// 22 // question: 2042 name: "Yellow journalism" or the "yellow press" ::"Yellow journalism" or the "yellow press"::"Yellow journalism" or the "yellow press"{ =featured shocking and sensational stories designed to appeal to a mass audience.#Correct ~was rejected by leading newspapermen such as Joseph Pulitzer.#Incorrect ~focused American attention away from the Cuban rebellion at the end of the nineteenth century.#Incorrect ~disappeared after 1900 because of the increased intelligence and sophistication of the reading public.#Incorrect ~refers to the use of comic strips.#Incorrect } // question: 2041 name: Alfred Thayer Mahan called for the United States to do all of the following except ::Alfred Thayer Mahan called for the United States to do all of the following except::Alfred Thayer Mahan called for the United States to do all of the following except{ ~modernize and enlarge its navy.#Incorrect ~build a canal through Central America.#Incorrect ~acquire overseas bases and colonies.#Incorrect =challenge Britain to a naval showdown.#Correct ~acquire Hawaii.#Incorrect } // question: 2040 name: All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a ::All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a::All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a{ =desire to promote goodwill and friendship with other nations.#Correct ~belief in the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race and its responsibility for uplifting inferior races.#Incorrect ~need for new markets for American goods.#Incorrect ~belief that the United States could and should become a world power.#Incorrect ~desire to strengthen the navy.#Incorrect } // question: 2051 name: As an imperial power, the United States successfully ::As an imperial power, the United States successfully::As an imperial power, the United States successfully{ ~created the largest, most modern navy in the world.#Incorrect =expanded its military and economic influence in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.#Correct ~supported self-government and civil rights in its colonies.#Incorrect ~acquired an empire that ruled over one-fourth of the world's population.#Incorrect ~expanded its control to Africa.#Incorrect } // question: 2066 name: In his "gentleman's agreement" with the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed to ::In his "gentleman's agreement" with the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed to::In his "gentleman's agreement" with the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed to{ =end anti-Japanese discrimination.#Correct ~accept increased numbers of Japanese workers' entrance into the U.S.#Incorrect ~lift his opposition to Japanese expansion in East Asia.#Incorrect ~withdraw U.S. troops from Tokyo Bay.#Incorrect ~recognize the rebel government in Japan.#Incorrect } // question: 2058 name: Spanish minister to Washington, Depuy de Lome outraged U.S. public opinion when he ::Spanish minister to Washington, Depuy de Lome outraged U.S. public opinion when he::Spanish minister to Washington, Depuy de Lome outraged U.S. public opinion when he{ ~ordered the execution of Cuban rebels.#Incorrect ~ordered the attack on the U.S. battleship Maine.#Incorrect ~supported terrorist attacks on the United States.#Incorrect ~raped an American woman.#Incorrect =insulted President McKinley.#Correct } // question: 2024 name: Which of the following did not guide America's rise to power in the world? ::Which of the following did not guide America's rise to power in the world?::Which of the following did not guide America's rise to power in the world?{ ~self-interest#Incorrect ~international events#Incorrect ~American idealism#Incorrect =slow population growth#Correct ~expansion of U.S. investments.#Incorrect } // question: 2018 name: Which of the following does not help to explain the U.S. emergence from its relative isolation in the late 19th Century? ::Which of the following does not help to explain the U.S. emergence from its relative isolation in the late 19th Century?::Which of the following does not help to explain the U.S. emergence from its relative isolation in the late 19th Century?{ ~imperialism#Incorrect ~capitalism#Incorrect =military maneuvers in Europe#Correct ~missionary activity#Incorrect ~navalism#Incorrect } // 21 // question: 1916 name: After Wilson's and Roosevelt's tenures in office, which of the following statements could not be said to be true? ::After Wilson's and Roosevelt's tenures in office, which of the following statements could not be said to be true?::After Wilson's and Roosevelt's tenures in office, which of the following statements could not be said to be true?{ ~The federal government gained more power.#Incorrect =The tariff was eliminated.#Correct ~A federal banking system was established.#Incorrect ~The role of the president was redefined and strengthened.#Incorrect ~A new commitment to conservation had emerged.