Unit 2 Exam (1302)
Which of the following did W.E.B. Du Bois say in his opposition to Marcus Garvey? -"[He] is the most dangerous enemy of the Negro Race....He is either a lunatic or a traitor." -"[He] will help only his friends and not the great mass of black people." -"[He] thinks that black people only are good enough to be plumbers." -"[He] believes himself to be the very second coming of Christ." -"We have to rid ourselves of this viper."
"[He] is the most dangerous enemy of the Negro Race....He is either a lunatic or a traitor."
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about: -rational people dedicated to traditional values. -patriotic fervor among the American expatriate writers in Paris. -hope and happiness in America's heartland. -"real" life punctuated by the doomed, war-tainted love affairs of young Americans. -masculinity and a desperate search for life.
"real" life punctuated by the doomed, war-tainted love affairs of young Americans.
All of the following were prophets of modern art and literature EXCEPT: -Gertrude Stein. -Ernest Hemingway. -Ezra Pound. -Edward Bellamy. -T. S. Eliot.
Edward Bellamy.
Which amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment? -Nineteenth -Eighteenth -Twenty-first -Seventeenth -Twentieth
Eighteenth
Of the four presidential candidates in 1912, the one most likely to advocate government ownership of big business was: -Theodore Roosevelt. -William Howard Taft. -Eugene Debs. -William Jennings Bryan. -Woodrow Wilson.
Eugene Debs.
Who celebrated the jazz era's spontaneity and sensual vitality? -James Weldon Johnson -Countee Cullen -Sinclair Lewis -Sherwood Anderson -F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Roaring Twenties was dubbed the "Jazz Age" by: -Ernest Hemingway. -F. Scott Fitzgerald. -Louis Armstrong. -Langston Hughes. -Upton Sinclair.
F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The commission plan of city government was first adopted in: -Galveston, Texas. -Atlanta, Georgia. -Columbia, South Carolina. -Durham, North Carolina. -Springfield, Missouri.
Galveston, Texas.
The French premier during World War I was: -Winston Churchill. -Henry Cabot Lodge. -David Lloyd George. -Vittorio Orlando. -Georges Clemenceau.
Georges Clemenceau.
Who in 1921 told Hemingway that he and his friends who had served in the war "are a lost generation?" -Ernest Hemingway -Gertrude Stein -Ezra Pound -Franz Boas -T. S. Eliot
Gertrude Stein
Which court case or legal action brought the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments back to life? -Abrams v. United States (1919) -Buchanan v. Worley (1917) -Guinn v. United States (1915) -Schenck v. United States (1919) -Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Guinn v. United States (1915)
Why did Wilson travel around the country giving speeches in 1919? -He wanted to help Herbert Hoover get elected as his successor. -He wanted to set the stage for his reelection campaign in 1920. -He wanted to garner support for the second Selective Service Act. -He wanted to make sure that Henry Cabot Lodge did not become the next president. -He wanted to drum up support for his version of the war treaty.
He wanted to drum up support for his version of the war treaty.
Who created the Federal Radio Commission? -Herbert Hoover -Andrew Mellon -Warren Harding -Robert La Follette -Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Who was the New York nurse and midwife in the working-class tenements of Manhattan who observed many young mothers struggling to provide for their growing families? -T. S. Eliot -Amelia Earhart -Ernest Hemingway -Gertrude Stein - Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger
The first radio station to begin broadcasting regularly scheduled programs was located in: -New York. -Cleveland. -Boston. -Pittsburgh. -Detroit.
Pittsburgh.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression? -A decline in the public consumption of goods led to a lower rate of investment in new plants. -Corporate structures had been bloated by the success of the 1920s but were unprepared for the tightening of the economy. -Andrew Mellon was overconfident in the power of market capitalism to right itself. --Much of the profit that had been taken during the 1920s had been put back into companies rather than saved or invested in other ways. -Policy makers moved away from the gold standard.
Policy makers moved away from the gold standard.
During the coal strike: -President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use the army to force strikers back to work. -thousands of striking miners marched on Washington, starting a riot that lasted three days. -more than 800 miners and their families died in the Rockies. -arbitrators awarded the miners all their demands. -President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his use of the "big stick" against big business.
President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his use of the "big stick" against big business.
The major forces behind the social gospel movement were: -Protestants and Jews. -Jews and Catholics. -the federal government. -local government. -Protestants and Catholics.
