Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Al Smith

Accepted Answer

Al Smith, whose full name was Alfred Ema

Question 2

Many historians now believe that Herbert Hoover has been unfairly maligned as the villain of the Great Depression. What blame, if any, does Hoover deserve for the economic collapse and the suffering of the public? Why does the text state that Hoover was caught "on the horns of a cruel dilemma"? How might Hoover been extricated himself from "the horns of [this] cruel dilemma" and helped millions of Americans living in dire misery during the early years of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Many historians now believe that Herbert

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Washington Disarmament Conference

Accepted Answer

The Washington Disarmament Conference, a

Question 4

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

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 5

Republican economic policies under Warren G. Harding

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A)  sought to follow strictly the traditional Old Guard Republican business doctrine of laissez-faire without any active involvement by the federal government to advance corporations' bottom-line goal of progressively increasing profits each year. 
B)  hoped to encourage the government actively to assist business along the path to profits. 
C)  sought to regulate the policies of large corporations. 
D)  aimed at supporting increased competition in business. 
E)  aided small business at the expense of big business. 
A)  sought to follow strictly the traditional Old Guard Republican business doctrine of laissez-faire without any active involvement by the federal government to advance corporations' bottom-line goal of progressively increasing profits each year. 
B)  hoped to encourage the government actively to assist business along the path to profits. 
C)  sought to regulate the policies of large corporations. 
D)  aimed at supporting increased competition in business. 
E)  aided small business at the expense of big business.

Question 6

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

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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 7

Outline the causes of the great crash of 1929. Why did it come so unexpectedly? Should the great crash of 1929
been so unexpected given the rampant speculation in international financial markets, the international debt situation, a decade of relying on loose and easy American credit, the lack of any significant government regulation of securities markets, and the ability to purchase stocks and other securities "on margin"?

Accepted Answer

The great crash of 1929 was caused by a

Question 8

The primary reason that President Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament was that

Accepted Answer

A)  he feared renewed war in Europe. 
B)  he did not believe a strong and modern navy was necessary for the defense and security of the United States. 
C)  businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy. 
D)  he did not want the League of Nations to take the lead on this problem. 
E)  American public opinion overwhelming supported shrinking the U.S. Navy to prewar levels. 
A)  he feared renewed war in Europe. 
B)  he did not believe a strong and modern navy was necessary for the defense and security of the United States. 
C)  businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy. 
D)  he did not want the League of Nations to take the lead on this problem. 
E)  American public opinion overwhelming supported shrinking the U.S. Navy to prewar levels.

Question 9

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 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Calvin Coolidge

Accepted Answer

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President o

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The Fordney-McCumber Tariff was a signif

Question 12

The advent of the gasoline-powered tractor in the 1920s meant that

Accepted Answer

A)  productivity went way up but so did debt. 
B)  farmers did not need to plow as much land to make the same profit. 
C)  farmers would have to spend time training hands on new equipment. 
D)  bigger crops could be grown on smaller areas. 
E)  None of these 
A)  productivity went way up but so did debt. 
B)  farmers did not need to plow as much land to make the same profit. 
C)  farmers would have to spend time training hands on new equipment. 
D)  bigger crops could be grown on smaller areas. 
E)  None of these

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  organize producers' cooperatives. 
B)  learn a new and more profitable trade. 
C)  open new land to cultivation. 
D)  purchase expensive new farm machinery. 
E)  take land out of production. 
A)  organize producers' cooperatives. 
B)  learn a new and more profitable trade. 
C)  open new land to cultivation. 
D)  purchase expensive new farm machinery. 
E)  take land out of production.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  naval oil reserves. 
B)  veterans' hospitals. 
C)  the illegal leasing of American Indian reservation land for oil, gas, and mineral exploration by corporations. 
D)  European war debts. 
E)  World War I veterans' benefits. 
A)  naval oil reserves. 
B)  veterans' hospitals. 
C)  the illegal leasing of American Indian reservation land for oil, gas, and mineral exploration by corporations. 
D)  European war debts. 
E)  World War I veterans' benefits.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Stimson doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Stimson Doctrine refers to a policy

Question 16

Which of the following was not a consequence of the American policy of raising tariffs sky-high in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  European nations raised their own tariffs. 
B)  The postwar chaos in Europe was prolonged. 
C)  International economic distress deepened. 
D)  American foreign trade declined. 
E)  The American economy slipped into recession. 
A)  European nations raised their own tariffs. 
B)  The postwar chaos in Europe was prolonged. 
C)  International economic distress deepened. 
D)  American foreign trade declined. 
E)  The American economy slipped into recession.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hawley-Smoot Tariff

Accepted Answer

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff, officially know

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-American Legion

Accepted Answer

The American Legion is a U.S. war vetera

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ended the big-stick policy of armed intervention in Central America and the Caribbean. 
B)  established a ratio of allowable naval strength between the United States, Britain, and Japan. 
C)  condemned the Japanese aggression against Manchuria. 
D)  aimed to prevent German rearmament and Germany's imperial desire to recapture the Alsace-Lorraine region from France. 
E)  offered a solution to the tangle of war-debt and war-reparations payments that relied on the continual flow of loose or "easy" American credit through the 1920s and early 1930s in order to succeed. 
A)  ended the big-stick policy of armed intervention in Central America and the Caribbean. 
B)  established a ratio of allowable naval strength between the United States, Britain, and Japan. 
C)  condemned the Japanese aggression against Manchuria. 
D)  aimed to prevent German rearmament and Germany's imperial desire to recapture the Alsace-Lorraine region from France. 
E)  offered a solution to the tangle of war-debt and war-reparations payments that relied on the continual flow of loose or "easy" American credit through the 1920s and early 1930s in order to succeed.

Question 20

Explain Herbert Hoover's election victory in 1928. Consider the personal qualities and policies of the two candidates, the state of the economy, and the public mood. What were the campaign issues? Was Smith's defeat attributable to anti-Catholicism, or would even a different, Protestant Democratic candidate have gone down to defeat in 1928? For example, could New York Democratic Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt beaten Hoover in 1928 given the political and economic temperament of the times?

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover's election victory in 192

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Al Smith

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Washington Disarmament Conference

Republican economic policies under Warren G. Harding

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

The primary reason that President Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament was that

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Calvin Coolidge

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

The advent of the gasoline-powered tractor in the 1920s meant that

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stimson doctrine

Which of the following was not a consequence of the American policy of raising tariffs sky-high in the 1920s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hawley-Smoot Tariff

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -American Legion

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

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Washington Disarmament Conference

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The primary reason that President Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament was that

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Calvin Coolidge

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

The advent of the gasoline-powered tractor in the 1920s meant that

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stimson doctrine

Which of the following was not a consequence of the American policy of raising tariffs sky-high in the 1920s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hawley-Smoot Tariff

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -American Legion

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American Zenith 1952-1963

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