#Incorrect } // question: 1921 name: All of the following statements regarding Eugene V Debs are true except he ::All of the following statements regarding Eugene V Debs are true except he::All of the following statements regarding Eugene V Debs are true except he{ ~was imprisoned in 1895 for leading the Pullman strike.#Incorrect =was a radical revolutionary who called for the violent overthrow of capitalism.#Correct ~was the leader and founder of the Socialist Party of America.#Incorrect ~was a presidential candidate in the election of 1912.#Incorrect ~saw himself as the savior of American political and cultural traditions.#Incorrect } // question: 1900 name: Settlement houses ::Settlement houses::Settlement houses{ ~were boarding houses in which middle-class women lived together before marriage.#Incorrect ~were government-sponsored homes for the poor.#Incorrect =provided a myriad of social services to neighborhood dwellers.#Correct ~served primarily as social clubs.#Incorrect ~were built by politicians to gain the votes of immigrants.#Incorrect } // question: 1918 name: The Progressives were ::The Progressives were::The Progressives were{ ~all members of the Republican Party.#Incorrect ~isolationists in foreign policy.#Incorrect =mostly Protestant middle-class idealists and reformers.#Correct ~mostly laissez-faire politicians and conservative businessmen.#Incorrect ~mostly farmers.#Incorrect } // question: 1947 name: W. E. B. Du Bois ::W. E. B. Du Bois::W. E. B. Du Bois{ =opposed Booker T. Washington's accommodationist philosophy with regard to race relations.#Correct ~encouraged the African American community to compromise with white racists.#Incorrect ~opposed the organization of the NAACP.#Incorrect ~called for segregation of the races.#Incorrect ~supported black nationalism.#Incorrect } // question: 1906 name: Which of the following was not a political reform designed to weaken the power of party bosses in national politics? ::Which of the following was not a political reform designed to weaken the power of party bosses in national politics?::Which of the following was not a political reform designed to weaken the power of party bosses in national politics?{ ~the introduction of the direct primary#Incorrect =the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting female suffrage#Correct ~the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, mandating the direct election of senators#Incorrect ~the introduction of the initiative and the referendum#Incorrect ~the recall.#Incorrect } //23 // question: 2160 name: After World War I, ::After World War I,::After World War I,{ ~the United States entered a period of internal peace and harmony.#Incorrect =violent labor disputes aroused public distrust of unions.#Correct ~thousands of black workers and war veterans enjoyed economic independence and equality in northern cities.#Incorrect ~the federal government aggressively protected the First Amendment rights of U.S. citizens.#Incorrect ~the right of workers to join unions was protected.#Incorrect } // question: 2138 name: All of the following statements describe Bernard Baruch's leadership of the War Industries Board except ::All of the following statements describe Bernard Baruch's leadership of the War Industries Board except::All of the following statements describe Bernard Baruch's leadership of the War Industries Board except{ ~war production increased substantially.#Incorrect ~his methods favored large corporations over small enterprises.#Incorrect =his methods favored small corporations over large enterprises.#Correct ~the agency functioned better after he assumed leadership.#Incorrect ~industries were permitted to charge high prices.#Incorrect } // question: 2152 name: Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it ::Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it::Americans were outraged by the "Zimmermann telegram" because it{ ~revealed Woodrow Wilson's secret negotiations with both sides.#Incorrect ~caused the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.#Incorrect ~insulted President Wilson.#Incorrect ~was clearly a hoax created by the British to sour U.S.-German relations.#Incorrect =encouraged Mexico to side with Germany in case the United States entered the war#Correct } // question: 2128 name: During World War I, the complicated alliances of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance were ::During World War I, the complicated alliances of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance were::During World War I, the complicated alliances of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance were{ ~entente\: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy; alliance\: Great Britain, France, Russia.#Incorrect ~entente\: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia; alliance\: Great Britain, France, Italy.#Incorrect =entente\: Great Britain, France, Russia; alliance\: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy.#Correct ~entente\: Great Britain, France, Italy; alliance\: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia.#Incorrect ~none of the above.