Question 1

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

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A)  the treasury. 
B)  state. 
C)  the navy. 
D)  commerce. 
E)  the interior. 
A)  the treasury. 
B)  state. 
C)  the navy. 
D)  commerce. 
E)  the interior. E

Question 2

In Adkins v. Children's Hospital (1923), the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)  federal child labor laws were unconstitutional. 
B)  women had the right to sue for equal pay for equal work. 
C)  anti-union "right to work" laws were constitutional. 
D)  women could no longer receive special health, safety, or minimum wage protections from such progressive state laws governing the workplace because they now had the vote under the terms of the Nineteenth Amendment. 
E)  federal maternity benefits designed for women did not constitute unequal treatment. 
A)  federal child labor laws were unconstitutional. 
B)  women had the right to sue for equal pay for equal work. 
C)  anti-union "right to work" laws were constitutional. 
D)  women could no longer receive special health, safety, or minimum wage protections from such progressive state laws governing the workplace because they now had the vote under the terms of the Nineteenth Amendment. 
E)  federal maternity benefits designed for women did not constitute unequal treatment. D

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Frank B. Kellogg

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Frank B. Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the Secretary of State under President Calvin Coolidge. He was born on December 22, 1856, in Potsdam, New York, and died on December 21, 1937. Kellogg is historically significant for several reasons, but most notably for his role in the creation of the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928.

Before his involvement with the Kellogg-Briand Pact, Kellogg had a distinguished career. He served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 1917 to 1923 and played a role in American foreign policy after World War I. As Secretary of State from 1925 to 1929, he worked on various international issues, including disputes in Latin America and the Far East.

The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris, was his most notable achievement. It was an international agreement that attempted to eliminate war as an instrument of national policy. The pact was signed on August 27, 1928, by France and the United States and was eventually endorsed by most of the world's nations. The agreement renounced the use of war and called for the peaceful settlement of disputes. While the pact was idealistic and lacked mechanisms for enforcement, it represented a significant move towards the concept of collective security and international law, setting a precedent for future international agreements.

Despite the fact that the Kellogg-Briand Pact did not prevent future conflicts, such as World War II, it was an important step in the development of international norms against war and aggression. For his efforts in promoting peace through this treaty, Frank B. Kellogg was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929.

Kellogg's legacy is a testament to the interwar period's search for peace and the efforts to establish a new international order that could prevent the horrors of another global conflict. His work on the Kellogg-Briand Pact remains a significant milestone in the history of international diplomacy.

Question 4

Compare the presidential leadership styles of Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. What did they have in common, and how did they differ? How did their personal qualities and presidential leadership styles contribute to their political successes and help give rise to their political failures during their presidenciesin the 1920s?

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The presidential leadership styles of Wa

Question 5

The 1932 Stimson doctrine

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A)  reversed the United States' long-standing interventionist policy in Latin America. 
B)  committed the United States to join the League of Nations' effort to impose economic sanctions against Japan for its invasion of Manchuria. 
C)  announced the United States' willingness to outlaw war as an instrument of national policy. 
D)  declared that the United States would not recognize any territorial acquisition achieved by force of arms. 
E)  declared Japan and Germany rogue states. 
A)  reversed the United States' long-standing interventionist policy in Latin America. 
B)  committed the United States to join the League of Nations' effort to impose economic sanctions against Japan for its invasion of Manchuria. 
C)  announced the United States' willingness to outlaw war as an instrument of national policy. 
D)  declared that the United States would not recognize any territorial acquisition achieved by force of arms. 
E)  declared Japan and Germany rogue states.

Question 6

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

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A)  the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  immigration restrictions. 
C)  prohibition. 
D)  modern art. 
E)  Margaret Sanger's efforts to advance birth control for women. 
A)  the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  immigration restrictions. 
C)  prohibition. 
D)  modern art. 
E)  Margaret Sanger's efforts to advance birth control for women.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Albert B. Fall

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Albert B. Fall was a U.S. Senator from N

Question 8

All of the following were political liabilities for Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith in 1928except his

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A)  Catholic religion. 
B)  support for the repeal of prohibition. 
C)  lack of executive political experience. 
D)  hostility of Fundamentalist Democrats to his political campaign. 
E)  radio speaking skill. 
A)  Catholic religion. 
B)  support for the repeal of prohibition. 
C)  lack of executive political experience. 
D)  hostility of Fundamentalist Democrats to his political campaign. 
E)  radio speaking skill.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harry M. Daugherty

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Harry M. Daugherty (1860–1941) was an Am

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Hoovercrats"

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Hoovercrats were a group of Southern Dem

Question 11

The causes of the Great Depression included

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A)  agricultural overproduction and debt. 
B)  unequal distribution of wealth 
C)  overextension of credit and an absence of any significant government regulation of financial markets. 
D)  anemic foreign trade. 
E)  economic troubles in Europe. 
A)  agricultural overproduction and debt. 
B)  unequal distribution of wealth 
C)  overextension of credit and an absence of any significant government regulation of financial markets. 
D)  anemic foreign trade. 
E)  economic troubles in Europe.

Question 12

President Hoover supported which of the following anti-Depression measures?

