Question 1

Hoover's early efforts to end the Depression included:

Accepted Answer

A)  cutbacks in public works, to shore up the public treasury 
B)  a stricter credit policy by the Federal Reserve, to stop the flow of "easy money" available for speculation 
C)  an increase in aid to farmers, to allow them to produce more 
D)  asking businessmen to maintain wages and avoid layoffs, in order to keep purchasing power strong 
E)  extending federal loans to individuals 
A)  cutbacks in public works, to shore up the public treasury 
B)  a stricter credit policy by the Federal Reserve, to stop the flow of "easy money" available for speculation 
C)  an increase in aid to farmers, to allow them to produce more 
D)  asking businessmen to maintain wages and avoid layoffs, in order to keep purchasing power strong 
E)  extending federal loans to individuals

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of the "American plan" concept of employment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It originated in Chicago. 
B)  It allowed employers to hire nonunion workers. 
C)  It established open shops. 
D)  It could be effectively used to discriminate against unions. 
E)  It promised a more democratic work environment than most other shops. 
A)  It originated in Chicago. 
B)  It allowed employers to hire nonunion workers. 
C)  It established open shops. 
D)  It could be effectively used to discriminate against unions. 
E)  It promised a more democratic work environment than most other shops.

Question 3

In the 1920s, many investors bought stocks on margin, that is, with borrowed funds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the members of Harding's cabinet was jailed for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Evans Hughes 
B)  Andrew Mellon 
C)  Henry Wallace 
D)  Calvin Coolidge 
E)  Albert Fall 
A)  Charles Evans Hughes 
B)  Andrew Mellon 
C)  Henry Wallace 
D)  Calvin Coolidge 
E)  Albert Fall

Question 5

The "Bonus Expeditionary Force":

Accepted Answer

A)  consisted of angry farmers who sometimes acted outside the law to prevent the foreclosure of mortgages on their farms 
B)  toured the country to create support for the Communist party 
C)  marched on Washington in an attempt to get immediate payment of a veterans' bonus that Congress had approved in 1924 
D)  was a special division within the army created to help local authorities deal with disturbances 
E)  marched in protest of large dividends being paid to the wealthy by the federal government 
A)  consisted of angry farmers who sometimes acted outside the law to prevent the foreclosure of mortgages on their farms 
B)  toured the country to create support for the Communist party 
C)  marched on Washington in an attempt to get immediate payment of a veterans' bonus that Congress had approved in 1924 
D)  was a special division within the army created to help local authorities deal with disturbances 
E)  marched in protest of large dividends being paid to the wealthy by the federal government

Question 6

In 1926, one warning sign for the economy surfaced when a real estate boom collapsed in:

Accepted Answer

A)  California 
B)  Florida 
C)  Texas 
D)  Colorado 
E)  France 
A)  California 
B)  Florida 
C)  Texas 
D)  Colorado 
E)  France

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of the McNary-Haugen plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  It drew the rural South and West together in defense of agriculture. 
B)  It was passed by both houses of Congress but vetoed by President Coolidge. 
C)  It promised crops would be sold on the world market in order to raise domestic prices. 
D)  It was supported by Coolidge as a way to empower farmers. 
E)  It was intended to raise domestic farm prices. 
A)  It drew the rural South and West together in defense of agriculture. 
B)  It was passed by both houses of Congress but vetoed by President Coolidge. 
C)  It promised crops would be sold on the world market in order to raise domestic prices. 
D)  It was supported by Coolidge as a way to empower farmers. 
E)  It was intended to raise domestic farm prices.

Question 8

In his 1920 campaign for president, Warren Harding said the country needed a return to:

Accepted Answer

A)  energetic government 
B)  patriotism 
C)  normalcy 
D)  experimentation 
E)  progressivism 
A)  energetic government 
B)  patriotism 
C)  normalcy 
D)  experimentation 
E)  progressivism

Question 9

The biggest scandal under President Hoover was the "Teapot Dome" scandal of 1930.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the 1920s, labor unions:

Accepted Answer

A)  won a number of important victories in the Supreme Court 
B)  gained about 1.5 million members 
C)  lost about 1.5 million members 
D)  were helped by the prosperity of the decade 
E)  enjoyed the support of Republican presidents 
A)  won a number of important victories in the Supreme Court 
B)  gained about 1.5 million members 
C)  lost about 1.5 million members 
D)  were helped by the prosperity of the decade 
E)  enjoyed the support of Republican presidents