Protestants and Catholics.
What was the major cause of the East St. Louis riot in 1917? -Black members of the National Guard were told to not wear their uniforms. -An African American was accused of rape. -A white man was accused of murdering an African American child. -There was a misunderstanding of the homeowners' restrictive clauses. -Racial tension over employment in a defense factory sparked the riot.
Racial tension over employment in a defense factory sparked the riot.
Who stated, "most of us in the North do not believe in any real Democracy between white and colored men." -Ida Tarbell -Upton Sinclair -Ray Stannard Baker -Theodore Roosevelt -Booker T. Washington
Ray Stannard Baker
The originator of the "Wisconsin idea" of efficient government was: -Robert M. La Follette. -Lewis Hine. -Florence Kelley. -Louis D. Brandeis. -Hiram Johnson.
Robert M. La Follette.
As a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906: -Congress protested Roosevelt's actions. -Roosevelt supported the African American soldiers. -The state of Texas discharged the entire African American regiment. -Roosevelt discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers. -Congress impeached Roosevelt.
Roosevelt discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers.
The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry was: -How the Other Half Lives. -Chicago. -The Jungle. -Maggie. -The Great American Fraud.
The Jungle.
The issue that made Taft seem to be a less reliable custodian of Roosevelt's conservation policies was Taft's: -support for the federal income tax. -handling of the Ballinger and Pinchot affair. -firing of Wilson. -support for lower tariffs. -reduction in the size of the navy.
handling of the Ballinger and Pinchot affair.
President Wilson's secretary of state resigned in 1915 because: -Wilson refused to sign the Arabic Pledge. -he disapproved of Wilson's conciliatory stance toward Germany. -he had plans to run for president in 1916. -he thought Wilson's note to Germany denouncing the sinking of the Lusitania would draw America closer to war. -he discovered that the Lusitania had carried a cargo of arms and ammunition.
he thought Wilson's note to Germany denouncing the sinking of the Lusitania would draw America closer to war.
The U.S. military effort in France: -had little, if any, significance. -helped turn back several German offensives. -resulted in millions of American casualties. -showed that small, elite fighting forces were more effective than trench warfare. -was commanded by Herbert Hoover.
helped turn back several German offensives.
The Klan attracted all of the following groups EXCEPT: -doctors. -immigrants. -lawyers. -engineers. -clergymen.
immigrants.
The Red Scare of 1919-1920 reflected the: -impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the actions of militants in the United States. -massive steel strikes around Chicago and in western Pennsylvania. -tremendous growth of the Socialist party during World War I. -bloody nature of the race riots. -demobilization of the American army.
impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the actions of militants in the United States.
What event aided the further development of the airplane? -advertising on the radio -advances made in automobiles -political pressure -the development of lighter steel -increased industrial efforts for World War I
increased industrial efforts for World War I
Despite the fact that the Great War generated many changes in female employment, these changes were: -for single women. -for white women. -only significant on the West Coast. -for married women. -limited and brief.
limited and brief.
The novel This Side of Paradise concerned: -the lax enforcement of Prohibition. -the beginnings of Miami's tourist industry. -modernist student life at Princeton. -fundamentalist attacks on modernism. -immigrant life in New York City.
modernist student life at Princeton.
Congress established the Bureau of Corporations to: -monitor the activities of interstate corporations. -educate businesses about tariff standards. -encourage the development of American industry. -educate businesses about new interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment. -keep an eye on the lobbying efforts in Congress.
monitor the activities of interstate corporations.
Between 1914 and 1918, World War I was directly responsible for the deaths of: -3 million children. -6 million women. -more than 20 million military personnel and civilians. -4 million noncombatants. -more than 15 million combatants.
more than 20 million military personnel and civilians.
Modernists in art and literature recognized: -art, in the end, had rules that should be obeyed. -human reason ruled all of nature. -nature's reality can be captured in art. -science and art had no connection. -new technologies and embraced scientific discovery.
new technologies and embraced scientific discovery.
For all of his accomplishments and abilities, Woodrow Wilson had: -very little experience or expertise in international relations before he was elected president. -no formal education. -no experience or expertise in international relations before he was elected president. -no executive experience. -extensive experience and expertise in international relations before he was elected president.
no experience or expertise in international relations before he was elected president.
In his 1920 campaign for president, Warren G. Harding said the country needed a return to: -progressivism. -experimentation. -normalcy. -patriotism. -energetic government.
normalcy.
