AP World History: Modern › Other American History from 1900 C.E. to Present
Which of these Presidents has not received a Nobel Peace Prize?
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Jimmy Carter
Barack Obama
Of these Presidents, Woodrow Wilson, Barack Obama, and Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize during their terms. Jimmy Carter received his long after his Presidency ended for his dedicated humanitarian work in the years since. Only John F. Kennedy did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
At the beginning of the Great Depression, many American families found they could no longer afford to live in their houses or find work, and established slums and shanty towns. What were these communities called?
Hoovervilles
Roosevelt Mansions
Franklintowns
Greed Alleys
Coolidges
The beginning of the Great Depression took place during the presidency of Herbert Hoover who, like many Presidents when the economy is in a bad state, was widely blamed for the disaster. Many Americans were forced from their homes and unable to find work and set up slums and shantytowns throughout American cities. In the early 1930s hundreds of thousands of Americans lived in these “Hoovervilles.”
What name was given to John F. Kennedy's policy of encouraging social reform and economic growth in Latin America?
The Alliance for Progress
The Fair Deal
The Square Deal
The Kennedy Doctrine
The Good Neighbor Policy
In response to growing social unrest and economic difficulties in Latin America in the 1960s, John F. Kennedy initiated the Alliance for Progress to encourage social reform and economic growth.
What is the name given to the artistic, intellectual, and social movement that took place among African Americans in New York City in the 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance
The Manhattan Revival
Brooklyn Impressionism
Long Island Objectivism
Big Apple Enlightenment
The Harlem Renaissance took place in the 1920s. It was an artistic movement, with intellectual and social qualities, that took place among the African-American community of New York City. In particular, it was a time of a dramatic increase in the writings of African Americans about their experiences.
The principle tenet of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy involved __________.
non-intervention in Latin American affairs by the American government
providing funding to aid the growth of Latin American corporations
combating the growth of Communism in many Latin American states
providing aid and military support to rebels fighting against autocratic governments in Latin America
providing aid and military support to established governments in Latin America fighting against rebels
The Good Neighbor Policy, initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, promised that the United States would adopt a policy of non-interference in the affairs of the politics of Latin American countries. This did not function as promised, however; during the Cold War, the United States intervened in Latin America on numerous occasions.
Which of these countries in the Western Hemisphere is part of the English Commonwealth of Nations?
Canada
The United States
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
The English Commonwealth of Nations is a term used to refer to the loose association of former English colonies that exist all over the world. The United States of America is one of the few former English colonies that is not a member, but Canada remains in the English Commonwealth, as do countries like Australia and India.