AMSCO Chapter 20-25 quiz questions

Which of the following events most directly conflicted with the perspective of this cartoon? (A) Congressional hearings into the causes of U.S. entry into World War I (B) The Spanish Civil War between the fascist and the republican forces (C) Passage of laws prohibiting arms sales, bank loans, and travel to nations at war (D) Roosevelt's call for democracies to "quarantine" aggressive nations

Roosevelt's call for democracies to "quarantine" aggressive nations

The excerpt suggests that Eleanor Roosevelt knew that her positions could most harm her husband's standing with which of the following groups? (A) The Catholic Church (B) White ethnic groups (C) Wall Street capitalists (D) Southern Democrats

Southern Democrats

Which of the following during World War I proved the most direct threat to the perspective on civil rights in this excerpt? (A) Spread of the Bolshevik Revolution (B) The Espionage and Sedition Acts (C) The Committee for Public Information (D) Schenck v. United States

The Espionage and Sedition Acts

6. Which of the following caused the greatest shift in American opinion about World War II? (A) The re-election of President Franklin Roosevelt for a third term in 1940 (B) The invasion of the Soviet Union by Hitler's Germany (C) The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines (D) The British victory over the German and Italian armies in North Africa

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines

Many historians criticize the economy that developed during the 1920s. Which of the following statements best supports that point of view? (A) Consumerism weakened the moral character of the nation (B) The growth of the auto industry badly hurt the railroads (C) Advertising was based on gaining status and popularity (D) The boom was based on speculation and borrowed money

The boom was based on speculation and borrowed money

3. Which of the following Progressive reforms most directly promoted "active citizenship"? (A) City manager laws (B) Breaking up trusts (C) The direct election of senators (D) Regulatory commissions

The direct election of senators

Which of the following from the 1920s mostly clearly challenges the interpretation expressed in the excerpt? (A) The disarmament agreement among the great powers to limit warships and aggression (B) The passage of legislation to increase tariff rates and cut income taxes (C) The leasing of public lands to private oil companies (D) The reduction of federal regulations for businesses and the banking system

The disarmament agreement among the great powers to limit warships and aggression

Which of the following trends of the 1920s is most clearly portrayed in this advertisement? (A) The expansion of auto dealers throughout the country (B) The use of extended payment plans to purchase consumer goods (C) The emergence of General Motors as the largest company (D) The growth of middle-class incomes

The use of extended payment plans to purchase consumer goods

Which of the following would most likely support a belief that the government was "against the common people"? (A) Creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (B) Treatment of the Bonus Marchers (C) Efforts to stabilize farm prices (D) Passage of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff

Treatment of the Bonus Marchers

The issue of freedom of the seas in World War I most closely resembles the cause of which of the following conflicts? (A) War of 1812 (B) Mexican War of 1846 (C) The American Civil War (D) Spanish-American War of 1898

War of 1812

7. The above excerpt most directly reflects that the temperance movement (A) started out as an unpopular women's fringe group (B) appealed to a varied constituency of reformers (C) drew strong support from immigrant groups (D) gained support by opposing the "liquor trust"

appealed to a varied constituency of reformers

This excerpt most directly reflects the continuation of the policy that (A) the United States should remain neutral and impartial in European conflicts (B) the United States should exercise international police power (C) the independent nations of the Americas should remain free from European intervention (D) the United States should civilize and educate other nations in the Americas

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

During the war, a government agency named the Committee of Public Information, headed by George Creel, was (A) unsuccessful in enlisting movie stars as volunteers (B) infiltrated by German spies and saboteurs (C) the source of the most accurate information about the war (D) the producer of a vast number of posters, pamphlets, and films

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

The Jungle most directly contributed to which of the following? (A) Federal regulations to promote safety and health protection for industrial workers (B) A federal inspection system to ensure minimum standards for processed meats and food (C) The shutdown of Chicago meatpacking factories by the state of Illinois (D) Pressure on publishers to reduce sensational articles and books attacking businesses

A federal inspection system to ensure minimum standards for processed meats and food

4. Which of the following groups would most likely oppose the philosophy of the New Deal as explained in this excerpt? (A) Advocates of unregulated markets and balanced budgets (B) Many academics, especially in the fields of economics and social sciences (C) Critics who thought that the New Deal did not go far enough to address poverty and inequality (D) Consumers who depended on the banking system and the stock markets

Advocates of unregulated markets and balanced budgets

Which of the following individuals and groups most directly supported the perspective of this cartoon? (A) Herbert Hoover and East Coast leaders of the Republican Party (B) Charles Lindbergh and Midwest and rural newspapers and voters (C) American men who were eligible for the military draft (D) Wendell Willkie and the progressive wing of the Republican Party

Charles Lindbergh and Midwest and rural newspapers and voters

What does the author imply by the phrase, "not one of the rights that the citizens of this country are called upon to surrender in time of war"? (A) Citizens do not lose their freedom of speech during war (B) Citizens should not have to pay taxes during war (C) The Constitution protects the rights of people to disrupt the draft (D) The Constitution allows people to fight for the opponent in a war

