Author Question: Outside the solidly Democratic South, Al Smith won his largest share of votes in 1928 in: A) the ... (Read 77 times)

Charlie · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

What 1920s novelist coined the term the Jazz Age?

A) Ernest Hemingway
B) John dos Passos
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) H.L. Mencken

Question 2

After the passage of the 19th Amendment, the majority of women activists:

A) concentrated on making the most of women's voting rights.
B) demanded further, more radical reforms.
C) stopped participating in any women's organizations.
D) began addressing wider social problems of race and class.

Question 3

Andrew Mellon, one of the wealthiest people in the United States, served as secretary of the treasury. During his term, he was called the greatest secretary of the treasury ever. His accomplishments include all of the following EXCEPT

A) creation of a close and comfortable relationship between government and business.
B) applied cuts to government spending.
C) retired half of the debt caused by WWI.
D) kept the economy in check to avoid any threat of depression.

Question 4

Outside the solidly Democratic South, Al Smith won his largest share of votes in 1928 in:

A) the far West.
B) the largest cities.
C) the rural Midwest.
D) New York state.