In 1917, a prohibition amendment to the Constitution: -was overturned by the Twenty-first Amendment. -passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification. -passed Congress but was vetoed by the president. -failed passage by Congress but was ratified by the states anyway. -was ratified by the states as the Eighteenth Amendment.
passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification.
The congressional resolution for war: -was divided strictly along party lines. -came quickly in response to the sinking of the Lusitania. -included a provision that the United States would accept only an unconditional surrender from Germany. -passed overwhelmingly. -passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate.
passed overwhelmingly.
Both government and industry recruited women to work in: -port cities' loading docks and on railway crews. -only support roles. -the South. -the North. -coal mines.
port cities' loading docks and on railway crews.
Jane Addams, founder of the settlement house movement, stated: -"my duty as a mother is to my children's future." -"a woman's response to alcoholism and abuse should be subtle." -"the upper-class prayers have been answered." -progressive reformers reflected their "yearning sense of justice and compassion." -"urban enlightenment is the only goal."
progressive reformers reflected their "yearning sense of justice and compassion."
William Jennings Bryan: -was the mayor of Dayton, Tennessee. -advocated Prohibition. -believed evolution should be taught in science classes. -prosecuted John Scopes for teaching evolution in the Dayton, Tennessee, evolution case. -was a vocal supporter of the Ku Klux Klan.
prosecuted John Scopes for teaching evolution in the Dayton, Tennessee, evolution case.
Coolidge's administration was marked by: -a continuation of the post-World War I economic slump. -a slow economic downturn. -prosperity. -continued tax breaks for the lower and middle classes at the expense of the upper class. -the creation of the Internal Revenue Service, which drastically reformed taxation formulas and duty lists.
prosperity.
The National Defense Act of 1916: -hit farmers and low-income Americans the hardest. -was vetoed by President Wilson. -provided for the expansion of the U.S. Army. -amounted to the progressives' biggest failure in the Wilson period. -was designed to make Republicans support the war.
provided for the expansion of the U.S. Army.
Which of the following best describes the method used by most progressives to solve the problem of economic power and its abuses? -follow the principles of laissez-faire government -lower taxes so that companies would raise wages -allow business to work out its own destiny -adopt a socialist program of public ownership -regulate big business
regulate big business
The German delegation at Versailles objected most bitterly to: -France's attempt to kidnap the kaiser. -the reparations to be paid to the United States. -England's attempt to arrest a young politician named Adolf Hitler. -reparations for the entire war. -reparations for only civilian damages.
reparations for the entire war.
Marcus Garvey: -helped lead the suffragist movement. -was allied with W.E.B. Du Bois. - was a revered jazz saxophonist. -sought reconciliation with southern whites. -said blacks should return to Africa.
said blacks should return to Africa.
Andrew Mellon was Harding's: -secretary of the Treasury. -attorney general. -secretary of state. -secretary of commerce. -secretary of war.
secretary of the Treasury.
The 1924 immigration law: -encouraged immigration from Japan and China. -stopped the illegal flow of immigrants into the United States. -set strict yearly limits on the number of immigrants allowed into the country. -restricted immigration to those from eastern Europe. -continued an open-door policy, whereby almost all new arrivals would be admitted.
set strict yearly limits on the number of immigrants allowed into the country.
Charlie Chaplin is best associated with: -stand-up comedy. -slapstick comedy. -alternative comedy. -muckraking journalism. -politics.
slapstick comedy
The Harlem Renaissance: -emphasized socialism as the means to black empowerment. -was confined to jazz. -made the connection between the African American experience and the legal structure of Rome. -embraced Booker T. Washington's conciliatory strategy. -sought to rediscover black folk culture.
sought to rediscover black folk culture
WCTU: -was the radio station Roosevelt made famous while president. -was the first radio station in America. -stood for Western Colorado Teamsters Union. -was the abbreviation of Western Connecticut University, where Wilson got his start as a professor. -stood for Women's Christian Temperance Union.
stood for Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Unable to convict Al Capone on bootlegging charges, the federal government arrested him for: -prostitution. -illegal immigration activities. -drug trafficking. -tax evasion. -contempt of Congress.
tax evasion.
The most celebrated postwar labor confrontation was: -the Homestead strike of 1892. -the U.S. Steel strike of 1919. -the Haymarket affair. -racial rioting in Los Angeles. -the Boston police strike of 1919.
the Boston police strike of 1919.
