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1. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Muller v. Oregon:
a. Gave automobiles (rather than horse-drawn vehicles) the "right of way" on American roads.
b. Made it legal for states to set maximum-hour legislation for women.
c. Made America's railroad corporations liable for mechanical accidents that occurred on their tracks.
d. Made it illegal to allow "new immigrants" into the United States
b. Made it legal for states to set maximum-hour legislation for women.
2. Margaret Sanger fought against:
a. Gilmer's "Fordism" movement
b. Laws that made contraceptive devices illegal.
c. The Omaha Platform.
d. The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
b. Laws that made contraceptive devices illegal.
3. The garment-workers' strike in 1912 in Lawrence, Massachusetts:
a. Was settled on terms favorable to the workers.
b. Sparked violent conflicts between the ethnic communities in Lawrence.
c. Was crushed by the governor, using the National Guard to put down the strike.
d. Outlawed any interference from the IWW
a. Was settled on terms favorable to the workers.
4. Jane Addams believed that:
a. Women should remain within their separate sphere.
b. Socialism was America's best hope for prosperity.
c. She could help the poor by moving into poor neighborhoods.
d. The growth of big business was the key to American prosperity.
c. She could help the poor by moving into poor neighborhoods.
5. "Fordism":
a. Was the idea that the U.S. government should protect American citizens from the
power of large corporations
b. Was an economic movement led by Charlotte Perkins Gilmer
c. Was vindicated by the Supreme Court decision in Muller v. Oregon
d. Was the idea that the economic system should be based on mass production and
mass consumption
d. Was the idea that the economic system should be based on mass production and mass consumption
6. The Federal Reserve System:
a. Was created by a law passed by Congress and supported by President Wilson
b. Created a modern centralized bank in the U.S
c. Rested on the idea that the Federal government should take a strong role in
national finance.
d. All of the above
e. B and C are correct
d. All of the above
7. The Roosevelt Corollary:
a. Was reflected in Roosevelt's actions in Panama
b. Claimed the US had the right to exercise "an international police power"
c. Was considered a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
d. All of the above
8. The sinking of the Lusitania:
a. Helped the cause of Americans who wanted the US to enter the European war.
b. Outraged the German government.
c. Helped the cause of Americans who wanted the US to stay out of the European
War.
d. Resulted in a German blockade of British ports
a. Helped the cause of Americans who wanted the US to enter the European war.
9. Wilson's Fourteen Points:
a. Stated American war aims
b. Led to the creation of the League of Nations
c. Sought to make Germans take the blame for the war
d. All of the above
e. A and B are correct
e. A and B are correct
10. The Great Migration did not (repeat, DID NOT):
a. Force ethnic Germans into internment camps
b. Provide demographic conditions favorable to the Harlem Renaissance
c. Involve mass numbers of Southern Blacks moving to Northern industrial cities
d. Spark a wave of racism in the American North
a. Force ethnic Germans into internment camps
11. W.E.B. Du Bois:
a. Was convicted of violating the Espionage Act of 1917.
b. Helped build the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
c. Remained a pacifist throughout World War I.
d. Opposed the woman suffrage movement
b. Helped build the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
12. The goal of "Americanization" programs was to:
a. Create a more homogenous (i.e., unified) national culture
b. Promote "race" as a permanent, defining characteristic of social groups
c. Promote mainstream respect for immigrant subcultures (i.e., pluralism)
d. Implement universal military training for American males (i.e., the draft)
a. Create a more homogenous (i.e., unified) national culture
13. The Equal Rights Amendment, as passed by Congress:
a. Was intended to guarantee equal rights for women
b. Proposed legal protection for immigrant workers
c. Became the Twenty-Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
d. Guaranteed equal rights for African Americans
a. Was intended to guarantee equal rights for women
14. The Scopes Trial became a nationally celebrated confrontation between the ideal of
______ and the ideals of Protestant fundamentalism
a. Modern theology and Evolution
b. Civil libertarianism
c. Communism
d. Welfare Capitalism
a. Modern theology and Evolution
15. The Harlem Renaissance referred to
a. A movement in Black literature, art, and music
b. An effort to upgrade crowded housing on the Lower East Side
c. A movement in New York to reduce immigration
d. Marcus Garvey's UNIA
a. A movement in Black literature, art, and music
16. The Immigration Act of 1924:
a. Blocked immigration from the Western Hemisphere.
