University of Georgia History Quiz Questions
At the end of World War I, Americans began to distrust foreigners, especially those from Europe. This fear of foreigners was called...Select one:a. claustrophobiab. nativismc. xenophobiad. nationalismClear my choiceQuestion 2Not yet answered Marked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textThe 1920 census revealed what new revelation about the American population?Select one:a. that the U.S. population had finally reached over 100 millionb. that more Americans were living in rural areas that urban areasc. that the U.S. population was actually decliningd. that more Americans lived in urban areas than rural areasQuestion 3Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textAccording to the textbook, America's youth felt optimistic and upbeat about the direction America was taking after World War I.Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 4Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following gains did women NOT make in the 1920s in terms of the improvement of their status in American society?Select one:a. birth control rights in many statesb. equal pay with men in factories and management jobsc. wider acceptance at colleges and universitiesd. loosened restrictions on divorceQuestion 5Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textWhat innovation in the field of movie entertainment came about in the early 1900s that helped change pop culture?Select one:a. moving picturesb. color filmc. closed captioningd. 3-D animationQuestion 6Not yet answeredMarked out of 4.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following was a well-known baseball player?Select one:a. D.W. Griffithb. Jack Dempseyc. Babe Ruthd. Harold GrangeQuestion 7Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textThe most dominant sport of the early 1920s was college football. Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 8Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textThe trial of John Scopes illustrated the divide that existed in the United States between Select one:a. The North and Southb. Black Americans and White Americansc. Rural America and Urban Americad. Younger Generation and Older GenerationQuestion 9Not yet answeredMarked out of 4.00Flag questionQuestion textThe 18th Amendment established the legality of the collection of income taxes in the United States. Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 10Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textThe KKK was reborn in Georgia during 1915, but by the opening of the Great Depression era, the membership started to decline and reached a point where very few southerners were involved. Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 11Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textMatch the literary figures of the 20th century with their works....Author of Main StreetAnswer 1Choose...Sinclair LewisF. Scott FitzgeraldErnest HemingwayAuthor of This Side of ParadiseAnswer 2Choose...Sinclair LewisF. Scott FitzgeraldErnest HemingwayAuthor of A Farewell to ArmsAnswer 3Choose...Sinclair LewisF. Scott FitzgeraldErnest HemingwayQuestion 12Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textHenry Ford invented the automobile Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 13Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following best describes why Henry Ford's company lost ground in the automobile industry and allowed competition to seep in?Select one:a. His cars were very expensive and only the super wealthy could afford them.b. Henry Ford was unwilling to cater to consumer demands.c. Ford produced defective products and the consumers began to call for improvement, and he was unwilling to spend that kind of money to improve his cars.d. Ford began to cater to the military needs in terms of car and truck production, therefore turning his back on the needs of the buying public.Question 14Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following men was elected president in 1920?Select one:a. Woodrow Wilsonb. Calvin Coolidgec. William Howard Taftd. Warren G. HardingQuestion 15Not yet answeredMarked out of 3.00Flag questionQuestion textCalvin Coolidge ran on the platform of "a return to normalcy" when he won the White House in 1924. Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 16Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following did Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon NOT support?Select one:a. Tax decreases on wealthier Americansb. increasing the import/export tariffc. a reduction in the national debtd. an increase in the amount of deficit spending the United States didQuestion 17Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following best describes the Teapot Dome Scandal that befell the Warren Harding administration?Select one:a. President Harding approved the sale of national park lands to private real estate firms in Teapot Dome, Wyomingb. Albert Fall, Secretary of the Interior under President Harding, approved low-interest loans to oil companies but did not require collateral.c. President Harding avoided paying income taxes on his property at Teapot Dome, Wyomingd. Interior Secretary Albert Fall leased naval oil reserves to private companies.Question 18Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textPresident Coolidge was not involved in the many scandals that plagued the Harding administration when Coolidge served Harding as his V.P. Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 19Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following men was the Progressive candidate for president in 1924?Select one:a. William Howard Taftb. Theodore Rooseveltc. Robert LaFolleted. Calvin CoolidgeQuestion 20Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following describes most American's attitudes about foreign affairs after World War One?Select one:a. Bolstered by their successes in World War One, most Americans were comfortable with the new superpower status the US had and were eager to help lead the way in making a more peaceful world through mutual cooperation and alliances.b. Most Americans hoped to totally isolate themselves from all foreign involvement even if it meant losing ground on the international stage already gained by their involvement in World War One.c. After World War One, most Americans wanted to avoid foreign alliances and withdraw from foreign affairs, but did not want to isolate themselves from the rest of the world as evidenced by our involvement in treaties like the Nine Powers Treaty after World War One.d. Americans were eager to lead the fight against Communists, Facists, and Nazis and opened military bases around the world to accomplish this mission.Question 21Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textAlthough it did not join the League of Nations nor ratify the Versailles Treaty after World War One, the United States did engage in foreign relations and diplomacy in the 1920s, and through this, it did manage to regain some of its influence around the world that it lost as a result of NOT joining the League of Nations. Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 22Not yet answeredMarked out of 4.00Flag questionQuestion textFor the most part, Herbert Hoover treated our Latin American neighbors (countries) equally and fairly while he served as president. Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 23Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich nation attacked Beijing, China in 1932, and afterwards left the League of Nations?Select one:a. Russiab. Burmac. Mongoliad. Indiae. JapanQuestion 24Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following items was NOT a primary economic concern for the United States in the 1920s?Select one:a. European allies during World War I could not repay the United States the loans that they borrowed during the war.b. Stagnant cotton and coal prices, thus causing a slowdown in that sector of the economyc. Too much investment by the general public on less than stable companies and investmentsd. Too much regulation of various trade associations by the federal governmente. Improper distribution of resources, thus contributing to a widened gap between wealthy class and other classes.Question 25Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textOn what date did the stock market experience a huge sell-off resulting in a crash of the market and loss of millions of dollars in corporate reserves and individual savings?Select one:a. October 29, 1929b. October 29, 1928c. October 29, 1932d. December 7, 1941Question 26Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textPresident Herbert Hoover's response to the beginning of the Great Depression was massive government bail-outs, government social programs, and new government agencies to combat the tanking economy and trade markets. Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 27Not yet answeredMarked out of 5.00Flag questionQuestion textMatch the presidents with the year they were elected below. President Warren G. Harding Answer 1Choose...1928192419321920President Calvin Coolidge Answer 2Choose...1928192419321920President Herbert Hoover Answer 3Choose...1928192419321920President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Answer 4Choose...1928192419321920Question 28Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textThe mediums in which Middle class Americans learned about brands of household goods and appliances was from:Select one:a. word of mouth from their friends and door to door salesmen.b. advertising in mediums like magazines, newspapers and radio.c. advertising in mediums like magazines, newspapers, radio, and television.d. wild posting outdoor marketing campaigns.Question 29Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textNativists were xenophobic and preferred immigration restrictions.Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 30Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textIn the Scottsboro Boys case:Select one:a. two white women claimed black boys raped them, there was scant evidence of the rape, but the boys were tried in a case with an all white jury and subsequently convicted.b. two white women claimed the boys raped them and there was a fair trial for the boys.c. two white women claimed black boys raped them, there was sufficient evidence of the rape, but the boys were tried in a case with an all black jury and subsequently not convicted.d. two white women claimed the boys raped them and the Communist Party convicted the boys.Question 31Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textWhich of the following describes the events of Black Sunday?Select one:a. This was a second drop in the Stock Market resulting in the loss of even more jobs and closure of more companies.b. This was the date of a major dust storm that hit the Midwest, resulting in the migration of thousands of Americans to the west coast.c. This was the date of the Veterans March on Washington where veterans from WWI were demanding their pensions and bonuses. The Army was called out to break up the march and ten veterans were killed.d. This was the date when over 100 state banks closed in the United States resulting in the loss of over 100 million dollars of savings from individuals, mostly in the New England section and Midwest.Question 32Not yet answeredMarked out of 2.00Flag questionQuestion textHerbert Hoover was not responsible for starting the Great Depression; however, his policies can be blamed for the magnitude and length of it.Select one:TrueFalse