Using a sheet of paper, answer these questions. Good Luck.
1. Buying stock “on margin” meant
[A] purchasing little-known stock.
[B] purchasing only a few shares.
[C] purchasing inexpensive stock.
[D] purchasing risky stock.
[E] making only a small down payment.
2. During Andrew Mellon’s long tenure as secretary of the treasury, his policies
[A] helped equalize personal incomes.
[B] discouraged capital investment.
[C] lowered the national debt.
[D] raised taxes.
[E] provided substantial government regulation of the stock market.
3. The trial of John Scopes in 1925 centered on the issue of
[A] teaching evolution in public schools.
[B] schools’ efforts to create socially useful adults.
[C] teachers’ membership in the Ku Klux Klan.
[D] progressive education.
[E] prayer in the public schools.
4. President Hoover’s approach to the Great Depression was to
[A] adopt unprecedented federal initiatives to combat it.
[B] leave the economy alone to work itself out of trouble.
[C] blame it on big business.
[D] encourage the states to stimulate spending.
[E] nationalize major industries.
5. Immigration restrictions of the 1920s were introduced as a result of
[A] growing concern about urban overcrowding and crime.
[B] the nativist belief that northern Europeans were superior to southern and eastern Europeans.
[C] the desire to halt immigration
from
[D] a desire to rid the country of the quota system.
[E] increased migration of blacks to the North.
6. The first “talkie” motion picture was
[A] The Great Train Robbery.
[B] Gone With the Wind.
[C] The Birth of a Nation.
[D] The Wizard of Oz.
[E] The Jazz Singer.
7. Match each literary figure below with the correct work.
___ A. Ernest Hemingway
___ B. F. Scott Fitzgerald
___ C. Sinclair Lewis
___ D. William Faulkner
1. The Sun Also Rises
2. Main Street
3. The Sound and the Fury
4. The Great Gatsby
[A] A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
[B] A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
[C] A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
[D] A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
[E] A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
8. The 1932 Stimson doctrine
[A] announced the
[B] committed the
[C] declared
[D] reversed the
[E] declared that the
9. Generally, the immigration quota system adopted in the 1920s tended to discriminate against
[A] Canadians.
[B] Jews.
[C] southern and eastern Europeans.
[D] northern and western Europeans.
[E] Latin Americans.
10. The Immigration Act of 1924 was formulated to impose immigration quotas based on
[A] literacy.
[B] religious beliefs.
[C] family status.
[D] economic skills.
[E] nationality.
11. The red scare of 1919–1920 was provoked by
[A] the wartime migration of rural blacks to northern cities.
[B] evolutionary science’s challenge to the biblical story of the Creation.
[C] the public’s association of labor violence with its fear of revolution.
[D] the threat created by the
Communist Revolution in
[E] the strict enforcement of prohibition laws.
12. Of the following, the one least related to the other four is
[A] John T. Scopes.
[B] Clarence Darrow.
[C] the Southern
[D] Frederick W. Taylor.
[E] William
13. The most colorful presidential candidate of the 1920s was
[A] Robert La Follette.
[B] Alfred E. Smith.
[C] John W. Davis.
[D] Herbert Hoover.
[E] Calvin Coolidge.
14. The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was a reaction against
[A] new immigration laws passed in 1924.
[B] capitalism.
[C] the forces of diversity and modernity that were transforming American culture.
[D] race riots.
[E] the nativist movements that had their origins in the 1850s.
15. John Dewey can rightly be called the “father of __________.”
[A] Hegelian philosophy
[B] evolutionary science
[C] modern psychoanalysis
[D] progressive education
[E] the research university
.
16. America’s major foreign-policy problem in the 1920s was addressed by the Dawes Plan, which
[A] ended the big-stick policy of
armed intervention in
[B] aimed to prevent German re-armament.
[C] established a ratio of
allowable naval strength between the
[D] tried to solve the tangle of war-debt and war-reparations payments.
[E] condemned the Japanese
aggression against
.
17. The Teapot Dome scandal involved the mishandling of
[A] funds for veterans’ hospitals.
[B] the sale of presidential pardons.
[C] European war-debt payments.
[D] the budget for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
[E] naval oil reserves.
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18. In 1924 the Democratic party convention came within a single vote of adopting a resolution condemning
[A] Fundamentalism.
