Question 1

All of the following statements are true about Herbert Hoover EXCEPT

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A)  He had made a fortune as a mining engineer before World War I. 
B)  He earned a reputation as a great humanitarian during World War I. 
C)  Many progressives supported him as a presidential candidate in 1920. 
D)  He did not support conservation. 
A)  He had made a fortune as a mining engineer before World War I. 
B)  He earned a reputation as a great humanitarian during World War I. 
C)  Many progressives supported him as a presidential candidate in 1920. 
D)  He did not support conservation.

Question 2

Public reaction to the series of strikes that occurred in the United States during 1919 tended to

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A)  condemn the actions of the attorney general. 
B)  support the justice of the strikers' cause. 
C)  view the strikers as patriots exercising their right to assembly. 
D)  blame the communists for the unrest. 
A)  condemn the actions of the attorney general. 
B)  support the justice of the strikers' cause. 
C)  view the strikers as patriots exercising their right to assembly. 
D)  blame the communists for the unrest.

Question 3

An important change in the lifestyle of the American people during the 1920s was brought about by

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A)  improved bathroom facilities. 
B)  a decline in religious controversy. 
C)  the kitchen revolution. 
D)  the development of television. 
A)  improved bathroom facilities. 
B)  a decline in religious controversy. 
C)  the kitchen revolution. 
D)  the development of television.

Question 4

Discuss the events that indicate the survival of progressivism during the 1920s.

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While the 1920s was a period of reaction

Question 5

In economic terms, the period of the 1920s in the United States could be characterized as a(n)

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A)  second industrial revolution. 
B)  era of agricultural prosperity. 
C)  era of industrial depression. 
D)  era of few technological developments. 
A)  second industrial revolution. 
B)  era of agricultural prosperity. 
C)  era of industrial depression. 
D)  era of few technological developments.

Question 6

The American author who, during the 1920s, wrote The Great Gatsby, a novel critical of the American success myth, was

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A)  William Faulkner. 
B)  Sinclair Lewis. 
C)  F. Scott Fitzgerald. 
D)  Ernest Hemingway. 
A)  William Faulkner. 
B)  Sinclair Lewis. 
C)  F. Scott Fitzgerald. 
D)  Ernest Hemingway.

Question 7

Suppose you were John Parker, the black Alabama sharecropper who moved north during World War I. Describe the hopes related to your decision to move to the North and analyze the degree to which you were able to fulfill those hopes during the 1920s.

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When blacks like John Parker decided to

Question 8

The 1927 Mississippi flood

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A)  demonstrated Coolidge's lack of concern for people's problems. 
B)  set a precedent for federal involvement in local affairs. 
C)  destroyed homes, but stimulated an effort to improve housing for sharecroppers. 
D)  caused extensive damage because nobody had taken any precautions against flooding. 
A)  demonstrated Coolidge's lack of concern for people's problems. 
B)  set a precedent for federal involvement in local affairs. 
C)  destroyed homes, but stimulated an effort to improve housing for sharecroppers. 
D)  caused extensive damage because nobody had taken any precautions against flooding.

Question 9

During the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan

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A)  stressed religious as well as racial nativism. 
B)  supported Catholics but not Jews. 
C)  operated exclusively in the southern states. 
D)  became less influential. 
A)  stressed religious as well as racial nativism. 
B)  supported Catholics but not Jews. 
C)  operated exclusively in the southern states. 
D)  became less influential.

Question 10

In the 1920s, the enthusiasm for social progress

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A)  evaporated. 
B)  continued at a more moderate pace. 
C)  was less popular because of the Depression. 
D)  increased. 
A)  evaporated. 
B)  continued at a more moderate pace. 
C)  was less popular because of the Depression. 
D)  increased.

Question 11

Herbert Hoover served as Secretary of ________ under the Harding and Coolidge administrations.

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The answer of Herbert Hoover served as Secretary of ________...

Question 12

What were some of the ominous clouds on the international horizon during the 1920s?

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A)  Fascism became prevalent in Italy and Spain 
B)  Germany remained mired in economic chaos. 
C)  Colonial powers still dominated and competed in Africa. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Fascism became prevalent in Italy and Spain 
B)  Germany remained mired in economic chaos. 
C)  Colonial powers still dominated and competed in Africa. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 13

Hoover helped to push the __________ Act through Congress in 1924-the first of its kind.

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The answer of Hoover helped to push the __________ Act...

Question 14

All of the following statements are true about the Kellogg-Briand pact EXCEPT:

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A)  The pact began as a suggestion by France for a treaty of mutual friendship with the United States. 
B)  Britain refused to sign the pact. 
C)  Secretary of State Kellogg expanded the pact into a multinational treaty outlawing war. 
D)  Sixty-two nations eventually signed the pact. 
A)  The pact began as a suggestion by France for a treaty of mutual friendship with the United States. 
B)  Britain refused to sign the pact. 
C)  Secretary of State Kellogg expanded the pact into a multinational treaty outlawing war. 
D)  Sixty-two nations eventually signed the pact.