On November 9, 1918, the German republic was proclaimed after: -the German kaiser resigned. -Adolf Hitler took power. -Germany surrendered to U.S. forces. -a great victory at Belleau Wood. -The Battle of Verdun.
the German kaiser resigned.
A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that: -the Republican party had split in two. -people liked Mrs. Wilson. -wealthy Democrats poured millions of dollars into his campaign. -many Republicans supported his nomination. -the United States was at war.
the Republican party had split in two.
The first place in the United States to extend equal voting to women was: -the Oregon Territory. -New York. -the New Mexico Territory. -the Wyoming Territory. -Massachusetts.
the Wyoming Territory.
The result in the presidential election of 1920 might be attributed to: -the smear campaign directed against Democratic candidate A. Mitchell Palmer. -the lack of women voters in that election. -southerners who expressed their displeasure at President Wilson's policies by voting Republican. -all of the above. -the fact that Americans in the 1920s were "tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being noble."
the fact that Americans in the 1920s were "tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being noble."
Harding's administration is most remembered for: -its overwhelming popularity with the American people. -the fact that he died while in office. -the poor state of the economy while he was president. -the scandals that plagued it. -his promotion of the arts and culture.
the scandals that plagued it.
Of all the causes of the stock market crash of October 1929, the greatest culprit was: -union influences on business. -international monetary policy. -unethical practices on Wall Street. -the weak foundation of the 1920s economy. -Hoover's tax policies.
the weak foundation of the 1920s economy.
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were: -two Italian-born anarchists sentenced to death and executed even though there was doubt as to their guilt. -convicted of bombing eight army supply trucks. -murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan. -finally exonerated of the charges of payroll robbery and murder. -the New York Yankees' double-play combination during the 1920s.
two Italian-born anarchists sentenced to death and executed even though there was doubt as to their guilt.
The Armory Show in 1913: -was a controversial exhibition of modern art. -featured poetry readings by Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot. -showed the continuing appeal of traditional values. -led directly to woman suffrage. -introduced many women to new clothing fashions.
was a controversial exhibition of modern art.
President Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania: -included a speech in which he said that if Germany was responsible for the killing of any more Americans, a state of war would exist between the United States and Germany. -was conciliatory. -was to ask Congress immediately to declare war. -was to sever diplomatic ties with Germany. -was a series of notes demanding that Germany stop such actions and pay reparations.
was a series of notes demanding that Germany stop such actions and pay reparations.
Frederick W. Taylor: -authored the bill on reclamation for the western states. -was the progressive editor of Arena. -was an Oregon reformer responsible for many progressive measures enacted there. -was founder of the National Child Labor Committee. -was an efficiency expert.
was an efficiency expert.
The movement of southern blacks to the North: -created the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. -saw many African Americans return to Africa. -was so large that southern agriculture was interrupted. -meant industry could no longer hire whites. -was called the "Great Migration."
was called the "Great Migration."
The Universal Negro Improvement Association: -sponsored black artists and writers. -was the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -promoted Booker T. Washington's idea of racial peace through accommodation. -was conceived by W.E.B. Du Bois. -was led by Marcus Garvey.
was led by Marcus Garvey.
The Treaty of Versailles: -was not agreeable to the Germans. -required Germany to pay one half of its reparations. -led immediately to a new war between Russia and Germany. -created twenty-five new nations. -took place in France in 1918.
was not agreeable to the Germans.
John W. Davis: -was the first head of the Federal Communications Commission. -was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924. -invented the radio. -starred in The Jazz Singer. -was one of the first great liberal Democrats.
was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924.
During the presidential election of 1912, William Howard Taft: -named George W. Norris as his vice-presidential running mate. -lost to Grover Cleveland. -defeated Woodrow Wilson. -campaigned for his Bull Moose program. -was the Republican candidate.
was the Republican candidate.
Margaret Sanger: -was the first woman elected to Congress. -was the first aviator to fly around the world. - was an advocate of Prohibition. -was the first person to advocate for birth control for women. -was the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic.
was the first person to advocate for birth control for women.
After encountering strong resistance, Mabel Puffer and Arthur Hazzard: were really not engaged to be married. were married in Canada. were married in New York. were never allowed to marry. were married in New Hampshire.
were never allowed to marry.
