Progressives sought alternatives to social Darwinism. * True False World War I contributed to the success of progressive reforms. True * False The auto industry created a new market for cars, but did not impact other businesses. True * False The New Deal was innovative, but it had little effect on the way that Americans saw the role of government in their lives. True * False Native-born workers provided much of the unskilled labor that kept industries running. True * False The U.S. position of neutrality was undermined by the British blockade of Germany, which caused trade with Germany to grind to a halt while that with the Allies continued. * True False The entire South remained loyal to the Democratic party in the 1928 election. True * False When the New York Stock Exchange collapsed, less than 4% of Americans out of a population of 120 million owned any stocks. * True False Progressive rhetoric and methods drew on both evangelical religion and the natural and social sciences. * True False Hoover had a reputation for being uncompassionate even before the onset of the Depression. True * False Membership in labor unions increased significantly during and immediately after World War I. Although union membership did not grow during the 1920s, it at least did not decline. True * False The post-World War I economic boom was soon accompanied by a high rate of inflation. Therefore, workers' wage increases during the 1920's were proportionately far below the growth of the economy as a whole. * True False The video clips clearly illustrate that Presidents Coolidge and Hoover would probably not be elected in our modern age of television and mass media. * True False At Versailles following the Great War, Georges Clemenceau of France remarked that Wilson's 14 Points "bored him. Why God Almighty has only ten!!!" * True False American government officials were receptive to Margaret Sanger's plan to educate women in contraceptive and sexual freedom. True * False