Which of these people would have been most likely to favor prohibition? A) working-class Catholic B) German Lutheran C) Italian immigrant D) middle-class Protestant ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Roosevelt Corollary was issued because Roosevelt __________. A) wanted to prevent armed European intervention in South America B) wanted to prevent the Japanese from colonizing Nicaragua C) wanted to ensure European creditors access to Latin markets D) sought an “open door” in China ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The American military forces in Europe reflected contemporary American culture in that __________. A) African American servicemen faced racist and humiliating treatment B) over half the soldiers were foreign born C) women served on an equal basis with men D) they were all-volunteer, highly patriotic forces ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the ratification debate on the Versailles Treaty, Republican opponents most objected to __________. A) collective security provisions in the League of Nations charter B) American exclusion from receiving reparations payments C) the failure to hold war crimes trials D) the United States accepting equal guilt for the war ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The absence of __________ was notable at the Paris peace talks. A) Americans B) the French C) the British D) Germans ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1913, it took thirteen hours to produce one automobile. By 1925, Henry Ford’s new plants were producing one car every __________. A) ten seconds B) hour C) ninety minutes D) two hours ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Changes in 1920s morality probably reflected __________. A) government programs forbidding sex education B) a convergence in male and female sexual attitudes and habits C) widespread legalization of prostitution D) greater mainstream acceptance of homosexuality ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Creator of George Babbitt of Zenith, this person became the first American author to win the Nobel Prize for literature. A) Sinclair Lewis B) Ernest Hemingway C) Eugene O’Neill D) Upton Sinclair ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most powerful sign of a deepening depression in the early 1930s was __________. A) rising unemployment B) inflation C) government welfare D) soup kitchens ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Besides providing the cheapest electricity in the United States, the Grand Coulee Dam also __________. A) became a significant tourist attraction B) brought African American farmers to the region C) produced wealth for Mexican American workers D) brought new manufacturing to the region ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
