Question 1

In Texas, the Klan focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  terrorizing blacks 
B)  terrorizing Jews 
C)  imposing its severe view of righteous Protestant morality on others 
D)  terrorizing immigrants 
E)  terrorizing poor whites 
A)  terrorizing blacks 
B)  terrorizing Jews 
C)  imposing its severe view of righteous Protestant morality on others 
D)  terrorizing immigrants 
E)  terrorizing poor whites C

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  The gold standard caused a tightening of currency supplies worldwide. 
B)  Corporate structures had been bloated by the success of the 1920s but were unprepared for the tightening of the economy. 
C)  Mellon's business-friendly tax policies enticed the rich into more frenzied stock market speculation. 
D)  Much of the profits that had been taken during the 1920s had been put back into companies rather than saved or invested in other ways. 
E)  As consumer spending declined, the rate of investment in new factories and businesses also plummeted. 
A)  The gold standard caused a tightening of currency supplies worldwide. 
B)  Corporate structures had been bloated by the success of the 1920s but were unprepared for the tightening of the economy. 
C)  Mellon's business-friendly tax policies enticed the rich into more frenzied stock market speculation. 
D)  Much of the profits that had been taken during the 1920s had been put back into companies rather than saved or invested in other ways. 
E)  As consumer spending declined, the rate of investment in new factories and businesses also plummeted. A

Question 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Albert Fall

Accepted Answer

A) was the secretary of the Treasury 
B) was Harding's secretary of state 
C) was the secretary of the interior 
D) was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan 
E) died in 1923
F)wrote American Individualism
G)was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1920
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928
I)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924
J)was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1924 
A) was the secretary of the Treasury 
B) was Harding's secretary of state 
C) was the secretary of the interior 
D) was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan 
E) died in 1923
F)wrote American Individualism
G)was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1920
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928
I)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924
J)was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1924 C

Question 4

The McNary-Haugen bill passed both houses of Congress in 1927, only to be vetoed by President Coolidge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the 1920s, farm prices:

Accepted Answer

A)  were subsidized by the federal government 
B)  stayed at their high wartime levels 
C)  stayed at their low wartime levels 
D)  fell sharply 
E)  rose sharply 
A)  were subsidized by the federal government 
B)  stayed at their high wartime levels 
C)  stayed at their low wartime levels 
D)  fell sharply 
E)  rose sharply

Question 6

Who created the Federal Radio Commission?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Hoover 
B)  Robert La Follette 
C)  Warren Harding 
D)  Calvin Coolidge 
E)  John Rockefeller 
A)  Herbert Hoover 
B)  Robert La Follette 
C)  Warren Harding 
D)  Calvin Coolidge 
E)  John Rockefeller

Question 7

The result in the presidential election of 1920 might be attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the smear campaign directed against Democratic candidate A. Mitchell Palmer 
B)  the fact that Americans in the 1920s were "tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being noble" 
C)  southerners who expressed their displeasure at President Wilson's policies by voting Republican 
D)  the lack of women voters in the election 
E)  the lack of African American voters in the election 
A)  the smear campaign directed against Democratic candidate A. Mitchell Palmer 
B)  the fact that Americans in the 1920s were "tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being noble" 
C)  southerners who expressed their displeasure at President Wilson's policies by voting Republican 
D)  the lack of women voters in the election 
E)  the lack of African American voters in the election

Question 8

Who said, "When the hordes of aliens walk to the ballot box and their votes outnumber yours, then that alien horde has got you by the throat"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clarence Darrow 
B)  Ruth Benedict 
C)  William J. Simmons 
D)  Moorfield Storey 
E)  Marcus Garvey 
A)  Clarence Darrow 
B)  Ruth Benedict 
C)  William J. Simmons 
D)  Moorfield Storey 
E)  Marcus Garvey

Question 9

How many members did the Ku Klux Klan allegedly have at its peak?

