WorksheetsHistory Final Exam
Total questions: 60
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During the period following World War I, what does the term "New Era" refer to?
fascination with all things new in America
Democratic promises of relief from Republican domination
Republican weariness of Democratic domination of Congress
innovations in political processes, such as initiative, referendum, and recall
The Republican ascendancy of the 1920s began with whose election?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Davis
Warren G. Harding
What does the term "normalcy" refer to?
Harding's reaction to Wilsonian innovations in politics and society
Davis's claim that a Democrat could be just as conservative as a Republican
Hoover's promise of a chicken in every pot
Coolidge's assertion that "the business of America is business"
What did the Washington Naval Conference mostly deal with?
disarmament
planning for a more effective "gunboat" diplomacy
America's traditional intraservice rivalry
the difference between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East
Economic development in the 1920s encouraged which group to enter the American workforce in great numbers?
senior citizens
African Americans
women
youths
In the 1920s, where did the new advertising industry tend to concentrate?
Chicago
Detroit
New York City
Seattle
How did Big Business encourage Americans to define life?
as seeking religious salvation
through the pursuit of pleasure
in service to others
in tranquility through meditation
Which of the following accurately describes the most common setting in which Americans lived by 1920?
A majority of Americans lived in rural territory.
Few Americans lived in coastal areas.
Most Americans lived near an interstate highway.
A majority of Americans lived in urban territory.
The political figure in the 1920s most associated with American Individualism was
Franklin Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
American colleges and universities in the 1920s can be characterized by which of the following statements?
the institution where students learned the value and importance of strict conformity
no statement is correct
the place where society's traditional values were reinforced
a place for fun and freedom
Unlike the Ku Klux Klan of the Reconstruction Era, the majority of the members of the Klan in the 1920s
were blue-collar workers
were mainstream Americans from every section of the country
advocated integration of the races
lived in the North
By and large, the economy of the 1920s is best characterized by which of the following?
prosperity for America
enthusiasm for the League of Nations
austerity
up-and-down fluctuations in the national economy
The 1920s gave rise to a new spectator sport with the organization of the
National Football League
American Baseball League
National Basketball League
Professional Golfers Association
Industrial identification gave Detroit the nickname of
"Motor City"
"Meat Packer for the World"
"the Big Easy"
"Sin City"
How did both Hoover and Coolidge advocate?
reduced government spending
more regulation of the stock market
racial integration
rearmament
What did female workers generally earn?
usually more than men
usually more than youths or senior citizens
about as much as men
about half as much as men
Which writer's book created the term and concept of "New Negro"?
Alain LeRoy Locke
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
George Washington Carver
What does the term "Harlem Renaissance" refer to?
a school of architecture that featured function over form
a revival of Dutch culture in the Northeast
a school of literature that emphasized the distinctiveness of African American culture
the rapid development of consumerism among African Americans
What musical form gained great popularity in the 1920s?
country and western
jazz
rap
rock and roll
What was the most popular consumer attraction of the 1920s?
NASCAR racing
baseball
the movies
television
Which class of workers increased most dramatically from 1910 to 1930?
blue-collar laborers
seasonal laborers
white-collar laborers
illegal alien laborers
Which statement accurately characterizes American agriculture during the 1920s?
It continued the prosperity that began during World War I.
It refused to embrace labor-saving farm machinery.
It continued a long decline that began when World War I ended.
It prospered because of government help.
Why did Mexican immigrants find more work in America in the 1920s?
Many older Americans retired from the workforce, creating entry-level jobs.
The rise of "white collar" jobs meant that fewer Americans were willing to work with their hands.
African Americans refused to accept low-skilled employment.
Immigration quotas for Europeans and Asians lessened the number of competitors for unskilled labor positions.
Attendance at American colleges and universities between 1899 and 1929 was
all of the above
enrollment was predominantly male
traditionally an option for the elite
in the 1920s attendance was more available to the middle class
Margaret Sanger is remembered for
her heat treatments for poliomyelitis
being the first woman who swam the English Channel
being the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet
coining the term "birth control"
What did Frederick Winslow Taylor advocate?
the simplification and regimentation of labor
the unionization of labor
diversification of labor tasks
laborers being able to multitask
Which describes a goal of the nativist movement of the 1920s?
They opposes the teaching of evolution in public schools
They advocated a Buy American program
They wanted greater recognition of the rights of Native Americans
They wanted to go back to an earlier, more homogeneous America
The concept of La Raza refers to the difference between what two groups?
whites and African Americans
Mexicans and whites
Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans
Mexicans and African Americans
The term barrios refers to what?
neighborhood taverns located in sections in which Mexicans predominated
a balloting technique preferred by Mexicans in America
segregated housing sections for Mexicans
a common reference within the Mexican community to a non-Mexican resident
The __________ was the largest organization of African American activists in the 1920s.
Universal Negro Improvement Association
Congress of Racial Equality
Urban League
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In the 1920s American banking and investment companies were largely
blameless
well managed
unruly
unregulated
Before the crash of the stock market, American farmers
suffered from a potato blight which threatened American agricultural production.
had suffered falling agricultural prices for about a decade.
enjoyed cheap bank loans and high prices for agricultural produce.
all of the above
Between 1929 and 1933, the combined incomes of American workers
increased by a healthy 10 percent.
topped $100 billion for the first time.
fell by more than 40 percent.
were not directly affected by the decline in gross national product.
