Lawrence, Massachusetts; Gary, Indiana; and Butte, Montana, are all examples of __________. A) Helldarados B) company towns C) dry cities D) ethnic enclaves ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was the alliance system in pre‒World War I Europe both a blessing and a curse? A) If successful, Europe would boom economically, but if not, depression would result. B) It could produce agricultural abundance or starvation. C) It could both appoint and remove monarchs. D) It could maintain peace or bring about war. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most important and long-lasting economic legacy of World War I was __________. A) the breakup of corporations B) direct government ownership of defense industries C) implementation of a government-corporate partnership D) the reduction of government’s influence over the economy ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
After the German armies were stopped at the River Marne in September 1914, the war on the western front __________. A) became much less important than the war on the eastern front B) turned into a “cold war” C) settled into a bloody stalemate D) appeared to be over ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Suburban living during the 1920s was possible because of __________. A) land grants to construction companies B) government-subsidized mortgages C) the movement of factories out of the cities D) the growth of the automobile industry and mass transit ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Tabloids were successful because __________. A) the new format brought in millions of previously untapped readers B) they catered to a more sophisticated audience than newspapers C) people with money preferred tabloids D) subscription fees, rather than advertising, supported them ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The 1920s fundamentalist movement was strongest __________. A) in the South and Midwest B) among recent immigrants C) in large East Coast cities D) among those who embraced modern science ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What is welfare capitalism, and why was it embraced by new corporations in the 1920s? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: unions; corporate strategies; impact of welfare capitalism; reasons for its failure
Date: September 9th, 2020
Father Charles E. Coughlin blamed America’s economic problems on __________. A) Republicans B) Jews, Wall Street, and international bankers C) people who hoarded their money and did not spend it D) industrial and farm overproduction ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
When Roosevelt, with an improved economy, cut federal spending and tightened credit in 1937, __________. A) the economy reached nearly full recovery B) a sharp recession occurred C) Democrats made dramatic gains in the 1938 elections D) there was little impact on the economy ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
