What were the meaning and implications of Theodore Roosevelt’s view that the presidency was a “bully pulpit”? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the presidency and the public; mobilizing public opinion; strengthening the presidency; the people versus special interests
Date: September 9th, 2020
After 1915, Wilson followed a policy of __________. A) preparing for war while working to stay at peace B) refusing any support for the preparedness movement C) embargoing all trade with Europe to avoid conflict D) ignoring events in Europe in hopes they would not affect the United States ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The alliance between business and labor during the war was shown by the appointment of this man to the National War Labor Board. A) Bill Haywood B) Samuel Gompers C) Herbert Hoover D) Eugene V. Debs ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In many western communities, local vigilantes used the superpatriotic mood created by World War I to settle scores with __________. A) Mexican migrants B) labor organizers C) business rivals D) progressives ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Henry Ford introduced the $5 dollar wage for an eight-hour day __________. A) to reduce labor turnover and boost workers’ spending power B) under pressure from AFL leader William Green C) because of his benevolent concern for workers’ welfare D) to beat GM’s $4 wage ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most divisive issue in the international economy after World War I was __________. A) Russian confiscation of Western properties B) loans owed to Europe by the United States C) loans owed to Germany by France and England D) war debts and reparations ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Sheppard-Towner Act, which created the first federally funded health care program, was repealed after opposition from the __________. A) National Woman Suffrage Association B) American Federation of Labor C) National Woman’s Party D) American Medical Association ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the feminist movement fragment after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, and how did new groups in the movement respond to women’s changed status? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: feminist organizations; objectives; membership; cultural and political context
Date: September 9th, 2020
The economic development of the West during the New Deal can be attributed to __________. A) the cowboy spirit B) laissez faire economic practices C) western initiative and rugged individualism D) federal subsidies and rational planning ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Concerning African Americans, during the New Deal, Roosevelt and his administration __________. A) fought hard to guarantee equal rights and opportunities B) did little to combat entrenched racism and discrimination C) lashed out at blacks in order to win votes from southern whites D) adopted scrupulously administered quotas to ensure blacks participated fully in programs […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
