Harding and Coolidge: Politics of the Twenties Quiz

President Calvin Coolidge believed that prosperity for all Americans depended on

• The success of American business and industry
• Importing more from foreign countries
• Keeping businesses from consolidating
• The movement of people from the city to the country

How did the Fordney–McCumber Tariff help President Warren G. Harding promote American businesses?

• It allowed free trade with all countries, thus increasing U.S. business
• It opened trade with China as never before
• It imposed high duties on foreign goods, thus protecting U.S. businesses
• It lowered taxes on corporations selling overseas

What is the main idea of this political cartoon?

• The Teapot Dome scandal was revealing that corruption ran all the way to the top of the Harding administration
• Oil was paving the way of the future
• Calvin Coolidge's presidency was riddled with scandal
• High tariffs on oil were ruining the country

The Kellogg-Briand Pact showed that

• The immigration quota system was working
• The U.S. was determined to follow a policy of isolationism in world affairs
• President Coolidge wanted better relations with Latin America
• Nations around the world wanted to avoid another great war in the future

What was the purpose of the Dawes Plan?

• To loan money to Germany in order to help them pay their war reparations
• To loan money to Britain and France to help them pay off their debts
• To reduce Germany's military
• It was an attempt to end all wars