1900-1945

1. 1900-1945 Elise Dirkes-Jacks, Shannon Fitzgerald, Kendall Yoksoulian, Peter Ninchinch, Matt Burkhardt

2. 1. Of the following individuals, who would have been most likely to agree with the policy depicted in the cartoon? a. Woodrow Wilson b. Robert La Follette c. Eugene V. Debs d. William Howard Taft e. Henry George

3. 2. All of the following reforms were adopted during the Progressive era EXCEPT a. stronger antitrust law b. protection of national forests c. lower tariff rates d. regulation of meatpacking industry e. federal anti-lynching law

4. 3. Each of the following is true of the Roosevelt Corollary EXECPT a. It was applied immediately to take charge of the Dominican Republic’s revenue system in 1905 b. It was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine c. It warned Latin American nations to keep their affairs in order or face American intervention d. It was enacted because of American interest in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Costa Rica e. It established protectorates in Cuba and Panama but subsidized other countries to keep them dependent

5. 4. Which of the following was NOT involved in Woodrow Wilson’s decision to ask Congress for a declaration of war? a. the influence of Henry Cabot Lodge b. the Russian Revolution c. Germany’s autocratic government d. sympathy for the democracies of Britain and France e. Germany’s plans for military victory

6. 5. Which of the following was a major effect of World War I on American society in 1917 and 1918? a. migration of African Americans to North b. reduction in income taxes c. increases in amount of consumer goods d. increase in unemployment rate e. entry of large numbers of women in the workforce

7. 6. Which of the following statements is most consistent with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Schneck v. United States? a. the government's seizure and operation of the railroad industry is a constitutional use of its wartime powers b. the government can restrict the First Amendment right to free speech in time of war. (upheld the Espionage Act) c. the government's prohibition of the manufacture and sale of distilled liquor is a constitutional use of its wartime powers d. the government does have the power to compel young men to serve in the armed forces during time of war e. it upheld segregated public facilities

8. 7. Which of the following had contrasting points of view on events and issues of the 1920s? a. Calvin Coolidge – Herbert Hoover b. Charles Lindbergh – Henry Ford c. William Jennings Bryan – Clarence Darrow d. Billy Sunday – Aimee Semple McPherson e. Sinclair Lewis – F. Scott Fitzgerald

9. 8. What was the significance of the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924? a. they limited immigration from Mexico for the first time b. they created a category of "special immigrants," which included relatives of U.S. citizens living abroad. c. they made immigration requirements qualitative, rather than quantitative. d. they set quotas on immigration from certain areas of Europe, Asia, and Africa. e. they based annual quotas on a flat one-sixth of one percent of the national population in 1920.

10. 9. Approaching the election of 1924, all of the following were true except a. Democrats supported John W. Davis and Republicans supported Calvin Coolidge b. Republicans held the majority in Congress c. Progressives supported Robert La Follette d. Davis had a difficult time separating his views from those of Coolidge e. The Democratic Party split at the National Convention in New York

11. 10. All of the following played a role in causing the Great Depression EXCEPT a. uneven distribution of wealth b. weak farm economy c. overproduction of consumer goods d. low tariffs e. practice of buying stocks with borrowed money

12. 11. Of the following, the greatest threat to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal was: a. Huey Long b. A Philip Randolph c. Father Coughlin d. Mary McLeod Bethune e. Herbert Hoover

13. 12. This New Deal agency funded federal and non-federal construction projects and initiated the first public housing program. • PWA (Public Works Administration) • CWA (Civil Works Administration) • TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) • FHA (Federal Housing Administration) • FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)

14. 13. From 1942 to 1945, the United States was primarily allied with a. Great Britain only b. Great Britain and the Soviet Union c. France, Spain, and the Soviet Union d. Italy and Great Britain e. no other nation

15. 14. The Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway were significant in? a. saving the Philippines from being invaded. b. thwarting the Japanese army's drive through Burma. c. stemming the tide of Japanese advances in the Pacific d. driving the last vestiges of American sea power from the Pacific. e. giving the name to a Chicago airport

16. 15. On the home front, U.S. involvement in World War II brought about a. increased labor violence b. increased spending on consumer goods c. increased employment of women d. strict limits on corporate profits e. an end to deficit spending by the federal government