Accepted Answer

A)  as many as 10 million 
B)  as many as 6 million 
C)  as many as 8 million 
D)  as many as 4 million 
E)  as many as 11 million 
A)  as many as 10 million 
B)  as many as 6 million 
C)  as many as 8 million 
D)  as many as 4 million 
E)  as many as 11 million

Question 10

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Robert La Follette

Accepted Answer

A) was the secretary of the Treasury 
B) was Harding's secretary of state 
C) was the secretary of the interior 
D) was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan 
E) died in 1923
F)wrote American Individualism
G)was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1920
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928
I)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924
J)was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1924 
A) was the secretary of the Treasury 
B) was Harding's secretary of state 
C) was the secretary of the interior 
D) was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan 
E) died in 1923
F)wrote American Individualism
G)was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1920
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928
I)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924
J)was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1924

Question 11

Democratic presidential nominee Alfred Smith was hurt in 1928 by the fact that he was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a New Yorker and a Catholic 
B)  a boring public speaker 
C)  a member of the Ku Klux Klan 
D)  a supporter of Prohibition 
E)  an actor 
A)  a New Yorker and a Catholic 
B)  a boring public speaker 
C)  a member of the Ku Klux Klan 
D)  a supporter of Prohibition 
E)  an actor

Question 12

Describe Herbert Hoover's attempts at recovery in the first three years of the Depression. Which of his policies were effective? What more might he have done?

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover's attempts at recovery in

Question 13

The 1924 immigration law:

Accepted Answer

A)  stopped the illegal flow of immigrants into the United States 
B)  set strict yearly limits on the number of immigrants allowed into the country 
C)  continued an open-door policy, whereby almost all new arrivals would be admitted 
D)  encouraged immigration from Japan and China 
E)  restricted immigration to those from eastern Europe 
A)  stopped the illegal flow of immigrants into the United States 
B)  set strict yearly limits on the number of immigrants allowed into the country 
C)  continued an open-door policy, whereby almost all new arrivals would be admitted 
D)  encouraged immigration from Japan and China 
E)  restricted immigration to those from eastern Europe

Question 14

Discuss how corruption during the Harding administration got so widespread. Survey the various scandals and show the effects they had on the administration.

Accepted Answer

The corruption during the Harding admini

Question 15

How many people were out of work in early 1933?

Accepted Answer

A)  13,000 
B)  130,000 
C)  1.3 million 
D)  12 million 
E)  1.3 billion 
A)  13,000 
B)  130,000 
C)  1.3 million 
D)  12 million 
E)  1.3 billion

Question 16

Calvin Coolidge derisively called President Hoover:

Accepted Answer

A)  "the best president money could buy" 
B)  "a fool" 
C)  "the best president in modern times" 
D)  "a decent and honorable person" 
E)  "Wonder Boy" 
A)  "the best president money could buy" 
B)  "a fool" 
C)  "the best president in modern times" 
D)  "a decent and honorable person" 
E)  "Wonder Boy"

Question 17

While Warren G. Harding presided over what can be argued as the most corrupt administration in American history, he was never personally linked to any official wrongdoing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seventeenth 
B)  Eighteenth 
C)  Nineteenth 
D)  Twentieth 
E)  Twenty-first 
A)  Seventeenth 
B)  Eighteenth 
C)  Nineteenth 
D)  Twentieth 
E)  Twenty-first

Question 19

Calvin Coolidge was determined NOT to be an activist president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What had the progressivism of the prewar period turned into by the 1920s? What factors led to this transformation?

Accepted Answer

The progressivism of the prewar period h

Exam 24: The Reactionary Twenties

In Texas, the Klan focused on:

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Depression?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Albert Fall

The McNary-Haugen bill passed both houses of Congress in 1927, only to be vetoed by President Coolidge.

In the 1920s, farm prices:

Who created the Federal Radio Commission?

The result in the presidential election of 1920 might be attributed to:

Who said, "When the hordes of aliens walk to the ballot box and their votes outnumber yours, then that alien horde has got you by the throat"?

How many members did the Ku Klux Klan allegedly have at its peak?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Robert La Follette

Democratic presidential nominee Alfred Smith was hurt in 1928 by the fact that he was:

Describe Herbert Hoover's attempts at recovery in the first three years of the Depression. Which of his policies were effective? What more might he have done?

The 1924 immigration law:

Discuss how corruption during the Harding administration got so widespread. Survey the various scandals and show the effects they had on the administration.

How many people were out of work in early 1933?

Calvin Coolidge derisively called President Hoover:

While Warren G. Harding presided over what can be argued as the most corrupt administration in American history, he was never personally linked to any official wrongdoing.

Which amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment?

Calvin Coolidge was determined NOT to be an activist president.

What had the progressivism of the prewar period turned into by the 1920s? What factors led to this transformation?

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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