FDR's New Deal farm policy was primarily designed to

reduce production in order to boost farm prices

Which of the following was a major effect of World War I on American society in 1917 and 1918?

migration of African American to the north.

The Red Scare stemmed from

the Bolshevik takeover of Russia.

The Volstead Act stipulated all of the following except

beer and wine could still be manufactured and sold.

All of the following occurred during the Second World War EXCEPT

African Americans fought in integrated combat units

In 1917, President Wilson brought the US into WWI based on his stated intention to

defend humanitarian and democratic principles.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal banking legislation was designed to

support strong banks and eliminate the weaker ones

Which of the following was NOT among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion in the 1890s?

The sinking of American ships by German U-Boats

Which of the following best characterizes the primary US strategy in the war against Japan?

The US island hopped across the South Pacific, bypassing Japans strongholds

Which was NOT the reason that President McKinley & other pro-imperialists gave for acquiring the Philippines for the US

The Filipinos begged the United States to annex the Philippine Islands

Which of the following statements about the Tennessee Valley authority is correct?

It built dams that made rural electrification.

The main goal of the Bonus Army at the start of the Depression was to

allow veterans to receive their promised army pensions early

Which of the following best describes President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression?(ag= agricultural orginization

limit fed assist. to business, banks, ag orgs, & state/local govs not indiv

The main purpose of the Lend-Lease Program was to

aid nations deemed vital to American security

Organized crime rose during Prohibition because

it filled the void left by Prohibition.

The term "muckrakers" was used in the early twentieth century to refer to

journalists who wrote articles exposin political corruption & urban poverty

Naval captain Alfred T. Mahan argued that

control of the seas was the key to the United States' world domination

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Excessive government spending to help job creation in the American economy

This disaster forced states and national attention on working conditions in factories and stores.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

A key goal of the Progressive movement was to

use government power to regulate industrial production of labor conditions

The Republican administration of the 1920s would be best described as

supporting isolationism and laissez-faire business policies domestically

Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?

An outpouring of Black artistic and literacy creativity

The flappers of the 1920s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting

a greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior

Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy differed from that of Roosevelt and Taft's by its emphasis on

the application of moral principles to foreign affairs

When President Roosevelt stated that December 7, 1941 was a "day which will live in infamy," he was referring to:

