Unit 9 Test 2.3.16

Question 1

Businesspeople used the red scare to

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break the backs of fledgling unions

Question 2

Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from

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eastern city dwellers

Question 3

Disillusioned by war and peace, Americans in the 1920s did all of the following EXCEPT

(pages 720-723)

a. condemn “un-American” lifestyles.
b. restrict immigration.
c. denounce “radical” foreign ideas.
d. enter a decade of economic difficulties.

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d. enter a decade of economic difficulties

Question 4

The most spectaular example of lawlessness and gangsterism in the 1920s was

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Chicago

Question 5

Many Polish peasants learned about America from all of the following EXCEPT

(page 726)

a. letters from friends and relatives.
b. agents from steamship lines.
c. Catholic missionaries.This answer is correct.
d. agents from the U.S. railroads.

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c. Catholic missionaries.

Question 6

The red scare of 1919-1920 was provoked by

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the public’s association of labor violence with its fear of revolution

Question 7

One of the primary obstacles to working class solidarity and organization in America was

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ethnic diversity

Question 8

The religion of almost all Polish immigrants to the United States was

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Roman Catholicism

Question 9

Most American assumed that prohibition

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would be permanent

Question 10

The immigration quota system adopted in the 1920s discriminated directly against

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southern and eastern Europeans

Question 11

The post-World War I Ku Klux Klan advocated all of the following EXCEPT

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a. opposition to prohibition
b. opposition to birth control
c. anti-Catholicism
d. fundamentalist religion

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a. opposition to prohibition

Question 12

“Cultural pluralists” like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne generally advocated that

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immigrants should be able to retain their traditional cultures rather than blend into a single American “melting pot.”

Question 13

Immigration restrictions of the 1920s were introduced as a result of

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the nativist belief that northern Europeans were superior to southern and eastern Europeans.

Question 14

The most tenacious persuer of “radical” elements during the red scare was

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A. Mitchell Palmer

Question 15

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was a reaction against

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the forces of diversity and modernity that were transforming American culture

Question 16

The trial of John T. Scopes in 1925 centered on the issue of

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teaching evolution in public schools

Question 17

Frederick W. Taylor, a prominent inventor and engineer, was best known for his

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promotion of industrial efficiency and scientific management.

Question 18

After the Scopes “Monkey Trial,”

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fundamentalist religion remained a vibrant force in American spiritual life

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT among the industries that prospered mightily with widespread use of the automobile?

a. aluminum
b. rubber
c. oil
d. highway construction

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a. aluminum

Question 20

Henry Ford’s contribution to the automobile industry was

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relatively cheap automobiles

Question 21

Bruce Barton, author of The Man Nobody Knows, expressed great admiration for Jesus Christ because Barton

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believed that Christ was the best advertising man of all time

Question 22

The automobile revolution resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

a. the consolidation of schools.
b. the spread of suburbs.
c. a loss of population in less attractive states.
d. the increased dependence of women on men.

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d. the increased dependence of women on men.

Question 23

Among the major figures promoted by mass media image makers and new “sports industry” in the 1920s were

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Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey

Question 24

According to John Dewey, a teacher’s primary goal is to

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educate a student for life

Question 25

John Dewey can rightly be called the "father of the _________________________."

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progressive education

Question 26

All of the following helped to make the prosperity of the 1920s EXCEPT a. increased productivity of workers. b. perfection of assembly line production. c. rapid expansion of capital. d. government stimulation of the economy.

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d. government stimulation of the economy.

Question 27

The prosperity that developed in the 1920s

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was accompanied by a cloud of consumer debt

Question 28

Of the following, the one LEAST related to the other three is a. Frederick W. Taylor. b. Clarence Darrow. c. William Jennings Bryan. d. John T. Scopes.

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a. Frederick W. Taylor.

