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Chapter_31_The_Politics_of_Boom_and_Bust_1920_1932 (2)

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Chapter_31_The_Politics_of_Boom_and_Bust_1920_1932 (2)

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

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48. The pivotal event that essentially crippled organized labor throughout the 1920s was

  a. the Supreme Court’s ruling against the union closed shop in the Adkins case.
  b. the deportation of the most effective labor organizers to the Communist Soviet Union.
  c. the split within the American labor movement between the American Federation of Labor and the Socialists.
  d. the federal government’s antilabor intervention that broke the 1919 steel strike.
  e. repeal of the Clayton Act guaranteeing unions the right to organize.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Aftermath of War

 

49. The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from World War I was

  a. labor.
  b. blacks.
  c. unions.
  d. women.
  e. veterans.

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Aftermath of War

 

50. Veterans’ organizations like the American Legion successfully lobbied Congress to give them

  a. higher pay for service in military reserve or national guard units.
  b. special payments for those suffering the effects of shell shock or poison gas.
  c. financial support for college education or job training.
  d. guaranteed medical care in modern, efficient veterans’ hospitals.
  e. a bonus insurance policy to compensate them for lost wages during their military service.

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Aftermath of the War

 

51. One exception to President Warren G. Harding’s policy of isolationism involved the Middle East, where the United States sought to

  a. support a homeland for Jews in Israel.
  b. prevent the League of Nations from establishing British and French protectorates in the region.
  c. stop the Soviet Union from dominating the area.
  d. secure oil-drilling concessions for American companies.
  e. curb the rise of Arab nationalism.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   America Seeks Benefits Without Burdens

 

52. The primary reason that President Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament was that

  a. he feared renewed war in Europe.
  b. he did not believe a strong and modern navy was necessary for the defense and security of the United States.
  c. businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy.
  d. he did not want the League of Nations to take the lead on this problem.
  e. American public opinion overwhelming supported shrinking the U.S. Navy to prewar levels.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   America Seeks Benefits Without Burdens

 

53. The 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact

  a. formally ended World War I for the United States, which had refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
  b. set a schedule for German payment of war reparations.
  c. established a battleship ratio for the leading naval powers.
  d. condemned Japan for its unprovoked attack on Manchuria.
  e. ostensibly and naively attempted to outlaw war as a legitimate means to resolve armed conflict arising from geopolitical rivalries between and among nations.

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   America Seeks Benefits Without Burdens

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