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1302 Quiz #2  Chapter 19-21

Chapter 19

 

_____1. Theodore Roosevelt’s taking of the Panama Canal Zone is an example of:

          a.           his ability to speak softly in diplomatic situations when he knew he was outgunned.

          b.           international Progressivism—the United States was intervening with the sole purpose to

                         uplift the peoples of Central America.

          c.           liberal internationalism, since he worked closely with the French to work out a deal

                        favorable to Panama.

          d.           his belief that civilized nations had an obligation to establish order in an unruly world.

          e.           one of the many wars in which Roosevelt involved the United States.

_____2. The Roosevelt Corollary:

          a.           claimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in the Western

                        Hemisphere.

          b.           claimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in Asia.

          c.           claimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in Africa.

          d.           was also known as Dollar Diplomacy.

          e.           contradicted the Monroe Doctrine.

_____3. Woodrow Wilson’s moral imperialism in Latin America produced:

          a.           eight years of unprecedented stability in the region.

          b.           more military interventions than any other president before or since.

          c.           economic growth and diversity for the region.

          d.           very little to show for the policy, as his attention was mostly on Europe.

          e.           strong allies for the United States in World War I, especially Mexico.

_____4. On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war:

          a.           against Britain, “to make the world safe for democracy.”

          b.           against Germany, “to make the world safe for democracy.”

          c.           against Russia, “to make the world safe for democracy.”

          d.           that was turned down.

          e.           that was passed unanimously.

_____5. The Fourteen Points attempted to:

          a.           consolidate political power at home.

          b.           provide a peace agenda to create a new world order.

          c.           quiet growing criticism from the Republicans that Wilson was an inept leader.

          d.           outline the Progressive Party’s campaign platform for the 1920 election.

          e.           organize alliances after the war among fourteen prominent nations.

_____6. The Industrial Workers of the World and most of the Socialist Party:

          a.           supported U.S. entry into World War I.

          b.           remained neutral.

          c.           encouraged their members to join in the war effort.

          d.           opposed the war.

          e.           worked with the Committee on Public Information.

_____7. The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918)

          a.           were the first federal restrictions on free speech since 1798.

          b.           drew mostly from similar language in state law.

          c.           came after strong public calls for a more “defensible democracy.”

          d.           copied similar legislation from Germany, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire.

          e.           were put on the books but never applied.

 

 

_____8. Eugenics is:

          a.           the study of the supposed mental characteristics of different races.

          b.           the movement toward colonization in Africa by blacks from the United States.

          c.           the practice of using poison gas by the Germans during World War I.

          d.           the socialist strategy of infiltrating labor unions in the United States.

          e.           the genetic modification of human behavior.

_____9. During World War I, Americans reacted to German-Americans and Germans in all of the

                        following ways EXCEPT:

          a.           in Iowa, the governor required that all oral communication be done in English.

          b.           “hamburger” was changed to “liberty sandwich.”

          c.           the director of the Boston Symphony was interned for playing the works of German

                        composers.

          d.           the teaching of foreign languages was restricted in many states.

          e.           the federal government barred German immigration to the United States.

_____10. Birth of a Nation was a film that:

          a.           glorified the nation’s Revolutionary War era.

          b.           documented the suffrage movement.

          c.           was about the Indian Wars.

          d.           vilified the British in the War of 1812.

          e.           portrayed the Civil War and Reconstruction, exalting the Ku Klux Klan.

_____11. African-Americans migrated north during the Great Migration for all of the following reasons

                        EXCEPT:

          a.           the prospect of higher wages.

          b.           the prospect of owning their own homes.

          c.           escaping the threat of lynching.

          d.           the prospect of being able to vote.

          e.           being able to educate their children.

_____12. The Treaty of Versailles:

          a.           was never ratified by the United States Senate.

          b.           was supported by Republicans.

          c.           was written by Henry Cabot Lodge.

          d.           ended American involvement in Mexico.

          e.           created the United Nations.

Chapter 20

 

_____13. What did Calvin Coolidge believe was the chief business of the American people?

          a.           Civil rights.

          b.           Internationalism.

          c.           Spreading liberty.

          d.           Business.

          e.           Going to church.

_____14. In the 1920s, movies, radios, and phonographs:

          a.           were all out of reach of most consumers.

          b.           helped create and spread a new celebrity culture.

          c.           were not yet available.

          d.           appealed only to women.

          e.           were only available in urban areas.

 

 

 

 

_____15. Which statement about politics in the 1920s is FALSE?

          a.           Voter turnout had fallen dramatically since the turn of the century.

          b.           Women took an active role in national politics, mostly with the Republican Party.

          c.           Republicans controlled the White House and supported pro-business policies.

          d.           The South was dominated by the Democratic Party.

          e.           Congress continued the trend toward restricting certain groups of people from entering

                        the United States.

_____16. The Teapot Dome scandal involved:

          a.           President Harding’s illicit affair with a young woman.

          b.           the Veterans’ Bureau, which took bribes from the sale of government supplies.

          c.           the attorney general, who took bribes not to prosecute accused criminals.

          d.           the secretary of the interior, who received money in exchange for leasing government oil

                        reserves to private companies.

          e.           Herbert Hoover, who received money in exchange for granting favored trading status to

                        Great Britain.

