APUSH Chapter 19-22 Test
***In the 1920s, the development of practical radio communication was furthered by...
***the theory of modulation both A and B
***In the years prior to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment...
39 states partial woman suffrage, 15 full
The National Origins Act of 1924... A. entirely banned immigration from east Asia to the United States. B. discriminated against southern Europeans. C. was designed to alter the sources but not the overall number of immigrants. D. included a quota system for the first time.
A. entirely banned immigration from east Asia to the United States.
American agriculture at the turn of the century benefited from... A. foreign crop failures. B. new discoveries of silver. C. a new silver agreement with Great Britain and France. D. new federal crop subsidies. E. free trade agreements negotiated by William McKinley.
A. foreign crop failures
In the workplace, the "open shop" meant... A. no worker was required to join a union. B. skilled workers were required to join a craft union. C. labor unions had the right to organize that particular industry. D. workers had no right to join a union.
A. no worker was required to join a union.
The author or The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States... A. should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands. B. should go to war with England to destroy its navy. C. had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships. D. should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy. E. All these answers are correct.
A. should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands.
During the 1920s, all of the following immigrant groups were increasing their presence in the labor force in the West and Southwest EXCEPT the... A. Filipinos B. Chinese C. Japanese D. Mexicans E. Issei
B. Chinese
In the 1920s bestseller, The Man Nobody Knows, Jesus Christ was portrayed as... A. having Republican values. B. a salesman. C. a capitalist. D. a prophet who would oppose consumerism.
B. a salesman
The Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was directed at... A. the Chinese government. B. all foreigners in China. C. only Americans in China. D. only Japanese in China. E. the growing Chinese communist movement.
B. all foreigners in China.
The so-called "Zimmerman telegram"... A. was intercepted by agents working for the United States. B. included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico. C.helped weaken public support in the United States for war. D.revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet.
B. included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico.
In the 1920s, "welfare capitalism"... A. encouraged employees to form single-industry labor unions. B. was a paternalistic approach used by corporate leaders on their workers. C. gave workers a measure of control over their industry. D. required corporations to provide some relief for unemployed workers
B. was a paternalistic approach used by corporate leaders on their workers.
During the 1920s, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters... A. was formed by the American Federation of Labor. B. was one of the few unions led by African Americans. C. both A and B D. neither A nor B
B. was one of the few unions led by African Americans.
During the 1920s, as a result of the Eighteenth Amendment... A. there was a substantial reduction in the consumption of alcohol. B. there was considerable violation of the laws banning the consumption of alcohol. C. both A and B D. neither A nor B
C. both A and B
At the turn of the twentieth century, progressive activists... A. believed in limited government intervention in the lives of Americans B. asserted that it was the right of individuals to act as they chose. C. held a strong commitment to improved racial justice.
C. held a strong commitment to improved racial justice.
During the 1920s, the Klu Klux Klan... During the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan A. was largely centered in the South B. was focused on intimidating African Americans C. opposing the existing diversity of American society D. officially renounced the use of violence E. was a male-only organization
C. opposing the existing diversity of American society
In 1896, the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was... A. the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. B. the restoration of "bimetallism." C. the need for higher tariff rates. D. labor unrest. E. the repeal of the Specie Resumption Act.
C. the need for higher tariff rates
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890... A. was strongly opposed by congressional Republicans. B. signified that the era of trusts was ending. C. was used by the federal government against labor unions. D. was strengthened by the courts over the next decade. E. mirrored legislation passed earlier in New Jersey and Delaware.
C. was used by the federal government against labor unions.
The "Open Door notes"... A. sought to give the United States a monopoly on trade with China. B. gave the United States a reason to be militarily involved in China. C. were directed to imperial powers in Europe and Asia. D. were written by Theodore Roosevelt. E. argued that Japan should open its borders to free trade.
C. were directed to imperial powers in Europe and Asia.
***During World War I, the new technology of warfare...
D both A and B
In 1892, the People's Party called for... A. government subsidies of water for agricultural use. B. the federal government to purchase surplus crops. C. a flat income tax for all rural businesses. D. a government network of crop warehouses. E. government subsidies of wheat, corn, and cotton.
D. a government network of crop warehouses.
In his 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald... A. glorified wealthy Americans as examples of the "success ethic." B. ridiculed the hypocritical behavior of some in evangelical religion. C. satirized the inequalities in American politics. D. criticized the American obsession with material wealth.