#Incorrect } // question: 2176 name: Taxes during World War I ::Taxes during World War I::Taxes during World War I{ ~were increased dramatically, primarily on the middle class.#Incorrect ~did not go up significantly.#Incorrect =were increased primarily on the wealthy.#Correct ~actually went down.#Incorrect ~paid all of the cost of the war.#Incorrect } // question: 2144 name: The Committee on Public Information's main function was to ::The Committee on Public Information's main function was to::The Committee on Public Information's main function was to{ ~encourage young men to register.#Incorrect ~raise money for the war.#Incorrect ~ensure support for the peace treaty.#Incorrect ~deliver regular updates on the war's progress.#Incorrect =raise the level of patriotism and support for the war#Correct } // question: 2159 name: The Red Scare ::The Red Scare::The Red Scare{ =exemplified postwar American fear of foreign ideas and influences.#Correct ~ended when Woodrow Wilson voiced his opposition to repression.#Incorrect ~was led by labor unions and social reformers.#Incorrect ~completely destroyed the Socialist party of America.#Incorrect ~resulted from dozens of attacks by radicals in the United States.#Incorrect } // 24 // question: 2264 name: All of the following was part of the new consumer lifestyle of the 1920s except ::All of the following was part of the new consumer lifestyle of the 1920s except::All of the following was part of the new consumer lifestyle of the 1920s except{ ~new appliances eased the burden of housework.#Incorrect ~the automobile made vacations and camping trips popular.#Incorrect =poverty was eliminated from American society.#Correct ~high quality, fashionable clothes were available to most Americans.#Incorrect ~advertising increased consumer demand.#Incorrect } // question: 2263 name: Economically, the 1920s was a period of ::Economically, the 1920s was a period of::Economically, the 1920s was a period of{ ~high unemployment and recession.#Incorrect ~declining standards of living.#Incorrect =growth, prosperity, and unprecedented productivity.#Correct ~economic stagnation.#Incorrect ~return of farm prosperity.#Incorrect } // question: 2287 name: In 1920 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was transformed into the ::In 1920 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was transformed into the::In 1920 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was transformed into the{ ~National Women's Party.#Incorrect ~National Organization of Women.#Incorrect =League of Women Voters.#Correct ~Women's International Peace and Freedom League.#Incorrect ~Ladies' Sewing Circle.#Incorrect } // question: 2275 name: In 1924, the Johnson-Reed Act ::In 1924, the Johnson-Reed Act::In 1924, the Johnson-Reed Act{ ~enlarged the total number of immigrants annually admitted to the United States.#Incorrect =virtually eliminated immigration of eastern Europeans and Asians.#Correct ~restricted immigration from Western Hemisphere nations for the first time in history.#Incorrect ~favored immigrants who would speak English.#Incorrect ~opened immigration to Asians.#Incorrect } // question: 2265 name: Modern advertising techniques ::Modern advertising techniques::Modern advertising techniques{ =exploited insecurities and secret desires of consumers.#Correct ~were not effective due to poor-quality graphics.#Incorrect ~were so vulgar that newspapers banned the ads.#Incorrect ~demeaned and ridiculed working-class Americans.#Incorrect ~were not essential to the growth of the consumer economy.#Incorrect } // question: 2262 name: The modernists of the 1920s ::The modernists of the 1920s::The modernists of the 1920s{ ~feared that the liberation of women would destroy society.#Incorrect ~longed for a return to small town values.#Incorrect ~feared the growing influence of Freudian psychology.#Incorrect ~rejected the consumer economy.#Incorrect =put their faith in science rather than in religion.#Correct } // question: 2250 name: The rise of fundamentalism was ::The rise of fundamentalism was::The rise of fundamentalism was{ ~fueled by renewed popularity of broad interpretations of the Bible.#Incorrect =a reaction to the growth of liberal Protestantism.#Correct ~most pronounced in large cities.#Incorrect ~short-lived.#Incorrect ~supportive of scientific theories.#Incorrect } // question: 2252 name: Which of the following is not true of the Scopes trial? ::Which of the following is not true of the Scopes trial?::Which of the following is not true of the Scopes trial?{ ~It was a test of the First Amendment.#Incorrect ~It contributed to the removal of references to Charles Darwin in texts.#Incorrect ~It featured two key public figures as opposing attorneys.#Incorrect =It indicated that support for fundamentalism was waning.#Correct ~It was set up by the American Civil Liberties Union.#Incorrect } // 25 // question: 2391 name: Between 1918 and 1929 ::Between 1918 and 1929::Between 1918 and 1929{ =the share of national income that went to the wealthiest Americans rose, while the share that went the poorest fell.