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