HIST405 Week 6 Quiz Latest 2019 January Question # 00598419 Subject: Education Due on: 02/21/2019 Posted On: 02/21/2019 11:14 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.6/5

HIST405
United States History

Week 6 Quiz

Question 1

(TCO 5) The first big
business in the United States was the

cattle industry.

textile industry.

steel industry.

coal industry.

railroad industry.

Question 2

(TCO 5) After the
Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in exports of

agricultural
products.

manufactured goods.

raw materials.

oil.

fashion.

Question 3

(TCO 6) One
justification for the new social and economic order of the North was based on

Marxism.

Social Darwinism.

Utilitarian
doctrine.

None of the above

Question 4

(TCO 10)
Progressivism and Populism largely differed in

goals.

ideology.

Progressives built
political coalitions that transcended party lines.

organization.

Question 5

(TCO 6) Most U.S.
casualties during the Spanish-American War were caused by

Correct!

disease.

wounds.

combat.

starvation.

Question 6

(TCO 7) What nation
informed American authorities about the Zimmermann note?

Germany

Great Britain

Mexico

Russia

Question 7

(TCO 7) What was the
name of the agreement that ended World War I?

The Fourteen Points

The League of
Nations

The Treaty of
Versailles

The Paris Peace
Conference

Question 8

(TCO 11) The
popularity of the automobile in the 1920s led to a(n)

increase in
commercial air travel.

decrease in the
number of motels.

increase in bridge
and tunnel construction to link cities to suburbs

decline in steel
production in the U.S.

Question 9

(TCO 11) Prohibition
was enforced by

the Volstead Act.

the Kellogg-Briand
Act.

the National
Industrial Recovery Act.

None of the above

Question 10

(TCO 11) Which
economic factors led to the Great Depression?

Underproduction,
disparity of wealth, low interest rates, and low stock speculation

Underproduction,
high consumption, low interest rates, and high stock speculation

Overproduction,
disparity of wealth, limited money supply, and high stock speculation

Overproduction, high
consumption, limited money supply, and low stock speculation

Question 11

(TCOs 6 and 7)
Identify and explain at least two causes of World War II. Then analyze
America’s foreign policy before the war, and describe how that policy changed
as the war progressed. Be sure to include a discussion of how the Battle of
Britain influenced American opinion. Make sure you use enough details to
support your answer.