_____17. In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court:

          a.           overturned the lower court conviction of a Socialist.

          b.           ruled that bans on dangerous speech were constitutional.

          c.           expanded the protection of free speech.

          d.           found certain fire-safety regulations unconstitutional.

          e.           overturned the conviction of Eugene V. Debs for an antiwar speech.

_____18. The Scopes trial illustrated a divide between:

          a.           modernism and fundamentalism.

          b.           Progressives and Democrats.

          c.           liberalism and conservatism.

          d.           cultural diversity and nativism.

          e.           feminism and machismo.

_____19. Besides work and school, the most active agents of Americanization during the 1920s were:

          a.           churches, political parties, and fraternal organizations.

          b.           the Ku Klux Klan and the Immigrant Restriction League.

          c.           the Supreme Court and Congress.

          d.           dance halls, department stores, and movie theaters.

          e.           women’s organizations and the NAACP.

_____20.         The Harlem Renaissance:

          a.           included writers and poets such as Langston Hughes and Claude McKay.

          b.           included singers such as Etta James and Dinah Washington.

          c.           privileged African heritage over the Southern experience.

          d.           downplayed racism in America.

          e.           represented a rejection of capitalism.

_____21. A main cause of the Great Depression was:

          a.           Hoover’s ties with business.

          b.           increased European demand for American goods.

          c.           declining American purchasing power.

          d.           excessive government regulation of business.

          e.           the 1924 Immigration Act.

_____22. Hoover’s response to the Depression included all of the following measures EXCEPT:

          a.           a tax increase.

          b.           higher tariffs.

          c.           the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

          d.           the Federal Home Loan Bank System.

          e.           a reduction in the size of the army.

 

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_____23. The New Deal:

          a.           included a reliance on economic planning.

          b.           was based on socialism.

          c.           was based on fascism.

          d.           was similar to Stalin’s economic policy.

          e.           rejected the thinking of John Maynard Keynes.

_____24. The National Industrial Recovery Act:

          a.           was never passed.

          b.           established codes that set standards for production, prices, and wages in several

                        industries.

          c.           established codes that continued the open-shop policies of the 1920s.

          d.           encouraged “cutthroat” competition between businesses.

          e.           was an economic policy later adopted successfully in Hitler’s Germany.

_____25. .Which two New Deal programs did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?

          a.           Securities and Exchange Commission and Public Works Administration.

          b.           National Recovery Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps.

          c.           Glass-Steagall Act and Agricultural Adjustment Act.

          d.           Fair Labor Standards Act and National Recovery Administration.

          e.           Agricultural Adjustment Act and National Recovery Administration.

_____26. Which statement best describes Huey Long, Upton Sinclair, and Dr. Francis Townsend?

          a.           They all challenged Roosevelt to move further to the left of center.

          b.           They were all supported by the Republican Party.

          c.           Each was a socialist radical.

          d.           Despite representing interesting movements, none of them had much of a following.

          e.           They all ended up in jail during World War II for having communist sympathies.

_____27. The Works Progress Administration:

          a.           employed only industrial workers.

          b.           was directed by Huey Long.

          c.           included projects in the arts.

          d.           focused primarily on urban renewal.

          e.           was limited in scope.

_____28. The Social Security Act of 1935:

          a.           was originally vetoed by President Roosevelt.

          b.           was adopted from the British welfare system.

          c.           provided federal funding for the poor and needy.

          d.           included pensions and unemployment relief.

          e.           covered all workers in industry and agriculture.

_____29. In John Steinbeck’s piece about the Dust Bowl, he explained that recent migrants to California

                        were hated for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

          a.           they were ignorant.

          b.           they carried disease.

          c.           they were allowed to organize into labor unions.

          d.           taxes tended to go up when they were around.

          e.           they were primarily immigrants.

 

 

 

 

_____30. Which phrase best describes Eleanor Roosevelt’s tenure as First Lady?

          a.           Very traditional.

          b.           Modest goals, spoke softly about one or two appropriately feminine issues.

          c.           Championed the cause of children’s health care, but stuck only to that issue.

          d.           Worked hard for her husband, as he was confined to the wheelchair, but did not take up

                         any causes of her own.

          e.           Redefined the role of First Lady, championing women’s rights, civil rights, and human

                        rights.

_____31. The Scottsboro case:

          a.           reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s.

          b.           was refused a hearing by the Supreme Court.

          c.           was publicized by the Industrial Workers of the World.

          d.           established legal principles that greatly restricted the definition of civil liberties.

          e.           represented progress in the cause of civil rights for African-Americans

_____32. What replaced liberty of contract as the judicial foundation of freedom by the end of the New

                        Deal?

          a.           Civil liberties.

          b.           Personal freedom.

          c.           Ownership of property.

          d.           Suffrage.

          e.           Christian liberty.

_____33. What ended the Great Depression?

            a.         New Deal programs.

            b.         The rebound of the stock market.

            c.         World War II spending.

            d.         Laissez-faire government.

            e.         A bailout by J. P. Morgan.