U S History Module Five EOC Review

How did participation in World War I affect U.S. agriculture at the end of the war?

• The United States government created free trade agreements to increase markets for agricultural products.

• Overproduction of farm goods during the war led to a collapse in agricultural prices.

• The agricultural sector increased exports in order to raise profits.

• The United States government offered opportunities for returning veterans in the agricultural sector.

How did overproduction of U.S. goods by manufacturers contribute to the Great Depression?

• By resulting in large unsold inventories due to market saturation.

• By prompting businesses to build factories in more locations.

• By causing an increase in prices of goods in foreign markets.

• By encouraging businesses to employ more workers.

Based on the excerpt, which statement describes Calvin Coolidge’s approach to governing?

• He believed policy makers should actively work to change the country.

• He believed policy makers should regularly compromise to get things done.

• He believed government should be less involved in people’s lives.

• He believed government should be more responsive to the people’s needs.

Which lesson was learned from the Teapot Dome Scandal?

• Support for laissez-faire government policies can serve the public good.

• A pro-labor executive agenda had given unions too much power.

• A lack of regulatory oversight can undermine the public interest.

• Progressive legislation had successfully reduced corruption.

In this speech, Harding signaled that he endorsed which goal for the United States?

• A revival of pro-imperialist efforts.

• An effort to expand military capacity.

• A return to an isolationist foreign policy.

• An initiative to slow industrial progress.

Which factor most intensified the effect of the 1929 stock market crash on the U.S. economy?

• Individual investors had been able to buy inexpensive stock.

• The government had enforced restrictions that prevented insider trading.

• The government had halted stock transactions as an emergency measure.

• Investors had purchased stock by buying on margin.

Based on the poem and your content knowledge, which statement explains why these workers were paid so little?

• There was an abundance of U.S. workers who had to relocate and compete for manufacturing jobs because of the Dust Bowl.

• There was a significant decrease in immigrant workers who competed for manufacturing jobs because of the global economic depression.

• There was an abundance of U.S. workers who had to relocate and compete for agricultural jobs because of the Dust Bowl.

• There was a significant decrease in immigrant workers who competed for agricultural jobs because of the global economic depression.

How did cattle ranching worsen the effects of the drought in the Great Plains during the 1930s?

• Home-construction techniques used by ranchers weakened the root system of the region.

• Railroad construction encouraged by ranchers altered the landscape of the region.

• Open-range movement by cattle destroyed crops in the region.

• Grazing by cattle reduced the ground covering in the region.

Based on this timeline and your content knowledge, which conclusion can be made about the Great Depression?

• Most experts agree that an unfortunate amount of unquestioned confidence in the economy resulted in a downturn unlike any past recession.

• Most experts agree that poor government decisions were the central cause and would likely lead to future recessions.

• Most experts agree that an unfortunate combination of negative trends in the economy resulted in a downturn unlike any past recession.

• Most experts agree that poor business decisions were the central cause and would likely lead to future recessions.

Which statement describes President Herbert Hoover’s response to these protesters?

• President Hoover refused to pay the Bonus Army, resulting in a decline in his popularity.

• President Hoover met with members after the Bonus Army leadership rejected a plan to relocate the protesters.

• President Hoover’s Reconstruction Finance Corporation paid a small portion of the benefits to the protesters.

• President Hoover supported meeting veteran demands, but the U.S. Congress refused to authorize payment.