Unit 2 America: A Narrative History Ch. 27

1. Although Herbert Hoover strictly resisted giving federal assistance directly to individuals, he did actively pursue avenues intended to put the nation's economy on the path of recovery.

True

False

2. One major cause of the Depression was that workers' wages were too high.

True

False

3. Businessmen flew "Hoover flags" to show their support for the president's hands-off approach to the Depression.

True

False

4. Warren G. Harding was shot by the assassin Charles Guiteau.

True

False

5. According to Calvin Coolidge, the president should passively defer to Congress.

True

False

6. In the 1920s, many investors bought stocks on margin, that is, with borrowed funds.

True

False

7. The rise of the automobile did all of the following EXCEPT:

Was aided by Henry Ford’s mass-production innovations

Encouraged the sprawl of suburbs

Quickened the good-roads movement

Opened Alaska to tourism

8. The "Bonus Expeditionary Force" was organized to secure the U.S.–Mexico border.

True

False

9. "Parity," as used in this chapter, refers to farm prices.

True

False

10. In his 1920 campaign for president, Warren Harding said the country needed a return to:

Energetic government

Patriotism

Normalcy

Experimentation

11. The biggest scandal under President Hoover was the "Teapot Dome" affair of 1930.

True

False

12. The federal government refused to assist the young aircraft industry in the 1920s.

True

False

13. By the mid-1920s, most Americans still could not afford to buy a Model T Ford.

True

False

14. The "Ohio gang":

Rivaled Charlie Chaplin in box office receipts in the 1920s

Directed Herbert Hoover’s rise to the presidency

Was a group of angry young men in a short story by Sinclair Lewis about the consumer culture

Was a group of President Harding’s friends who were named to political office

15. One of the most significant economic and social developments of the early twentieth century was the development of the:

Airplane

Telephone

Television

Automobile

16. Calvin Coolidge was notorious for his love of whiskey, poker, and women.

True

False

17. While Warren Harding presided over what can be argued as the most corrupt administration in American history, he was never personally linked to any official wrongdoing.

True

False

18. With the Republicans in control of the federal government, progressivism disappeared in the 1920s.

True

False

19. As president, Warren Harding was actually more progressive than Woodrow Wilson in his attitudes and policies toward African Americans.

True

False

20. The Hawley-Smoot Tariff raised import duties to an all-time high.

True

False

21. Politically, Democrats suffered most from the stock market crash and the beginning of the Depression.

True

False

22. In the 1920s, home entertainment was bolstered by the spectacular growth of:

Radio

Television

Personal computers

Tape recorders

23. One of the most important results of the automobile age was the discovery of California and Florida by American families.

True

False

24. The biggest scandal of the Harding administration:

Led to an attempt to impeach Harding that fell just four votes short of success in the House of Representatives

Concerned a corrupt U.S. customs official who had regularly allowed Chinese imports into the country duty-free

Was the impeachment of the attorney general for fraudulent handling of German assets seized after World War I

Involved the leasing of government-owned oil deposits to private companies

25. Robert La Follette said, "The chief business of the American people is business."

True

False

26. In the 1920s, farm prices:

Were subsidized by the federal government

Kept at their high wartime levels

Kept at their low wartime levels

Fell sharply

27. Harding's administration is most remembered for:

The fact that he died while in office

The poor state of the economy while he was president

His promotion of the arts and culture

The scandals that plagued it

28. "Yellow-dog" contracts:

Were used by employers to restrict union membership

Required membership in a labor union in order to work in certain trades

Enforced the idea of an open shop

Restricted the ability of a company to control its workers

29. Charles Lindbergh became immensely popular in the 1920s due to:

His invention of the airplane

His solo flight from New York to California

Disappearing during his attempt to fly around the world

His solo flight across the Atlantic

30. The progressive coalition that elected Woodrow Wilson president dissolved by 1920 for all the following reasons EXCEPT: Ref: Wilson's progressive coalition had dissolved by

