The Industrial Workers of the World differed from other labor organizations in embracing __________. A) racial harmony B) socialism C) social Darwinism D) nonviolent protest ANSWER Answer: B
Edward A. Ross’s landmark work Social Control argued that __________. A) progressivism was really a form of tyranny B) the progressive movement had lost sight of its real purpose C) society needed an “ethical elite” to govern it D) the expansion of voting rights was the key to American prosperity ANSWER Answer: C
Following World War I, many veterans of the AEF become lifelong and politically active members of the __________. A) American Legion B) Anti-Imperialism League C) Ku Klux Klan D) Committee on Public Information ANSWER Answer: A
In asking for a declaration of war against Germany, Wilson argued for making the world safe for __________. A) free trade B) democracy C) American interests D) the next generation ANSWER Answer: B
In its final form, the Treaty of Versailles __________. A) closely followed the Fourteen Points B) showed European acceptance of Wilsonian idealism C) was harsh and unfair and did little to solve the war’s issues D) let Germany off far too easily ANSWER Answer: C
Explain why the United States entered World War I. Be sure to explain the economic, political, and social reasons. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: neutrality; economic and cultural ties to the Allies; submarine warfare
Advertising in the 1920s was strongly influenced by the success of what World War I‒era agency? A) Committee on Public Information B) War Industry Board C) War Labor Board D) American Protective League ANSWER Answer: A
“Eugenics” is __________. A) pseudo-scientific racism B) a post‒laissez faire economic theory C) a belief that all people are equally capable of progress D) an early form of psychiatry ANSWER Answer: A
Marcus Garvey was a champion of __________. A) black economic self-determination B) black cultural assimilation C) the ideas of Booker T. Washington D) racial integration ANSWER Answer: A
Francis Townshend’s Revolving Pension plan would have provided $200 a month to __________. A) all unemployed people B) every head of household C) all people over sixty D) devoted Roman Catholics ANSWER Answer: C