Question 1

Warren G. Harding's weaknesses as president included all of the following except a(n)

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A)  lack of political experience. 
B)  mediocre mind. 
C)  inability to detect moral weaknesses in his associates. 
D)  unwillingness to hurt people's feelings by saying no. 
E)  administrative weakness. 
A)  lack of political experience. 
B)  mediocre mind. 
C)  inability to detect moral weaknesses in his associates. 
D)  unwillingness to hurt people's feelings by saying no. 
E)  administrative weakness.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Warren G. Harding

Accepted Answer

Warren G. Harding was the 29th President

Question 3

In America, the onset of the Great Depression in 1930 caused

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A)  people to blame, at first, the economic system, not their own personal failings for their catastrophic economic and social problems. 
B)  a decade-long decline in the birthrate. 
C)  an increase of foreign investment because prices were so low. 
D)  a shift from Wall Street investment to investment in small, local businesses. 
E)  a growing acceptance by business and Wall Street of the need for federal regulation of financial markets and business practices. 
A)  people to blame, at first, the economic system, not their own personal failings for their catastrophic economic and social problems. 
B)  a decade-long decline in the birthrate. 
C)  an increase of foreign investment because prices were so low. 
D)  a shift from Wall Street investment to investment in small, local businesses. 
E)  a growing acceptance by business and Wall Street of the need for federal regulation of financial markets and business practices.

Question 4

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

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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 5

After the initial shock of the initial Harding administration scandals, many Americans reacted to the acquittals of two wealthy businessmen connected to the Teapot Dome scandal by

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A)  demanding that these two businessmen have their assets seized and be prosecuted civilly. 
B)  demonstrating a cynical acceptance of the easy ability of wealthy and politically connected Americans to manipulate the courts to their legal advantage. 
C)  demanding the impeachment of the president. 
D)  suggesting that Harding resign the presidency so that Calvin Coolidge could take control. 
E)  calling for a thorough Congressional investigation. 
A)  demanding that these two businessmen have their assets seized and be prosecuted civilly. 
B)  demonstrating a cynical acceptance of the easy ability of wealthy and politically connected Americans to manipulate the courts to their legal advantage. 
C)  demanding the impeachment of the president. 
D)  suggesting that Harding resign the presidency so that Calvin Coolidge could take control. 
E)  calling for a thorough Congressional investigation.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Four-Power Treaty was a treaty signe

Question 7

What evidence indicated throughout the 1920s that the American economy was not as healthy as most American believed during the decade? Why weren't these weaknesses identified by political leaders, Wall Street finance professionals, and big businessmen? Why did the U.S. government fail to address these weaknesses once these economic shortcomings became apparent and were pointed out by European allies such as Great Britain and France?
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Accepted Answer

Throughout the 1920s, there were several

Question 8

As a result of America's insistence that its Allies' war debts be repaid in full, the

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A)  French and British demanded enormous reparations payments from Germany. 
B)  German government decided to deflate its currency substantially making savings and investments by Germans economically unfeasible. 
C)  Allies borrowed money from Switzerland to repay the loans. 
D)  Allies imposed enormously high new taxes on their citizens. 
E)  Allies demanded that the United States lower its tariffs. 
A)  French and British demanded enormous reparations payments from Germany. 
B)  German government decided to deflate its currency substantially making savings and investments by Germans economically unfeasible. 
C)  Allies borrowed money from Switzerland to repay the loans. 
D)  Allies imposed enormously high new taxes on their citizens. 
E)  Allies demanded that the United States lower its tariffs.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Andrew Mellon

Accepted Answer

Andrew Mellon (1855–1937) was an America

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Herbert Hoover

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of

Question 11

The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from World War I was

Accepted Answer

A)  labor. 
B)  blacks. 
C)  unions. 
D)  women. 
E)  veterans. 
A)  labor. 
B)  blacks. 
C)  unions. 
D)  women. 
E)  veterans.

Question 12

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, established by Hoover to deal with the depression, was charged with

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A)  providing direct economic assistance to labor. 
B)  making loans to businesses, banks, and state and local governments. 
C)  outlawing yellow dog (antiunion) contracts. 
D)  providing money for construction of dams on the Tennessee River. 
E)  lending money for federal public works projects. 
A)  providing direct economic assistance to labor. 
B)  making loans to businesses, banks, and state and local governments. 
C)  outlawing yellow dog (antiunion) contracts. 
D)  providing money for construction of dams on the Tennessee River. 
E)  lending money for federal public works projects.