Citizens do not lose their freedom of speech during war

7. Which of the following was the primary economic purpose for the rationing program found in the above document? (A) Control inflation caused by shortages of consumer goods (B) Discourage the development of black markets (C) Encourage industries to stop making consumer products (D) Encourage workers and unions not to demand higher wages

Control inflation caused by shortages of consumer goods

1. Which of the following groups from the 1920s most likely would have supported the perspective of this excerpt? (A) Business and financial leaders (B) Democrats and Republicans who supported Progressive reforms (C) Supporters of reduced government spending and tax cuts (D) Native-born and older Americans with traditional values

Democrats and Republicans who supported Progressive reforms

7. Which of the following developments in the 1920s would most directly support the author 's sentiments in the excerpt? (A) Liberalized divorce laws (B) Labor-saving household appliances (C) Employment as secretaries, nurses , and teachers (D) New fashions and hair styles

Employment as secretaries, nurses , and teachers

Who of the following would most strongly support the sentiments in these headlines? (A) Members of Protestant missionary societies (B) Midwestern and western Democrats (C) President William McKinley (D) Expansionists such as Henry Cabot Lodge

Expansionists such as Henry Cabot Lodge

1. Which of the following most directly supports the author's analysis? (A) Gross national product fell from $104 billion in 1929 to $56 billion in 1932 (B) Bank assets fell from $72 billion in 1929 to $51 billion in 1932 (C) Farm income fell from $11.4 billion in 1929 to $6.3 billion in 1932 (D) Government spending rose from $3.2 billion in 1929 to $4.6 billion in 1932

Farm income fell from $11.4 billion in 1929 to $6.3 billion in 1932

6. Which of the following groups faced the most difficult economic conditions during the 1920s? (A) Non-unionized workers in older industries (B) Assembly line workers in factories (C) Farmers and many rural areas (D) Businesses that did not accept credit cards

Farmers and many rural areas

6. Which of the following New Deal policies most clearly addressed "job security" for workers? (A) Programs to construct roads, bridges, airports, and public buildings (B) Laws to guarantee worker rights to collective bargaining, minimum wage, and fair treatment (C) Federal programs to collect funds for retirement, unemployment, and injuries on the job (D) Government program to employ young men in conservation projects on federal lands

Federal programs to collect funds for retirement, unemployment, and injuries on the job

Which of the following best explains the campaign behind the above government documents? (A) Governments needed to control civilian behavior during wartime to reassure people that they were still in control (B) Industrial production was essential to successful modem warfare and it required an effort by the entire nation (C) Salvaging waste materials promoted patriotism by giving everyone a way to support the war effort (D) Governments had to stop civilian hoarding during wartime so that people would not focus their anger on each other

Industrial production was essential to successful modem warfare and it required an effort by the entire nation

Which of the following most effectively addressed the concerns that Upton Sinclair and others had for industrial workers? (A) State legislation that limited the hours and working conditions for women and children (B) President Theodore Roosevelt 's promise for an impartial set of rules, or "Square Deal," for labor (C) Legislation passed during the Wilson presidency to legalize the organization of labor unions (D) The formation of the Socialist Party under the leadership of Eugene Debs

Legislation passed during the Wilson presidency to legalize the organization of labor unions

The above excerpt is most closely associated with which sector of the Progressive movement? (A) Politicians who supported state regulatory commissions to curtail abuses in business (B) Reformers who fought to break up monopolies and trusts (C) Investigative journalists and authors known as "muckrakers" (D) The union movement associated with the American Federation of Labor

Politicians who supported state regulatory commissions to curtail abuses in business

Which of the following groups of politicians from between 1865 and 1900 most closely resemble the corrupt politicians during the Harding administration? (A) Politicians who failed to protect the freedmen in the South (B) Politicians who took shares of railroad stock in return for government subsidies (C) Politicians who gave government jobs to their political supporters as rewards (D) Politicians who violated the temperance laws and their professed moral beliefs

Politicians who took shares of railroad stock in return for government subsidies

Which of the following most influenced thinking about sexual behavior during the 1920s? (A) Research of Frederick Taylor (B) Writing of the Lost Generation (C) Advertising of consumer products (D) Popularization of Sigmund Freud

Popularization of Sigmund Freud

Which of the following represents a policy that the authors of the excerpt would most likely support? (A) Secretary John Hay's Open Door Policy (B) President Roosevelt's "gentlemen's agreement" (C) President Taft's "dollar diplomacy" (D) President Wilson's signing of the Jones Act in 1916

President Wilson's signing of the Jones Act in 1916

Which of the following would most directly support the argument that Progressives were "exclusionary"? (A) Rural agrarian reformers played little role in the movement (B) Women's movements were sidelined by male-dominated governments (C) Progressives did little to end the segregation of African Americans (D) Most Progressive wanted to keep immigrants and laborers from voting

Progressives did little to end the segregation of African Americans

Which of the following interpretations of progressivism would most likely support this excerpt? (A) Progressives were mostly conservatives in disguise (B) Progressives were almost entirely white, middle class, and urban (C) Progressives were educated modernizers interested in efficiency (D) Progressives were a diverse group who supported various reforms