Russian participation in World War I ended: -when Russia threatened to withdraw from the League of Nations. -with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. -when Russia was defeated on the battlefield at the hands of the Germans. -when Stalin withdrew all Russian forces from Germany. -with the fall of Moscow to Germany.
with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
President Taft's domestic policies generated a storm of controversy: -within the Democratic party. -within the Progressive party. -in the military. -overseas. -within his own party.
within his own party.
At the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911: -Frederick Taylor first applied his scientific management principles. -a strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops. -workers died as a result of a fire. -the labor force was found to be made up entirely of children. -Samuel Gompers first developed his idea for what became the Hepburn Act.
workers died as a result of a fire.
The event that triggered World War I in Europe was: -Germany's determination to build a navy as large as Britain's. -Russia's decision to ally with France and Britain. -Germany's invasion of Belgium. -the fallout from the Bolshevik Revolution. -a Serb's assassination of the Austrian archduke.
a Serb's assassination of the Austrian archduke.
Woodrow Wilson was: -the leading Roman Catholic politician at the turn of the century. - a college president. -influenced mainly by Populist reform. -the first Californian to win the White House. -the progressive governor of Oregon.
a college president.
Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot was: -one of the most famous muckrakers. -a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment. -the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company. -the president's chief speechwriter. -a forestry expert and leading conservationist.
a forestry expert and leading conservationist.
Contrary to his party's tradition, President Taft called for: -a drastically higher inheritance tax. -no tariff. -a lower tariff. -a high tariff only on luxury items. -a moderately high tariff.
a lower tariff.
Which one of the following is associated with Detroit, Michigan? -farming -socialism -entertainment industry -automobile industry -airplane industry
automobile industry
The McNary-Haugen bill: -called for crops to be sold on the world market to raise domestic prices. -failed to pass Congress in 1922 but passed in 1927 with the support of President Coolidge. -effectively raised domestic commodity prices. -was viewed with derision by American farmers. -resulted in significant technological developments.
called for crops to be sold on the world market to raise domestic prices.
Harry T. Burn is best associated with: -changing his vote to yes at the insistence of his mother, breaking a tie and making Tennessee's legislature the last of thirty-six state assemblies to approve the Nineteenth Amendment. -the Haymarket affair. -the Homestead strike of 1892. -racial rioting during World War I. -the Boston police strike of 1919.
changing his vote to yes at the insistence of his mother, breaking a tie and making Tennessee's legislature the last of thirty-six state assemblies to approve the Nineteenth Amendment.
Despite the many well-founded criticisms of Warren G. Harding as president, he was a visionary for his era in the field of: -civil rights. -government oversight. -business regulation. -economic development. -bank development.
civil rights.
The Red Scare of 1919-1920 was directed against: -blacks. -Germans. -the Ku Klux Klan. -communists. -labor unions.
communists.
The theories of relativity and quantum physics led people to: -deny the relevance of absolute values in society at large. -enter retirement. -hold petting parties. -embrace the notion that human reason is immutable. -recognize jazz's role in destabilizing American society.
deny the relevance of absolute values in society at large.
In his understanding of global issues, Wilson: -refused to show concern. -was clueless. -did have strong beliefs and principles. -touted his extensive experience. -was the first president to take on this issue.
did have strong beliefs and principles.
During the early twentieth century, the nation's century-long isolation from European conflicts: -was codified in the U.S. legal system. -increased dramatically. -ended. -was endorsed by the full U.S. Congress. -was declared unconstitutional.
ended.
The NAACP emphasized: -vocational and technical education. -strictly black membership. -Du Bois's concept of supporting the Talented Tenth. -enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. -the formation of a black political party.
enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
The Adamson Act of 1916: -made the consumption of alcohol legal for soldiers. -established the eight-hour day for railroad workers. -restricted child labor. -provided federal funds to build highways. -provided low-interest loans to farmers.
established the eight-hour day for railroad workers.
Gertrude Stein was a(n): -Dada artist. -freedom fighter in World War I. - member of Congress. -disc jockey. -experimentalist poet.
experimentalist poet.
The muckrakers saw their primary objective as: -exposing social problems to the public. -increasing the circulation of sensationalist newspapers. -destroying the Republican party. -proposing detailed legislation. -converting Americans to socialism.
exposing social problems to the public.
The immigration quota laws passed in the 1920s: -encouraged Asians to immigrate to America. -favored immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. -favored immigrants from northern and western Europe. -rescinded the Gentlemen's Agreement accepted during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. -set strict limits on immigration from Mexico.
favored immigrants from northern and western Europe.
