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- 1. Which of the following was a war emergency measure adopted by the United
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- (A) the first draft of women into the armed forces
- (B) the conscription of men into the army
- (C) a national system of food rationing
- (D) the government takeover of all transportation and communication lines
- (E) a national sales tax
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- (B) Over half of U. S. troops in World War I were inducted through the draft.
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- 2. President Wilson's Fourteen Points at the Versailles Peace Conference
- included all of the following EXCEPT:
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- (A) the creation of an independent Polish state
- (B) the creation of an international league of nations
- (C) reparations from Germany and the Allies
- (D) the return of Alsace-Lorraine
- (E) the adjustment of colonial claims
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- (C) Wilson opposed charging the defeated Central Powers for damages.
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- 3. During the administrations of Harding and Coolidge, the federal government:
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- (A) continued to foster progressive goals
- (B) expanded the federal debt to twice its pre-World War I level
- (C) raised the income of farmers
- (D) formed a strong alliance with the labor movement
- (E) formed a close alliance with business
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- (E) The Harding and Coolidge administrations took an active role in fostering
- goals of private industry.
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- 4. H. L. Mencken was best known during the 1920s as:
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- (A) a cabinet member under both Harding and Coolidge
- (B) a columnist and magazine editor
- (C) a novelist who represented the "lost generation"
- (D) an economist who criticized "conspicuous consumption"
- (E) the attorney for John T. Snopes
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- (B) Columnist for the BALTIMORE SUN and editor of THE SMART SET, H. L. Mencken
- was known for his independence, wit, and opposition to hypocrisy.
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- 5. The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933:
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- (A) established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- (B) established a precedent for government ownership of utilities
- (C) provided direct subsidies to farmers
- (D) provided high tariffs to protect American industry
- (E) outlawed the "yellow-dog" contract
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- (A) The Glass-Steagall Act, or Banking Act of 1933, established a government
- organization which guaranteed bank deposits.
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- 6. The National Recovery Administration was dissolved in 1935 because:
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- (A) labor unions refused to cooperate with its programs
- (B) the government was unable to guarantee home mortgages
- (C) most Americans repudiated the concept of the welfare state
- (D) many farmers refused to limit production
- (E) the Supreme Court declared the National Industry Recovery Act
- unconstitutional
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- (E) The NIRA was unconstitutional.
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- 7. Which of the following is the best example of a "permanent" reform of the
- New Deal era?
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- (A) the Civilian Conservation Corps
- (B) the Social Security Administration
- (C) the Public Works Administration
- (D) the Works Progress Administration
- (E) the American Liberty League
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- (B) The Social Security Administration, which continues to this day, is a good
- example of a permanent reform. The other New Deal measures were temporary
- measures. The American Liberty League opposed the New Deal.
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- 8. A major difference between the CIO, formed in 1935, and the AFL was that
- the CIO:
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- (A) represented industrial unions
- (B) represented skilled workers
- (C) refused to call strikes
- (D) considered itself a political party
- (E) insisted on the "open shop"
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- (A) The unions belonging to the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
- represented all the workers in an industry. The unions of the American
- Federation of Labor (AFL) represented different types of skilled workers.
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