The impact of the Great Depression on American resulted in all of the following except
salaries for those who held on to their jobs rose slightly.
Warren G. Harding's weaknesses as president included all of the following except a(n)
lack of political experience.
All of the following were political liabilities for Alfred E. Smith except his
failure to win the support of American labor
President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression was to
offer federal assistance to businesses and banks but not individuals.
The mood in the United States just before the stock market crashed in 1929 could best be described as
confident
The advent of the gasoline-powered tractor in the 1920s meant that
productivity went way up but so did debt.
President Herbert Hoover believed that the Great Depression could be ended by doing all of the following except
providing direct aid to the people
.The term "Hoovervilles" refers to
shantytowns filled with shacks created by homeless people during the Great Depression.
Which of the following was not a consequence of the American policy of raising tariffs sky-high in the 1920s?
The American economy slipped into recession.
President Hoover's public image was severely damaged by his
use of harsh military force to disperse the Bonus Army from Washington
In America, the Great Depression caused
a decade-long decline in the birthrate.
.Veterans' organizations like the American Legion successfully lobbied Congress to give them
a bonus insurance policy to compensate them for lost wages during their military service.
Hoover was criticized for his handling of the Great Depression, but some historians consider this unfair for all of the following reasons except
his policies enabled local and state governments to act more efficiently to help people in need.
One of Herbert Hoover's chief strengths as a presidential candidate was his
talent for administration.
The Teapot Dome scandal was centered around corrupt deals and bribes involving
naval oil reserves
The Bonus Expeditionary Force marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 to demand
immediate full payment of bonus payments promised to World War I veterans.
Which one of the following members of President Harding's cabinet proved to be incompetent and corrupt?
Albert Fall
When elected to the presidency in 1928, Herbert Hoover
combined small-town values with wide experience in modern corporate America.
As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930
the worldwide depression deepened.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, established by Hoover to deal with the depression, was charged with
making loans to businesses, banks, and state and local governments.
republican econmic policies under Warren G harding
the government would help business along the path to profit
During the 1920's the supreme court
often ruled against progressive legislation
the main reason Harding was willing to seize on international disarmament was that
business people were unwilling to help pay for a larger navy
the 1928 kellog briand pact
officially outlawed war as a solution to international rivalry
the major scandal of hardings administration resulted in the conviction of his secretary of
the interior
which of the following attributes is least descriptive of president Coolidge
wordiness
during Coolidge's presidency, government policy was set largely by the interests and values of
the business community
after the initial shock of Hardings scandals many Americans
excusing many wrongdoers that they gotten away with it
one of the major problems facing farmers in the 1920's was
overproduction
in 1924 the democratic party convention defeated by only one vote a resolution condemning
the Ku Klux Klan
the progressive party did not do well in the 1924 election because
most people shared the general prosperity of the time