[B] prohibition.
[C] the Ku Klux Klan.
[D] immigration restrictions.
[E] business monopolies.
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19. America’s European allies argued that they should not have to repay loans that the United States made to them during World War I because
[A] the
[B] Germany was not paying its reparations to them, so they could not afford to pay off the loans.
[C] they had paid a much heavier
price in lost lives, so it was only fair for the
[D] the amount of money involved was not significant.
[E] the
.
20. The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from World War I was
[A] the Ku Klux Klan.
[B] labor.
[C] veterans.
[D] blacks.
[E] women.
21. Frederick W. Taylor, a prominent inventor and engineer, was best known for his
[A] efforts to promote efficiency by eliminating wasted motions.
[B] thoughts on Darwinian evolution.
[C] concern for worker safety.
[D] development of the gasoline engine.
[E] efforts to clean up polluted cities.
22. During Coolidge’s presidency, government policy was set largely by the interests and values of
[A] farmers and wage earners.
[B] racial and ethnic minorities.
[C] progressive reformers.
[D] conservative New Englanders.
[E] the business community.
23. Marcus Garvey, founder of the United
Negro Improvement Association, is known for all of the following except
[A] promoting the resettlement of
American blacks in
[B] establishing the idea of the talented tenth to lead African-Americans.
[C] promoting black-owned businesses.
[D] cultivating feelings of self-confidence and self-reliance among blacks.
[E] being sent to prison after a conviction for fraud.
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24. The 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact
[A] condemned
[B] established a battleship ratio for the leading naval powers.
[C] set a schedule for German payment of war reparations.
[D] formally ended World War I for
the
[E] outlawed war as a solution to international rivalry.
.
25. Bob La Follette’s Progressive
party advocated all of the following except
[A] relief for farmers.
[B] government ownership of railroads.
[C] opposition to monopolies.
[D] opposition to antilabor injunctions.
[E] increased power for the Supreme Court.
26. The most tenacious pursuer of “radical” elements during the red scare was
[A] A. Mitchell Palmer.
[B] Frederick W. Taylor.
[C] F. Scott Fitzgerald.
[D] J. Edgar Hoover.
[E] William
27. Margaret Sanger was most noted for her advocacy of
[A] the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
[B] woman suffrage.
[C] abortion rights.
[D] birth control.
[E] free love.
28. Disillusioned by war and peace, Americans in the 1920s
did all of the following except
[A] denounce “radical” foreign ideas.
[B] restrict immigration.
[C] enter a decade of economic difficulties.
[D] shun diplomatic commitments to foreign countries.
[E] condemn “un-American” life-styles.
29. In the 1920s the Fordney-McCumber Tariff __________ tariff rates and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff __________ tariff rates, so that by 1930 the tariff rates had been substantially __________ from the opening of the decade.
[A] raised, raised, raised
[B] raised, lowered, lowered
[C] lowered, raised, raised
[D] lowered, lowered, lowered
[E] raised, lowered, raised
30. The post-World War I Ku Klux Klan
advocated all of the following except
[A] anti-Catholicism.
[B] repression of pacifists.
[C] opposition to birth control.
[D] fundamentalist religion.
[E] opposition to prohibition.
31. Match each member of President Harding’s cabinet below with his major area of responsibility.
___ A. Charles Evans Hughes
___ B. Andrew Mellon
___ C. Herbert Hoover
___ D. Albert Fall
___ E. Harry Daugherty
1. taxes and tariffs
2. naval oil reserves
3. naval arms limitation
4. foreign trade and trade associations
5. justice and law enforcement
[A] A-2, B-4, C-3, D-5, E-1
[B] A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2, E-5
[C] A-4, B-5, C-1, D-3, E-2
[D] A-1, B-2, C-5, D-3, E-4
[E] A-5, B-3, C-2, D-4, E-1
32. As secretary of the treasury, Andrew Mellon placed the tax burden on the
[A] estate taxes.
[B] wealthy.
[C] middle-income groups.
[D] business community.
[E] lower class.
33. The 1920 census revealed that for the first time most
[A] families had fewer than four children.
[B] Americans lived in cities.
[C] Americans lived in the trans-Mississippi West.
[D] adult women were employed outside the home.