The National Child Labor Committee pushed: -to open more technical schools. -to allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible. -for laws banning the widespread employment of young children. -federal legislation allowing children to work more hours. -for mandatory scholarships for employees' children.
for laws banning the widespread employment of young children.
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921: - caused a rift within the Democratic party concerning the budget. - formed a new Bureau of the Budget to streamline the process of preparing an annual federal budget. -imposed a tax to rewrite the budget process. -created chaos in the federal budget process. -brought an end to state budgets.
formed a new Bureau of the Budget to streamline the process of preparing an annual federal budget.
In negotiating with the Big Four over many postwar territorial issues, President Wilson: -was embarrassed to admit that most Americans did not want the League. -demanded that democratic states must be established. -remained true to his core values. -compromised only when it benefited America. -had to compromise his principle of self-determination.
had to compromise his principle of self-determination.
In 1900, approximately how many Americans lived in desperate poverty? -30 million -15 million -25 million -10 million -5 million
10 million
How many people were out of work in early 1933? -1.2 million -1.2 billion -120,000 -12,000 -12 million
12 million
The amendment to the constitution that barred the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors was ratified in: -1932. -1928. -1931. -1919. -1911.
1919.
The amendment to the Constitution that barred the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors (Prohibition) went into effect in: -1928. -1920. -1932. -1922. -1911.
1920.
To what did Wilson refer when he spoke of "the heart of the League"? -the League of Nations army, which would enforce peace -Article X, which would pledge members to consult on military and economic sanctions against aggressors -the Permanent Court of Justice, which would rule on international disputes -the Assembly, which would allow each League member an equal voice -the idea of a "moral compass held by God"
Article X, which would pledge members to consult on military and economic sanctions against aggressors
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., a St. Louis-based mail pilot, made the first solo transatlantic flight, traveling from New York to Paris in: -1928. -1920. -1929. -1926. -1927.
1927.
In 1920, what percentage of homes in America had electricity? -50 -60 -75 -25 -35
35
In 1920, how many cars were registered in the United States? -8 million -10 million -6 million -4 million -11 million
8 million
James Weldon Johnson coined the term: -Negro. -Aframerican. -bootlegger. -progressivism. -flapper.
Aframerican.
In physics, who developed the theoretical basis of quantum theory? -Sir Francis Bacon -Werner Heisenberg -Albert Einstein - Max Planck -Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Which of the members of Harding's cabinet was jailed for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal? -Andrew Mellon -Albert Fall -Calvin Coolidge -Charles Evans Hughes -Henry C. Wallace
Albert Fall
During the 1928 presidential election, the Democrats nominated: -Rex Tugwell. -Herbert Hoover. -Franklin D. Roosevelt. -Harry Truman. -Alfred E. Smith.
Alfred E. Smith.
Which of the following statements best describes the diplomatic stance of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan? -America must not interfere in the affairs of other nations. -America has a religious duty to spread democracy and moral progress throughout the world. -America should prove its might wherever and whenever possible. -America must, above all else, protect American interests around the world. -America must never put internationality above nationality.
America has a religious duty to spread democracy and moral progress throughout the world.
Harding's secretary of the Treasury, who pushed tax cuts for the wealthy, was: -Calvin Coolidge. -Andrew Mellon. -Charles Evans Hughes. -Herbert Hoover. -Albert Fall.
Andrew Mellon.
Vittorio Orlando, prime minister of Italy, focused his efforts on: -defeating Russia. -annexing Switzerland. -Austria. -surrendering Luxembourg. -destroying the United States.
Austria.
Of the following presidents, which one served as vice president? -Calvin Coolidge -Warren G. Harding -Woodrow Wilson -Herbert Hoover -Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
During the 1924 presidential election: -Herbert Hoover challenged Coolidge for the Republican nomination. -Robert M. La Follette barely won the nomination of a faction-ridden Republican party. -Calvin Coolidge swept both the popular and electoral votes with decisive majorities. -the Democratic candidate almost upset the Republican candidate. -A. Mitchell Palmer was the Democratic candidate.
Calvin Coolidge swept both the popular and electoral votes with decisive majorities.
During the midterm elections of 1918: -Wilson asked voters to elect progressive candidates of either party. -Republican victories in the South were offset by heavy losses in the Northeast. -Democrats lost control of both houses of Congress. -labor, eastern businessmen, and western farmers expressed support for Democratic policies. -Wilson angered Democrats by appointing Taft to the peace commission.
