Question 1

The Teapot Dome scandal was centered around corrupt deals and bribes involving

Accepted Answer

A)  naval oil reserves. 
B)  veterans' hospitals. 
C)  the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
D)  European war debts. 
E)  presidential pardons. 
A)  naval oil reserves. 
B)  veterans' hospitals. 
C)  the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
D)  European war debts. 
E)  presidential pardons.

Question 2

Which of the following splits did not affect the Democratic party in 1924?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Wets" versus "drys" 
B)  Immigrants versus old-stock Americans 
C)  Urbanites versus suburbanites 
D)  Fundamentalists versus Modernists 
E)  Northern liberals versus southern conservatives 
A)  "Wets" versus "drys" 
B)  Immigrants versus old-stock Americans 
C)  Urbanites versus suburbanites 
D)  Fundamentalists versus Modernists 
E)  Northern liberals versus southern conservatives

Question 3

Veterans' organizations like the American Legion successfully lobbied Congress to give them

Accepted Answer

A)  higher pay for service in military reserve or national guard units. 
B)  special payments for those suffering the effects of shell shock or poison gas. 
C)  financial support for college education or job training. 
D)  guaranteed medical care in modern, efficient veterans' hospitals. 
E)  a bonus insurance policy to compensate them for lost wages during their military service. 
A)  higher pay for service in military reserve or national guard units. 
B)  special payments for those suffering the effects of shell shock or poison gas. 
C)  financial support for college education or job training. 
D)  guaranteed medical care in modern, efficient veterans' hospitals. 
E)  a bonus insurance policy to compensate them for lost wages during their military service.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptability to the give-and-take of political accommodation. 
B)  considerable experience in running for political office. 
C)  personal charm and charisma. 
D)  ability to face criticism. 
E)  talent for administration. 
A)  adaptability to the give-and-take of political accommodation. 
B)  considerable experience in running for political office. 
C)  personal charm and charisma. 
D)  ability to face criticism. 
E)  talent for administration.

Question 5

In 1924,the Democratic party convention defeated by only one vote a resolution condemning

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  immigration restrictions. 
C)  prohibition. 
D)  Fundamentalism. 
E)  business monopolies. 
A)  the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  immigration restrictions. 
C)  prohibition. 
D)  Fundamentalism. 
E)  business monopolies.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers and wage earners. 
B)  the business community. 
C)  racial and ethnic minorities. 
D)  progressive reformers. 
E)  conservative New Englanders. 
A)  farmers and wage earners. 
B)  the business community. 
C)  racial and ethnic minorities. 
D)  progressive reformers. 
E)  conservative New Englanders.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Accepted Answer

The Fordney-McCumber Tariff was a signif

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Evans Hughes

Accepted Answer

Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948) was an

Question 9

Compare the presidential leadership of Harding,Coolidge,and Hoover.What did they have in common,and how did they differ? How did their personal qualities affect their political success in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

The presidential leadership of Warren G.

Question 10

In the 1920s,the United States Commerce Department under Herbert Hoover encouraged the creation of trade associations to

Accepted Answer

A)  force compliance with the existing antitrust laws. 
B)  encourage business competition. 
C)  promote the standardization of products. 
D)  help business to combat labor unionization. 
E)  circumvent the antitrust laws. 
A)  force compliance with the existing antitrust laws. 
B)  encourage business competition. 
C)  promote the standardization of products. 
D)  help business to combat labor unionization. 
E)  circumvent the antitrust laws.