Question 29

The main problem faced by American manufacturers in the 1920s involved

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developing expanded markets of people to buy their products

Question 30

With the advent of radio and motion pictures

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much of the rich diversity of immigrant culture was lost

Question 31

As Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Mellon placed the tax burden on the

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middle-income groups

Question 32

Jazz music was developed by

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American blacks

Question 33

Which of the following was NOT among prominent African American cultural figures in the 1920s? a. "Jelly Roll" Morton b. Joseph "King" Oliver c. Langston Hughes d. Ralph Ellison

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d. Ralph Ellison

Question 34

The first 'talkie" motion picture was

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The Jazz Singer

Question 35

Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic made him an American hero especially because

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his wholesome youthfulness contrasted with the cynicism and debunking of the jazz age

Question 36

Automobiles, radios, and motion pictures

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contributed to the standardization of American life

Question 37

Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of

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birth control

Question 38

To justify their new sexual frankness, many Americans pointed to

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the theories of Sigmund Freud

Question 39

Marcus Garvey, founder of the United Negro Improvement Association, is known for all of the following EXCEPT a. promoting the resettlement of American blacks in Africa. b. cultivating feelings of self-confidence and self-reliance among blacks. c. establishing the idea of the talented tenth to lead African Americans. d. promoting black owned businesses.

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c. establishing the idea of the talented tenth to lead African Americans.

Question 40

Job opportunities for women in the 1920s

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tended to cluster in a few low paying fields

Question 41

Buying stock "on margin" meant

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purchasing it with a small down payment

Question 42

The 1920 cenus revealed that for the first time most

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Americans lived in cities

Question 43

Match each literary figure with the correct work. A. Ernest Hemingway 1. The Sun Also Rises B. F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. Main Street C. Sinclair Lewis 3. The Sound and the Fury D. William Faulkner 4. The Great Gatsby

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A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

Question 44

Warren G. Harding's weaknesses as president included all of the following EXCEPT a. unwillingness to hurt people's feelings by saying no. b. lack of political experience. c. mediocre mind. d. inability to detect moral weaknesses in his associates.

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b. lack of political experience.

Question 45

The Teapot Dome scandal involved the corrupt mishandling of

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naval oil reserves

Question 46

Match each member of President Harding's cabinet below with his major area of responsibility. A. Charles Evans Hughes 1. taxes and tariffs B. Andrew Mellon 2. naval oil reserves C. Herbert Hoover 3. naval arms limitation D. Albert Fall 4. foreign trade and trade associations E. Harry Daugherty 5. justice and law enforcement

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A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2, E-5

Question 47

In the 1920s the Fordney-McCumber Tariff ____________________ tariff rates and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff ____________________ tariff rates, so that by 1930 the tariff rates had been substantially ____________________ from the opening of the decade.

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raised; raised; raised

Question 48

____________________________ was (were) adversely affected by the demobilization policies adopted by the federal government at the end of World War I.

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Organized labor

Question 49

During the 1920s, the Supreme Court

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often ruled against progressive legislation

Question 50

Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament because

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businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy

Question 51

One exception to President Warren G. Harding's policy of isolationism involved in the Middle east, where the United States sought to

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secure oil-drilling concessions for American companies

Question 52

Republican economic policies under Warren G. Harding

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hoped to encourage the government actively to assist business along the path to profits

Question 53

The major political scandal of Harding's administration resulted in the conviction and imprisonment of his secretary of

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the interior

Question 54

Which one of the following members of President Harding's cabinet proved to be incompetent or corrupt?

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Albert Fall

Question 55

The Supreme Court cases of Muller and Adkins centered on

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the question of whether women merited special legal and social treatment

Question 56

The 1928 Kellog-Briand Pact

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outlawed war as a solution to international rivalry

Question 57

The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from World War I was

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veterans

Question 58

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the American policy of raising tariffs sky-high in the 1920s? a. international economic distress was deepened. b. the postwar chaos in Europe was prolonged. c. American foreign trade declined. d. the American economy slipped into recession.