Progressives were a diverse group who supported various reforms

5. Which of the following New Deal policies most directly addressed "security for capitalists"? (A) Roosevelt's "bank holiday" and examination of banks' records (B) Federal funding of construction projects that pumped money into the economy (C) The creation of the FDIC to insure individual bank deposits up to $5,000 (D) Regulations to curtail fraud in investment banking and the stock markets

Regulations to curtail fraud in investment banking and the stock markets

Which of the following conflicts raised the most similar concerns about the violation of civil rights as did World War I? (A) War of 1812 (B) Mexican War of 1846 (C) The American Civil War (D) Spanish-American War of 1898

The American Civil War

Which of the following was the most direct result of the policy stated in this excerpt? (A) The United States aided the Cuban rebels against their Spanish rulers (B) The United States intervened in many American countries in the early 20th century (C) U .S. troops helped American settlers overthrow the monarch y in Hawaii (D) President Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906

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

5. Which of the following statements best characterizes American opinion about involvement in World War II at the time this excerpt was published? (A) The United States should increase defense spending, but providing direct aid to Britain is controversial. (B) Britain faces certain defeat by Germany and the United States should stay out of the war. (C) The Atlantic Ocean is an effective barrier to a military invasion by Germany. (D) The United States should immediately come to the aid of Britain against Germany.

The United States should increase defense spending, but providing direct aid to Britain is controversial.

Newspaper headlines such as those above most directly contributed to which of the following? (A) The capture of the terrorists by American authorities (B) The selection of Theodore Roosevelt as a vice-presidential candidate (C) The declaration of war against Spain by the U.S. Congress (D) The attack by the U.S . Navy on Manila Bay

The declaration of war against Spain by the U.S. Congress

Which of the following attitudes most directly contributed to the perspective of this cartoon? (A) The priority of President Roosevelt to protect Latin American nations (B) The strong opposition to helping the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin (C) The isolationist sentiment that developed after World War I (D) The antiwar policies of the Franklin Roosevelt administration

The isolationist sentiment that developed after World War I

With which of the following would supporters of this excerpt most likely agree? (A) The peoples of Asia had a right to govern themselves without outside interference. (B) The United States had a duty to bring a new civilization and religion to the former Spanish colonies. (C) The people of the Philippines were unprepared and unfit to govern themselves. (D) The United States should control weak countries that might fall to other great powers.

The peoples of Asia had a right to govern themselves without outside interference.

5. Which of the following most directly contributed to the anti-imperialist sentiments expressed in the excerpt? (A) The sensationalism of the popular press of the time (B) The provisions of the peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War (C) The expansionist politics of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge (D) The debate over the Platt Amendment and its consequences

The provisions of the peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War

Which of the following was most directly related to the phrase in the testimony "the necessity for relief for our suffering fellow citizens"? (A) Twenty percent of the banks were closed (B) The Dawes Plan was suspended (C) The Federal Farm Board was created (D) Twenty-five percent of the workforce was unemployed

Twenty-five percent of the workforce was unemployed

Which of the following does this excerpt support as the primary cause of the U.S. declaration of war in April 1917? (A) Mexico's plan to invade the United States (B) Germany's violations of U.S. neutral rights (C) Pro-British intelligence and propaganda (D) Germany's violation of the Monroe Doctrine

Germany's violations of U.S. neutral rights

During World War I, the government propaganda, such as poster shown above, most likely contributed to which of the following? (A) The decline of votes for the Socialist Party (B) Increased fear of foreigners and immigrants (C) Increased popularity of the Democratic Party (D) Decline in trade with Germany

Increased fear of foreigners and immigrants

Which of the following would the author( s) of this excerpt most likely support? (A) Aiding the Soviet Union in case the British surrendered (B) Extending the Good Neighbor Policy to Great Britain (C) Prohibiting travel on ships of belligerent nations (D) Passing the Lend Lease Act to provide arms on credit to Great Britain

Passing the Lend Lease Act to provide arms on credit to Great Britain

The Prohibition movement was similar to other Progressive reforms because it (A) began on the local and state levels before becoming national (B) started out under the leadership of the Christian clergy (C) primarily was concerned about poor immigrant workers (D) aimed to reduce immorality destroying family life

began on the local and state levels before becoming national

When the Zimmermann message was made public, most people in the United States (A) viewed it as a threat by Germany against Mexico (B) feared that a German victory would split the United States (C) expressed nationalist anger against Germany (D) assumed it was the result of Allied propaganda

expressed nationalist anger against Germany

Eleanor Roosevelt expressed the most independence from President Franklin Roosevelt and his advisers in her (A) support for socialism (B) support for American Indians (C) opposition to racial discrimination (D) opposition to social work

opposition to racial discrimination

The point of view of this newspaper most clearly reflects (A) the theory of the safety-valve (B) the concept of jingoism (C) the idea of isolationism (D) the views of the pro-business lobby

the concept of jingoism