b. Set limits on the number of children immigrants could have once they arrived in
the United States
c. Ruled that the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was unconstitutional
d. Was based on pseudo-scientific assumptions about the superiority and inferiority of particular races
d. Was based on pseudo-scientific assumptions about the superiority and inferiority of particular races
17. "Welfare Capitalism"
a. Was the 1920s ideal that conflicted with Protestant fundamentalism in the Scopes
Trial
b. Was the idea that capitalist leaders would uphold the well-being of the American
people
c. Expanded the power of organized labor in the 1920s
d. Prohibited discrimination against immigrant workers by employers and colleges
b. Was the idea that capitalist leaders would uphold the well-being of the American people
18. This legislation prevented many banking practices that had contributed to the stock
market crash of 1929:
a. The Wagner Act
b. The Glass-Steagall Act
c. The Emergency Banking Act
d. The National Industrial Recovery Act
b. The Glass-Steagall Act
19. What was the main purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
a. To prevent another Dust Bowl from occurring
b. Stopping the migration of poor farmers to cities
c. Improving agricultural prices
d. Turning sharecroppers into landowners
c. Improving agricultural prices
20. The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934:
a. Gave American Indian tribes the right to govern their own affairs
b. Reinstated (i.e., returned to Federal law) the provisions of the Dawes Act
c. Was vetoed by Roosevelt and therefore never became law
d. Became the basis for the Twenty-Fourth Amendment
a. Gave American Indian tribes the right to govern their own affairs
21. Which of the following is NOT (repeat, NOT) true about Huey Long?
a. He launched the Share Our Wealth Movement
b. He was known as the "Kingfish"
c. He supported the wealthy Louisiana oil corporations by cutting their taxes
d. He called for the confiscation of most of the wealth of the richest Americans
c. He supported the wealthy Louisiana oil corporations by cutting their taxes
22. Franklin Roosevelt's plan to add justices to the U.S. Supreme Court:
a. Aroused opposition from critics that he was an aspiring dictator
b. Was proposed because he feared the Court would invalidate Social Security and
the Wagner Act.
c. Was rejected by Congress
d. All of the above
b. Was proposed because he feared the Court would invalidate Social Security and the Wagner Act
23. The U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding this case established the legal principle that states cannot exclude blacks from juries:
a. Powell v Alabama
b. The Gettysburg case
c. The Scottsboro case
d. Norris v Alabama
d. Norris v Alabama
24. The Tennessee Valley Authority
a. Built a series of dams along the Tennessee River
b. Provided inexpensive electricity to people of the TVA region
c. Sought to prevent floods and deforestation
d. All of the above
e. Only A and C
d. All of the above
25. Which group was most likely to be in the Progressive movement:
a. New Immigrants
b. African Americans
c. Angry Farmers
d. Urban Professionals
d. Urban Professionals
26. "Reform" in 20th-Century U.S. politics meant:
a. Changing the democratic-capitalist system in order to save it
b. A new commitment to laissez-faire economic policies
c. That nothing could be done to improve the American way of life
d. That America should become a communist nation
a. Changing the democratic-capitalist system in order to save it
27. To illustrate the meaning of "reform," Professor Flamming drew picture of this in class
a. An electrical circuit
b. A molecule
c. A pie
d. A football stadium
e. I just don't know, and I don't think it would be honorable to guess on this one, so I
will mark "E" and quietly accept my growing sense of shame
c. A pie
28. Mainstream Progressives were primarily concerned with what kind of problems:
a. The hardships of farming life
b. The difficulty of the U.S. in maintaining trade with China
c. Suffering caused by the Great Depression
d. Those caused by rapid urban-industrial growth
d. Those caused by rapid urban-industrial growth
29. Teddy Roosevelt did not run for president in 1908 because
a. By law, he could not run for a third term
b. Taft beat him out in the Republican National Convention
c. He wanted to hunt big-game animals around the world
d. The premise is false; he did run in 1908
c. He wanted to hunt big-game animals around the world
30. This man was NOT a candidate for president in 1912:
a. William Jennings Bryant
b. Eugene v Debs
c. William Howard Taft
d. Teddy Roosevelt
a. William Jennings Bryant
31. How did Wilson win the election of 1912?
a. Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote
b. He left the Democratic Party and became a Republican
c. He chose Teddy Roosevelt as his Vice Presidential candidate
d. He won the votes of Americans who normally voted for the Socialist Party
a. Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote
32. Theodore Roosevelt's idea of "New Nationalism" stated that:
a. Federal anti-monopoly laws would restore traditional American capitalism.
b. Large corporations could have a positive impact on American life
c. Big Business was here permanently, so America needed Big Government to be
permanent as well.
