Name: __________________________ Date: _____________ 1. Businesspeople used the red scare to A) refuse to hire Communists.

B) secure passage of laws making unions illegal. C) establish closed shops throughout the nation. D) break the railroad strike of 1919. E) break the backs of fledgling unions. 2. Many Polish peasants learned about America from all of the following sources except A) agents from steamship lines. B) Polish American businesspeople. C) Catholic missionaries. D) letters from friends and relatives. E) agents from U.S. railroads. 3. Most Americans assumed that prohibition A) was unworkable in the cities. B) would be a total failure. C) would soon be overturned. D) would be permanent. E) could never be enforced in the South. 4. According to John Dewey, a teacher's primary goal is to A) educate a student for life. B) develop a sense of history. C) emphasize the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic. D) reduce permissiveness in the classroom. E) teach the biblical theory of Creation. 5. Of the following, the one least related to the other four is A) Frederick W. Taylor. B) Dayton, Tennessee. C) Clarence Darrow. D) John T. Scopes. E) William Jennings Bryan.

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6. All of the following helped to make the prosperity of the 1920s possible except A) increased productivity of workers. B) advertising and credit buying. C) rapid expansion of capital. D) government stimulation of the economy. E) perfection of assembly-line production. 7. The main problem faced by American manufacturers in the 1920s involved A) reducing the level of government involvement in business. B) increasing the level of production. C) finding a skilled labor force. D) developing expanded markets of people to buy their products. E) developing technologically innovative products. 8. Among the major figures promoted by mass media image makers and the new sports industry in the 1920s were A) Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh B) Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. C) Mickey Mantle and Rocky Marciano. D) John L. Sullivan and William Cody. E) Al Jolson and Margaret Sanger. 9. Henry Ford's contribution to the automobile industry was A) an enormous variety of automobile models with varied colors and styles. B) design changes that improved speed. C) the internal combustion engine. D) relatively cheap automobiles. E) installment credit buying of cars. 10. Frederick W. Taylor, a prominent inventor and engineer, was best known for his A) thoughts on Darwinian evolution. B) concern for worker safety. C) promotion of industrial efficiency and scientific management. D) development of the gasoline engine. E) efforts to clean up polluted cities.

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11. Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic made him an American hero especially because A) Americans were impressed by daredevil stunts. B) his political principles were widely admired. C) he and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh made such an appealing couple. D) Lindbergh's journey opened closer cultural connections to France. E) his wholesome youthfulness contrasted with the cynicism and debunking of the jazz age. 12. The first talkie motion picture was A) Gone With the Wind. B) The Jazz Singer. C) The Great Train Robbery. D) The Birth of a Nation. E) The Wizard of Oz. 13. With the advent of radio and motion pictures, A) much of the rich diversity of immigrant culture was lost. B) American regional accents disappeared. C) many people believed that popular tastes were elevated. D) American culture became more parochial. E) the emergence of a working-class political coalition was halted. 14. Job opportunities for women in the 1920s A) were plentiful in Hollywood and radio. B) tended to cluster in a few low-paying fields. C) offered higher-paying positions than before. D) expanded dramatically. E) existed mainly in the area of education. 15. Marcus Garvey, founder of the United Negro Improvement Association, is known for all of the following except A) cultivating feelings of self-confidence and self-reliance among blacks. B) promoting the resettlement of American blacks in Africa. C) being sent to prison after a conviction for fraud. D) promoting black-owned businesses. E) establishing the idea of the talented tenth to lead African Americans.

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16. Match each literary figure below with the correct work. A. Ernest Hemingway 1. The Sun Also Rises B. F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. Main Street C. Sinclair Lewis 3. The Sound and the Fury D. William Faulkner 4. The Great Gatsby A) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 B) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 C) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 D) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 E) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 17. Which of the following was not among prominent African American cultural figures of the 1920s? A) Jelly Roll Morton. B) W.C. Handy. C) Ralph Ellison. D) Joseph King Oliver. E) Langston Hughes. 18. Warren G. Harding's weaknesses as president included all of the following except a(n) A) administrative weakness. B) inability to detect moral weaknesses in his associates. C) unwillingness to hurt people's feelings by saying no. D) lack of political experience. E) mediocre mind. 19. Match each member of President Harding's cabinet below with his major area of responsibility. A. Charles Evans Hughes 1. taxes and tariffs B. Andrew Mellon 2. naval oil reserves C. Herbert Hoover 3. naval arms limitation D. Albert Fall 4. foreign trade and trade associations D. Harry Daugherty 5. justice and law enforcement A) A-4, B-5, C-1, D-3, E-2 B) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-5, E-1 C) A-1, B-2, C-5, D-3, E-4 D) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2, E-5 E) A-5, B-3, C-2, D-4, E-1