Many of the progressive reforms still seemed unattainable

Intellectuals became disillusioned because of the anti-evolution movement

Radicals and pacifists became disenchanted with America’s entrance into the Great War and the war’s aftermath

The middle class became more interested in business than reform

31. In "yellow-dog" contracts, employers:

Agreed to submit all grievances to an arbitration panel whose decision was binding

Forced workers to agree to stay out of unions

Agreed to hire only union workers

Forced workers to sign a statement that they would vote the Democratic ticket

32. Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith was hurt in 1928 by the fact that he was:

A New Yorker and a Catholic

A boring public speaker

A member of the Ku Klux Klan

A supporter of Prohibition

33. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation:

Was created over Hoover’s veto

Did little to prevent bankruptcies

Was criticized for its alleged favoritism to farmers and workers

Offered emergency loans to banks, farm mortgage associations, building-and-loan societies, and other such businesses

34. Harding's secretary of the treasury, who pushed tax cuts for the wealthy, was:

Herbert Hoover

Calvin Coolidge

Charles Evans Hughes

Andrew Mellon

35. The result in the presidential election of 1920 might be attributed to:

The smear campaign directed against Democratic candidate A. Mitchell Palmer

Southerners who expressed their displeasure at President Wilson’s policies by voting Republican

The lack of women voters in the election

36. The "Bonus Expeditionary Force":

Consisted of angry farmers who sometimes acted outside the law to prevent the foreclosure of mortgages on their farms

Toured the country to create support for the Communist party

Marched on Washington in an attempt to get immediate payment of a veterans’ bonus that Congress had approved in 1924

Was a special division within the army created to help local authorities deal with disturbances

37. How many people were out of work in early 1933?

13,000

130,000

1.3 million

13 million

38. In 1931, just as economic indicators were beginning to rise:

New York’s Chase Manhattan Bank closed, increasing investors’ panic and setting off runs on other banks

A drought in the Midwest caused crop failures that raised food prices and increased panic

The tax increase of 1928 took effect, suddenly lessening the purchasing power of the average consumer

39. In response to the Bonus Army marchers, Herbert Hoover:

Got Congress to approve immediate payment of their bonuses

Put them to work building schools and roads

Sent the U.S. Army to evict them from their Hooverville

Promised them that prosperity was just around the corner

40. Herbert Hoover refused to involve the government in efforts to relieve the effects of economic depression.

True

False

41. Part of the reason for the stock market crash was:

The high rate of deflation in the 1920s

The tax policies of the 1920s that hurt the wealthy, who might otherwise have bought more stocks

The buying of great amounts of stock on margin

The low tariff, which allowed imports to corner several important American markets

42. The tariff policy of the early 1920s:

Made it easier for other nations to sell to the United States

Made it harder for other nations to sell to the United States

Made it easier for other nations to repay their war debts

Led Americans to cut back on loans and investments abroad

43. The growing consumerism of the 1920s manifested itself in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Passenger rail service

Automobiles

Radios

Home appliances

44. Which of the members of Harding's cabinet was jailed for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal?

Charles Evans Hughes

Andrew Mellon

Henry Wallace

Albert Fall

45. In 1926, one warning sign for the economy surfaced when a real estate boom collapsed in:

California

Florida

Texas

Colorado

46. Harding's secretary of the treasury:

Favored retaining the high wartime level of taxation in order to build up the public treasury

Favored a reduction of the high wartime level of taxation, but mainly for the rich

Favored a reduction of the high wartime level of taxation, but mainly for the poor and middle class

Persuaded Congress to drop the personal income tax instituted under Wilson

47. On the issue of regulating big business, President Harding:

Showed his support for regulation by pressuring Congress to pass stricter laws

Named conservative advocates of big business to head the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Trade Commission

And his administration brought a record number of suits against corporations

Named Robert La Follette, a former leading progressive, to head a government commission to investigate unfair business practices

48. Which of the following is NOT true of the "American plan" concept of employment?

It originated in Chicago.