Democrats lost control of both houses of Congress
Which of the following is true of the Lusitania? -It secretly carried weapons and ammunition in its cargo. -It was one of the largest battleships in the British navy. -It was sunk by a submarine right outside New York Harbor. -It was the only passenger ship the Germans attacked during the war. -Its sinking led Wilson to support a war against Germany.
It secretly carried weapons and ammunition in its cargo.
Which of the following is NOT true of the McNary-Haugen plan? -It was supported by Coolidge as a way to empower farmers. -It was intended to raise domestic farm prices. -It promised crops would be sold on the world market in order to raise domestic prices. -It drew the rural South and West together in defense of agriculture. -It was passed by both houses of Congress but vetoed by President Coolidge.
It was supported by Coolidge as a way to empower farmers.
Which of the following pairs consists of two countries that were NOT members of the Triple Entente? -Great Britain and Russia -Austria-Hungary and France -France and Great Britain - Russia and France - Italy and Austria-Hungary
Italy and Austria-Hungary
As a result of the Scopes trial: -the fundamentalist movement disappeared. -Tennessee's anti-evolution law was declared unconstitutional. -John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution. -Clarence Darrow's legal career faded into obscurity. -William Jennings Bryan's political career was revived.
John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution.
As a result of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia: -the United States put thousands of Russian Communist labor activists in jail in 1918. -Russia renewed its war effort against Germany. -Russia got its first democratic government. -Lenin concluded a separate peace with Germany. -the United States loaned Russia millions of dollars.
Lenin concluded a separate peace with Germany.
Who wrote articles for the best-selling McClure's magazine? -Ida M. Tarbell -George F. Baer -Henry Demarest Lloyd -Lincoln Steffens -Ray Stannard Baker
Lincoln Steffens
What were the professional baseball leagues for African Americans called? -Negro Leagues - Minor Leagues -Black Leagues -African American Leagues -Inner City Leagues
Negro Leagues
In 1928, Democratic presidential nominee Alfred E. Smith was hurt by the fact that he was a(n): -actor. -member of the Ku Klux Klan. -boring public speaker. -New Yorker and a Roman Catholic. -supporter of Prohibition.
New Yorker and a Roman Catholic.
All of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 are true EXCEPT: -in 1902 Roosevelt threatened to take over coal mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. -Roosevelt was too cozy with the coal industry. -The United Mine Workers (UMW) walked off the job in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. -UWA leaders called mine owners "wooden headed." -the coal strike ended on October 23.
Roosevelt was too cozy with the coal industry.
Gifford Pinchot, a close friend of Roosevelt's and the nation's first professional forester, was appointed head of the: -Department of the Navy. -Department of the Treasury. -State Department. -U.S. Division of Forestry. -Bureau of Reclamation.
U.S. Division of Forestry.
Wilson's Fourteen Points endorsed all of the following EXCEPT: -removal of trade barriers. -freedom of the seas. -an end to secret treaties. -U.S. colonies in Africa and Asia. -the creation of a "league" of nations.
U.S. colonies in Africa and Asia.
The most important of all the mobilization agencies was the: -United States Shipping Board. -Fuel Administration. -War Industries Board. -Emergency Fleet Corporation. -Committee on Public Information.
War Industries Board.
Whose campaign pledge stated he would "safeguard" America first? -Warren G. Harding -Theodore Roosevelt -Al Smith -Eugene Debs -Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
The desire to restore traditional values and social stability in 1920 led voters to elect as president: -Warren G. Harding. -Theodore Roosevelt. - Woodrow Wilson. -William Jennings Bryan. -Calvin Coolidge.
Warren G. Harding.
What was the major cause of the Chicago riot in 1919? -Black members of the National Guard were told to not wear their uniforms. -Whites were angered by the influx of southern blacks into their communities. -A white man was accused of murdering an African American child. -There was a misunderstanding of the homeowners' restrictive clauses. -An African American was accused of rape.
Whites were angered by the influx of southern blacks into their communities.
