U.S. History Test with Multiple Choice Questions
5. The political cartoonist who drew this picture probably believed that
A. European nations were pleased with aid given them by the Coolidge administration
B. governmental agencies were receiving too much financial support from the Coolidge administration
C. American industrial and commercial leaders approved of the Coolidge administration's business policies
D. consumers had benefited from the Federal Reserve Board's tight money policy from 1925 through 1928
E. Congress was pleased by President Coolidge’s accommodating stance toward pork barrel legislation
8. Which of the following contributed the LEAST to the growth of McCarthyism in the early 1950's?
A. Fears over Soviet development of an atomic weapon
B. Revelations about Soviet spies in great Britain and the United States
C. President Truman's use of anticommunism to build support for his foreign policy
D. A large influx of immigrants following the Second World War
E. Political recriminations over the success of the Chinese Communist revolution
11. President Eisenhower's economic policy can be best characterized as
A. the adoption of deficit financing to promote economic growth, but the repudiation of the progressive income tax
B. the rejection of the New Deal and an attempt to restore laissez-faire policies
C. the acceptance of the New Deal, but moderation in the expansion of governmental social programs
D. a vigorous effort to increase defense spending and federal funds for health care
E. a continuation of his predecessors' efforts to expand the role of the federal government
12. An important factor contributing to the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930's was the
A. large military expenditure in the 1920's
B. decline in farm prosperity during the 1920's
C. rapid depletion of the nation's mineral resources
D. increased importation of foreign goods
E. increase in population due to immigration
13. Which of the following is true about the concept of isolationism?
A. European nations were pleased with aid given them by the Coolidge administration
B. governmental agencies were receiving too much financial support from the Coolidge administration
C. American industrial and commercial leaders approved of the Coolidge administration's business policies
D. consumers had benefited from the Federal Reserve Board's tight money policy from 1925 through 1928
E. Congress was pleased by President Coolidge’s accommodating stance toward pork barrel legislation
8. Which of the following contributed the LEAST to the growth of McCarthyism in the early 1950's?
A. Fears over Soviet development of an atomic weapon
B. Revelations about Soviet spies in great Britain and the United States
C. President Truman's use of anticommunism to build support for his foreign policy
D. A large influx of immigrants following the Second World War
E. Political recriminations over the success of the Chinese Communist revolution
11. President Eisenhower's economic policy can be best characterized as
A. the adoption of deficit financing to promote economic growth, but the repudiation of the progressive income tax
B. the rejection of the New Deal and an attempt to restore laissez-faire policies
C. the acceptance of the New Deal, but moderation in the expansion of governmental social programs
D. a vigorous effort to increase defense spending and federal funds for health care
E. a continuation of his predecessors' efforts to expand the role of the federal government
12. An important factor contributing to the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930's was the
A. large military expenditure in the 1920's
B. decline in farm prosperity during the 1920's
C. rapid depletion of the nation's mineral resources
D. increased importation of foreign goods
E. increase in population due to immigration
13. Which of the following is true about the concept of isolationism?