Question 1

How might the decade of the 1920s be called "the decade of prosperity"?

Accepted Answer

The decade of the 1920s could be called

Question 2

Match each description with the item below.
-Herbert Hoover

Accepted Answer

A) was the secretary of the Treasury under Harding who developed a plan that would affect federal spending 
B) was the secretary of state under Harding who pledged American disarmament to avoid an expensive naval arms race 
C) was the army's chief of staff who treated a group of protesting veterans seeking their cash bonuses as "insurrectionists" 
D) was the secretary of state who called for the nations in the Great War to sign a pact to renounce war "as an instrument of national policy" 
E) died suddenly while president after suffering an attack of food poisoning on a trip to the western United States
F)wrote the book American Individualism, asserting that he wished to promote a "rugged individualism" rather than selfishness
G)was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1920 and rose to the presidency due to the death of the president
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928 who led the party's anti-Klan, anti-Prohibition wing
I)was the volunteer defense attorney for John Scopes and a tireless defender of the rights of the working class
J)was the nominee of the fragmented Democrats during the 1924 election who could nearly outdo Coolidge in his conservatism 
A) was the secretary of the Treasury under Harding who developed a plan that would affect federal spending 
B) was the secretary of state under Harding who pledged American disarmament to avoid an expensive naval arms race 
C) was the army's chief of staff who treated a group of protesting veterans seeking their cash bonuses as "insurrectionists" 
D) was the secretary of state who called for the nations in the Great War to sign a pact to renounce war "as an instrument of national policy" 
E) died suddenly while president after suffering an attack of food poisoning on a trip to the western United States
F)wrote the book American Individualism, asserting that he wished to promote a "rugged individualism" rather than selfishness
G)was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1920 and rose to the presidency due to the death of the president
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928 who led the party's anti-Klan, anti-Prohibition wing
I)was the volunteer defense attorney for John Scopes and a tireless defender of the rights of the working class
J)was the nominee of the fragmented Democrats during the 1924 election who could nearly outdo Coolidge in his conservatism

Question 3

Which of the following helped drive the reactionary conservatism of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rise in anti-discrimination policies and the number of voting African Americans due to the end of the Jim Crow laws 
B)  the growth of the progressive political coalition that had reelected Wilson and the economic hardship the country faced for much of the decade 
C)  the ongoing war effort during the 1920s that led to widespread rationing and urgent, rapid industrialization across the country 
D)  prejudice toward immigrants from outside western Europe and a strong Protestant movement for a return to the primacy of traditional Christian morality 
E)  the sense of safety that most Americans felt domestically and abroad since relations with other countries had drastically improved since the Great War 
A)  a rise in anti-discrimination policies and the number of voting African Americans due to the end of the Jim Crow laws 
B)  the growth of the progressive political coalition that had reelected Wilson and the economic hardship the country faced for much of the decade 
C)  the ongoing war effort during the 1920s that led to widespread rationing and urgent, rapid industrialization across the country 
D)  prejudice toward immigrants from outside western Europe and a strong Protestant movement for a return to the primacy of traditional Christian morality 
E)  the sense of safety that most Americans felt domestically and abroad since relations with other countries had drastically improved since the Great War

Question 4

Which of the following was a tactic of the Ku Klux Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)  only accepting members who were extremely wealthy 
B)  rejecting ideas of righteous Protestant morality and embracing Catholicism 
C)  directing anger at whatever prejudices were dominant in a certain area 
D)  supporting the efforts of labor unions and progressive legislation 
E)  promoting immigration from most areas of the world 
A)  only accepting members who were extremely wealthy 
B)  rejecting ideas of righteous Protestant morality and embracing Catholicism 
C)  directing anger at whatever prejudices were dominant in a certain area 
D)  supporting the efforts of labor unions and progressive legislation 
E)  promoting immigration from most areas of the world

Question 5

Which of the following was part of the reason for the stock market crash?

Accepted Answer

A)  the high rate of deflation in the 1920s 
B)  the tax policies of the 1920s that hurt the wealthy, who might otherwise have bought more stocks 
C)  the buying of great amounts of stock on margin and the resulting bubble 
D)  the low tariff, which allowed imports to corner several important American markets 
E)  the remarkably poor returns on government bonds in 1929 
A)  the high rate of deflation in the 1920s 
B)  the tax policies of the 1920s that hurt the wealthy, who might otherwise have bought more stocks 
C)  the buying of great amounts of stock on margin and the resulting bubble 
D)  the low tariff, which allowed imports to corner several important American markets 
E)  the remarkably poor returns on government bonds in 1929

Question 6

What did Warren G. Harding mean by "normalcy"? To what extent did the nation succeed in bringing about a return to normalcy in the 1920s, and to what extend did it fail?

