Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
president advocated a "Return to Normalcy?" a. | Wilson | c. | Coolidge | b. | Harding | d. | Hoover | | | | |
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During
the 1920's there were three trends in American society that showed we wanted to return to the
"normal" times of the past. Which item below was not one of these
trends. a. | Renewed isolation
in which America wanted to withdraw from world affairs. | c. | Nativism or suspicion of foreign born
people. | b. | Desire to acquire an empire conquering countries of Africa
and Asia | d. | A turn away from the Progressive ideas of the
late 1800's | | | | |
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The
Russian revolution took place in
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After
the Communists took control of Russia, they wanted to a. | infiltrate the labor unions of other
countries | c. | take control of all private property and ban
religion | b. | spread communism to the other nations of the
world | d. | do all of these
things. | | | | |
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Your
text uses the term, _____, to describe communists a. | conservative | c. | Fascist | b. | radical | d. | right-wingers | | | | |
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According to
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, what was “eating its way into the homes of the American
workman, its sharp tongues . . .licking at the altars of the churches”? a. | radical inspired
revolution | c. | the hopelessness of poverty | b. | the philosophy of
nativism | d. | governmental abuse of civil
rights | | | | |
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To expand its
membership in the early 1920's, the Ku Klux Klan engaged in all of the following
except a. | blaming national problems on
immigrants | c. | playing on people’s fears of political
radicals | b. | encouraging women to join the
organization | d. | allowing members to profit by recruiting new
members | | | | |
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Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of, a. | treason | c. | anarchy. | b. | receiving bribes. | d. | robbery and murder | | | | |
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Which of the
following rose dramatically in the early 1920's? a. | tariffs | c. | wages | b. | labor union membership | d. | the build-up of armaments | | | | |
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The immigration
policies of the 1920's limited immigration from all of the following countries
except a. | Italy | c. | China | b. | Mexico. | d. | England | | | | |
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Who said,
“But my damned friends . . . they’re the ones that keep me walking the floor
nights!”? a. | Will
Rogers | c. | Warren G. Harding | b. | Calvin Coolidge | d. | John L. Lewis | | | | |
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The first
practical peacetime use of airplanes was a. | crop-dusting | c. | carrying passengers. | b. | carrying mail | d. | weather forecasting | | | | |
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The major factor
influencing the development of urban sprawl in the 1920's was a. | the use of electricity | c. | the automobile. | b. | a change in the birthrate | d. | immigration | | | | |
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After
years of debate between conservatives and liberals, forensic science finally proved that Sacco and
Vanzetti a. | could not have
committed the crime | c. | were victims | b. | owned the gun that committed the
murder | d. | were anarchists | | | | |
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How
did the Boston Police Commissioner handle the Boston Police Strike? a. | He settled the
contract | c. | He fired all of the
policemen | b. | He called out the U.S. Marines to patrol the
streets | d. | He did nothing | | | | |
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Who
was the Massachusetts governor who called out the National Guard to restore order? This action ended
the strike. a. | Theodore
Roosevelt | c. | Calvin Coolidge | b. | Warren
Harding | d. | Woodrow Wilson | | | | |
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John L
Lewis was head of which labor union? a. | steel workers | c. | railroad | b. | pullman car
union | d. | miners | | | | |
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What
is a tax on imported goods called? a. | a tariff | c. | trust | b. | fine | d. | consumption tax | | | | |
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The
U.S. tried to help Germany by extending credit and making loans to Germany. What happened to most of
the money? a. | was spent on
health care for German veterans | c. | paid to England
and France to settle war reparations | b. | wasted on consumer goods | d. | used to build a new army and
navy | | | | |
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Because of environmental concerns and national security, oil reserves were set aside
for future use and put under the control of the Navy department. Secretary of the Interior, Albert
Fall had the lands transferred to his department. He then leased the land to private oil companies
for a profit. This scandle was called the a. | oil scandal | c. | Ohio Gang robbery | b. | Sinclair Oil company
investigation | d. | Teapot Dome
scandal. | | | | |
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Which
president died in office during the 1920's? a. | Warren Harding | c. | Herbert Hoover | b. | Woodrow
Wilson | d. | Theodore Roosevelt | | | | |
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Who
was Vice President in the 1920's, and became president when the sitting president
died? a. | Warren
Harding | c. | Calvin Coolidge | b. | Herbert
Hoover | d. | Franklin Roosevelt | | | | |
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What
happened to the American standard of living during the 20's a. | soared | c. | remained static | b. | fell | d. | there was no standard of living | | | | |
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What
famous highway was built in the 20's to accommodate auto travel across the United
States? a. | Highway
1 | c. | Route 66 | b. | Route 8 | d. | Interstate 805 | | | | |
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Which
of the following is not a consumer product? a. | vacuum
cleaner | c. | refrigerator | b. | electric washing
machine | d. | electric motor | | | | |
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In
1921 Republican President, Warren Harding called the most powerful nations to the Washington Naval
Conference. What did he ask the nations to do? a. | Rebuild their navies after World War
I | c. | Establish an international naval force to
police the world | b. | Limit new shipbuilding and scrap large parts of their
navies | d. | Make arms purchases from the United
States. | | | | |
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The
"Quota Immigration System" favored a. | England | c. | Japan | b. | Northern
Europe | d. | Mexico | | | | |
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Which
product/s was most responsible for the economic boom of the 1920's? a. | household
appliances | c. | military build-up | b. | automobile | d. | airplane | | | | |
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Who
hired psychologists to study which colors, sizes of packages appealed to buyers? They also studied
how best to appeal to peoples worship of youth, beauty, health and wealth? a. | the
government | c. | the military | b. | advertising
industry | d. | schools | | | | |
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How
did most Americans compare to the other peoples of the world in the 1920's? a. | Americans had more prosperity and
freedom | c. | Americans had less
freedom | b. | Americans had less prosperity
| d. | Americans were more
sophisticated | | | | |
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