#Correct ~the share of national income that went to the poorest Americans rose, while the share that went to the wealthy fell.#Incorrect ~the wealthy spent a higher portion of their income on consumption than wage earners did.#Incorrect ~income distribution did not have a significant effect on the economy.#Incorrect ~government policy ensured an equitable distribution of income.#Incorrect } // question: 2389 name: Buying on "margin" meant that ::Buying on "margin" meant that::Buying on "margin" meant that{ =stocks could be purchased by paying a percent of the price and borrowing the rest.#Correct ~consumer products could be purchased and paid for on the installment plan.#Incorrect ~European nations could borrow needed capital from U.S. banks so that their citizens could buy U.S. products.#Incorrect ~the government could use deficit spending to solve the problems of the depression.#Incorrect ~farmers could use government loans to finance enterprises.#Incorrect } // question: 2385 name: Franklin Roosevelt considered the most important legislation of his Hundred Days to be the ::Franklin Roosevelt considered the most important legislation of his Hundred Days to be the::Franklin Roosevelt considered the most important legislation of his Hundred Days to be the{ ~Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act.#Incorrect =Agricultural Adjustment Act and the National Industrial Recovery Act.#Correct ~Securities Exchange Act.#Incorrect ~Tennessee Valley Authority Act.#Incorrect ~Social Security Act.#Incorrect } // question: 2373 name: Herbert Hoover's position on the question of relief was that ::Herbert Hoover's position on the question of relief was that::Herbert Hoover's position on the question of relief was that{ ~it was the responsibility of the federal government to provide economic security for U.S. citizens.#Incorrect ~the unemployed should be drafted into the military.#Incorrect =individual citizens were responsible for their own survival and welfare.#Correct ~the homeless should be deported.#Incorrect ~only the urban unemployed should receive relief.#Incorrect } // question: 2354 name: Probably the most formative experience in the life of Franklin Roosevelt was his ::Probably the most formative experience in the life of Franklin Roosevelt was his::Probably the most formative experience in the life of Franklin Roosevelt was his{ ~early privileged childhood.#Incorrect ~marriage to Eleanor.#Incorrect ~years at Harvard.#Incorrect =paralysis from polio.#Correct ~early poverty.#Incorrect } // question: 2371 name: The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by ::The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by::The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by{ ~ignoring the crisis.#Incorrect ~borrowing heavily from European banks.#Incorrect ~inflating the currency and making credit more available.#Incorrect ~prohibiting banks from participating in stock purchases.#Incorrect =raising interest rates and reducing the amount of money in circulation.#Correct } // question: 2390 name: The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930 ::The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930::The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930{ ~lowered U.S. tariff rates to provide markets for European goods.#Incorrect ~raised tariff rates and contributed positively to economic recovery worldwide.#Incorrect ~encouraged European nations to lower their tariff rates to enable U.S. companies to sell their goods abroad.#Incorrect ~did not pass.#Incorrect =raised U.S. tariff rates, causing European nations to raise their rates and thus weaken international trade.#Correct } // question: 2355 name: The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt, known as liberalism, can best be described as ::The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt, known as liberalism, can best be described as::The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt, known as liberalism, can best be described as{ ~unlimited government spending and restrictive social policies.#Incorrect =interventionist in economic matters and libertarian on questions of personal behavior.#Correct ~promoting free enterprise in economic matters but social regulation of personal behavior.#Incorrect ~limited government spending and no stance on personal liberties.#Incorrect ~expanding government ownership of business and government regulation of personal behavior.#Incorrect } // question: 2365 name: The Roosevelt proposal of 1937 that aroused tremendous public resistance was the ::The Roosevelt proposal of 1937 that aroused tremendous public resistance was the::The Roosevelt proposal of 1937 that aroused tremendous public resistance was the{ ~cancellation of the WPA.#Incorrect =plan to increase the size of the Supreme Court.#Correct ~refusal to make lynching a federal crime.#Incorrect ~plan to nationalize federal industries.#Incorrect ~plan to enter the war in Europe.#Incorrect }