D. criticized the American obsession with material wealth.
Throughout the 1920s, the performance of the U.S. economy... A. saw ten straight years of continuous growth B. struggled with a persistent high rate of inflation C. saw per capita income flatten while manufacturing output soared D. saw nearly uninteruppted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities E. experienced a severe recession in 1923
D. saw nearly uninteruppted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities
In the early twentieth century, the United States' actions toward Mexico included... A. encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government. B. a refusal to formally recognize the Huerta government. C. sending an American expeditionary force across the border into Mexico. D. both encouraging an overthrow of the Madero government and refusing to formally recognize the Huerta government. E. All these answers are correct
E. All these answers are correct
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887... A. put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies. B. had little practical effect for decades. C. created a five-person commission to oversee the act. D. both created a five-person commission to oversee the act, and had little practical effect for decades. E. All these answers are correct.
E. All these answers are correct.
***To Herbert Hoover, "associationalism" meant...
E. the creation of national organizations of businessmen in particular industries.
***Throughout the late nineteenth century, the federal government...
E. was relatively inactive
***On the eve of the Great War, the chief rivalry in Europe was between...
Germany and Great Britain
***During the progressive era, the "new woman" was a product of...
Life expectancy, education, lower birth rate
***Which of the following statements regarding the Spanish-American War is FALSE?
U.S. Army soldiers were well-equipped and supplied
***In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson antagonized many Republicans...
Would not appoint Republicans to the negotiating team for the peace conference in Paris
***In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the "Social Gospel" was...
an effort to make religious faith a tool of social reform
***During the 1920s, the American Federation of Labor (AFL)...
believed workers should be organized on the basis of skills
***Regarding organizing the professions during the Progressive Era...
by World War I, all states had established professional bar associations
***The 1916 Keating-Owen Act was the first federal law regulating...
child labor
***In the 1920s, artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance...
drew heavily from their African heritage
***As the United States entered World War I...
its most immediate military effect was in the Atlantic Ocean
***The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918...
made illegal any public expression opposing the war
***In 1913, to offset the loss of revenues from other legislation, Congress...
passed a graduated income tax
***The recall and the direct primary were progressive-era political reforms designed to weaken...
political parties
***The initiative and referendum were progressive-era political reforms designed to weaken the power of...
state legislatures
***In the aftermath of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City...
strict regulations were imposed on factory owners
***In mid-1916, President Woodrow Wilson...
strongly supported a rapid increase of the nation's armed forces
***In March 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when...
the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia
*******Criticisms within the United States of America colonialism included all the following EXCEPT that...
the financial costs of administering colonies would require burdensome taxes
***Enrollment in colleges and universities increased threefold between 1900 and 1930, with much of that increase occurring after...
world war I
***The Federal Revenue Act...
***created a new type of paper currency. reimposed the federal income tax following the ratification of the 16th Amendment. Also lowered tariff rates 40% to 25%. Signed into law by Woodrow Wilson. Made US products cheaper, first graduated income tax on incomes of $3,000+
***The 1913 Underwood-Simmons Tariff...
***was intended to weaken the power of business trusts lowered tariffs on hundrfeds of items that could be produced more cheaply in the U.S. than abroad
As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover considered himself... A. a champion of business cooperation B. a believer in passive government C. a paragon of conservative America D. an internationalist in the tradition of Woodrow Wilson E. an enemy of wealth and privilege
A. a champion of business cooperation
***While progressivism has many meanings, it tended in this period to be based on the central assumption that...
American society was capable of improvement
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921... A. promoted the establishment of daycare centers for the children of working women. B. provided federal funds for child health care programs. C. was criticized for its promotion of birth control. D. was promoted by the American Medical Association.
B. provided federal funds for child health care programs.
In the 1920s, a growing interest in birth control among middle-class women resulted from... A. the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home B. the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only C. the desire to maintain a rigid, Victorian female "respectability" D. both the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home, and the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only E. All of the above
B. the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only
During the Harding administration, the Teapot Dome scandal involved... A. the illegal sale of timber rights. B. transfers of national oil reserves. C. graft in federal construction contracts. D. political blackmail.
B. transfers of national oil reserves.
The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"... A. was invalidated by the Supreme Court during the Wilson administration B. stated that neighboring countries had to adhere to U.S. policy in times of war C. was created as a result of military crisis in Cuba D. stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries E. stated that England and England alone was exempted from the Monroe Doctrine
D. stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries
***In 1918, President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" received significant political support from...
None of these answers is correct
***During World War I, the War Industries Board (WIB)...
coordinated government purchases of military supplies
***The policy idea behind "Dollar Diplomacy" was to...
extend investments by the United States in less-developed regions
***During the 1920s, most American industrial workers experienced all of the following EXCEPT...
few opportunities to join a company union
***During the Red Scare of 1919, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer...
launched raids against foreigners and communists in America caused by a series of mail bombs and arrested 6000 people
***Thorstein Veblen argued that...
modern cities should rely on a handful of experts to solve their social problems
***In the 1920s, "behavioral" psychologists argued...
mothers should rely on trained experts for advice in raising children.