Friday, May 07, 2010

Voting Question: PLEASE ANSWER: CAN A RETAIL POT COMPANY BASED IN CALIFORNIA GO PUBLIC AND BE TRADED ON A PUBLIC EXCHANGE?

1.What was President Harding’s political philosophy for America?

A.Build a major military force to maintain a global presence
B.Close the nation’s borders and make America self-sufficient
C.A return to a normal life after the war
D.A strong foreign trade push to enhance the economy

2.How would Andrew Mellon’s supply-side economics affect America’s economy?

A.By lowering income tax, individuals and businesses would spend and invest more money, causing the economy to grow.
B.By producing more products than consumers could use, the excess could be sold overseas to increase profits in the country.
C.Make only enough products that can be consumed to support the supply and demand policy
D.By sending raw materials overseas, products could be manufactured at a lower cost, resulting in higher profits for U.S. businesses.

3.To assist in promoting economic growth, Herbert Hoover directed which agency to find new
markets wherein U.S. companies could expand?

A.The East India Trading Company
B.Bureau of Overseas Markets and Trade
C.The Center for Trade and Manufacturing
D.Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce

4.During the 1920s, how did the United States try to promote peace and stability?

A.By allowing more foreign countries access to lower interest rate loans to promote trade
B.By lowering tariffs and spreading the wealth around the world
C.Through the use of economic policies and arms control agreements
D.By building the largest naval fleet in the world

5.What was President Coolidge’s philosophy of government in America?

A.To reduce the government’s interference in business and industry as much as possible
B.The more power the government has, the more control it has over the economy.
C.Be more involved with the world’s political processes to help spread democracy
D.To invest in third world economies to create new markets for U.S. businesses

6.How did the Dawes Plan affect economic relations between the United States, Britain, France, and Germany?

A.It allowed U.S. banks to demand payment on war loans from those countries that created bad feelings between the countries and the United States.
B.It helped U.S. banks loan money to Germany, Britain, and France to pay back their war debts so those countries could buy more American products.
C.It allowed the United States more control over the economic and political systems of those countries.
D.It forbade U.S. businesses from selling products to those countries until they paid back their war debt to the United States.

7.What was the purpose of the Five-Power Naval Limitation Treaty of 1921 between the United States, Britain, France, Japan, and Italy?

A.It reduced the number of warships each country could have in its navy and the number of ground forces.
B.It gave control of the oceans to the United States and four other countries to keep world peace through the show of naval power.
C.It allowed the United States and four other countries to build up their navy but reduce their air force and ground military.
D.It was a long-term treaty designed to control the build up of naval military between the United States and four other countries in hopes of creating peace, recovery, and prosperity.

8.What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928?

A.All 14 signing nations agreed to abandon war and settle disagreements by peaceful means.
B.It was an agreement between the United States and foreign countries to allow companies from multiple countries to merge and form an international company.
C.It allowed U.S. businesses to regulate their own pricing to encourage more competition.
D.It allowed U.S. companies to buy each other, forming monopolies to help create a stronger economy.

9.Henry Ford adopted the assembly line to make his Model T cars. How did the assembly line change manufacturing in America?

A.The assembly line created cheaply built goods that had to be replaced often by the consumer.
B.The assembly line had little impact on manufacturing because it was not an effective way to produce goods.
C.It lowered the cost of goods, thereby increasing the volume of sales among consumers.
D.It made it cheaper to manufacture products so businesses could charge more and make big profits.

10.How did industrialization affect the American worker and society as a whole?

A.Because of big business greed, workers were paid poorly and forced to work long hours.
B.American businesses were forced to turn to foreign markets to sell their products, because a majority of Americans could not afford to purchase them.
C.It created a larger gap between those who were rich and the common laborer, creating dissatisfaction in the workforce.
D.Workers’ salaries increased and work hours were reduced, giving Americans more money with more time to spend it, increasing demand for consumer goods.

11.What event took place in December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, advancing travel?

A.The >> full story

Voting Question: PLEASE ANSWER: CAN A RETAIL POT COMPANY BASED IN CALIFORNIA GO PUBLIC AND BE TRADED ON A PUBLIC EXCHANGE?

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