d. The premise of this question is false; Roosevelt campaigned on the idea of "New
Freedom"
e. B and C are correct
e. B and C are correct
33. Regardless of Woodrow Wilson's campaign slogans, his actual policies as President
reflected which set of ideas:
a. The New Nationalism
b. The New Freedom
c. The New Deal
d. Socialism
e. Fascism
a. The New Nationalism
34. Which word best describes Woodrow Wilson's campaign platform for re-election in
1916:
a. Peace
b. Militarism
c. Internationalism
d. Empire
a. Peace
35. After the Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris in 1919:
a. The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Treaty
b. The League of Nations did NOT come into existence
c. Wilson told the American people that the U.S. should not support the Treaty
d. All of these are correct
a. The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Treaty
36. Professor Flamming made the argument that Wilson's 14 Points represented:
a. Wilson's attempt to claim part of Germany as an American possession.
b. Wilson's efforts to spread Progressivism to the rest of the globe
c. Wilson's disillusionment with the Senate Republicans
d. Wilson's acceptance that England and France would rule the postwar world
b. Wilson's efforts to spread Progressivisim to the rest of the globe
37. In lecture, Flamming discussed a divide in the woman suffrage movement between these two factions:
a. States' Rights women vs. National Amendment women
b. Rural women vs. Urban women
c. American-born women vs. Immigrant women
d. Protestant women vs. Catholic women
a. States' Rights women vs. National Amendment women
38. When it came to woman suffrage, this American president unexpectedly came out in
favor of a national amendment, therefore inspiring its passage by Congress:
a. Roosevelt
b. Taft
c. Wilson
d. Harding
c. Wilson
39. This state's approval of the woman suffrage amendment completed the ratification of the 19th Amendment:
a. Massachusetts
b. California
c. Florida
d. Tennessee
d. Tennessee
40. Franklin Roosevelt's "First 100 Days":
a. saw General McArthur burn out the Bonus Army in Washington. D.C.
b. showed that Roosevelt could not get legislation through Congress
c. saw an unprecedented number of bills become law
d. included legislation for "Recovery" but not "Relief."
c. saw an unprecedented number of bills become law
41. What did 1930s liberals mean by the term "welfare state"?
a. The Federal Government must ensure the common welfare of the nation
b. The old "Dole" was no longer sufficient and must be expanded
c. Welfare relief must become a permanent part of local governments
d. Public schools should be privatized
a. The Federal Government must ensure the common welfare of the nation
42. "Big Labor" in the 1930s:
a. Never became "Big," the Wagner Act notwithstanding
b. Soared into power after the passage of the Wagner Act
c. Was on the decline by 1935
d. Was strongly opposed by Franklin Roosevelt
b. Soared into power after the passage of the Wagner Act
43. The "Conservative Coalition" in Congress:
a. Stopped New Deal legislation from passing during Roosevelt' first term
b. Was made up exclusively of the South's conservative Democrats
c. Approved of Roosevelt's "court packing" plan
d. Slowed passage of New Deal reforms during the late 1930s
d. Slowed passage of New Deal reforms during the late 1930s
44. Phase One of the New Deal Political Realignment (1932) included:
a. A new mobilization of white working class voters moving into the Democratic
Party.
b. A massive shift of voters out of the Republican Party and into the Democratic
Party.
c. A sharp decline in the voting strength of the Democratic Party.
d. A massive shift of African American voters into the Democratic Party
a. A new mobilization of white working class voters moving into the Democratic Party.
45. Phase Two of the New Deal Political Realignment (1936) included:
a. A new mobilization of white working class voters moving into the Democratic
Party
b. A massive shift of voters out of the Republican Party and into the Democratic
Party.
c. A sharp decline in the voting strength of the Democratic Party
d. A shift of African American voters into the Democratic Party.
d. A shift of African American voters into the Democratic Party
46. One result of the New Deal Political Realignment was:
a. A political shift away from American liberalism
b. A gradual movement by the government in favor of racial liberalism
c. The collapse of the Republican Party
d. The collapse of the Democratic Party
b. A gradual movement by the government in favor of racial liberalism
47. Eleanor Roosevelt:
a. Was the first activist First Lady
b. Encouraged FDR to move toward racial liberalism
c. Was a wealthy aristocrat who championed the common people
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
48. The Congressional elections of 1932:
a. Brought many liberals into Congress who wanted the New Deal to do more
b. Brought a conservative backlash against the New Deal
c. Saw the election of many Congressmen focused on foreign policy
d. None of the above
a. Brought many liberals into Congress who wanted the New Deal to donmlre
49. After FDR contracted polio:
a. He lost the use of his legs
b. He was confined to a wheelchair
c. He began to empathize with the "common man"
d. All of the Above
d. All of the above
50. Flamming's Anti-Zero-Exam-Score Policy requires this question:
a. Wrong
b. Wrong II
c. Correct Answer.
