US II - Chapter 17 Practice Test
US II - Chapter 17 Practice Test
- 1.What did Harding promise in his campaign?
- A.
Change
- B.
Terrible life
- C.
Bad economy
- D.
A return to normalcy
- 2.Who did Harding give most of his cabinet positions to?
- A.
Family and friends from Ohio
- B.
His mistress and her family members
- C.
Commoners
- D.
His poker club friends
- 3.What was the scandal that dented the Harding administration?
- A.
The Kennedy Scandal
- B.
The Coolidge Scandal
- C.
The Forbes Scandal
- D.
The Rudolph Scandal
- 4.What was President Coolidge's philosophy?
- A.
To have the govt. interfere with the public
- B.
To let small business rule the world
- C.
To live in prosperity
- D.
Let the govt interfere with business and industry as little as possible
- 5.What did the Republicans use as a campaign slogan?
- A.
“Keep Cool with Coolidge"
- B.
“Keeping it Real”
- C.
“Living with Coolidge”
- D.
“Live Laugh Love Coolidge”
- 6.What were Andrew Mellon's three major goals?
- A.
Make more personal money
- B.
Unify blacks and whites, track spending , live in peace
- C.
Unify allies, take care of the economy,cut spending
- D.
Balance budget, cut governments debt, and cut taxes
- 7.By 1928 Congress reduced tax prices Americans paid by what number?
- A.
.5 percent and cut the rate for the wealthy to 25%
- B.
.6 percent and cut the rate for the wealthy to 35%
- C.
.9 percent and cut the rate for the wealthy to 40%
- D.
.7 percent and cut the rate for the wealthy to 20%
- 8.What did war time allies own the United States in debt?
- A.
9 million
- B.
15 million
- C.
10 million
- D.
6 million
- 9.Who were the signers of the four power treaty?
- A.
US, Australia, France, Japan
- B.
US, France, Britain, China
- C.
France, Britain, Japan, Italy
- D.
US, Great Britain, France, Japan
- 10.What did the nine power treaty state?
- A.
To not trade with China and make them an enemy
- B.
Agreed to preserve equal commercial rights to China
- C.
It got rid of the open door policy
- D.
Eliminated any contact with China
- 11.What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact state?
- A.
All nations to settle disputes by peaceful means
- B.
All nations fight against each other
- C.
All nations have equal means to trade
- D.
All nations form alliances with one another
- 12.As American wages increased:
- A.
Their work hours went up
- B.
Their work hours decreased
- C.
They were laid off
- D.
They got paid vacations
- 13.Henry Ford was famous for:
- A.
The assembly line
- B.
Toy cars
- C.
The engine
- D.
Model T
- 14.The car impacted the American way of life how?
- A.
People were able to live farther from work
- B.
Brought upon new types of commuters such as the auto commuter
- C.
Helped other forms of transportation become popular
- D.
All the above
- 15.What was one of the first public broadcasts?
- A.
NBC
- B.
The Coolidge election
- C.
The Great Depression
- D.
Harding's Landslide Election
- 16.NBC's rival radio company was:
- A.
CBS
- B.
TNT
- C.
USA
- D.
E NEWS
- 17.Benefits enabled the American people to:
- A.
Spend less of their income
- B.
Spend more of their income and improve their life style
- C.
Let them go on more vacations
- D.
Raised people's hours
- 18.The McNary-Haugen Bill was to help farmers do what?
- A.
Boost their prices
- B.
Lower their prices
- C.
Eat their crops
- D.
Don’t farm at all
- 19.What was the verdict of the Sacco-Vanzetti case?
- A.
They were innocent and fled the country
- B.
They were guilty and sentenced to death
- C.
They received community service duties
- D.
They were exiled to Italy
- 20.Which type of music was popular in the twenties?
- A.
Hip Hop
- B.
R&B
- C.
Country
- D.
Jazz
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