Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which president advocated a "Return to Normalcy?"
a. | Wilson | c. | Coolidge | b. | Harding | d. | Hoover |
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During the 1920's there were three trends in American society that showed
we wanted to return to the "normal" times of the past. Which item below was not one
of these trends.
a. | Renewed isolation in which America wanted to withdraw from world
affairs. | c. | Nativism or suspicion of foreign born people. | b. | Desire to acquire an
empire conquering countries of Africa and Asia | d. | A turn away from the Progressive ideas of the
late 1800's |
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The Russian revolution took place in
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After the Communists took control of Russia, they wanted to
a. | infiltrate the labor unions of other countries | c. | take control of all private
property and ban religion | b. | spread communism to the other nations of the
world | d. | do all of these
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Your text uses the term, _____, to describe communists
a. | conservative | c. | Fascist | b. | radical | d. | right-wingers |
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According to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, what was “eating its way
into the homes of the American workman, its sharp tongues . . .licking at the altars of the
churches”?
a. | radical inspired revolution | c. | the hopelessness of
poverty | b. | the philosophy of nativism | d. | governmental abuse of civil rights |
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To expand its membership in the early 1920's, the Ku Klux Klan engaged in
all of the following except
a. | blaming national problems on immigrants | c. | playing on people’s fears of
political radicals | b. | encouraging women to join the
organization | d. | allowing
members to profit by recruiting new members |
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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of,
a. | treason | c. | anarchy. | b. | receiving bribes. | d. | robbery and
murder |
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Which of the following rose dramatically in the early 1920's?
a. | tariffs | c. | wages | b. | labor union membership | d. | the build-up of
armaments |
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The immigration policies of the 1920's limited immigration from all of the
following countries except
a. | Italy | c. | China | b. | Mexico. | d. | England |
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Who said, “But my damned friends . . . they’re the ones that keep me
walking the floor nights!”?
a. | Will Rogers | c. | Warren G. Harding | b. | Calvin Coolidge | d. | John L. Lewis |
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The first practical peacetime use of airplanes was
a. | crop-dusting | c. | carrying passengers. | b. | carrying mail | d. | weather
forecasting |
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The major factor influencing the development of urban sprawl in the 1920's
was
a. | the use of electricity | c. | the automobile. | b. | a change in the birthrate | d. | immigration |
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After years of debate between conservatives and liberals, forensic science
finally proved that Sacco and Vanzetti
a. | could not have committed the crime | c. | were victims | b. | owned the gun that
committed the murder | d. | were
anarchists |
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How did the Boston Police Commissioner handle the Boston Police Strike?
a. | He settled the contract | c. | He fired all of the
policemen | b. | He called out the U.S. Marines to patrol the streets | d. | He did nothing |
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Who was the Massachusetts governor who called out the National Guard to restore
order? This action ended the strike.
a. | Theodore Roosevelt | c. | Calvin Coolidge | b. | Warren Harding | d. | Woodrow Wilson |
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John L Lewis was head of which labor union?
a. | steel workers | c. | railroad | b. | pullman car union | d. | miners |
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What is a tax on imported goods called?
a. | a tariff | c. | trust | b. | fine | d. | consumption tax |
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The U.S. tried to help Germany by extending credit and making loans to Germany.
What happened to most of the money?
a. | was spent on health care for German veterans | c. | paid to England and France to
settle war reparations | b. | wasted on consumer goods | d. | used to build a new army and
navy |
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Because of environmental concerns and national security, oil reserves were set
aside for future use and put under the control of the Navy department. Secretary of the Interior,
Albert Fall had the lands transferred to his department. He then leased the land to private oil
companies for a profit. This scandle was called the
a. | oil scandal | c. | Ohio Gang robbery | b. | Sinclair Oil company
investigation | d. | Teapot Dome
scandal. |
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Which president died in office during the 1920's?
a. | Warren Harding | c. | Herbert Hoover | b. | Woodrow Wilson | d. | Theodore
Roosevelt |
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Who was Vice President in the 1920's, and became president when the sitting
president died?
a. | Warren Harding | c. | Calvin Coolidge | b. | Herbert Hoover | d. | Franklin
Roosevelt |
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What happened to the American standard of living during the 20's
a. | soared | c. | remained static | b. | fell | d. | there was no standard of
living |
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What famous highway was built in the 20's to accommodate auto travel across
the United States?
a. | Highway 1 | c. | Route 66 | b. | Route 8 | d. | Interstate 805 |
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Which of the following is not a consumer product?
a. | vacuum cleaner | c. | refrigerator | b. | electric washing machine | d. | electric motor |
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In 1921 Republican President, Warren Harding called the most powerful nations to
the Washington Naval Conference. What did he ask the nations to do?
a. | Rebuild their navies after World War I | c. | Establish an international naval
force to police the world | b. | Limit new shipbuilding and scrap large parts of
their navies | d. | Make arms
purchases from the United States. |
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The "Quota Immigration System" favored
a. | England | c. | Japan | b. | Northern Europe | d. | Mexico |
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Which product/s was most responsible for the economic boom of the
1920's?
a. | household appliances | c. | military build-up | b. | automobile | d. | airplane |
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Who hired psychologists to study which colors, sizes of packages appealed to
buyers? They also studied how best to appeal to peoples worship of youth, beauty, health and
wealth?
a. | the government | c. | the military | b. | advertising industry | d. | schools |
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How did most Americans compare to the other peoples of the world in the
1920's?
a. | Americans had more prosperity and freedom | c. | Americans had less
freedom | b. | Americans had less prosperity | d. | Americans were more
sophisticated |
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Matching
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a. | John L. Lewis | j. | Sacco and Vanzetti | b. | Warren G. Harding | k. | Kellogg-Briand Pact | c. | isolationist | l. | quota system | d. | communism | m. | Joseph McCarthy | e. | Albert B.
Fall | n. | urban
sprawl | f. | Charles Evans Hughes | o. | A. Mitchell Palmer | g. | Ohio gang | p. | Installment Plan | h. | Teapot
Dome | q. | Fordney-McCumber
Tariff | i. | Calvin Coolidge | r. | anarchist |
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An economic system that supported government control over propertyy to ahieve
equality and control over society
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Attorney General under Woodrow Wilson
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Individual opposed to any and all forms of government. (one of this group
asassinated President Garfield in late 1800's)
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Secretary of State under Warren Harding. Later served on the Supreme
Court
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limited the number of immigrants allowed into the United States
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Immigrant anarchists accusedd of murder
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Hardings friends and advisors.
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President of the United Mine Workers Union
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Scandal surrounding Albert Fall and the stealing of oil reserves
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The outwared expansion of the cities
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Massachusetts governor who settled the Boston police strike and later became
president.
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High tax on imports adopted in 1922
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Secretary of Interior under President Harding
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International agreement, proposed by the U.S., that war should not be the
policy of any nation
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An easy way to borrow money to buy goods and services
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Opposed to participation in foreign affairs.
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Republican 29th president of the U.S. who followed Wilson. Held Friday poker
parties at the White House.
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a. | Speaker of House, Dennis Hastert | d. | President George W.
Bush | b. | Secretary of State, Condolezza Rice | e. | Vice President Dick Cheney | c. | Former Secretary of
State, Collin Powell | f. | Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfield |
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