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20. Which one of the following members of President Harding's cabinet proved to be incompetent and corrupt? A) Charles Evans Hughes B) Albert Fall C) Calvin Coolidge D) Andrew Mellon E) Herbert Hoover 21. _______________ was (were) adversely affected by the demobilization policies adopted by the federal government at the end of World War I. A) Veterans B) The cement industry C) Organized labor D) The shipping industry E) The railroad industry 22. The Supreme Court cases of Muller and Adkins centered on A) antitrust legislation. B) anti-union right to work laws in several states. C) the question of whether women merited special legal and social treatment. D) racial discrimination in employment. E) affirmative action. 23. The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from World War I was A) blacks. B) women. C) labor. D) veterans. E) the Ku Klux Klan. 24. One exception to President Warren G. Harding's policy of isolationism involved in the Middle East, where the United States sought to A) secure oil-drilling concessions for American companies. B) curb the rise of Arab nationalism. C) support a homeland for Jews in Israel. D) prevent the League of Nations from establishing British and French protectorates in the region. E) stop the Soviet Union from dominating the area.

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25. Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament because A) American public opinion supported peacemaking efforts. B) businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy. C) he did not want the League of Nations to take the lead on this problem. D) he feared renewed war in Europe. E) he recognized that an arms race was imminent. 26. Which of the following was not a consequence of the American policy of raising tariffs sky-high in the 1920s? A) the postwar chaos in Europe was prolonged. B) international economic distress deepened. C) the American economy slipped into recession.. D) European nations raised their own tariffs. E) American foreign trade declined. 27. After the initial shock of the Harding scandals, many Americans reacted by A) suggesting that Harding resign the presidency so that Calvin Coolidge could take control. B) calling for a thorough Congressional investigation. C) demanding that all those involved be sent to prison. D) excusing some of the wrongdoers on the grounds that they had gotten away with it. E) demanding the impeachment of the president. 28. 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 29. Which of the following splits did not affect the Democratic party in 1924? A) Fundamentalists versus Modernists B) northern liberals versus southern conservatives C) immigrants versus old-stock Americans D) urbanites versus suburbanites E) wets versus drys

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30. Senator Robert La Follette's Progressive party advocated all of the following except A) opposition to antilabor injunctions. B) government ownership of railroads. C) increased power for the Supreme Court. D) relief for farmers. E) opposition to monopolies. 31. In 1924 the Democratic party convention failed by a single vote to adopt a resolution condemning A) Fundamentalism. B) prohibition. C) business monopolies. D) immigration restrictions. E) the Ku Klux Klan. 32. In the early 1920s, one glaring exception to America's general indifference to the outside world was its A) continuing attempt to oust the Communist from power in the Soviet Union. B) involvement in the World Court. C) armed intervention in the Caribbean and Central America. D) involvement in the League of Nations' humanitarian operations. E) naval buildup 33. 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 United States was making so much money from Mexican and Middle Eastern oil that it did not need extra dollars. B) Germany was not paying its reparations to them, so they could not afford to pay off the loans. C) the amount of money involved was not significant. D) they had paid a much heavier price in lost lives, so it was only fair for the United States to write off the debt. E) the United States had owed them about $4 billion before the war.

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34. America's major foreign-policy problem in the 1920s was addressed by the Dawes Plan, which A) aimed to prevent German re-armament. B) condemned the Japanese aggression against Manchuria. C) provided a solution to the tangle of war-debt and war-reparations payments. D) established a ratio of allowable naval strength between the United States, Britain, and Japan. E) ended the big-stick policy of armed intervention in Central America and the Caribbean. 35. The most colorful presidential candidate of the 1920s was A) Robert La Follette. B) Alfred E. Smith. C) Herbert Hoover. D) Calvin Coolidge. E) John W. Davis. 36. All of the following were political liabilities for Alfred E. Smith except his A) big-city background. B) radio speaking skill. C) failure to win the support of American labor. D) support for the repeal of prohibition. E) Catholic religion. 37. One of Herbert Hoover's chief strengths as a presidential candidate was his A) considerable experience in running for political office. B) personal charm and charisma. C) talent for administration. D) adaptability to the give-and-take of political accommodation. E) ability to face criticism. 38. When elected to the presidency in 1928, Herbert Hoover A) combined small-town values with wide experience in modern corporate America. B) understood that his major challenge was to find a solution to the Great Depression. C) was militantly antilabor and against big government. D) had been a successful governor of California. E) brought little administrative talent or experience to the job.

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39. The Federal Farm Board, created by the Agricultural Marketing Act, lent money to farmers primarily to help them to A) open new land to cultivation. B) purchase expensive new farm machinery. C) take land out of production. D) organize producers' cooperatives. E) learn a new and more profitable trade. 40. As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930, A) American economic isolationism ended. B) American industry grew more secure. C) campaign promises to labor were fulfilled. D) the worldwide depression deepened. E) duties on agricultural products decreased. 41. President Hoover's public image was severely damaged by his A) handling of the dispersal of the Bonus Army. B) decision to abandon the principle of rugged individualism. C) refusal to do anything to try to solve the Great Depression. D) construction of Hoovervilles for the homeless. E) agreement to provide a federal dole to the unemployed. 42. In response to the League of Nations' investigation into Japan's invasion and occupation of Manchuria, A) Japan withdrew its troops. B) the U.S. and China moved toward an alliance. C) Japan left the League. D) the United States became an official member of the League. E) it initiated a boycott of Japanese goods. 43. The Democratic party platform on which Franklin Roosevelt campaigned for the presidency in 1932 called for A) radical social reforms. B) a balanced budget. C) breaking up monopolistic corporations. D) higher tariffs. E) deficit spending.

