APUSH Semester 2 Exam
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
$ 1,500
The Democratic candidate for president in 1928 was
Al Smith
After the United States entered World War II, immigrants from which of the following countries became eligible for U.S. citizenship?
All these answers are correct
As part of his Asian diplomacy , President Theodore Roosevelt
All these answers are correct
During World War I, the new technology of warfare
All these answers are correct
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson antagonized many Republicans
All these answers are correct
In 1920, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
All these answers are correct
In the early twentieth century, the United States ' actions toward Mexico included
All these answers are correct
Which of the following is true of the passage and application of the Eighteenth Amendment
All these answers are correct
As the United States entered World War I, its most immediate military effect was in
Britain and France had few reserves of combat-age men
The fledgling American Union sided with defendant John Scopes in 1925 .
Civil Liberty
The National Origins Act of 1924 banned immigrants from _________ entirely
East Asia
Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the " New________
Era
Morgan's experiments with ________ revealed how genes were arranged along the chromosome and could be transmitted together .
Fruit flies
On the eve of the Great War, the chief rivalry in Europe was between
Germany and Great Britain
In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,
Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action
F. Scott Fitzgerald attacked the American obsession with material success in his 1925 novel_________
Great Gatsby
The infamous Baltimore journalist of the 1920s who delighted in ridiculing religion politics , the arts , and even democracy itself , was
H.L. Mencken
The most energetic member of the cabinets of Harding and Coolidge was
Hoover
In World War I ,the American Expeditionary Force was commanded by
John Pershing
The most prominent exponent of black nationalism following World War I was
Marcus Garvey
President Coolidge vetoed the Bill _________, which was designed to achieve parity for the American farmer .
McNary Haugan Act
American - born children of Japanese immigrants were called________
Nisei
During the Red Scare of 1919, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
None of these answers is correct
In 1918, President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" received significant political support from
None of these answers is correct
In 1920 , the first commercial radio station to broadcast in the United States was in
Pittsburgh
After the Russo - Japanese War in 1904-1905 ,
President Roosevelt sent a fleet of ships around the world , including to Japan , as a show of force
The pioneer of the American birth - control movement was________
Sanger
"Dollar Diplomacy" is associated primarily with the administration of
William Howard Taft
As secretary of commerce , Herbert Hoover considered himself
a champion of business cooperation
As a result of the service of African American soldiers in World War I,
activism by blacks for their rights increased
In order to secure control of the Panama Canal zone, the United States
assisted a revolution in Panama
In the United States during World War I, the Committee on Public Information ( CPI )
became increasingly sensationalist in its information campaign
After World War I , the new Ku Klux Klan
became primarily concerned about catholic, jews, and foreigners
During World War I, extensive systems of trenches were used by both sides
because the destructive power of weapons made conventional field battles too destructive.
In the fall of 1915, President Woodrow Wilson
began to support a rapid increase of the nation's armed forces
Immediately following World War I, the American economy
boomed for many months
In 1914, when war erupted in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson
called on the American public to be completely impartial
During the 1920s , all of the following immigrant groups were increasing their presence the labor force in the West and Southwest EXCEPT the
chinese
During World War I, the War Industries Board ( WIB )
coordinated government purchases of military supplies.
During World War I, technologically-advanced submarines used engines powered by
diesel
In the 1920s , artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance
drew heavily from their African heritage
Marcus Garvey
encouraged African Americans to reject assimilation into white society
In 1914-1915 , the United States responded to a British naval blockade of Germany by
ending trade with Germany but continuing trade with Great Britain.
Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge failed to serve out their presidential terms .
false
During the 1930s , the smaller steel companies were more willing to accommodate unions than were the large steel companies .
false
H. L. Mencken . Sinclair Lewis , and F. Scott Fitzgerald are all examples of writers who promoted a return of the progressive reform spirit in American society .
false
The practice of weIfare capitalism " in the 1920s involved most industrial workers
false
To be most effective , the trade associations of the 1920s worked best in small industries
false
As a result of the Scopes trial of 1925 ,
fundamentalists reduced their political activism
During the 1920s , Thomas Hunt Morgan was one of the American pioneers in
genetic research
In the 1920s , the " flapper " lifestyle
had a particular impact on lower-middle-class single women
During the last eighteen months of Woodrow Wilson's presidency
he was essentially an invalid.