the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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1
FDR's New Deal farm policy was primarily designed to
reduce production in order to boost farm prices
reduce farm prices to make food cheaper for the consumer
increase production by opening new lands to farmers
use price and wage controls to stabilize farm prices
2
Which of the following was a major effect of World War I on American society in 1917 and 1918?
reduction in income taxes
migration of African American to the north.
increase in unemployment rate
increase in amount of consumer goods
3
Progressivism would come to an end due to
World War I
lack of interest in reform
lack of charismatic progressive leaders
lack of coherent agenda
4
The Red Scare stemmed from
the Bolshevik takeover of Russia.
Mexican immigration.
a conservative takeover of the presidency.
Southern Democrats.
5
Chief of Staff of the US Army during WWII
Harry Truman
George Marshall
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
6
The Volstead Act stipulated all of the following except
alcohol could be distributed for religious purposes.
the Department of Treasury enforced Prohibition.
alcohol could be distributed for medical purposes.
beer and wine could still be manufactured and sold.
7
Dollar diplomacy is most associated with the presidency of
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
8
All of the following occurred during the Second World War EXCEPT
the federal government rationed gasoline and sugar
a dramatic increase of married women entered the paid industrial work force
Japanese Americans were relocated from West Coast to camps in the interior
African Americans fought in integrated combat units
9
In 1917, President Wilson brought the US into WWI based on his stated intention to
defend humanitarian and democratic principles.
spread American culture and norms to others.
pursue a unilateral foreign policy.
expand America's military and economic presence in Europe.
10
During the Great Depression, the voting pattern of African American voters shifted to
the Communist Party
the Populist Party
the Democratic Party
the Republican Party
11
Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
Axis Powers
Triple Alliance
Allies
Triple Entente
12
Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal banking legislation was designed to
give bankers a place in his government
decrease government regulation of U.S. Banks
merge smaller banks with larger ones
support strong banks and eliminate the weaker ones
13
Which of the following was NOT among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion in the 1890s?
The sinking of American ships by German U-Boats
Build a navy and acquire naval bases
The desire to expand overseas for markets and resources
The ideologies of Anglo-Saxon superiority and social Darwinisn
14
Which of the following best characterizes the primary US strategy in the war against Japan?
US fortified China by transporting supplies from India over Himalayan hump.
The US launched heavy bombings of Japan from Chinese air bases.
The US island hopped across the South Pacific, bypassing Japans strongholds
The US invaded Japans strongholds in Southeast Asia, such as British Malaya
15
Which was NOT the reason that President McKinley & other pro-imperialists gave for acquiring the Philippines for the US
McKinley believed God had told him to Christianize/civilize the Filipinos
The Filipinos begged the United States to annex the Philippine Islands
Many believed Philippines could open rich trading opportunities in China
imperial nations like Germany & Japan would seize Philippines if US left
16
Which of the following statements about the Tennessee Valley authority is correct?
It built dams that made rural electrification.
It was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
It was a state sponsored agency established to reduce soil erosion.
It built interstate highways in the upper South.
17
The main goal of the Bonus Army at the start of the Depression was to
provide federal aid to farmers who had lost their land
allow veterans to receive their promised army pensions early
protest the socialist undertones of the New Deal
distribute food aid to the multitude of people suffering from malnutrition
18
In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover disagreed most strongly about the desirability of
federal relief for individuals
weakening organized labor
a balanced federal budget
reducing competition
19
For the strength of his political machine, Boss Tweed relied on
the votes of the middle class
Blacks who had migrated to the North.
newly arrived immigrants.
old guard Protestant voters.
20
Which of the following trials best illustrates the religious conflict in the 1920s between fundamentalism and modernism?
The John T. Scopes trial
The Leopold-Loeb trial
The Sacco-Vanzetti trial
The Scottsboro trial
21
D-Day would see Allied troops attack German forces
in the countryside of Belgium.
on the coast of Sicily.
in the desert of Morocco.
on the beaches of Normandy.
22
Which of the following territories was NOT acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War?
the Philippines
Cuba
Guam
Puerto Rico
23
The photo below most likely shows the work of which of the following Neal Deal agencies?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Farm Security Adminsitration
Social Security Administration
National Labor Relations Board
24
Which of the following best describes President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression?(ag= agricultural orginization
encourage the states to cut back on spending
limit fed assist. to business, banks, ag orgs, & state/local govs not indiv
work for the breakup of business monopolies
nationalize major industries
25
The main purpose of the Lend-Lease Program was to
attempt to convince Italy to maintain neutrality
provide aid against communist insurgencies in Spain
isolate the Soviet Union militarily
aid nations deemed vital to American security
26
Organized crime rose during Prohibition because
the twenties was more of a care-free decade.
the police had their hands full enforcing Prohibition.
the courts filled with racial conflict cases.
it filled the void left by Prohibition.
27
The term "muckrakers" was used in the early twentieth century to refer to
laborers who worked in the meatpacking industry
captains of industry who defended the accumulation of wealth in lectures
baseball players who lost important games to collect large bribes
journalists who wrote articles exposin political corruption & urban poverty
28
Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, led to passage of the
Meat Inspection Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Mann-Elkins Act
Hepburn Act
29
1920 operation by Att. Gen Mitchel Palmer-federal marshals raided homes of suspected radicals & the hq of radical orgs
Palmer Raids
Black Tuesday
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
30
The Kellog-Briand Pact outlawed
lynching
secret alliances
War
trading inside information in the stock market
31
Physicist who led the Manhattan Project
Upton Sinclair
William McKinley
George Marshall
J. Robert Oppenheimer
32
33rd president of the US
Franklin Roosevelt
George Marshall
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
33
Naval captain Alfred T. Mahan argued that
free trade was essential to a nation's economic health
frontier closed so the U.S. should turn to overseas possession to colonize
isthmus canal between the Atlantic & the Pacific was uneconomical to build
control of the seas was the key to the United States' world domination
34
In 1937, a step toward World War 2 occurred in Asia when Japan adopted a territorially aggressive policy and invaded...
China
the Phillipines
Vietnam
Korea
35
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Rampant unchecked stock speculation, culminating in the great crash of 1929
Excessive government spending to help job creation in the American economy
drying up of international trade, b/c of the Hawley-Smoot tariff of 1930
continued agricultural and industrial overproduction
36
This disaster forced states and national attention on working conditions in factories and stores.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Farmington fire
Homestead mining strike
Ludlow disaster
37
Author of The Jungle
Joseph Pulitzer
William McKinley
Upton Sinclair
George Marshall
38
A key goal of the Progressive movement was to
replace capitalism with socialism
eliminate class differences in the United States
use government power to regulate industrial production of labor conditions
transform the United States into an agrarian republic
39
The Republican administration of the 1920s would be best described as
supporting isolationism and laissez-faire business policies domestically
having a foreign policy based on expansion & domestic business regulation
open to increased immigration
strongly focused on building up the armed forces
40
Region in Great Plains that had a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, left many farmers w/o work or substantial wages
Axis Powers
Dust Bowl
Black Tuesday
Great Depression
41
Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
The rehabilitation of decaying urban areas.
The beginning of the NAACP
The most famous art show of the early twentieth century
An outpouring of Black artistic and literacy creativity
42
The flappers of the 1920s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting
a federal birth control and abortion rights protection law
a greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior
an equal rights amendment
gender equality in salaries
43
Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy differed from that of Roosevelt and Taft's by its emphasis on
the application of moral principles to foreign affairs
sending troops to intervene in a neighboring country's politics
an open door policy
U.S. investment in Latin America
44
Commander of the US Pacific forces
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
George Marshall
William McKinley
45
October 29, 1929; date of the worst stock-market crash in American history and beginning of the Great Depression.
Black Tuesday
Great Depression
Palmer Raids
Dust Bowl
46
When President Roosevelt stated that December 7, 1941 was a "day which will live in infamy," he was referring to:
the German invasion of France
the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan
the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
the German invasion of Poland
47
The message of the poster is
riding alone will make you wealthier.
riding alone will make you ride with Hitler.
riding alone will waste gas.
car-sharing clubs can help you make friends.

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