Question 13

In the 1920s, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, while serving Presidents Harding and Coolidge, encouraged the creation of trade associations to

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A)  force compliance with the existing antitrust laws. 
B)  encourage business competition. 
C)  promote the standardization of products. 
D)  help big business weaken the ability of organized labor to unionize and bargain effectively for wage and benefits. 
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 big business weaken the ability of organized labor to unionize and bargain effectively for wage and benefits. 
E)  circumvent the antitrust laws.

Question 14

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

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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 15

President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression was to

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A)  leave the economy alone to work itself out of trouble. 
B)  nationalize major industries. 
C)  encourage the states to stimulate spending. 
D)  work for the breakup of business monopolies. 
E)  offer federal assistance to businesses and banks but not individuals. 
A)  leave the economy alone to work itself out of trouble. 
B)  nationalize major industries. 
C)  encourage the states to stimulate spending. 
D)  work for the breakup of business monopolies. 
E)  offer federal assistance to businesses and banks but not individuals.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948) was an

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Norris-La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act

Accepted Answer

The Norris-La Guardia Anti-Injunction Ac

Question 18

In the early 1920s, one glaring exception to America's general indifference to the outside world was its

Accepted Answer

A)  decision to participate in the World Court of the League of Nations. 
B)  unilateral military intervention in Mexico to protect American oil interests threatened by actions by the Mexican government. 
C)  involvement in the League of Nations' humanitarian operations. 
D)  decision to participate in a League of Nations military intervention in Abyssinia. 
E)  continuing attempt to oust the Communists from power in the Soviet Union. 
A)  decision to participate in the World Court of the League of Nations. 
B)  unilateral military intervention in Mexico to protect American oil interests threatened by actions by the Mexican government. 
C)  involvement in the League of Nations' humanitarian operations. 
D)  decision to participate in a League of Nations military intervention in Abyssinia. 
E)  continuing attempt to oust the Communists from power in the Soviet Union.

Question 19

In the years 1900-1920 progressivism enjoyed widespread support among the American public. Why were progressives of the 1920s, including La Follette's Progressive party, so ineffective and uninfluential? What happened to the once-powerful progressives and their ideals?

Accepted Answer

The progressives of the 1920s, including

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bonus Army

Accepted Answer

The Bonus Army refers to a group of appr

Warren G. Harding's weaknesses as president included all of the following except a(n)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Warren G. Harding

In America, the onset of the Great Depression in 1930 caused

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

After the initial shock of the initial Harding administration scandals, many Americans reacted to the acquittals of two wealthy businessmen connected to the Teapot Dome scandal by

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

As a result of America's insistence that its Allies' war debts be repaid in full, the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Andrew Mellon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Herbert Hoover

The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from World War I was

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, established by Hoover to deal with the depression, was charged with

In the 1920s, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, while serving Presidents Harding and Coolidge, encouraged the creation of trade associations to

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

President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression was to

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Norris-La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act

In the early 1920s, one glaring exception to America's general indifference to the outside world was its

In the years 1900-1920 progressivism enjoyed widespread support among the American public. Why were progressives of the 1920s, including La Follette's Progressive party, so ineffective and uninfluential? What happened to the once-powerful progressives and their ideals?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bonus Army

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

Warren G. Harding's weaknesses as president included all of the following except a(n)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Warren G. Harding

In America, the onset of the Great Depression in 1930 caused

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

After the initial shock of the initial Harding administration scandals, many Americans reacted to the acquittals of two wealthy businessmen connected to the Teapot Dome scandal by

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

As a result of America's insistence that its Allies' war debts be repaid in full, the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Andrew Mellon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Herbert Hoover

The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from World War I was

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, established by Hoover to deal with the depression, was charged with

In the 1920s, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, while serving Presidents Harding and Coolidge, encouraged the creation of trade associations to

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

President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression was to

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Norris-La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act

In the early 1920s, one glaring exception to America's general indifference to the outside world was its

In the years 1900-1920 progressivism enjoyed widespread support among the American public. Why were progressives of the 1920s, including La Follette's Progressive party, so ineffective and uninfluential? What happened to the once-powerful progressives and their ideals?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bonus Army

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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