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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Manchuria

It has been said that the 1920s saw a shift from the old Republican philosophy of small government to a new belief that government ought to actively aid big business. What evidence is there for this view? In what ways did Republican presidents of the 1920s continue to believe that government should keep hands off the economy? Is it reasonable to argue that the political and economic policy and philosophical shift of Republican presidents in the 1920s should be considered merely "old wine in new bottles"? Why or why not is this the case?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Good Neighbor Policy

In what ways did Herbert Hoover, in his actions as Secretary of Commerce and as president, combine the values and beliefs of an older, traditional nineteenth-century America with the experience and the outlook of the modern corporate economy? Why was President Hoover's decision to maintain many of his traditional nineteenth-century American values prove to be problematic when the cataclysmic depression had become a national calamity by 1930? How was Hoover's business experience and acumen helpful and/or limiting in his efforts as president to battle the Great Depression?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nine-Power Treaty

As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Robert La Follette

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Progressive party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Kellogg-Briand Pact

The impact of the Great Depression on American resulted in all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Adkins v. Children's Hospital​(1923)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Dawes

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Ohio Gang"

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Robert La Follette

Explain how American tariff policy and policy on war debts and reparations contributed to deepening the Great Depression, even if they did not cause it. Why were most Americans and many prominent and influential American political leaders so generally indifferent to the effects of their policies on Europe during these years? Why were millions of Americans and their political leaders on the Right and on the Left unable to discern and appreciate that the economic health and well-being of the United States was inextricably tied to that of key European nations such as Great Britain, France, and Germany?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles R. Forbes

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

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