Accepted Answer

Warren G. Harding's concept of "normalcy

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding the effect of the Great Depression on many women is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the few women who were afforded the opportunity to work often held the highest paying jobs, they usually were the first to lose those jobs across the board. 
B)  Because it was still against the law for women to hold even service jobs or secretary jobs in the 1920s, women suffered the most and relied entirely on men in their lives to make ends meet. 
C)  For the duration of the Depression, single white women had the most difficult time keeping jobs because they were viewed as not having a family to support and not needing the money as badly. 
D)  As the Depression worsened, married women became some of the primary targets of layoffs due to the thinking that they'd be "stealing" jobs from men and already had husbands supporting them. 
E)  Most women remained relatively unaffected by the Depression because men tended to refuse to share their financial situations with their wives, and they managed to live in a state of denial. 
A)  Because the few women who were afforded the opportunity to work often held the highest paying jobs, they usually were the first to lose those jobs across the board. 
B)  Because it was still against the law for women to hold even service jobs or secretary jobs in the 1920s, women suffered the most and relied entirely on men in their lives to make ends meet. 
C)  For the duration of the Depression, single white women had the most difficult time keeping jobs because they were viewed as not having a family to support and not needing the money as badly. 
D)  As the Depression worsened, married women became some of the primary targets of layoffs due to the thinking that they'd be "stealing" jobs from men and already had husbands supporting them. 
E)  Most women remained relatively unaffected by the Depression because men tended to refuse to share their financial situations with their wives, and they managed to live in a state of denial.

Question 8

Following Wilson's presidency, progressivism eventually disappeared in American politics in the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why did progressivism decline in the years leading up to the 1920s, and how did that decline help set the stage for the policies and social currents of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Progressivism declined in the years lead

Question 10

Match each description with the item below.
-Clarence Darrow

Accepted Answer

A) was the secretary of the Treasury under Harding who developed a plan that would affect federal spending 
B) was the secretary of state under Harding who pledged American disarmament to avoid an expensive naval arms race 
C) was the army's chief of staff who treated a group of protesting veterans seeking their cash bonuses as "insurrectionists" 
D) was the secretary of state who called for the nations in the Great War to sign a pact to renounce war "as an instrument of national policy" 
E) died suddenly while president after suffering an attack of food poisoning on a trip to the western United States
F)wrote the book American Individualism, asserting that he wished to promote a "rugged individualism" rather than selfishness
G)was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1920 and rose to the presidency due to the death of the president
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928 who led the party's anti-Klan, anti-Prohibition wing
I)was the volunteer defense attorney for John Scopes and a tireless defender of the rights of the working class
J)was the nominee of the fragmented Democrats during the 1924 election who could nearly outdo Coolidge in his conservatism 
A) was the secretary of the Treasury under Harding who developed a plan that would affect federal spending 
B) was the secretary of state under Harding who pledged American disarmament to avoid an expensive naval arms race 
C) was the army's chief of staff who treated a group of protesting veterans seeking their cash bonuses as "insurrectionists" 
D) was the secretary of state who called for the nations in the Great War to sign a pact to renounce war "as an instrument of national policy" 
E) died suddenly while president after suffering an attack of food poisoning on a trip to the western United States
F)wrote the book American Individualism, asserting that he wished to promote a "rugged individualism" rather than selfishness
G)was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1920 and rose to the presidency due to the death of the president
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928 who led the party's anti-Klan, anti-Prohibition wing
I)was the volunteer defense attorney for John Scopes and a tireless defender of the rights of the working class
J)was the nominee of the fragmented Democrats during the 1924 election who could nearly outdo Coolidge in his conservatism

Question 11

Prohibition had the consequence of increasing organized crime in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When not able to convict Al Capone on bootlegging charges, the federal government convicted him of

Accepted Answer

A)  illegal immigration activities. 
B)  drug trafficking. 
C)  contempt of Congress. 
D)  tax evasion. 
E)  prostitution. 
A)  illegal immigration activities. 
B)  drug trafficking. 
C)  contempt of Congress. 
D)  tax evasion. 
E)  prostitution.

Question 13

Democratic presidential nominee Alfred Smith was hurt in the 1928 election by the fact that he was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  "wet" on Prohibition and a Catholic. 
B)  boring public speaker. 
C)  member of the Ku Klux Klan. 
D)  supporter of Prohibition. 
E)  actor. 
A)  "wet" on Prohibition and a Catholic. 
B)  boring public speaker. 
C)  member of the Ku Klux Klan. 
D)  supporter of Prohibition. 
E)  actor.

