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- 59. The McNary-Haugen Bill passed by Congress and twice vetoed by President Coolidge was aimed to assist American farmers bya.restricting the amount of crops farmers could plant in order to drive up prices.b.having the federal government buy farm surpluses and sell them abroad.c.providing federal support for farm co-operatives as a way of eliminating middle men.d.providing federal loans for agricultural equipment and seeds.e.blocking the import of certain cheaper agricultural commodities from Europe and Latin America.
- 66. As a result of America's insistence that its Allies' war debts be repaid in full, thea.French and British demanded enormous reparations payments from Germany.b.German mark was ruined by drastic inflation.c.Allies borrowed money from Switzerland to repay the loans.d.Allies imposed enormously high new taxes on their citizens.e.Allies demanded that the United States lower its tariffs.
- 55. During Coolidge's presidency, government policy was set largely by the interests and values ofa.farmers and wage earners.b.the business community.c.racial and ethnic minorities.d.progressive reformers.e.conservative New Englanders.
- 71. The Federal Farm Board, created by the Agricultural Marketing Act, lent money to farmers primarily to help them toa.organize producers' cooperatives.b.learn a new and more profitable trade.c.open new land to cultivation.d.purchase expensive new farm machinery.e.take land out of production.
- 63. The Progressive party did not do well in the 1924 election becausea.it could not win the farm vote.b.too many people shared in the general prosperity of the time to care about reform.c.it was too caught up in internal discord.d.the liberal vote was split between it and the Democratic party.e.La Follette could not win the Socialists' endorsement.
- 57. One of the major problems facing farmers in the 1920s wasa.overproduction.b.the inability to purchase modern farm equipment.c.passage of the McNary-Haugen Bill.d.the prosecution of cooperatives under antitrust laws.e.drought and insects like the boll weevil.
- 60. Which of the following splits did not affect the Democratic party in 1924?a."Wets" versus "drys"b.Immigrants versus old-stock Americansc.Urbanites versus suburbanitesd.Fundamentalists versus Modernistse.Northern liberals versus southern conservatives
- 62. In 1924, the Democratic party convention defeated by only one vote a resolution condemninga.the Ku Klux Klan.b.immigration restrictions.c.prohibition.d.Fundamentalism.e.business monopolies.
- 50. The Fordney-McCumber and Hawley-Smoot Tariff laws had the long-term effect ofa.bringing American farmers out of the agricultural depression of the early 1920s.b.encouraging the United States to turn more to Asia than to Europe for imports.c.shrinking international trade and making it impossible for Europe to repay American war loans.d.lowering the prices Americans paid for domestic manufactured goods.e.pressuring the Europeans to lower their own tariff rates in order to retain American trade.
- 39. Which one of the following members of President Harding's cabinet proved to be incompetent and corrupt?a.Herbert Hooverb.Calvin Coolidgec.Andrew Mellond.Charles Evans Hughese.Albert Fall
- 51. Which of the following was not a consequence of the American policy of raising tariffs sky-high in the 1920s?a.European nations raised their own tariffs.b.The postwar chaos in Europe was prolonged.c.International economic distress deepened.d.American foreign trade declined.e.The American economy slipped into recession.
- What battle of the civil war was the bloodiest and would be the failed battle of the confederacy when getting Britain involved?
- 46. Veterans' organizations like the American Legion successfully lobbied Congress to give thema.higher pay for service in military reserve or national guard units.b.special payments for those suffering the effects of shell shock or poison gas.c.financial support for college education or job training.d.guaranteed medical care in modern, efficient veterans' hospitals.e.a bonus insurance policy to compensate them for lost wages during their military service.
- Who was know as the champion of popular sovereignty?
- 43. In the Adkins case, the Supreme Court ruled thata.federal child labor laws were unconstitutional.b.women had the right to sue for equal pay for equal work.c.anti-union "right to work" laws were constitutional.d.women were no longer entitled to special protection in the workplace because they now had the vote.e.federal maternity benefits designed for women did not constitute unequal treatment.
- 47. One exception to President Warren G. Harding's policy of isolationism involved the Middle East, where the United States sought toa.support a homeland for Jews in Israel.b.prevent the League of Nations from establishing British and French protectorates in the region.c.stop the Soviet Union from dominating the area.d.secure oil-drilling concessions for American companies.e.curb the rise of Arab nationalism.
- 49. The 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pacta.formally ended World War I for the United States, which had refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles.b.set a schedule for German payment of war reparations.c.established a battleship ratio for the leading naval powers.d.condemned Japan for its unprovoked attack on Manchuria.e.officially outlawed war as a solution to international rivalry and conflict.
- 42. ____ was/were adversely affected by the demobilization policies adopted by the federal government at the end of World War I.a.The cement industryb.The railroad industryc.The shipping industryd.Veteranse.Organized labor
- 48. The primary reason that Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament was thata.he feared renewed war in Europe.b.he recognized that Japan and the United States might enter a dangerous arms race.c.businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy.d.he did not want the League of Nations to take the lead on this problem.e.American public opinion strongly supported peacemaking efforts.
- 45. The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from World War I wasa.labor.b.blacks.c.the Ku Klux Klan.d.women.e.veterans.