d. I know this is the wrong answer, but I oppose Flamming's Policy, so I am marking answer 4. By intentionally marking a wrong answer on this question, I am showing Professor Flamming that I am in charge of my own destiny. So there!
c. Correct Answer
10. The War Industries Board did NOT (repeat, DID NOT):
a. Preside over all elements of war production.
b. Press for better working conditions for American labor.
c. Establish standardized specifications to spur efficiency.
d. Have Wall Street financer Bernard Baruch as its leader.
b. Press for better working conditions for American labor.
14. In the Election of 1928, Herbert Hoover:
a. Easily defeated Al Smith.
b. None of the above are true.
c. Won the Catholic vote.
d. Won despite the economic depression.
e. Answers 1 and 3 are correct; answers 2 and 4 are not correct.
e. Answers 1 and 3 are correct; answers 2 and 4 are not correct.
23. The Scottsboro Case:
a. Was a high-profile court case that brought thousands of spectators to Austin, Texas.
b. Went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which affirmed the legal precedent of Meyer v. Nebraska.
c. If answers 1 and 4 are correct, and answers 2 and 3 are not correct, then answer 5 is the correct answer.
d. Involved the right of black workers to join the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
e. Went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that defendants had a constitutional right to effective legal representation.
e. Went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that defendants had a constitutional right to effective legal representation.
37. Which of the following led to a sense of American disillusionment in 1919:
a. If answers 2 and 3 are correct, and answers 1 and 4 are not correct, then 5 is the correct answer
b. Race riots in major northern cities
c. The League of Nations debate in the U.S. Senate
d. All of the above
e. The election of Herbert Hoover
b. Race riots in major northern cities
48. In the first phase of the New Deal political realignment:
a. The white working class converted from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party
b. The white working class became mobilized in favor of the Democratic Party
c. The white working class converted from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party
d. African Americans became mobilized in favor of the Republican Party
b. The white working class became mobilized in favor of the Democratic Party
49. In the second phase of the New Deal political realignment:
a. The premise is false; there was no second phase of the New Deal political realignment.
b. All of the above.
c. African Americans converted from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party
d. The white working class converted from the Democrats to the Republicanse. Southern Republicans re-enfranchised African American voters in Dixie
c. African Americans converted from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party
What was D-Day?
invasion of Normandy to liberate Europe from Germany, Allies came and fought; a second front was established and Germany had to fight a war on two major fronts; Eisenhower; June 6 1944
Why was the Battle of Okinawa important?
destroyed Japan's remaining defenses, Bloodshed influenced eventual use of the atomic bomb, conventional bombing of Japan resulted in destruction of most major cities and buildings (60%)
What disease made the U.S. war effort difficult in the Pacific theater?
Malaria
What was "Rationing" on the American home front?
sugar, meat, coffee, typewriters, fuel oil, gas, rubber, and cars were rationed; food rationing affected Americans the most and each American was issued a book of ration coupons each month; rationed goods were assigned a price and point value, once families used their coupons they couldn't buy rationed goods until the next month; rubber and gas were the most vital product rationed; clothing and shoes were rationed and families could pool coupons of all members living in same household
What was the Bracero Program?
1942; short term work permits were issued to Mexican workers because of an increased need for farm production; 150,000 braceros (temporary Mexican laborers in US) came to work in the railroad and agricultural industries during the war; half a million Mexicans deported from the US during Great Depression bc whites were so desperate for work
What was the Executive Order 9066?
February 19, 1942; FDR authorized the War Department to declare the West Coast a "war theater"; initially, military did not see need for internment; relocation was needed when other states wouldn't accept Japanese residents from California; Japanese were singled out by the government for action: Pearl Harbor caused paranoia that people of Japanese ancestry in California would help Japan during the war; people of Japanese ancestry were interned in concentration camps; given 48 hours to dispose of their belongings
What happened at Georgia Tech in World War II?
Tech hosted other military training programs during WWII with ROTC; keeping college enrollment up during the war but had specialized programs to channel technically trained men to the military; military members came to Tech and campus became a military camp; Brittain was converted to a military mess hall; an industry keyed to its highest pitch of wartime production; temporary barracks around campus
