Both progressives and Christian moralists supported Prohibition, imposed by the __________ Amendment. A) Nineteenth B) Eighteenth C) Twentieth D) Seventeenth ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was the lead representative of the British at the Paris peace talks? A) David Lloyd George B) Georges Clemenceau C) Vittorio Orlando D) Winston Churchill ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
One reason why the coal industry declined in the 1920s was __________. A) oil and natural gas became the dominant energy sources B) a dramatic shortage of coal C) industry required less energy to produce products D) government-built dams provided cheap hydroelectric power ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
As a result of U.S. economic dominance in Latin America, __________. A) democracy was hampered in the region B) living standards were raised for Latin Americans C) the income distribution in Latin America was evened out D) Latin American nations were able to diversify their economies ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1920, the National American Woman Suffrage Association reorganized itself as the __________. A) American Women’s Party B) National Organization of Women C) National Woman’s Party D) League of Women Voters ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Buying stock with credit offered by a broker is called “buying on __________.” A) the curb B) margin C) the split D) your cuff ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
California repatriated Mexicans and Mexican Americans because __________. A) unemployed whites wanted jobs held by Mexicans B) the Dust Bowl had destroyed California agriculture C) Mexico experienced labor shortages D) Mexican Americans found better opportunities in other states ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
New Deal programs for the arts—writers, painters, musicians, and others—were administered by the __________. A) AAA B) WPA C) CCC D) NRA ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why were many artists and intellectuals attracted to the Communist Party during the Depression years? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: radicalism; influence of Marxist analysis; search for alternatives to the American system; appeal of communism for African American writers and thinkers; the rise of fascism
Date: September 9th, 2020
The success of the first atomic bomb test convinced Truman that __________. A) the United States no longer needed Soviet aid to win the war B) the United States would not need to join the United Nations C) Japan would surrender without a fight once told about the bomb D) Germany could be defeated with […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