During the 1912 presidential campaign, who said, "There are so many people in the country who don't like me"? -William H. Taft -Woodrow Wilson -Grover Cleveland -Eugene V. Debs -Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Who became chief justice of the Supreme Court after serving as president? -Woodrow Wilson -Grover Cleveland -Theodore Roosevelt -William McKinley -William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
When news of the European war first reached the United States: -Irish Americans leaned toward support for the Allies. -Wilson sought to ensure that the United States could provide Great Britain and France as much financial assistance and supplies as possible. -most old-line Americans were sympathetic to the Central Powers. -Pershing was already on his way with 15,000 troops. -President Wilson immediately called on Congress to build up America's military strength.
Wilson sought to ensure that the United States could provide Great Britain and France as much financial assistance and supplies as possible.
Who said, after the sinking of the Lusitania, "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight"? -Charles Evans Hughes -John J. Pershing -Theodore Roosevelt -Alvin York -Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
The "House That Ruth Built," is also known as: -Red Sox Field. -Ebbets Field. -Yankee Stadium. -Wrigley Field. -Tiger Stadium.
Yankee Stadium.
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey is best associated with: -boxing. -horse racing. -football. -baseball. -radio.
boxing.
Part of the reason for the stock market crash was the: -high rate of deflation in the 1920s. -low tariff, which allowed imports to corner several important American markets. -tax policies of the 1920s that hurt the wealthy, who might otherwise have bought more stocks. -remarkably poor returns on government bonds in 1929. - buying of great amounts of stock on margin.
buying of great amounts of stock on margin.
In the 1920s, labor unions: -were helped by the prosperity of the decade. -lost a substantial number of members. -won a number of important victories in the Supreme Court. -enjoyed the support of Republican presidents. -gained about 1.5 million members.
lost a substantial number of members.
During the presidential election of 1916, the Republicans: -nominated Theodore Roosevelt. -won by a large margin. -lost by a small margin. -nominated Woodrow Wilson. -blew their chances when they did not allow the progressives to support Hughes.
lost by a small margin.
Margaret Sanger's initial efforts to educate the public about birth control and responsibility were aimed at: -upper class women. -fathers. -lower class women. -mothers. -teens.
lower class women.
The Underwood-Simmons Tariff: -lowered the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson. -raised the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson. -kept tariffs the same as under Taft and Roosevelt. -lowered the average tariff and hence was opposed by Wilson. -raised the average tariff and hence was opposed by Wilson.
lowered the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson.
The tariff policy of the early 1920s: -made it easier for other nations to sell to the United States. -made it easier for other nations to repay their war debts. -had virtually no effect on the average American, but significantly limited businesses. -led Americans to cut back on loans and investments abroad. -made it harder for other nations to sell to the United States.
made it harder for other nations to sell to the United States.
The progressive coalition that elected Woodrow Wilson president dissolved by 1920 for all the following reasons EXCEPT: -Prohibition was widely unpopular. -many of the progressive reforms still seemed unattainable. -intellectuals became disillusioned because of the anti-evolution movement. -intellectuals became disillusioned with the grassroots democracy of popular support for the Ku Klux Klan. -it was interested in restoring a "new era" of prosperity based on mass production and mass consumption.
many of the progressive reforms still seemed unattainable
As president, Taft: -brought less than one-third the number of anti-trust suits prosecuted under Roosevelt. -was the first divorcé to hold the office. -was able to unite a faction-ridden Republican party with his towering personality. -opposed both the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments. -opened more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had marked for conservation in nearly eight.
opened more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had marked for conservation in nearly eight.
Fitzgerald's stories during the 1920s were: -not discovered until the 1960s. -written for Hollywood. -about science. -painfully autobiographical. -nonfiction.
painfully autobiographical.
The Zimmerman telegram: -announced Germany's decision to wage unrestricted submarine warfare. -caused the United States to break diplomatic relations with Germany. -announced the addition of three countries to the Central Powers. -urged the Mexican government to invade the United States. -tipped off J. Edgar Hoover that Germans had infiltrated the FBI.
urged the Mexican government to invade the United States.
In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt: -vetoed a bill authorizing a National Conservation Commission. -used the Forest Reserve Act to protect over 170 million acres of forest. -believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action. -angered western hunters by closing much of the western public lands. -angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry.
used the Forest Reserve Act to protect over 170 million acres of forest.
William Howard Taft: -was described by many journalists as "the ultimate politician." -was Roosevelt's choice as his successor. -eventually was elected president as a member of the Progressive party. -found solid support from voters only in the South and Southwest. -was, in the Republican tradition, opposed to a lower tariff.
was Roosevelt's choice as his successor.