Question 11

The mood in the United States just before the stock market crashed in 1929 could best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  anxious. 
B)  confident. 
C)  pessimistic. 
D)  fearful. 
E)  None of these 
A)  anxious. 
B)  confident. 
C)  pessimistic. 
D)  fearful. 
E)  None of these

Question 12

The Fordney-McCumber and Hawley-Smoot Tariff laws had the long-term effect of

Accepted Answer

A)  bringing American farmers out of the agricultural depression of the early 1920s. 
B)  encouraging the United States to turn more to Asia than to Europe for imports. 
C)  shrinking international trade and making it impossible for Europe to repay American war loans. 
D)  lowering the prices Americans paid for domestic manufactured goods. 
E)  pressuring the Europeans to lower their own tariff rates in order to retain American trade. 
A)  bringing American farmers out of the agricultural depression of the early 1920s. 
B)  encouraging the United States to turn more to Asia than to Europe for imports. 
C)  shrinking international trade and making it impossible for Europe to repay American war loans. 
D)  lowering the prices Americans paid for domestic manufactured goods. 
E)  pressuring the Europeans to lower their own tariff rates in order to retain American trade.

Question 13

President Herbert Hoover believed that the Great Depression could be ended by doing all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  providing direct aid to the people. 
B)  directly assisting businesses and banks. 
C)  keeping faith in the efficiency of the industrial system. 
D)  continuing to rely on the American tradition of rugged individualism. 
E)  lending federal funds to feed farm livestock. 
A)  providing direct aid to the people. 
B)  directly assisting businesses and banks. 
C)  keeping faith in the efficiency of the industrial system. 
D)  continuing to rely on the American tradition of rugged individualism. 
E)  lending federal funds to feed farm livestock.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alfred E.Smith

Accepted Answer

Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) was an Ameri

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Black Tuesday

Accepted Answer

Black Tuesday refers to October 29, 1929

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John W.Davis

Accepted Answer

John W. Davis was an American politician

Question 17

What evidence indicated throughout the 1920s that the economy was not as healthy as most believed? Why weren't these weaknesses addressed?

Accepted Answer

Throughout the 1920s, there were several

Question 18

Match each member of President Harding's cabinet below with his major area of responsibility.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the removal of American troops from Nicaragua. 
B)  an expanded American army and navy. 
C)  immediate full payment of bonus payments promised to World War I veterans. 
D)  punishment for those who had forced unemployed veterans to leave Washington, D.C. 
E)  housing and health care assistance for veterans. 
A)  the removal of American troops from Nicaragua. 
B)  an expanded American army and navy. 
C)  immediate full payment of bonus payments promised to World War I veterans. 
D)  punishment for those who had forced unemployed veterans to leave Washington, D.C. 
E)  housing and health care assistance for veterans.

Question 20

As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930

Accepted Answer

A)  American industry grew more secure. 
B)  duties on agricultural products decreased. 
C)  American economic isolationism ended. 
D)  campaign promises to labor were fulfilled. 
E)  the worldwide depression deepened. 
A)  American industry grew more secure. 
B)  duties on agricultural products decreased. 
C)  American economic isolationism ended. 
D)  campaign promises to labor were fulfilled. 
E)  the worldwide depression deepened.

Exam 32: The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Teapot Dome scandal was centered around corrupt deals and bribes involving

Which of the following splits did not affect the Democratic party in 1924?

Veterans' organizations like the American Legion successfully lobbied Congress to give them

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

In 1924,the Democratic party convention defeated by only one vote a resolution condemning

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Evans Hughes

Compare the presidential leadership of Harding,Coolidge,and Hoover.What did they have in common,and how did they differ? How did their personal qualities affect their political success in the 1920s?

In the 1920s,the United States Commerce Department under Herbert Hoover encouraged the creation of trade associations to

The mood in the United States just before the stock market crashed in 1929 could best be described as

The Fordney-McCumber and Hawley-Smoot Tariff laws had the long-term effect of

President Herbert Hoover believed that the Great Depression could be ended by doing all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alfred E.Smith

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Black Tuesday

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John W.Davis

What evidence indicated throughout the 1920s that the economy was not as healthy as most believed? Why weren't these weaknesses addressed?

Match each member of President Harding's cabinet below with his major area of responsibility.

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

As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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