Question

1. In 1920, when Presidential candidate Warren G Harding called for "return to normalcy" he was advocating
increased support for Progressive Era programs and the League of Nations
increased farm production and an emphasis on the rural lifestyle
reduced international involvement and less government regulation of business
reduced racial segregation and the elimination of discrimination against women

2. After World War I, most Americans wanted the United States to follow a foreign policy of
remaining involved in overseas affairs
supporting the League of Nations
isolationism in world affairs
using United States forces to maintain peace in Europe

3. The League of Nations, the Washington Naval Conference, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact were designed to keep
peace in the Northern Hemisphere. Why did these agreements fail to prevent World War II?
Independence movements in developing countries were too strong to be stopped
The United States was not a participant in any of the agreements
The agreements lacked enforcement powers
The United States was too involved in military rearmament

4. After World War I, the United States demonstrated its return to a policy of isolationism by
lowering tariffs on imports
refusing to sign the Treaty of Versailles
promoting the Marshall Plan
liberalizing immigration policies

5. After World War I, why did American farmers fail to share in the general economic growth of the United States?
Many immigrants were settling in the west and competing with the farmers
The Federal Government reduced the number of acres in which farmers could grow subsidized crops
Farmers could not produce enough to keep up demand
Overproduction and competition caused falling prices

6. Which action best demonstrated the United States effort to isolate itself from European conflicts after World War I
lowering tariffs
attempting to improve relations with Asia
failing to sign international disarmament agreements
refusing to join the League of Nations

7. One motivation for the passage of the immigration quota acts of 1921 and 1924 was
congressional support for free, unlimited immigration
the industrialists need for workers from southern and eastern Europe
the prevailing mood of welcome to foreign ideas
a recurrence of nativist attitudes following World War I

8. During the 1920s, the prevailing view of the governments' role in the United States economy was that the government
should
control the means of production
promote the welfare state
play a major role through regulatory action
interfere as little as possible

9. Which characteristic of the 1920s is best illustrated by the Red Scare, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, and the activities of the Ku Klux Klan
increased nativism
belief in unlimited progress
growth in humanitarian causes
faith in big business

10. The economic boom and the financial speculation, of the 1920s, were caused in part by
installment buying and an unregulated stock market
the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities
the mobilization of the economy for war
increased government restrictions on big business

Answer 1

1) Option1increased support for Progressive Era programs and the League of Nations.Sensing that the country was tired of war and reform, he vowed to roll back progressive reforms and reestablish isolationism by focusing on America first.He promised to return good old days of economic stability and prosperity.

2) Option 3 Isolationism in world affairs.During the 1930s, the combination of the Great Depression and the memory of tragic losses in World War I contributed to pushing American public opinion and policy toward isolationism. Isolationists advocated non-involvement in European and Asian conflicts and non-entanglement in international politics.

3) Option 3 It lacked enforcement powers.The primary problem was that the treaty provided for no means of enforcement or sanctions against parties who violated its provisions.

4) option 2
refusing to sign the Treaty of Versailles. The U.S. Senate refused to ratify Wilson's Treaty of Versailles because, among other reasons, Senators feared that U.S. involvement in the League of Nations would mean that American troops might be sent into Europe and settle European disputes as US was following policy of Isolationism.