United States History A Lesson 3 UNIT 5

11) President Coolidge's serious nature earned him the nickname ___.

"Silent Cal"

4) In 1923, Americans mourned the passing of President _________ . Vice President ____________ was sworn in to replace him.

-Warren Harding -Calvin Coolidge

16) Who was the Republican candidate for President in the 1924 Presidential Election?

Calvin Coolidge

15) President Coolidge rejected the McNary-Haugen bill. Why did Coolidge reject it?

Coolidge believed the bill was unconstitutional. He also thought it was unfair and economically unwise. Coolidge followed a laissez-faire policy in which government did not interfere with the market.

14) Which statement is NOT accurate about the Coolidge administration?

Coolidge enacted Social Security.

2) _____ is the belief that controlled breeding programs can improve the human race.

Eugenics

5) ________ is perhaps the best quality Coolidge brought to the office of President.

Integrity

6) In 1924, Coolidge was reelected by a landslide over Democratic nominee _______.

John W. Davis

13) What was another name for the Paris Peace Pact outlawing war between France and the United States?

Kellogg-Briand Pact

7) ________ was a misguided belief that Americans descended from English settlers needed protection from other immigrant races.

Nativism

8) World War I made the United States a(n) _______ nation with Europe owing $10 billion.

creditor

3) During the Coolidge administration the U.S. debt _____.

decreased

10) Surpluses drove down prices for American farm products. Many farmers faced _______ by banks.

foreclosure

1) Americans experienced an _____ standard of living during the 1920s.

improving

12) The 1924 Presidential election was the first in which candidates used ___ to communicate with voters.

radio

9) The Dawes Plan attempted to solve the ongoing issue with Germany's _________ for World War I damages.

reparations