[E] men worked in manufacturing.
34. In the early 1920s, the United States’ __________ was a glaring exception to its general indifference to the outside world.
[A] armed intervention in the
[B] naval buildup
[C] eventual involvement in the
[D] involvement in the
[E] support for anticommunist rebels
35. All of the following helped to make the
prosperity of the 1920s possible except
[A] rapid expansion of capital.
[B] advertising and credit buying.
[C] increased productivity of workers.
[D] perfection of assembly-line production.
[E] government stimulation of the economy.
36. The __________ was an “alphabetical agency” set up under Hoover’s administration to bring the government into the antidepression effort.
[A] Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
[B] National Recovery Administration (NRA)
[C] Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
[D] Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
[E] Works Progress Administration (WPA)
37. Automobiles, radios, and motion pictures
[A] strengthened American family life.
[B] had little impact on traditional life-styles and values.
[C] were less popular than had been anticipated.
[D] were for the most part too expensive for ordinary working families.
[E] contributed to the standardization of American life.
38. The main problem faced by American manufacturers in the 1920s involved
[A] developing a market of people to buy their products.
[B] finding a skilled labor force.
[C] increasing the level of production.
[D] keeping labor unrest to a minimum.
[E] reducing the level of government involvement in business.
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39. One of Herbert Hoover’s chief strengths as a presidential candidate was his
[A] personal charm and charisma.
[B] talent for administration.
[C] adaptability to the give-and-take of political accommodation.
[D] ability to face criticism.
[E] considerable experience in running for political office.
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40. President Herbert Hoover believed that the Great
Depression could be ended by doing all of the following except
[A] keeping faith in the efficiency of the industrial system.
[B] lend funds to feed farm livestock.
[C] providing direct aid to the people.
[D] directly assisting businesses and banks.
[E] continuing to rely on the American tradition of rugged individualism.
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41. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was established to
[A] outlaw “yellow dog” (antiunion) contracts.
[B] provide money for construction
of dams on the
[C] lend money for federal public works projects.
[D] provide direct economic assistance to labor.
[E] make loans to businesses, banks, and state and local governments.
42. Many Polish peasants learned about America from
all of the following sources except
[A] letters from friends and relatives.
[B] agents from steamship lines.
[C] Catholic missionaries.
[D] Polish-American businesspeople.
[E] agents from
43. The Bonus Expeditionary Force marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 to demand
[A] the removal of American troops
from
[B] passage of legislation introducing a lower tariff.
[C] punishment for those who had
forced unemployed veterans to leave
[D] housing and health care assistance for veterans.
[E] immediate full payment of bonus payments promised to World War I veterans.
44. According to John Dewey, a teacher’s primary goal is to
[A] teach the biblical theory of Creation.
[B] develop a sense of history.
[C] reduce permissiveness in the classroom.
[D] educate a student for life.
[E] emphasize the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic.
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45. The intended beneficiaries of the McNary-Haugen Bill were __________; the intended beneficiaries of the Norris-LaGuardia Act were __________.
[A] farmers, banks
[B] banks, railroads
[C] railroads, labor unions
[D] railroads, farmers
[E] farmers, labor unions
.
46. The Supreme Court cases of Muller and Adkins centered on
[A] affirmative action.
[B] antitrust legislation.
[C] racial differences.
[D] the question of whether women merited special legal and social treatment.
[E] “right to work” laws from several states.
47. Bruce Barton, author of The Man Nobody Knows, expressed admiration for Jesus Christ because Barton
[A] thought Christ taught the proper use of money.
[B] believed that Christ was the best advertising man of all time.
[C] felt that Christ supported capitalism.
[D] was a deeply religious man.
[E] respected Christ’s image of self-sacrifice.
48. Businesspeople used the red scare to
[A] break the railroad strike of 1919.
[B] secure passage of laws making unions illegal.
[C] break the backs of fledgling unions.
[D] establish closed shops throughout the nation.
[E] refuse to hire communists.
49. As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930,
[A] duties on agricultural products decreased.
[B] American economic isolationism ended.
[C] the worldwide depression deepened.
[D] American industry grew more secure.
[E] campaign promises to labor were fulfilled.
50. Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from
[A] older people.
[B] westerners.
[C] eastern city dwellers.
[D] southerners.
[E] women.
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