Chapters 21 & 22 Quiz

b. All these answers are correct.

As part of his Asian diplomacy, President Theodore Roosevelt... a. signed a secret agreement with Japan to ensure continued American trade in Asia. b. All these answers are correct. c. mediated a peace conference between Russia and Japan in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905. d. sent a fleet of battleships to Japan as a show of American military power. e. both signed a secret agreement with Japan to ensure continued American trade in Asia, and sent a fleet of battleships to Japan as a show of American military power.

e. All these answers are correct.

During the 1920s, products that grew dramatically in use in the United States included... a. home appliances. b. plastics. c. electronics. d. synthetic fibers. e. All these answers are correct.

e. $1,500.

During the 1920s, when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living, the average annual income of a worker was approximately... a. $2,400. b. $700. c. $1,100. d. $1,900. e. $1,500.

d. the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only.

In the 1920s, a growing interest in birth control among middle-class women resulted from... a. 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. b. the desire to maintain a rigid, Victorian female "respectability." c. All these answers are correct. d. the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only. e. the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home.

d. had a particular impact on urban lower-middle-class and working-class single women.

In the 1920s, the "flapper" lifestyle... a. was largely reserved for upper-class women. b. was largely rejected by upper-class women. c. was simply a clothing fad. d. had a particular impact on urban lower-middle-class and working-class single women. e. was applauded by most progressive suffragists.

c. he failed to carry the South.

Al Smith lost the 1928 presidential election, in part because... a. he both failed to carry the South and maintained close connections to the oil industry. b. All these answers are correct. c. he failed to carry the South. d. of his close connections to the oil industry. e. of a financial scandal within his campaign.

b. were as likely to be from disease as from combat.

American casualties in World War I... a. numbered approximately 350,000. b. were as likely to be from disease as from combat. c. were very low in all battles that U.S. troops participated in. d. numbered approximately 60,000. e. were comparable in number to those of the European powers.

a. a champion of business cooperation.

As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover considered himself... a. a champion of business cooperation. b. an internationalist in the tradition of Woodrow Wilson. c. an enemy of wealth and privilege. d. a believer in passive government. e. a paragon of conservative America.

d. was partly motivated by a series of bombings.

In 1919, the Red Scare in the United States... a. led to government raids that uncovered large caches of weapons. b. saw the arrest of several major government figures. c. saw more than 6,000 people deported from the country. d. was partly motivated by a series of bombings. e. was generally opposed by universities and other academic institutions.

e. became increasingly sensationalist in its information campaign.

In the United States during World War I, the Committee on Public Information (CPI)... a. was led by a panel of American military officers. b. criticized the federal government's reporting of the war. c. established strict rules of censorship for journalists reporting on the war. d. became a haven for pacifists and conscientious objectors. e. became increasingly sensationalist in its information campaign.

e. encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society.

Marcus Garvey... a. urged African Americans to move out of the South. b. saw his movement and influence decline in the early 1920s. c. argued that America, not Africa, was now the blacks' true home. d. called on African Americans to reject capitalism. e. encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society.

d. both race and economic development.

President Theodore Roosevelt defined "civilized" and "uncivilized" nations on the basis of... a. literary achievements. b. race. c. All these answers are correct. d. both race and economic development. e. economic development.

c. an end to secret treaties.

President Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" included... a. an international agreement to "outlaw war." b. recognition of independence for all imperial colonies. c. an end to secret treaties. d. a ban on the production of armaments. e. the division of postwar Germany into two countries.

e. stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries.

The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"... a. stated that England and England alone was exempted from the Monroe Doctrine. b. was invalidated by the Supreme Court during the Wilson administration. c. stated that neighboring countries had to adhere to U.S. policy in times of war. d. was created as a result of a military crisis in Cuba. e. stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries.

a. entirely banned immigration from East Asia to the United States.

The National Origins Act of 1924... a. entirely banned immigration from East Asia to the United States. b. set a rigid limit of 150,000 immigrants a year. c. discriminated against northwestern Europeans. d. was designed to alter the sources but not the overall number of immigrants. e. included a quota system for the first time.

a. made illegal any public expression opposing the war.

The Sabotage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918... a. made illegal any public expression opposing the war. b. were rarely if ever enforced by the Wilson administration. c. eliminated jury trials for anyone charged under these laws. d. were created after the Supreme Court invalidated the Espionage Act of 1917. e. were most frequently directed at German Americans.

e. voters turn away from idealism and toward "normalcy."

The election of 1920 saw... a. Republicans maintain their two decades of control of the White House. b. Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as vice president on the Republican ticket. c. the Democratic Party distance itself from the politics of Woodrow Wilson. d. Warren G. Harding narrowly defeat Al Smith. e. voters turn away from idealism and toward "normalcy."

d. the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

The immediate spark for hostilities in Europe in 1914 was... a. a struggle between European powers for control of the international diamond trade. b. the German invasion of Poland. c. the death of Otto von Bismarck in Germany. d. the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. e. the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania.

e. included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico.

The so-called "Zimmermann telegram"... a. was intercepted by agents working for the United States. b. revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet. c. revealed that Germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the American South. d. helped weaken public support in the United States for war. e. included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico.