Early 20th Century U.S. Policies and Initiatives Quiz

Test your knowledge of key U.S. policies and initiatives from the early 1900s with this quiz. From the New Deal to suffrage, explore pivotal moments in American history.

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What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drug Act passed in 1906?

To regulate immigration

To ensure workplace safety

To protect consumers from unsafe food and drugs

To promote free trade

Who was the leader of the United States during World War I?

Theodore Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

William Howard Taft

Warren G. Harding

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?

Stock Market Crash of 1929

Prohibition

The Roaring Twenties

Dust Bowl

Which U.S. president implemented the New Deal in response to the Great Depression?

Woodrow Wilson

Herbert Hoover

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

14th Amendment

19th Amendment

18th Amendment

21st Amendment

Which policy sought to limit the spread of communism during the early Cold War years?

Containment

Isolationism

Appeasement

Detente

What was the purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?

To provide unemployment benefits

To regulate the stock market

To establish a retirement pension system

To promote agricultural development

Who was the primary architect of the New Deal programs during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency?

Harry S. Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Frances Perkins

Henry A. Wallace

What was the main purpose of the Wagner Act of 1935?

To regulate the stock market

To establish Social Security

To protect workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively

To address environmental issues