William Howard Taft’s Central American policy was called __________. A) the Big Stick B) Dollar Diplomacy C) Moral Suasion D) the Open Door ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
After black servicemen in Houston rioted and killed white civilians, __________. A) the army adopted more racially neutral policies B) Wilson investigated the incident and pardoned the participants C) thirty black soldiers were executed and forty-one others imprisoned for life D) black and white officers alike were held responsible by the army ANSWER Answer: […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The election of 1920 is best understood as expressing the voters’ desire for __________. A) continued progressive reform B) an end to Wilsonian activism C) giving Democrats control of government D) radical solutions to America’s problems ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What effect did World War I have on American race relations? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: racism in the military; wartime experiences in France; the Great Migration
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1920s, chain stores like A&P based their appeal on offering __________. A) unique products in each market B) clean, modern stores with consistent products and prices C) local ownership of each store D) a chance for customers to bargain over prices ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Katherine Bement Davis’s 1929 study revealed that most middle-class women __________. A) described sexual relations in negative terms B) were likely to have premarital sex C) disapproved of homosexuality D) used contraceptives and described sex in positive terms ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Harlem was headquarters to __________ Universal Negro Improvement Association. A) W. E. B. Du Bois’s B) Marcus Garvey’s C) Booker T. Washington’s D) Ida B. Well’s ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The stock market crash triggered a depression because __________. A) almost all Americans owned stocks B) stock prices were used to set interest rates C) businessmen and the well-to-do lost confidence in the economy D) rising prices put most consumer goods out of reach of the middle class ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most popular form of entertainment in the 1930s was __________. A) radio B) movies C) spectator sports D) live theater ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
John Collier played a leading role in what area of New Deal policy? A) expanding the rights of African Americans B) Indian policy C) industrial recovery D) jobs programs ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
