Question 1

Describe associationalism and discuss how it differed from laissez-faire capitalism. To what extent were either of these approaches operative during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Associationalism is an economic and soci

Question 2

Disillusioned white writers of the 1920s are called the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Disillusioned white writers of the 1920s are...

Question 3

Alice Paul and her allies succeeded in getting Congress to pass an Equal Rights Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The 1920s were hard for farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Immigrant Restriction Acts

Accepted Answer

A) widened the number of countries from which immigrants could come. 
B) were passed with relatively little protest. 
C) increased the number of immigrants from eastern Europe. 
D) resulted in a labor shortage. 
E) admitted more Africans to the U.S. 
A) widened the number of countries from which immigrants could come. 
B) were passed with relatively little protest. 
C) increased the number of immigrants from eastern Europe. 
D) resulted in a labor shortage. 
E) admitted more Africans to the U.S.

Question 6

The 1920s seemed geared toward personal gratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the Kellogg-Briand Pact,

Accepted Answer

A) the U.S. finally agreed to join the League of Nations. 
B) signatories agreed to unite against German aggression in Europe. 
C) the United States agreed to remove its troops from Haiti. 
D) American bankers canceled the German war debt. 
E) fifteen nations outlawed war and vowed to settle disputes peacefully 
A) the U.S. finally agreed to join the League of Nations. 
B) signatories agreed to unite against German aggression in Europe. 
C) the United States agreed to remove its troops from Haiti. 
D) American bankers canceled the German war debt. 
E) fifteen nations outlawed war and vowed to settle disputes peacefully

Question 8

Which of the following statements could not be said of the labor movement in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A) Union membership continued to grow. 
B) Unions lost ground in most industries. 
C) Unions remained suspect in the eyes of the middle class. 
D) It was slow to include all workers in the ranks of organized labor. 
E) Supreme Court decisions hurt labor organizing efforts. 
A) Union membership continued to grow. 
B) Unions lost ground in most industries. 
C) Unions remained suspect in the eyes of the middle class. 
D) It was slow to include all workers in the ranks of organized labor. 
E) Supreme Court decisions hurt labor organizing efforts.

Question 9

The Kellogg-Briand Pact contained strict enforcement mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By 1924, as many as 4 million Americans are thought to have belonged to the Ku Klux Klan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Calvin Coolidge

Accepted Answer

A) was a cheerful alcoholic who liked to "carouse" with his friends. 
B) believed that the federal government must regulate the economy and control big business. 
C) was president when the Great Depression started. 
D) was a somber, honest politician who did not socialize with "the boys." 
E) significantly raised income and estate taxes. 
A) was a cheerful alcoholic who liked to "carouse" with his friends. 
B) believed that the federal government must regulate the economy and control big business. 
C) was president when the Great Depression started. 
D) was a somber, honest politician who did not socialize with "the boys." 
E) significantly raised income and estate taxes.

Question 12

The purpose of welfare capitalism was to

Accepted Answer

A) give workers more control over their working conditions. 
B) encourage workers to join unions. 
C) encourage worker loyalty to capitalism. 
D) fund unemployment rolls. 
E) subsidize business enterprises. 
A) give workers more control over their working conditions. 
B) encourage workers to join unions. 
C) encourage worker loyalty to capitalism. 
D) fund unemployment rolls. 
E) subsidize business enterprises.

Question 13

President Harding released Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs from jail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By 1930, ____________________ percent of all purchases were made on the installment plan.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1930, ____________________ percent of all purchases...

Question 15

Herbert Hoover believed that government should control industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Prohibition increased the power and wealth of organized crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following were appointed by Warren G. Harding to federal positions except

Accepted Answer

A) Harry M. Daugherty. 
B) Albert Fall. 
C) Edward L. Doheny. 
D) Charles R. Forbes. 
E) Andrew Mellon. 
A) Harry M. Daugherty. 
B) Albert Fall. 
C) Edward L. Doheny. 
D) Charles R. Forbes. 
E) Andrew Mellon.

Question 18

Calvin Coolidge

Accepted Answer

A) raised taxes and increased government regulation of business. 
B) lowered taxes and decreased government regulation of business. 
C) lowered taxes but increased government regulation of business. 
D) raised taxes but decreased government regulation of business. 
E) raised taxes on the rich but reduced them for the working class. 
A) raised taxes and increased government regulation of business. 
B) lowered taxes and decreased government regulation of business. 
C) lowered taxes but increased government regulation of business. 
D) raised taxes but decreased government regulation of business. 
E) raised taxes on the rich but reduced them for the working class.

Question 19

Calvin Coolidge significantly reduced the amount of control that government had over the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

While commerce secretary, Herbert Hoover accomplished all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) convincing steel executives to reject the twelve-hour day. 
B) persuading farmers to join marketing cooperatives. 
C) encouraging workers to join unions. 
D) focusing on standardizing industrial products. 
E) persuading some bankers in the South to organize regional associations. 
A) convincing steel executives to reject the twelve-hour day. 
B) persuading farmers to join marketing cooperatives. 
C) encouraging workers to join unions. 
D) focusing on standardizing industrial products. 
E) persuading some bankers in the South to organize regional associations.

Exam 24: The 1920s

Describe associationalism and discuss how it differed from laissez-faire capitalism. To what extent were either of these approaches operative during the 1920s?

Disillusioned white writers of the 1920s are called the ____________________.

Alice Paul and her allies succeeded in getting Congress to pass an Equal Rights Amendment.

The 1920s were hard for farmers.

The Immigrant Restriction Acts

The 1920s seemed geared toward personal gratification.

In the Kellogg-Briand Pact,

Which of the following statements could not be said of the labor movement in the 1920s?

The Kellogg-Briand Pact contained strict enforcement mechanisms.

By 1924, as many as 4 million Americans are thought to have belonged to the Ku Klux Klan.

Calvin Coolidge

The purpose of welfare capitalism was to

President Harding released Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs from jail.

By 1930, ____________________ percent of all purchases were made on the installment plan.

Herbert Hoover believed that government should control industry.

Prohibition increased the power and wealth of organized crime.

All of the following were appointed by Warren G. Harding to federal positions except

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge significantly reduced the amount of control that government had over the economy.

While commerce secretary, Herbert Hoover accomplished all of the following except

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