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During the first two years of World War I, the United States:
? became an arsenal for the Allies.
? maintained a genuinely neutral stance.
? remained politically and economically isolated from European affairs.
? became sympathetic toward the Central Powers because the English blockade of Germany.
A
Woodrow Wilson's reaction to the sinking of the Lusitania was to:
? ask congress for a declaration of war.
? break diplomatic relations with Germany.
? impose a complete embargo on exports to both sides.
? demand assurances from Germany that such outrages we not recur.
D
In the presidential election of 1916, the Democrats emphasized:
? taking a firm stand against both German and British violations of American neutral rights.
? staying out of the European war.
? taking a belligerant stand against German violations American neutral rights.
? domestic issues only and ignored the European war.
B
In the Senate debate on ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, the so-called irreconcilables were those who were adamantly opposed to:
? isolationism.
? United States membership in the League.
? interjecting partisan politics into foreign relations.
? any modification of the treaty as it was originally drafted.
B
The Palmer Raids may be cited as evidence of the depth of feeling in America in the aftermath of World War I against:
? Communism
? internationalism.
? Italian-Americans.
? German-Americans.
A
As used in reference to the period of the Great War, the expression "Great Migration" means:
? Easterners moving west.
? blacks moving north.
? rural dwellers moving to the city.
? refugees fleeing war-torn Europe for America.
B
In the first few years after World War I, relations between blacks and whites in America were characterized by:
? grudging acceptance due to common economic distress.
? great cordiality due to the blacks' gallant service in the war.
? extreme resentment, race riots, and numerous lynchings.
? improvement due to new legal safeguards for blacks enacted during the progressive period.
C
The immediate cause of the American declaration of war against Germany in April 1917 was the:
? sinking of the Sussex.
? Bolshevik revolution in Russia.
? reports of German atrocities against civilians.
? German resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.
D
One of the main purposes of the Creel Committee during World War I was to:
? combat inflation.
? discover and expose disloyal elements in America.
? disseminate propaganda and proselytize on behalf of the war.
? engage in espionage.
C
The Harlem Renaissance referred to:
? a movement in black literature.
? a movement in New York to improve the conditions of recent immigrants to the United states.
? the spread of jazz to the cities of the North.
? a back-to-Africa movement among black intellectuals who had completely repudiated American values.
A
Three of the following statements accurately describe the "noble experiment" of prohibition. Which is the exception?
? Enforcement was ludicrously ineffective.
? It stimulated the growth of organized crime.
? The Great Depression hindered efforts to repeal Prohibition.
? Begun as a middle-class progressive reform, prohibition was later supported largely by rural Protestant
Americans.
C
Compared with the effect of the immigration act of 1921, the effect of the National Origins Act of 1924 was to:
? discriminate heavily against immigrants from southern
and eastern Europe.
? liberalize the quotas somewhat.
? establish small quotas for Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans.
? discriminate heavily against immigrants from
northwestern Europe.
A
A new feature of American business developed in the 1921 known as welfare capitalism. The essence of welfare capitalism was:
? company-provided benefits for workers.
? government-provided unemployment benefits for worker
? company-provided bonuses for management.
? government-provided financial aid for troubled industries.
A
John T. scopes was accused of the crime of:
? organizing a labor conspiracy in restraint of trade.
? teaching communism in the public schools of Tennessee.
? teaching Christianity in the public schools of Tennessee.
? teaching Darwinian evolution in the public schools of Tennessee.
D
Which political party dominated the national government during the so-called New Era, or Age of "Normalcy"?
? The Republicans controlled both Congress and the presidency.
? The Republicans controlled Congress, and the Democrats controlled the presidency.
? The Democrats controlled Congress, and the Republicans controlled the presidency.
? The Democrats controlled both Congress and the presidency.
A
The so-called Ohio Gang was most closely associated with the administration of:
? Woodrow Wilson.
? Calvin Coolidge.
? Herbert Hoover.
? Warren G. Harding.
D
Both the Teapot Dome and the Elk Hills scandals in the 1920s involved:
? embezzlement of Veterans Bureau funds.
? tainted seafood being shipped in interstate commerce in
violation of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
? corrupt leasing of government oil reserves to private business.
? corruption in the Justice Department in which cases were "fixed" in return for bribes paid to government
officials.
C
Three of the following were "firsts" in the 1920s. Which is the exception?
? the first network of radio broadcasting stations
? the first "talkie" movie
? the first chain of newspapers
? the first commercial radio broadcasting station
C
Margaret Sanger was significant to American social and cultural life in the 1920s as a promoter of:
? temperance.
? progressive education.
? the "debunkers."
? the birth-control movement.
D
Three of the following were manifestations of changing cultural values among Americans in the 1920s. Which is the exception?
? There was an increase in secularism.
? The national divorce rate climbed dramatically.
? Many women enjoyed a less inhibited life style.
? Birth-control devices were legalized in all states, and abortion was legalized in some states.
? acceptance of modern American society as the best of all possible worlds.
D-birth control