Question 14

Which of the following occurred during the 1924 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert M. La Follette barely won the nomination of a faction-ridden Republican party. 
B)  The Democratic candidate almost upset the Republican candidate. 
C)  Calvin Coolidge swept both the popular and electoral votes by decisive majorities. 
D)  Urban progressives helped unite both political parties. 
E)  Herbert Hoover challenged Coolidge for the Republican nomination. 
A)  Robert M. La Follette barely won the nomination of a faction-ridden Republican party. 
B)  The Democratic candidate almost upset the Republican candidate. 
C)  Calvin Coolidge swept both the popular and electoral votes by decisive majorities. 
D)  Urban progressives helped unite both political parties. 
E)  Herbert Hoover challenged Coolidge for the Republican nomination.

Question 15

Harding's administration is MOST remembered for

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that he served many terms. 
B)  the poor state of the economy while he was president. 
C)  his promotion of the arts and culture. 
D)  the scandals that plagued it. 
E)  its overwhelming popularity with the American people. 
A)  the fact that he served many terms. 
B)  the poor state of the economy while he was president. 
C)  his promotion of the arts and culture. 
D)  the scandals that plagued it. 
E)  its overwhelming popularity with the American people.

Question 16

How did the Great Depression impact the American people?

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression had a profound impa

Question 17

Calvin Coolidge was determined NOT to be an activist president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following was true of the immigration laws passed in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They favored immigrants from northern and western Europe. 
B)  They encouraged Asians to immigrate to America. 
C)  They focused on setting strict limits on immigration from Mexico. 
D)  They were formed in direct opposition to the ideas of nativism. 
E)  They were the most welcoming and nondiscriminatory in American history. 
A)  They favored immigrants from northern and western Europe. 
B)  They encouraged Asians to immigrate to America. 
C)  They focused on setting strict limits on immigration from Mexico. 
D)  They were formed in direct opposition to the ideas of nativism. 
E)  They were the most welcoming and nondiscriminatory in American history.

Question 19

What happened to members of the Bonus Expeditionary Force?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were violently confronted by federal troops under Douglas MacArthur. 
B)  They left Washington after Congress rejected their demands. 
C)  They left Washington after Congress accepted their demands. 
D)  Congress gave them employment in the Park Service and Capitol Police. 
E)  Congress ignored their presence until they dispersed. 
A)  They were violently confronted by federal troops under Douglas MacArthur. 
B)  They left Washington after Congress rejected their demands. 
C)  They left Washington after Congress accepted their demands. 
D)  Congress gave them employment in the Park Service and Capitol Police. 
E)  Congress ignored their presence until they dispersed.

Question 20

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the tariff policy of the early 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made it easier for other nations to sell to the United States. 
B)  It made it harder for other nations to sell to the United States. 
C)  It made it easier for other nations to repay their war debts. 
D)  It led Americans to cut back on loans and investments abroad. 
E)  It had virtually no effect on the average American but significantly limited businesses. 
A)  It made it easier for other nations to sell to the United States. 
B)  It made it harder for other nations to sell to the United States. 
C)  It made it easier for other nations to repay their war debts. 
D)  It led Americans to cut back on loans and investments abroad. 
E)  It had virtually no effect on the average American but significantly limited businesses.

Exam 24: The Reactionary Twenties

How might the decade of the 1920s be called "the decade of prosperity"?

Match each description with the item below. -Herbert Hoover

Which of the following helped drive the reactionary conservatism of the 1920s?

Which of the following was a tactic of the Ku Klux Klan?

Which of the following was part of the reason for the stock market crash?

What did Warren G. Harding mean by "normalcy"? To what extent did the nation succeed in bringing about a return to normalcy in the 1920s, and to what extend did it fail?

Which of the following statements regarding the effect of the Great Depression on many women is true?

Following Wilson's presidency, progressivism eventually disappeared in American politics in the 1920s.

Why did progressivism decline in the years leading up to the 1920s, and how did that decline help set the stage for the policies and social currents of the 1920s?

Match each description with the item below. -Clarence Darrow

Prohibition had the consequence of increasing organized crime in the United States.

When not able to convict Al Capone on bootlegging charges, the federal government convicted him of

Democratic presidential nominee Alfred Smith was hurt in the 1928 election by the fact that he was a(n)

Which of the following occurred during the 1924 presidential election?

Harding's administration is MOST remembered for

How did the Great Depression impact the American people?

Calvin Coolidge was determined NOT to be an activist president.

Which of the following was true of the immigration laws passed in the 1920s?

What happened to members of the Bonus Expeditionary Force?

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the tariff policy of the early 1920s?

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