Correct. The answer is d. Bartolomeo Vanzetti suggested in his statement to the court that he and Nicola Sacco had been arrested and found guilty of the murders because they were political radicals. In particular, he thought their opposition to World War I had led to their arrest and death sentence.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Bartolomeo Vanzetti suggested in his statement to the court that he and Nicola Sacco had been arrested and found guilty of the murders because they were political radicals. In particular, he thought their opposition to World War I had led to their arrest and death sentence.

Correct. The answer is b. Catt suggested that new support for woman suffrage came about in large part because of World War I. She wrote that in a war to “make the world safe for democracy,” it had become necessary to extend democracy to women: “Great Britain and Canada have extended suffrage to women as a war measure; France and Italy have virtually promised to do so. President Wilson, himself, has recognized it as a national war measure—a part of the struggle to make the world safe for democracy—and as such has urged it on Congress.” Yet she also believed that women’s participation in the war effort had opened men’s minds to the idea that women were capable of voting and that they had important contributions to make to American politics.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Catt suggested that new support for woman suffrage came about in large part because of World War I. She wrote that in a war to “make the world safe for democracy,” it had become necessary to extend democracy to women: “Great Britain and Canada have extended suffrage to women as a war measure; France and Italy have virtually promised to do so. President Wilson, himself, has recognized it as a national war measure—a part of the struggle to make the world safe for democracy—and as such has urged it on Congress.” Yet she also believed that women’s participation in the war effort had opened men’s minds to the idea that women were capable of voting and that they had important contributions to make to American politics.

Correct. The answer is b. The Progressive Party platform was making reference to the Harding and Coolidge administrations’ cooperation with private banks that made foreign loans to stimulate growth and increase demand for American products in developing markets. Under this policy—known to its opponents as “dollar diplomacy”—American banks made high-interest loans to Bolivia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti in the 1920s and received government guarantees of repayment. The U.S. military then occupied Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti for years in order to force repayment of debt.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The Progressive Party platform was making reference to the Harding and Coolidge administrations’ cooperation with private banks that made foreign loans to stimulate growth and increase demand for American products in developing markets. Under this policy—known to its opponents as “dollar diplomacy”—American banks made high-interest loans to Bolivia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti in the 1920s and received government guarantees of repayment. The U.S. military then occupied Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti for years in order to force repayment of debt.

Correct. The answer is a. Billy Sunday’s sermon emphasized the close connections between religious fundamentalism, prohibition, and the preservation of traditional social and cultural values.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Billy Sunday’s sermon emphasized the close connections between religious fundamentalism, prohibition, and the preservation of traditional social and cultural values.

Correct. The answer is c. For Hughes, the “racial mountain” consisted of the pressure African American artists felt to model their work on white traditions. He saw that pressure as destructive and affirmed the importance of black experiences and culture as the basis for truly original black art.

Incorrect. The answer is c. For Hughes, the “racial mountain” consisted of the pressure African American artists felt to model their work on white traditions. He saw that pressure as destructive and affirmed the importance of black experiences and culture as the basis for truly original black art.

Correct. The answer is a. Advertisers sold products by appealing to a wide range of consumers’ dreams and desires in the 1920s. These particular advertisements featured white middle-class families, emphasized that thousands of people were choosing the featured products, and invited the reader to take part in “a new vogue that is sweeping America.”

Incorrect. The answer is a. Advertisers sold products by appealing to a wide range of consumers’ dreams and desires in the 1920s. These particular advertisements featured white middle-class families, emphasized that thousands of people were choosing the featured products, and invited the reader to take part in “a new vogue that is sweeping America.”