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Early 20th Century U.S. Trivia Quiz

Turn of a century American AP History - and some little known facts.

A multiple-choice quiz by LTCJ. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
LTCJ

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,005

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1943

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This Native American served as Vice President of the United States. Who was it? Hint

Charles Curtis

Thomas Riley Marshall

Charles Gates Dawes

Charles Warren Fairbanks

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Question 2 of 10

2. This diminutive general won the Medal of Honor and declared martial law during the Great San Francisco earthquake. He is the most famous U.S. general that you have probably never heard of. Hint

Samuel Curtis

Fredrick Funston

James Forsythe

John J Pershing

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first Presidential Cabinet member to go to jail. (Think tea pot). Hint

Charles Forbes

Albert B. Fall

Harry Daugherty

John W. Davis

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Question 4 of 10

4. What treaty resulting from the 1921 Washington Conference was the first large scale attempt to limit the size of the world's navies? Hint

Four-Power Treaty

Five-Power Treaty

Naval Power Treaty

Kellogg-Briand Treaty

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Question 5 of 10

5. President Herbert Hoover's attempt to deal with the great depression was to loan money to banks and railroads to stabilize the economy. Eleven million dollars were lent (and repaid) but did little to stop the depression. Which agency administered this loan? Hint

RFC

FDIC

NRA

WPA

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Question 6 of 10

6. Schechter Poultry Corporation vs. United States (1935) - the famous "Sick Chicken Case" - struck down which New Deal Agency? Hint

AAA

NRA

CCC

WPA

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Question 7 of 10

7. During the mobilization for America's entry into WWI, the Food Administration had meatless and 'wheat less' days and guaranteed $2 dollar wheat while calling on people to use substitutes for meat and cereals. Which famous American headed this agency? Hint

Herbert Hoover

Bernard Baruch

Calvin Coolidge

William Sims

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1919 saw strikes involving over 4 million workers. One of the most famous was the Boston Police Strike that threatened public safety. What future President became famous for breaking the strike? Hint

Warren G .Harding

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Calvin Coolidge

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Question 9 of 10

9. This country was the only European country to repay in full its WWI war debt to the United States in the interwar period. Hint

Germany

Britain

Finland

France

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first U.S. President to go up in an airplane and down in a submarine? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Teddy Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Warren Harding

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Native American served as Vice President of the United States. Who was it?

Answer: Charles Curtis

Kansas Senator and Republican Majority leader in the Senate, this Topeka citizen's mother was a Kaw Indian. He was Vice President under Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929 till March 3, 1933).

2. This diminutive general won the Medal of Honor and declared martial law during the Great San Francisco earthquake. He is the most famous U.S. general that you have probably never heard of.

Answer: Fredrick Funston

Born in Iola, Kansas, Fredrick Funston would be a great subject for a TV Movie. He cannoed up the Yukon River, explored the Grand Canyon, fought for Cuban independence prior to US involvement in the war. He won the Medal of Honor in the Philippines and personally led the expedition that captured the insurgent leader.

He would have commanded US forces in WWI had he not died suddenly in 1916 in San Antonio, Texas.

3. Who was the first Presidential Cabinet member to go to jail. (Think tea pot).

Answer: Albert B. Fall

Forbes went to jail for corruption as head of the Veterans' Bureau, and Daugherty was dismissed from office over illegal sale of liquor permits. It was the Teapot Dome scandal that was best known in the Harding Administration.

4. What treaty resulting from the 1921 Washington Conference was the first large scale attempt to limit the size of the world's navies?

Answer: Five-Power Treaty

The famous 5-5-3 ratio for battleships but did not extend to aircraft carriers.
The ratio was a limit to the number of battleships allowed to the major powers by this treaty. The formula was as follows: the US 5, Britain 5, Japan 3, Italy 1.75, France 1.75. The battleships were rated by tons displaced and Japan got around the treaty by building large cruisers not covered by the treaty.

Answer: RFC

'Pump priming' did not work well and unemployment reached over 25%. It was seen as welfare for the wealthy, while the poor were in soup lines. The 2008 bailout of Wall Street had echoes the past.
RFC = Reconstruction Finance Corporation
NRA = National Recovery Act
FDIC = Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
WPA = Works Progess Administration

6. Schechter Poultry Corporation vs. United States (1935) - the famous "Sick Chicken Case" - struck down which New Deal Agency?

Answer: NRA

The National Industrial Recovery Act was declared unconstitutional. Later the AAA was struck down in Butler vs. the US. The CCC was perhaps the most popular New Deal Program.
NRA = National Recovery Act
AAA = Agricultural Adjustment Act
CCC = Civilian Conservation Corps
WPA = Works Progress Administration

Answer: Herbert Hoover

"Hooverize" became a popular slogan during the war but was turned against the great humanitarian during the depression. "Silent Cal" was the govenor of Massachusetts and would later break the Boston Police strike while Admiral William Sims developed the convoy system that helped defeat German U-boat attacks in the Atlantic.

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

This should be the easy question for students of the 1920s.

9. This country was the only European country to repay in full its WWI war debt to the United States in the interwar period.

Answer: Finland

The links between payments of war debts and the world economy was the pillar that international finance rested on. What to do about the debt issue was a major topic of concern among world leaders. Finland paid off debts from both WWI and WWII.

10. Who was the first U.S. President to go up in an airplane and down in a submarine?

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt

One of my favorite Presidents, I am sure he had ADD. He flew with one of the Wright brothers in 1910, visited the canal zone while president, and went down in a submarine during the peace talks at Porstmouth, NH.

Source: Author LTCJ

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