October 29, 1929, also known as “Black Tuesday,” was the day
remembered as the worst dust storm in the history of the Midwest.
the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
none of the above
of the mass suicide of American stockbrokers in New York.
The effects of the crash of the New York Stock Exchange
triggered a global depression.
caused World War II.
were not obvious in Mexico's economic development.
were limited to the Western hemisphere, particularly the United States and Canada.
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff is generally believed to have prevented
worrisome increases in unemployment.
additional bank failures after 1930.
international trade from lifting the economy out of depression.
deficit spending during the Depression.
The severity of the Great Depression was due to the extent and duration of
unemployment.
the failure of the New York Stock Exchange to pull out of its slump.
President Hoover's and the Congress's lack of compassion and unwillingness to help the people.
the economic collapse in Europe, America's trading partners.
The “Bonus Marchers”
expected the government to buy them bus tickets back home after their march was over.
marched to Washington, DC, to protest Congress's actions in investigating the Veterans Administration.
marched in support of President Hoover and his policies.
wanted the “bonus” Congress had promised them that was not due until 1945.
By 1932 many Americans were
unemployed
homeless
hungry
each statement is accurate
President Hoover was true to his Republican values, believing that the federal government
should use its power to collect information valuable to businessmen.
should not interfere with the economy.
should use its power to encourage cooperation between businessmen.
all of the above
The United States exported its financial disaster to the world because
the United States was the world's leading creditor, producer, and consumer.
Each statement is accurate.
an earthquake in Japan upset shipping routes.
it flooded the market with cheap exports.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt turned out to be an ideal candidate in 1932 because
the public viewed Hoover as cold and ineffective at dealing with the Depression.
Hoover's public image was damaged by the way he handled the Bonus Marchers incident.
all of the above
Roosevelt's confidence and charisma provided hope for many American voters.
To secure the soundness of the banking system, Roosevelt did all of the following except
veto the Glass-Steagall Act.
authorize a national bank holiday.
insure the bank accounts of individual depositors.
reassure the nation through his “fireside chats.”
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
gave the commissioner the power to eliminate the federal bureaucracy that dealt with Indian affairs.
continued the same policies that previous commissioners had followed.
empowered tribes to adopt democratic constitutions and embrace self-determination.
gave Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier dictatorial powers in dealing with nonreservation Native Americans.
How did building the Tennessee Valley Authoruty (TVA) strive to help southern farmers?
by changing the economy, the environment, and the way of life of all southerners
by producing hydroelectric power that would bring industrialization and jobs to the South
by being designed to restore a pattern of development across the southern landscape
all of the above
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
displaced as many as 200,000 African American tenant farmers from their land.
sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work.
enlisted approximately equal numbers of young men and young women, although the sexes were not mixed in CCC camps or projects.
built the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
The Civil Works Administration
sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work.
displaced as many as 200,000 African American tenant farmers from their land.
employed 4 million young men and women to build or renovate roads in the United States.
built the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
The Federal Farm Board
was designed to rationalize farm production.
was one of Hoover's most glaring failures.
was designed to raise farm incomes.
established farm cooperatives for purchasing and distributing surplus crops.
The most prominent woman reformer during the period was
Oveta Culp Hobby.
Frances Perkins.
Eleanor Roosevelt.
Molly Dewson.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was designed to do which of the following?
employ historians
all of the above
build municipal buildings
employ US artists and writers
The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
outlawed labor unions.
was symbolized by the “Blue Eagle,” which represented a businessman's opposition to the NIRA.
reversed decades of antitrust legislation.
focused primarily on small, independently owned businesses.
The Social Security Act in 1935 originally provided for
aid to childless families.
medical care.
pensions to the elderly.
unemployment compensation.
In the 1936 presidential election the voters demonstrated that
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his programs were extremely popular.
the Republican Party had regained some of the support it lost in 1932.
the Democratic Party had finally lost its hold on the South.
Huey Long remained a potent long-range threat.
By the election of 1936, the nation's economy
was recovering.
was still stagnant.
saw unemployment at higher levels than in the previous six years.
was completely recovered.
The Democratic Party of the 1930s was transformed by
incorporating African American voters.
all of the above
creating a coalition between competing wings of the party.
incorporating women voters.
By the late 1930s an alliance between __________ and the Democratic Party had been forged.
big business
labor
the Congress of Industrial Organizers
nonunionized workers
Following the election of 1936
the House and Senate were predominantly Republican.
the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.
the Democrats had won control of the federal courts.
the Democrats controlled the House and the Republicans controlled the Senate.
Implementation of the New Deal programs, particularly its nationalized social welfare and economic security programs, was
strongest among Native Americans.
weakest in the South and North.
strong for women and African Americans.
all but nonexistent in the Northwest.
All things considered, __________ were minimally helped by the New Deal programs.
veterans of the Spanish-American War and World War I
the rural poor
immigrants in the inner city
farmers in California
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's basic problem with the justices on the Supreme Court was
their opposition to his civil rights programs.
their decisions declaring certain New Deal legislation unconstitutional.
that they did not like Roosevelt.
that they did not like Mrs. Roosevelt.
