As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover considered himself

As secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover considered himself

A. a champion of business cooperation
B. a believer in passive government
C. a paragon of conservative America
D. an internationalist in the tradition of Woodrow Wilson
E. an enemy of wealth and privilege

Answer: A

Throughout the 1920s, the federal government

Throughout the 1920s, the federal government

A. isolated itself from the business community
B. supported the rights of workers to organize in unions
C. experienced a decrease in his budget yet an increase in the debt
D. saw leaders of business take prominent positions in the federal governments
E. saw an increase in the budget and the national debt

Answer: D

Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar in

Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar in 

A. their passive approach to presidency
B. ethics
C. their personalities
D. both their personalities and the passive approach in the presidency
E. None of the above

Answer: A

As president, Warren G. Harding

As president, Warren G. Harding

A. never abandoned the party hacks who had brought him to success
B. sought a revival of progressive reform
C. proposed the U.S. join the League of Nations
D. saw his administration end with defeat for reelection in 1924
E. had no sense of his own intellectual limits

Answer: A

All of the following statements regarding Al Smith are true EXCEPT

All of the following statements regarding Al Smith are true EXCEPT

A. he was a progressive Democratic governor
B. he was supported by Tammany Hall
C. he lost the 1924 election to William McAdoo
D. saw his administration end with defeat for reelection in 1924
E. he won the 1928 Democratic nomination

Answer: C

As a result of the Scopes Trial of 1925,

As a result of the Scopes Trial of 1925,

A. John Scopes was found innocent
B. fundamentalists reduced their participation in political activism
C. the conflict fundamentalists and modernists subsided
D. anti-evolution were repealed in most other states
E. William Jennings Bryan decided to run for president one more time

Answer: B

During the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan

During the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan

A. was largely centered in the South
B. was focused on intimidating African Americans
C. opposing the existing diversity of American society
D. officially renounced the use of violence
E. was a male-only organization

Answer: C

During the 1920s, the greatest sustained support for the 18th Amendment came from

During the 1920s, the greatest sustained support for the 18th Amendment came from

A. middle-class progressives
B. rural Protestants
C. urban workers
D. immigrants
E. Catholics

Answer: B

In the 1920s, the "noble experiment" referred to

In the 1920s, the "noble experiment" referred to

A. the equal rights amendment for women
B. laws to restrict child labor
C. political isolationism
D. female suffrage
E. the prohibition of alcohol

Answer: E

In the 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

In the 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

A. glorified wealthy Americans as examples of the "success ethic"
B. ridiculed the hypocritical behavior of some in evangelical religion
C. satirized the inequalities in American politics
D. criticized the American obsession with material wealth
E. dramatized the plight of midwestern farmers

Answer: D

The Sheppard-Tower Act of 1921

The Sheppard-Tower Act of 1921

A. promoted the establishment of daycare centers for the children of working women
B. provided federal funds for child health-care programs
C. was criticized for promotion of birth control
D. was promoted by the American Medical Association
E. was promoted by the National Women's Party

Answer: B

In the 1920s, the "flapper" lifestyle

In the 1920s, the "flapper" lifestyle

A. had a particular impact on lower middle-class and single women
B. was largely reserved for upper-class women
C. was largely rejected by upper-class women
D. was simply a clothing fad
E. was applauded by most progressive suffragists

Answer: A

In the 1920s, a growing interest in birth control among middle-class women resulted from

In the 1920s, a growing interest in birth control among middle-class women resulted from

A. the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home
B. the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only
C. the desire to maintain a rigid, Victorian female "respectability"
D. both the desire to delay childbirth to pursue a career outside of the home, and the attitude that sexual activity should not be for procreation only
E. All of the above

Answer: B

In the 1920, the first commercial radio station to broadcast in the U.S. was in

In the 1920, the first commercial radio station to broadcast in the U.S. was in

A. Cleveland
B. New York City
C. Philidelphia
D. Pittsburgh
E. Chicago

Answer: D

In the 1920s, the idea of agricultural "party" was

In the 1920s, the idea of agricultural "party" was

A. to match crop production with demand
B. to ensure farmers would at least financially break even
C. strongly opposed by Congress
D. to equalize the average farmer income with the average industrial worker income
E. invalidated by the passage of the McNary-Haugen Bill

Answer: B

During the 1920s, all of the following immigrant groups were increasing their presence in the labor force in the West and Southwest EXCEPT the

During the 1920s, all of the following immigrant groups were increasing their presence in the labor force in the West and Southwest EXCEPT the 

A. Filipinos
B. Chinese
C. Japanese
D. Mexicans
E. Issei

Answer: B

In the workplace, the "open shop" meant

In the workplace, the "open shop" meant 

A. no worker was required to join a union
B. skilled workers were required to join a craft union
C. labor unions had the right to organize that particular industry
D. workers had no right to join a union
E. workers would be allowed to come and go as they pleased

Answer: A

During the 1920s, when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living, the average annual income of a worker was approximately,

During the 1920s, when $1,800 was considered the minimum annual income for a decent standard of living, the average annual income of a worker was approximately,

A. $700
B. $1,100
C. $1,500
D. $1,900
E. $2,400

Answer: C

In the 1920s, "welfare capitalism"

In the 1920s, "welfare capitalism"

A. encouraged employees to form single-industry labor unions
B. was a paternalistic approach used by corporate leaders on their workers
C. gave workers a measure of control over their industry
D. required corporations to provide some relief for unemployed
E. forced workers to donate much of their salaries to the less fortunate

Answer: B

During the 1920s, a great worry for industrialists was the fear of

During the 1920s, a great worry for industrialists was the fear of 

A. the overproduction of goods
B. a shortage in the number of skilled workers
C. the rising bargaining power of labor unions
D. a shortage of consumer credit
E. inflation

Answer: A