It allowed employers to hire nonunion workers.

It established open shops.

It promised a more democratic work environment than most other shops.

49. Calvin Coolidge derisively called President Hoover:

“the best president money could buy”

“a fool”

“the best president in modern times”

“Wonder Boy”

50. In the 1920s, labor unions:

Won a number of important victories in the Supreme Court

Gained about 1.5 million members

Lost about 1.5 million members

Were helped by the prosperity of the decade

51. John W. Davis:

Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924

Invented the radio

Starred in The Jazz Singer

Was the first head of the Federal Communications Commission

52. In the 1928 presidential election, the Democrats nominated:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Rex Tugwell

Al Smith

53. Hoover's early efforts to end the Depression included:

Cutbacks in public works, to shore up the public treasury

A stricter credit policy by the Federal Reserve, to stop the flow of “easy money” available for speculation

An increase in aid to farmers, to allow them to produce more

Asking businessmen to maintain wages and avoid layoffs, in order to keep purchasing power strong

54. The McNary-Haugen bill:

Called for dumping surplus crops on the world market in order to raise domestic prices

Failed to pass Congress in 1922 but passed in 1927 with the support of President Coolidge

Effectively raised domestic commodity prices

Was viewed with derision by American farmers

55. Coolidge's administration was marked by:

A continuation of the post–World War I economic slump

Continued tax breaks for the lower and middle classes at the expense of the upper class

Prosperity

The creation of the Internal Revenue and Tariff Commission, which drastically reformed taxation formulas and duty lists

56. Which of the following was NOT part of Warren Harding's presidency?

Increasing tariff levels

Lowering taxes for the wealthy

Supporting progressive legislation

Rolling back governmental oversight of business

57. Despite the many well-founded criticisms of Warren Harding as president, he was a visionary for his era in the field of:

Civil rights

Economic development

Government oversight

Business regulation

58. Robert La Follette's 1924 presidential campaign:

Was supported by the Socialists and organized labor

Resulted in one of the best third-party showings in history

Was as the candidate for the Progressive party

Is correctly represented by all of the above statements

59. As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover:

Endorsed strict laissez-faire policies to allow businesses to govern themselves

Supported the trade-association movement

Pushed for stricter regulation of big business in order to protect individual Americans

Spent most of his time preparing for a run at the presidency

60. The federal Emergency Relief Act:

Gave direct aid to individuals suffering during the Depression

Refused to allow any state to give aid

Was passed only after the vice president broke a tie in the Senate

Avoided a direct dole to individuals

61. Which of the following is NOT true of the Gastonia strike of 1929?

It involved textile workers in North Carolina.

Communists were active leaders in the strike and in the union.

Violence resulted in at least two deaths.

The strikers won higher pay and union recognition.

62. In the elections of 1930:

Herbert Hoover was soundly defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover won a second term as president, but by a very small margin

Republicans won a majority in the House of Representatives

Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives

63. Of the following presidents, which tied government and business closer together than at any other time in the twentieth century?

Warren Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

Franklin Roosevelt

64. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Depression?

The gold standard caused a tightening of currency supplies worldwide.

Corporate structures had been bloated by the success of the 1920s but were unprepared for the tightening of the economy.

Andrew Mellon was overconfident in the power of market capitalism to right itself.

65. Which of the following is NOT true of the McNary-Haugen plan?

It drew the rural South and West together in defense of agriculture.

It was passed by both houses of Congress, but vetoed by President Coolidge.

It promised to export agricultural surpluses internationally in order to stabilize the domestic farm market.

It was supported by Coolidge as a way to empower farmers.

Unit 2 America: A Narrative History Ch. 27

1. Although Herbert Hoover strictly resisted giving federal assistance directly to individuals, he did actively pursue avenues intended to put the nation's economy on the path of recovery.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. One major cause of the Depression was that workers' wages were too high.

