US Module 8 Lesson 1 (Business of America)

Which of the following was an outcome of the Washington Naval Conference?

• The five major naval powers agreed to disarm.

• Many countries renounced war as a national policy.

• The United States raised taxes on some imports to 60 percent.

• American investors loaned Germany money to repay Britain and France.

Which of the following were domestic policies that President Harding enacted? Select the two correct answers.

• reducing taxes for the poor

• reducing the federal budget

• reducing taxes for the wealthy

• increasing government´s role in business

• increasing the amount of government spending

Why did President Harding reduce taxes on the wealthiest Americans?

• to increase the amount of revenue the government received

• to expand business and stimulate economic growth

• to encourage people to save more of their moneyy

• to help balance the federal budget

Which of the following effects did the automobile have on American life?

• It made rural families more isolated.

• It forced workers to live near their jobs.

• It led to an increase in the number of paved roads.

• It discouraged people from moving to oil-producing states.

Which of the following correctly describes how the use of electricity transformed the nation.

• Farming grew into a bigger business as most farms used electrical power.

• Learning to use new electrical appliances eliminated free time for leisure activities.

• More people moved to central cities since they were the only places with electrical power.

• An alternating electrical current made it possible to distribute power over longer distances.

How did the use of new production techniques and machinery affect farmers.

• Farmers were able to produce fewer crops.

• Farmers began to merge their businesses as output grew.

• Farmers were unable to keep up with demand for their products.

• Farmers produced more than was needed, which led to lower food prices.

29th President of the United States

• Calvin Coolidge

• Abraham Lincoln

• Warren G. Harding

• Bill Clinton

Why did the US follow a policy of unrestricted immigration for Europe during most of the 1800s?

• immigrants were the only capital resources for business and industry

• the American economy needed many unskilled workers

• most Americans desired a more diversified culture

• the US wanted to help European nations by taking in their surplus population

Ohio Gang

• a corrupt group of Harding´s friends that served tin his presidential cabinet

• promised normalcy after WWI

• decided they should be used for US Navy

• american oil industrialist

President who called for a return to normalcy following WWI

• Albert B. Fall

• Calvin Coolidge

• Charles Evans Hughes

• Warren G. Harding