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Who was named the Republican presidential candidate in 1928?

  • Calvin Coolidge
  • Franklin Roosevelt
  • Warren Harding
  • Herbert Hoover (correct)
  • What did Herbert Hoover promise during his presidential campaign?

  • To reduce government spending
  • Continued prosperity and technological advancement (correct)
  • To end the Great Depression
  • To increase taxes
  • What event occurred months after Herbert Hoover won the presidency?

  • The economy boomed
  • The Roaring 20s began
  • The stock market crashed (correct)
  • The Great Depression ended
  • Which president served as the Secretary of Commerce for both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge?

    <p>Herbert Hoover</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What brought a quick end to the prosperity of the 1920s?

    <p>The Great Depression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the Republican nominee in the election of 1920?

    <p>Warren G. Harding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main campaign promise made by Warren G. Harding during his successful campaign in 1921?

    <p>A return to normalcy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first Cabinet member to be convicted of a felony during the Harding administration?

    <p>Albert Fall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which president imposed high tariffs on imported goods in order to promote U.S.-produced items?

    <p>Calvin Coolidge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nickname given to the period of prosperity in the 1920s?

    <p>The Roaring 20s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the 1920s, the United States experienced a significant swing in governing politics. What political movement dominated the 1910s and aimed at reforming social and economic policies?

    <p>Progressive politics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event caused many U.S. citizens to become disillusioned with progressive politics by the end of World War I?

    <p>The involvement of the United States in World War I</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of immigrants in America opposed the League of Nations and advocated for the U.S. to withdraw from international politics?

    <p>German and Irish immigrants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

    <p>To seek peaceful resolutions to conflicts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the German and Irish immigrants advocate for the U.S. to focus on during the 1920s?

    <p>Strengthening the economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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