1. In 1920, when Presidential candidate Warren G Harding calledfor \"return to normalcy\" he was advocating
increased support for Progressive Era programs and the League ofNations
increased farm production and an emphasis on the rurallifestyle
reduced international involvement and less government regulation ofbusiness
reduced racial segregation and the elimination of discriminationagainst women
2. After World War I, most Americans wanted the United States tofollow a foreign policy of
remaining involved in overseas affairs
supporting the League of Nations
isolationism in world affairs
using United States forces to maintain peace in Europe
3. The League of Nations, the Washington Naval Conference, and theKellogg-Briand Pact were designed to keep
peace in the Northern Hemisphere. Why did these agreements fail toprevent World War II?
Independence movements in developing countries were too strong tobe stopped
The United States was not a participant in any of theagreements
The agreements lacked enforcement powers
The United States was too involved in military rearmament
4. After World War I, the United States demonstrated its return toa policy of isolationism by
lowering tariffs on imports
refusing to sign the Treaty of Versailles
promoting the Marshall Plan
liberalizing immigration policies
5. After World War I, why did American farmers fail to share in thegeneral economic growth of the United States?
Many immigrants were settling in the west and competing with thefarmers
The Federal Government reduced the number of acres in which farmerscould grow subsidized crops
Farmers could not produce enough to keep up demand
Overproduction and competition caused falling prices
6. Which action best demonstrated the United States effort toisolate itself from European conflicts after World War I
lowering tariffs
attempting to improve relations with Asia
failing to sign international disarmament agreements
refusing to join the League of Nations
7. One motivation for the passage of the immigration quota acts of1921 and 1924 was
congressional support for free, unlimited immigration
the industrialists need for workers from southern and easternEurope
the prevailing mood of welcome to foreign ideas
a recurrence of nativist attitudes following World War I
8. During the 1920s, the prevailing view of the governments' rolein the United States economy was that the government
should
control the means of production
promote the welfare state
play a major role through regulatory action
interfere as little as possible
9. Which characteristic of the 1920s is best illustrated by the RedScare, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, and the activities of theKu Klux Klan
increased nativism
belief in unlimited progress
growth in humanitarian causes
faith in big business
10. The economic boom and the financial speculation, of the 1920s,were caused in part by
installment buying and an unregulated stock market
the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities
the mobilization of the economy for war
increased government restrictions on big business