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the American economy slipped into recession

Question 59

The Progresive party did not do well in the 1924 election because

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too many people shared in prosperity to care about reform

Question 60

One of the major problems facing farmers in the 1920s was

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overproduction

Question 61

Senator Robert LaFollette's Progressive party advocated all of the following EXCEPT a. opposition to monopolies. b. relief for farmers. c. increased power to the Supreme Court. d. opposition to antilabor injunctions.

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c. increased power to the Supreme Court.

Question 62

America's major foreign policy problem in the 1920s was addressed by the Dawes Plan, which

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provided a solution to tangle of war-debt and war-reparations system

Question 63

In the early 1920s, one glaring exception to America's general indifference to the outside world was its

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armed intervention in the Caribbean and Central America

Question 64

During Coolidge's predsidency, government policy was set largely by the interests and values of

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the business community

Question 65

The intended beneficiaries of the Mcnary-Haugen Bill were __________________________; the intended beneficiaries of the Norris-LaGuardia Act were ___________________.

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farmers; labor unions

Question 66

In 1924 the Democratic party convention failed by a single vote to adopt a resolution condemning

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the Ku Klux Klan

Question 67

Which of the following splits did not affect the Democratic Party in 1924? a. Fundamentalists versus Modernists b. immigrants versus old-stock Americans c. urbanities versus suburbanites d. "wets" versus "drys"

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c. urbanites versus suburbanites

Question 68

Which of the following descriptive attributes is least characteristic of President Coolidge? a. frugality b. wordiness c. shyness d. honesty

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b. wordiness

Question 69

As a result of Ameria's inistence that its Allies' war debts be repaid in full,

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the French and British demanded enormous reparations payment from Germany

Question 70

After the initial shock of the Harding scandals, many Americans reacted by

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excusing some of the wrongdoers on the grounds that "they had gotten away with it."

Question 71

In the mid-1920s President Coolidge twice refused to sign legislation proposing to

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subsidize farm prices

Question 72

America's European allies argued that they should not have to repay loans that the United States made to them during World war I because

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they had paid a much heavier price in lost lives, so it was only fair for the United States to write off the debt

Question 73

When elected to the presidency in 1928, Herbert Hoover

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combined small town values with wide experience in modern corporate America

Question 74

President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression was to

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offer federal assistance to businesses and banks but not individuals

Question 75

In America, the Great Depression caused

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a decade long decline in the birthrate

Question 76

All of the following were political liabilities for Alfred Smith EXCEPT this a. Catholic religion. b. failure to win the support of American Labor. c. big-city background. d. support for the repeal of Prohibition.

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b. failure to win the support of American Labor.

Question 77

President Hoover's public image was severely damaged by his

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handling of the dispersal of the Bonus Army

Question 78

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was establihed to

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make loans to businesses, banks, and state and local governments

Question 79

The most colorful presidential candidate of the 1920s was

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Alfred E. Smith

Question 80

The Bonus Expeditionary Force marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 to demand

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immediate full payment of bonus payments promised to World War I veterans

Question 81

President Herbert Hoover believed that the Great Depression could be ended by doing all of the following EXCEPT a. providing direct aid to the people. b. continuing to rely on the American tradition of rugged individualism. c. keeping faith in the efficiency of the industrial system. d. directly assisting businesses and banks.

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a. providing direct aid to the people.

Question 82

The "alphabetical agency" set up under Hoover's administration to provide aid to busines and local governments was the

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

Question 83

The Federal Farm Board, created by the Agricultural Marketing Act, lent money to farmers primarily to help them to

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organize producers' cooperatives

Question 84

As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930,

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the worldwide depression deepened

Question 85

In response to the League of Nation' investigation into Japan's invasion and occupation of Manchuria,

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Japan left the League

Question 86

The 1932 Stimson Doctrine

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declared that the United States would not recognize any territorial acquisition achieved by force of arms.

Question 87

One of Herbert Hoover's chief strengths as a presidential candidate was his

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talent for administration