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44. While Franklin Roosevelt waited to assume the presidency in early 1933, Herbert Hoover tried to get the president-elect to commit to A) a policy of not offering direct welfare to the unemployed. B) maintaining a balanced federal budget. C) appointing some Republicans to his cabinet. D) renewal of the extremely high Hawley-Smoot Tariff. E) an anti-inflationary policy that would make much of the New Deal impossible. 45. When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933, A) he at first proceeded cautiously. B) he wanted to make as few mistakes as possible. C) he knew exactly what he wanted to do. D) Congress refused to grant him any legislative authority. E) he received unprecedented congressional support. 46. The Works Progress Administration was a major _______________ program of the New Deal; the Public Works Administration was a long-range __________ program; and the Social Security Act was a major _______________ program. A) reform; recovery; relief B) relief; reform; recovery C) reform; relief; recovery D) recovery; relief; reform E) relief; recovery; reform 47. The Glass-Steagall Act A) empowered President Roosevelt to close all banks temporarily. B) created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure individual bank deposits. C) permitted commercial banks to engage in Wall Street financial dealings. D) took the United States off the gold standard. E) created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock exchange. 48. The most immediate emergency facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became president in March 1933 was A) the farm crisis. B) a chaotic banking situation. C) the collapse of international trade. D) the national debt. E) the need to silence demagogic rabble-rousers such as Huey Long.

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49. The _______________ was probably the most popular New Deal program; the _______________ was one of the most complex; and the _______________ was the most radical. A) Social Security Act; Civilian Conservation Corps; Works Progress Administration B) National Recovery Act; Tennessee Valley Authority; Social Security Act C) Works Progress Administration; Agricultural Adjustment Act; Civilian Conservation Corps D) Agricultural Adjustment Act; Public Works Administration; Tennessee Valley Authority E) Civilian Conservation Corps; National Recovery Act; Tennessee Valley Authority 50. President Roosevelt's chief administrator of relief was A) Mary McLeod Bethune. B) Harold Ickes. C) John L. Lewis. D) Harry Hopkins. E) George Norris. 51. Match each New Deal critic below with the cause or slogan that he promoted. A. Father Coughlin 1. social justice B. Huey Long 2. every man a king C. Francis Townsend 3. a holy crusade for liberty D. Herbert Hoover 4. old-age pensions A) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 B) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2 C) A-l, B-2, C-4, D-3 D) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 E) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 52. Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana gained national popularity by A) promising to give every family $5,000. B) supporting a $200-a-month old-age pension. C) blaming Jews for the Depression. D) advocating social justice for all. E) making Louisiana a model for ordinary citizens.

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53. Prominent female social scientists of the 1930s like Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead brought widespread contributions to the field of A) psychology. B) anthropology. C) sociology. D) political science. E) economics. 54. Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or program with which he or she was closely identified. A. Robert Wagner 1. Department of Labor B. Harry Hopkins 2. Public Works Administration. C. Harold Ickes 3. Works Progress Administration D. Frances Perkins 4. National Labor Relations Act A) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 B) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 C) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 D) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 E) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 55. Most Okies in California escaped the deprivation and uncertainty of seasonal farm labor when they A) found work in the canning industry. B) formed evangelical religious communes. C) joined the armed forces in World War II. D) acquired farms in the San Joaquin Valley. E) found jobs in defense industries during World War II. 56. On the following, the one least related to the other three is A) George W. Norris. B) hydroelectric power. C) Muscle Shoals. D) the Tennessee Valley Authority. E) the Securities and Exchange Commission. 57. The strongest criticisms leveled against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) drew criticism was that it A) primarily benefited the South. B) did not take account of environmental conditions. C) produced electricity inefficiently. D) represented the first stage of creeping socialism. E) lacked government control.

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58. The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial to A) unskilled workers. B) the unemployed. C) trade associations. D) employers. E) skilled workers. 59. The primary interest of the Congress of Industrial Organizations was A) the maintenance of open shop industries. B) the effective enforcement of yellow dog contracts. C) the organization of all workers within an industry. D) maintaining existing wage levels. E) the organization of trade unions. 60. The 1936 election was most notable for A) its reflection of a bitter class struggle between the poor and the rich. B) the strong race run by Kansas Governor Alfred Landon. C) Roosevelt's loss of support among post-immigration Catholics and Jews. D) a strong third-party effort by the American Liberty League. E) the large number of blacks who still voted Republican out of gratitude to Abraham Lincoln.

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