Question 15

During the 1920s, most of the novelists who achieved lasting importance

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A)  repudiated any allegiance to traditional American ideals. 
B)  wrote almost entirely about European subjects. 
C)  criticized values prevailing in America during the decade. 
D)  celebrated America's achievements during World War I. 
A)  repudiated any allegiance to traditional American ideals. 
B)  wrote almost entirely about European subjects. 
C)  criticized values prevailing in America during the decade. 
D)  celebrated America's achievements during World War I.

Question 16

What did Herbert Hoover accomplish during the Coolidge administration?

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A)  He regulated the airlines. 
B)  He standardized manufacturing products. 
C)  He supported zoning codes. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  He regulated the airlines. 
B)  He standardized manufacturing products. 
C)  He supported zoning codes. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 17

Reflecting U.S. economic expansion, over 70 percent of the films shown in Britain, Canada, and France in 1926 were made in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The 1920s represented a period in American history when

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A)  technological developments had little impact on the American way of life. 
B)  a new culture of consumption and pleasure clashed with traditional values. 
C)  urbanization declined. 
D)  few people had access to new forms of entertainment. 
A)  technological developments had little impact on the American way of life. 
B)  a new culture of consumption and pleasure clashed with traditional values. 
C)  urbanization declined. 
D)  few people had access to new forms of entertainment.

Question 19

For blacks like the Parker family, World War I provided

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A)  fulfillment of their dream of racial equality. 
B)  new opportunities in the North. 
C)  an escape from racial prejudice. 
D)  new opportunities in the South. 
A)  fulfillment of their dream of racial equality. 
B)  new opportunities in the North. 
C)  an escape from racial prejudice. 
D)  new opportunities in the South.

Question 20

The "Red Scare" during the 1920s refers to

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A)  American fears of communist influence in the United States. 
B)  a literary device used by those who criticized American society. 
C)  fears by white Americans that the Indians would attempt to reclaim their lost lands. 
D)  the attempt of the Soviet Union to establish communism in Cuba. 
A)  American fears of communist influence in the United States. 
B)  a literary device used by those who criticized American society. 
C)  fears by white Americans that the Indians would attempt to reclaim their lost lands. 
D)  the attempt of the Soviet Union to establish communism in Cuba.

Exam 21: Affluence and Anxiety

All of the following statements are true about Herbert Hoover EXCEPT

Public reaction to the series of strikes that occurred in the United States during 1919 tended to

An important change in the lifestyle of the American people during the 1920s was brought about by

Discuss the events that indicate the survival of progressivism during the 1920s.

In economic terms, the period of the 1920s in the United States could be characterized as a(n)

The American author who, during the 1920s, wrote The Great Gatsby, a novel critical of the American success myth, was

Suppose you were John Parker, the black Alabama sharecropper who moved north during World War I. Describe the hopes related to your decision to move to the North and analyze the degree to which you were able to fulfill those hopes during the 1920s.

The 1927 Mississippi flood

During the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan

In the 1920s, the enthusiasm for social progress

Herbert Hoover served as Secretary of ________ under the Harding and Coolidge administrations.

What were some of the ominous clouds on the international horizon during the 1920s?

Hoover helped to push the __________ Act through Congress in 1924-the first of its kind.

All of the following statements are true about the Kellogg-Briand pact EXCEPT:

During the 1920s, most of the novelists who achieved lasting importance

What did Herbert Hoover accomplish during the Coolidge administration?

Reflecting U.S. economic expansion, over 70 percent of the films shown in Britain, Canada, and France in 1926 were made in the United States.

The 1920s represented a period in American history when

For blacks like the Parker family, World War I provided

The "Red Scare" during the 1920s refers to

Ancient America and Africa

Europeans and Africans Reach the Americas

Colonizing a Continent in the Seventeenth Century

The Maturing of Colonial Society

Bursting the Bonds of Empire

A People in Revolution

Consolidating the Revolution

Currents of Change in the Northeast and the Old Northwest

Slavery and the Old South

Shaping America in the Antebellum Age

Moving West

The Union in Peril

The Union Severed

The Union Reconstructed

The Realities of Rural America

The Rise of Smokestack America

The New Metropolis

Becoming a World Power

The Progressives Confront Industrial Capitalism

The Great War

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Chills and Fever During the Cold War, 1945-1960

Postwar America at Home, 1945-1960

Reform and Rebellion in the Turbulent Sixties, 1960-1969

Disorder and Discontent, 1969-1980

Conservatism and a Shift in Course 1980-2010

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