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A)  Federal government loans to banks, corporations, railroads, and local governments through the auspices of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RF
C)  
B)  The Muscle Shoals Bill designed to dam the Tennessee River and provide low-cost electricity to poor residents of the Tennessee Valley 
C)  The public dole system then being used in Britain 
D)  A limited number of federally financed public works projects such as the construction of a gigantic dam on the Colorado River for irrigation, flood control, and electric power 
E)  Employment of young people in conservation projects 
A)  Federal government loans to banks, corporations, railroads, and local governments through the auspices of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RF
C)  
B)  The Muscle Shoals Bill designed to dam the Tennessee River and provide low-cost electricity to poor residents of the Tennessee Valley 
C)  The public dole system then being used in Britain 
D)  A limited number of federally financed public works projects such as the construction of a gigantic dam on the Colorado River for irrigation, flood control, and electric power 
E)  Employment of young people in conservation projects

Question 13

When elected to the presidency in 1928, Herbert Hoover

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A)  was militantly antiunion and against big government. 
B)  brought little administrative talent or experience to the job. 
C)  understood that his major challenge was to find a solution to the Great Depression. 
D)  combined small-town values with wide experience in modern corporate America. 
E)  had been a successful governor of California. 
A)  was militantly antiunion and against big government. 
B)  brought little administrative talent or experience to the job. 
C)  understood that his major challenge was to find a solution to the Great Depression. 
D)  combined small-town values with wide experience in modern corporate America. 
E)  had been a successful governor of California.

Question 14

​What were the political and economic policy and program options at President Hoover's disposal to help the millions of American living in dire misery during the early years of the Great Depression that President Hoover consider? Which policies and programs did President Hoover pursue and which ones did he reject for political, economic, or philosophical reasons? Did any of Hoover's political and economic policies and programs during the early years of the Great Depression set the stage for the policies and programs of President Franklin Roosevelt and New Deal? If so, which ones?

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President Hoover had several political a

Question 15

Senator Robert La Follette's Progressive party advocated all of the following except

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A)  government ownership of railroads. 
B)  relief for farmers. 
C)  opposition to antilabor injunctions. 
D)  opposition to monopolies. 
E)  increased power for the Supreme Court. 
A)  government ownership of railroads. 
B)  relief for farmers. 
C)  opposition to antilabor injunctions. 
D)  opposition to monopolies. 
E)  increased power for the Supreme Court.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (

Question 17

At the 1921-1922 Washington Conference, the major signatories (the United States, Japan, Great Britain, France, and Italy) agreed to the terms of the Five Power Naval Treaty which

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A)  limited the size of their naval forces. 
B)  fortifed their Far East possessions. 
C)  preserved the status quo in the Pacific. 
D)  abandoned the Open Door policy in China. 
E)  prevented Japanese expansion in Asia. 
A)  limited the size of their naval forces. 
B)  fortifed their Far East possessions. 
C)  preserved the status quo in the Pacific. 
D)  abandoned the Open Door policy in China. 
E)  prevented Japanese expansion in Asia.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry L. Stimson

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Henry L. Stimson was an American statesm

Question 19

During the 1920s, the Supreme Court

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A)  often ruled against progressive legislation such as state child labor and minimum wage laws for women. 
B)  rigorously upheld the antitrust laws. 
C)  generally promoted government regulation of the economy. 
D)  staunchly defended the rights of organized labor. 
E)  consistently upheld progressive state laws under a broad reading of the Tenth Amendment. 
A)  often ruled against progressive legislation such as state child labor and minimum wage laws for women. 
B)  rigorously upheld the antitrust laws. 
C)  generally promoted government regulation of the economy. 
D)  staunchly defended the rights of organized labor. 
E)  consistently upheld progressive state laws under a broad reading of the Tenth Amendment.

Question 20

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

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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.

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

In Adkins v. Children's Hospital (1923), the Supreme Court ruled that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Frank B. Kellogg

The 1932 Stimson doctrine

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Albert B. Fall

All of the following were political liabilities for Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith in 1928except his

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harry M. Daugherty

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Hoovercrats"

The causes of the Great Depression included

President Hoover supported which of the following anti-Depression measures?

When elected to the presidency in 1928, Herbert Hoover

Senator Robert La Follette's Progressive party advocated all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reconstruction Finance Corporation

At the 1921-1922 Washington Conference, the major signatories (the United States, Japan, Great Britain, France, and Italy) agreed to the terms of the Five Power Naval Treaty which

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry L. Stimson

During the 1920s, the Supreme Court

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

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 10: The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

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

In Adkins v. Children's Hospital (1923), the Supreme Court ruled that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Frank B. Kellogg

The 1932 Stimson doctrine

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Albert B. Fall

All of the following were political liabilities for Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith in 1928except his

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harry M. Daugherty

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Hoovercrats"

The causes of the Great Depression included

President Hoover supported which of the following anti-Depression measures?

When elected to the presidency in 1928, Herbert Hoover

Senator Robert La Follette's Progressive party advocated all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reconstruction Finance Corporation

At the 1921-1922 Washington Conference, the major signatories (the United States, Japan, Great Britain, France, and Italy) agreed to the terms of the Five Power Naval Treaty which

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry L. Stimson

During the 1920s, the Supreme Court

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

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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