DEUSH CH22.3-22.4 quiz form B

In the 1920s, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon succeeded in A. cutting taxes on corporate profits and personal incomes B. eliminating half of the WWI debt C. dramatically trimming the federal budget D. working closely with President Coolidge E. all of these answers are correct

all of these answers are correct

The Scopes trial of 1925 was a legal battle concerning the conflict between

creationism and evolution

As a result of the Scopes trial of 1925,

fundamentalists reduced their political activism

All of the following statements regarding Al Smith are true EXCEPT that he

lost the 1924 nomination to William McAdoo

Throughout the 1920s, the federal government

saw leaders of business take prominent positions in the federal government

In the election of 1924, among the political parties,

the Democratic party was seriously divided

To Herbert Hoover, "associationalism" meant

the creation of national organizations of businessmen in particular industries

In the 1920s, the "noble experiment" referred to

the prohibition of alcohol

During the Harding administration, the Teapot Dome scandal involved

transfers of national oil reserves

Calvin Coolidge

was less active a president than Warren Harding