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This Week in History: Calvin Coolidge Steps Up
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1. Calvin Coolidge became president after what incident?
A scandal
An election
The unexpected death of President Warren G. Harding
The impeachment of President Warren G. Harding
The assassination of President Warren G. Harding
2. Before serving as Harding's vice president, Coolidge was governor of what state?
Virginia
Georgia
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
3. Coolidge inherited an office plagued by scandal, including which one of the more serious scandals in early 20th century politics?
Boss Tweed
Tammany Hall
Watergate
The Teapot Dome Scandal
Iran Contra Affair
4. Perhaps most striking for someone who is president, Coolidge earned what nickname?
Cool Cal
Boisterous Cal
Silent Cal
Talkative Cal
Loud Cal
5. Despite his reserved nature, Coolidge was the first president to do what?
Appear in a talking film
Talk on radio
Talk on the telephone
Be photographed
Hold a press conference
6. Coolidge won the 1924 presidential election with the slogan, "Keep ___ with Coolidge." The blank standing for what?
Cool
Voting
Caring
Collected
Calm
7. Coolidge captured the sentiment of the American people of the 1920s when he said, "The chief business of the American people" is what?
Work
Fun
Farming
Business
Commerce
8. Coolidge signed two famous international accords. Which two?
The Treaty of Ghent and the Monroe Doctrine
Geneva Accord and the 14 Points
The Treaty of Paris and the Harding Accord
The Wilson Plan and the 14 Points
The Dawes Plan and The Kellogg-Briand Pact
9. What particular type of economic policies of the Coolidge Administration were said to have contributed to the Great Depression?
New Deal
Laissez-faire
Internationalism
Isolationism
Free Trade
10. Coolidge's wife Grace formerly taught at the Clark School for the Deaf and befriended which famous activist?
Marlee Matlin
Laura Bridgman
Helen Keller
Alice Cogswell
Ruthie Jordan
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