Question

president woodrow wilson, distracted by world war i, then laid low by his stroke, had mishandled almost every postwar issue. the booming economy began to collapse in mid - 1920. the republican candidates for president and vice president, warren g. harding and calvin coolidge, easily defeated their democratic opponents, james m. cox and franklin d. roosevelt.

1. which american president suffered a stroke during his second term?

a. calvin coolidge
b. franklin d. roosevelt
c. warren g. harding
d. woodrow wilson

1. who was elected president of the united states in the 1922 election?

a. calvin coolidge
b. james m. cox
c. franklin d. roosevelt
d. warren g. harding
following ratification of the 19th amendment to the constitution, women voted in a presidential election for the first time.

1. which amendment granted suffrage to women?

the first two years of hardings administration saw a continuance of the economic recession that had begun under wilson. by 1923, however, prosperity was back. for the next six years the country enjoyed the strongest economy in its history, at least in urban areas. governmental economic policy during the 1920s was eminently conservative. it was based upon the belief that if government fostered private business, benefits would radiate out to most of the rest of the population.

1. rural areas benefited the most from the economic prosperity of the 1920s.

a. true
b. false

1. republicans of the 1920s believed that if government fostered private business, benefits would radiate out to most of the rest of the population.

a. true
b. false
accordingly, the republicans tried to create the most favorable conditions for u.s. industry. the fordney - mccumber tariff of 1922 and the hawley - smoot tariff of 1930 brought american trade barriers to

Explanation:

1. The text states Woodrow Wilson had a stroke and mishandled postwar issues.
2. The 1920 election (leading to 1921-1923 term) elected Warren G. Harding; the 1922 election is not a U.S. presidential election, but the text identifies Harding as the Republican winner of the relevant 1920 race.
3. The text explicitly links the 19th Amendment to women's first presidential election votes.
4. The text notes prosperity was strongest in urban areas, so rural areas did not benefit most.
5. The text states 1920s Republican policy was based on the belief that fostering private business would spread benefits.

Answer:

1. d. Woodrow Wilson
2. d. Warren G. Harding
3. 19th Amendment
4. b. False
5. a. True