3. Businessmen flew "Hoover flags" to show their support for the president's hands-off approach to the Depression.

4. Warren G. Harding was shot by the assassin Charles Guiteau.

5. According to Calvin Coolidge, the president should passively defer to Congress.

6. In the 1920s, many investors bought stocks on margin, that is, with borrowed funds.

7. The rise of the automobile did all of the following EXCEPT:

8. The "Bonus Expeditionary Force" was organized to secure the U.S.–Mexico border.

9. "Parity," as used in this chapter, refers to farm prices.

10. In his 1920 campaign for president, Warren Harding said the country needed a return to:

11. The biggest scandal under President Hoover was the "Teapot Dome" affair of 1930.

12. The federal government refused to assist the young aircraft industry in the 1920s.

13. By the mid-1920s, most Americans still could not afford to buy a Model T Ford.

14. The "Ohio gang":

15. One of the most significant economic and social developments of the early twentieth century was the development of the:

16. Calvin Coolidge was notorious for his love of whiskey, poker, and women.

17. While Warren Harding presided over what can be argued as the most corrupt administration in American history, he was never personally linked to any official wrongdoing.

18. With the Republicans in control of the federal government, progressivism disappeared in the 1920s.

19. As president, Warren Harding was actually more progressive than Woodrow Wilson in his attitudes and policies toward African Americans.

20. The Hawley-Smoot Tariff raised import duties to an all-time high.

21. Politically, Democrats suffered most from the stock market crash and the beginning of the Depression.

22. In the 1920s, home entertainment was bolstered by the spectacular growth of:

23. One of the most important results of the automobile age was the discovery of California and Florida by American families.

24. The biggest scandal of the Harding administration:

25. Robert La Follette said, "The chief business of the American people is business."

26. In the 1920s, farm prices:

27. Harding's administration is most remembered for:

28. "Yellow-dog" contracts:

29. Charles Lindbergh became immensely popular in the 1920s due to:

30. The progressive coalition that elected Woodrow Wilson president dissolved by 1920 for all the following reasons EXCEPT: Ref: Wilson's progressive coalition had dissolved by

31. In "yellow-dog" contracts, employers:

32. Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith was hurt in 1928 by the fact that he was:

33. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation:

34. Harding's secretary of the treasury, who pushed tax cuts for the wealthy, was:

35. The result in the presidential election of 1920 might be attributed to:

36. The "Bonus Expeditionary Force":

37. How many people were out of work in early 1933?

38. In 1931, just as economic indicators were beginning to rise:

39. In response to the Bonus Army marchers, Herbert Hoover:

40. Herbert Hoover refused to involve the government in efforts to relieve the effects of economic depression.

41. Part of the reason for the stock market crash was:

42. The tariff policy of the early 1920s:

43. The growing consumerism of the 1920s manifested itself in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

44. Which of the members of Harding's cabinet was jailed for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal?

45. In 1926, one warning sign for the economy surfaced when a real estate boom collapsed in:

46. Harding's secretary of the treasury:

47. On the issue of regulating big business, President Harding:

48. Which of the following is NOT true of the "American plan" concept of employment?

49. Calvin Coolidge derisively called President Hoover:

50. In the 1920s, labor unions:

51. John W. Davis:

52. In the 1928 presidential election, the Democrats nominated:

53. Hoover's early efforts to end the Depression included:

54. The McNary-Haugen bill:

55. Coolidge's administration was marked by:

56. Which of the following was NOT part of Warren Harding's presidency?

57. Despite the many well-founded criticisms of Warren Harding as president, he was a visionary for his era in the field of:

58. Robert La Follette's 1924 presidential campaign:

59. As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover:

60. The federal Emergency Relief Act:

61. Which of the following is NOT true of the Gastonia strike of 1929?

62. In the elections of 1930:

63. Of the following presidents, which tied government and business closer together than at any other time in the twentieth century?

64. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Depression?

65. Which of the following is NOT true of the McNary-Haugen plan?