Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the prohibition movement. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the goals of the movement; the motives of the movement; WCTU; Anti-Saloon League; nativism
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was a direct outcome of __________. A) the building of the Panama Canal B) negotiation of the Treaty of Portsmouth C) the Nationalist Chinese revolt of 1911 D) the success of the American Expeditionary Force ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which labor group was all but destroyed by a government crackdown during the war? A) Industrial Workers of the World B) American Federation of Labor C) Knights of Labor D) United Mine Workers ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Whose diplomacy was based on the principle of the “big stick”? A) Woodrow Wilson B) Theodore Roosevelt C) William Howard Taft D) Warren G. Harding ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
A major reason why modern corporations were successful in the 1920s was __________. A) their willingness to diversify B) the availability of imported parts C) their commitment to producing a single product D) their success in forcing all workers to join unions ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Hoover had a strong commitment to the principle of __________. A) government control of business B) American individualism C) government assistance to individuals D) deferring to labor leaders ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Some white women were attracted to the KKK because __________. A) the Klan offered family and community tradition B) the Klan offered them a measure of political power C) white women were strong supporters of Christianity D) it gave them opportunities for illicit sex ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What importance should we attach to the new Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s? What larger social and cultural trends were reflected in the Klan’s popularity? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: nativism; “100 percent Americanism”‘ the backlash against modernity; differences between the old and new Klan; targets of the new […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Proposed by Senator Robert Wagner, the Wagner Act was officially called the __________. A) Fair Industrial Practices Act B) National Labor Relations Act C) Resettlement Administration Act D) Emergency Relief Appropriations Act ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In Schecter v. United States, the Supreme Court struck down the __________. A) National Industrial Recovery Act B) Wagner Act C) Social Security Act D) Works Progress Administration ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
