding President Wilson's is inaccurate

Wilson had a great deal of international relations experience when he was elected

Women in the 1920s who rebelled against conventional dress, hairstyles, and what was considered to be "ladylike" were commonly called

flappers

President Taft won because

he was supported by Roosevelt

As a result of America's entry into the Great war, the federal government's power

increased a great deal

When the Great Depression broke out, the American federal government had ___________ programs in place to deal with homelessness and joblessness

no

When the US entered the Great War, American troops were mostly needed

on the western front

_________ are the payment of money for war damages

reparations

Einstein's theories in the early 20th century revolutionized science by

showing that there are no absolute standards in the world

Because of the actions of the Federal Reserve, the American money supply _______ in the period from 1929-1932

shrank

During the Great War, the Espionage and Sedition Acts

stifled free speech

Which of the following statements regarding President Wilson's 14 points is incorrect

the 14 points called for racial equality

President Wilson was a member of the _______ party and he was often opposed by the _______ party during the peace process

Democratic/ Republican

Roosevelt's second New Deal began in

August 1936

For modernists, what would be considered a great honor?

Being completely misunderstood by their intended audience

The biggest stumbling block to progressivism during the Progressive Era was

Big business

When President Harding died, he was replaced by

Calvin Coolidge

As president, Calvin Coolidge pursued

a determined path to not be an activist president

What was a Hoover blanket?

a newspaper

Henry Ford revolutionized the industrial process by perfecting the

assembly line process

What 2 terms led to a major change during the 1920s in now Americans spent their leisure time

automobiles, rising income

According to your textbook, Roosevelt's early higher taxes of the First New deal were often criticized by __________ and ___________

business leaders and political conservatives

To protect their companies from becoming union shops, owners often employed the _________ contract

yellow-dog