1900-1945

1900-1945Elise Dirkes-Jacks, Shannon

Fitzgerald, Kendall Yoksoulian, Peter Ninchinch, Matt Burkhardt

1. Of the following individuals, who

would have been most likely to agree with

the policy depicted in the cartoon?

a. Woodrow Wilsonb. Robert La Follettec. Eugene V. Debsd. William Howard Tafte. Henry George

2. All of the following reforms were adopted during the Progressive era EXCEPT

a. stronger antitrust lawb. protection of national forestsc. lower tariff ratesd. regulation of meatpacking industrye. federal anti-lynching law

3. Each of the following is true of the Roosevelt Corollary EXECPT

a. It was applied immediately to take charge of the Dominican Republic’s revenue system in 1905

b. It was an extension of the Monroe Doctrinec. It warned Latin American nations to keep their affairs

in order or face American interventiond. It was enacted because of American interest in

Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Costa Ricae. It established protectorates in Cuba and Panama but

subsidized other countries to keep them dependent

4. Which of the following was NOT involved in Woodrow Wilson’s decision to ask Congress for

a declaration of war?

a. the influence of Henry Cabot Lodgeb. the Russian Revolutionc. Germany’s autocratic governmentd. sympathy for the democracies of Britain and

Francee. Germany’s plans for military victory

5. Which of the following was a major effect of World War I on American society in 1917 and

1918?

a. migration of African Americans to Northb. reduction in income taxesc. increases in amount of consumer goodsd. increase in unemployment ratee. entry of large numbers of women in the

workforce

6. Which of the following statements is most consistent with the Supreme Court’s ruling in

Schneck v. United States?a. the government's seizure and operation of the railroad

industry is a constitutional use of its wartime powersb. the government can restrict the First Amendment right

to free speech in time of war. (upheld the Espionage Act)

c. the government's prohibition of the manufacture and sale of distilled liquor is a constitutional use of its wartime powers

d. the government does have the power to compel young men to serve in the armed forces during time of war

e. it upheld segregated public facilities

7. Which of the following had contrasting points of view on events and issues of the

1920s?

a. Calvin Coolidge – Herbert Hooverb. Charles Lindbergh – Henry Fordc. William Jennings Bryan – Clarence Darrowd. Billy Sunday – Aimee Semple McPhersone. Sinclair Lewis – F. Scott Fitzgerald

8. What was the significance of the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924?

a. they limited immigration from Mexico for the first timeb. they created a category of "special immigrants," which

included relatives of U.S. citizens living abroad.c. they made immigration requirements qualitative,

rather than quantitative.d. they set quotas on immigration from certain areas of

Europe, Asia, and Africa.e. they based annual quotas on a flat one-sixth of one

percent of the national population in 1920.

9. Approaching the election of 1924, all of the following were true except

a. Democrats supported John W. Davis and Republicans supported Calvin Coolidge

b. Republicans held the majority in Congressc. Progressives supported Robert La Folletted. Davis had a difficult time separating his views

from those of Coolidgee. The Democratic Party split at the National

Convention in New York

10. All of the following played a role in causing the Great Depression EXCEPT

a. uneven distribution of wealthb. weak farm economyc. overproduction of consumer goodsd. low tariffse. practice of buying stocks with borrowed

money

11. Of the following, the greatest threat to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal was:

a. Huey Longb. A Philip Randolph c. Father Coughlind. Mary McLeod Bethunee. Herbert Hoover

12. This New Deal agency funded federal and non-federal construction projects and initiated the first public housing program.

a. PWA (Public Works Administration)b. CWA (Civil Works Administration) c. TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) d. FHA (Federal Housing Administration) e. FERA (Federal Emergency Relief

Administration)

13. From 1942 to 1945, the United States was primarily allied with

a. Great Britain onlyb. Great Britain and the Soviet Unionc. France, Spain, and the Soviet Uniond. Italy and Great Britaine. no other nation

14. The Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway were significant in?

a. saving the Philippines from being invaded.b. thwarting the Japanese army's drive through

Burma.c. stemming the tide of Japanese advances in

the Pacificd. driving the last vestiges of American sea

power from the Pacific.e. giving the name to a Chicago airport

15. On the home front, U.S. involvement in World War II brought about

a. increased labor violenceb. increased spending on consumer goodsc. increased employment of womend. strict limits on corporate profitse. an end to deficit spending by the federal

government