In the election of 1916, supporters of Woodrow Wilson
hinted that his Republican opponent would lead the nation into war
During World War I, the United States military effort in Europe
lasted only a few months but suffered light casualties compared to the other combatants .
All the following statements regarding Al Smith are true EXCEPT that he
lost the 1924 nomination to William McAdoo
As president , Warren Harding
never abandoned the party hacks who had brought him to success
In the workplace , the " open shop " meant
no worker was required to join a union
Regarding the Treaty of Versailles, the United States Senate decided in 1919 to
not ratify it
A business in which no worker would be required to join a union was referred to as an _________
open shop
In his dealings with Pancho Villa, President Woodrow Wilson
ordered a military expedition into Mexico to capture Villa
The Sheppard - Towner Act of 1921
provided federal funds for child health care programs
During World War I, American ground troops
saw combat that was relatively brief but intense
Throughout the 1920s , the federal government
saw leaders of business take prominent positions in the federal government
Throughout the 1920s , the performance of the U.S. economy
saw nearly uninterrupted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities
The 1904 Roosevelt Corollary "
stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries
In January 1917, President Woodrow Wilson, in a speech before Congress,
suggested the creation of the League of Nations in the postwar period
When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,
the American public clearly supported its ratification
As the United States entered World War I, its most immediate military effect was in
the Atlantic Ocean
Prior to the United States' construction of the Panama Canal,
the French had tried but failed to build a canal at the same site
The immediate spark for hostilities in europe in 1914 was
the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
In the 1920s , a growing interest in birth control among middle - class women resulted from
the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only
In March 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when
the czarist government of Russia was overthrown
During the 1920s , a great worry for industrialists was the fear of
the overproduction of goods
Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar in
their passive approach to the presidency
In the 1920s , the idea of agricultural " parity " was
to ensure farmers would at least financially break even
President Theodore Roosevelt's policies , in regard to Asia , were intended
to prevent both China and Russia from becoming dominant there .
President Woodrow Wilson's request to Congress for a declaration of war
took place two weeks after German submarines had torpedoed three Americans ships.
Champions of parity for farmers urged high tariffs against foreign agricultural competition
true
Despite the challenge of the CIO , the AFL remained committed to the craft union idea
true
During his first term , President Roosevelt grew increasingly willing to openly attack corporate interests .
true
During his first term , President Roosevelt preferred work relief programs to those that simply provided cash assistance .
true
During the 1920s , the federal government enjoyed a supportive relationship with the American business community
true
During the 1920s , union membership fell from over 5 million to under 3 million
true
In the 1920s , airplanes were largely curiosities and a source of entertainment
true
More so than the Republicans , the Democrats of the 1920s consisted of a diverse coalition of interest groups .
true
Much of Franklin Roosevelt's early success as president was a result of his personality
true
Prohibition did substantially reduce drinking in some parts of the United States .
true
The Social Security Act was part of what has been called the Second New Deal .
true
The Supreme Court declared both the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act to be unconstitutional .
true
The film The Birth of a Nation glorified the early Ku Klux Klan .
true
The industrial codes t up under the National Recovery Administration set floors below which no company could lower prices or wages .
true
To the great alarm of modernists , fundamentalism was gaining political power during the middle of the 1920s .
true
The majority of the 25 percent of married women who worked outside the home in the 1920s were working class .
true .
The election of 1920 saw
voters turn away from idealism and toward normalcy
In the 1920s , " welfare capitalism
was a paternalistic approach used by corporate leaders on their workers
In 1919, the Red Scare in the United States
was partly motivated by a series of bombings
The Selective Service Act in the United States
was supported by President Woodrow Wilson
American casualties in World War I
were as likely to be from disease as from combat
During the 1920s , airplanes
were largely a source of entertainment