Question 11

How many people were out of work in early 1933?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover:

Accepted Answer

A)  endorsed strict laissez-faire policies to allow businesses to govern themselves 
B)  supported the trade-association movement 
C)  pushed for stricter regulation of big business in order to protect individual Americans 
D)  spent most of his time preparing for a run at the presidency 
E)  supported trust-busting legislation and Justice Department lawsuits 
A)  endorsed strict laissez-faire policies to allow businesses to govern themselves 
B)  supported the trade-association movement 
C)  pushed for stricter regulation of big business in order to protect individual Americans 
D)  spent most of his time preparing for a run at the presidency 
E)  supported trust-busting legislation and Justice Department lawsuits

Question 13

In "yellow-dog" contracts, employers:

Accepted Answer

A)  agreed to submit all grievances to an arbitration panel whose decision was binding 
B)  forced workers to agree to stay out of unions 
C)  agreed to hire only union workers 
D)  forced workers to sign a statement that they would vote the Democratic ticket 
E)  agreed to automatic wage increases in return for the workers' promise not to strike 
A)  agreed to submit all grievances to an arbitration panel whose decision was binding 
B)  forced workers to agree to stay out of unions 
C)  agreed to hire only union workers 
D)  forced workers to sign a statement that they would vote the Democratic ticket 
E)  agreed to automatic wage increases in return for the workers' promise not to strike

Question 14

William Green, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), died in 1924.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How might the decade of the 1920s be called "the decade of prosperity"?

Accepted Answer

The decade of the 1920s could be called

Question 16

The Kellogg-Briand Pact endorsed future wars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

With the Republicans in control of the federal government, progressivism disappeared in the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Herbert Hoover refused to involve the government in efforts to relieve the effects of economic depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Coolidge's administration was marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a continuation of the post-World War I economic slump 
B)  continued tax breaks for the lower and middle classes at the expense of the upper class 
C)  prosperity 
D)  the creation of the Internal Revenue and Tariff Commission, which drastically reformed taxation formulas and duty lists 
E)  a slow economic downturn 
A)  a continuation of the post-World War I economic slump 
B)  continued tax breaks for the lower and middle classes at the expense of the upper class 
C)  prosperity 
D)  the creation of the Internal Revenue and Tariff Commission, which drastically reformed taxation formulas and duty lists 
E)  a slow economic downturn

Exam 26: Republican Resurgence and Decline

Hoover's early efforts to end the Depression included:

Which of the following is NOT true of the "American plan" concept of employment?

In the 1920s, many investors bought stocks on margin, that is, with borrowed funds.

Which of the members of Harding's cabinet was jailed for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal?

The "Bonus Expeditionary Force":

In 1926, one warning sign for the economy surfaced when a real estate boom collapsed in:

Which of the following is NOT true of the McNary-Haugen plan?

In his 1920 campaign for president, Warren Harding said the country needed a return to:

The biggest scandal under President Hoover was the "Teapot Dome" scandal of 1930.

In the 1920s, labor unions:

How many people were out of work in early 1933?

As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover:

In "yellow-dog" contracts, employers:

William Green, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), died in 1924.

How might the decade of the 1920s be called "the decade of prosperity"?

The Kellogg-Briand Pact endorsed future wars.

With the Republicans in control of the federal government, progressivism disappeared in the 1920s.

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

Herbert Hoover refused to involve the government in efforts to relieve the effects of economic depression.

Coolidge's administration was marked by:

The Collision of Cultures

Britain and Its Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Shaping a Federal Union

The Federalist Era

The Early Republic

The Dynamics of Growth

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian ERA

The Old South

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

An Empire in the West

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

Reconstruction: North and South

Big Business and Organized Labor

The South and the West Transformed

The Emergence of Urban America

Gilded Age Politics and Agrarian Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

Making the World Over: the Progressive ERA

America and the Great War

The Modern Temper

New Deal America

The Second World War

The Fair Deal and Containment

The 1950s: Affluence and Anxiety in an Atomic Age

New Frontiers: Politics and Social Change in the 1960s

Rebellion and Reaction: the 1960s and 1970s

A Conservative Realignment: 19771990

America in a New Millennium

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