World War I and the 1920s

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What was a major reason the United States entered World War I (1917)? Options: The Japanese had occupied Manchuria., Foreign troops had landed on American soil., The Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium., Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

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Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

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The clear-and-present danger doctrine established in Schenck v. United States (1919) permits the government to

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limit speech that threatens the security of the nation

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One goal for a lasting peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was

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establishing a League of Nations

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Many United States senators refused to support membership in the League of Nations because they believed that it would involve the United States in future foreign conflicts.

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involve the United States in future foreign conflicts

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The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the: success of military desegregation, efforts of the civil rights movement, availability of new factory jobs, impact of affirmative action programs

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availability of new factory jobs

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Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington are noted for their contributions to the cultural movement of the 1920s known as the

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Harlem Renaissance

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Immigration laws passed during the 1920s changed United States policy by

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establishing immigration quotas

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The Red Scare, the National Origins Acts of the 1920s, and the verdict in the Sacco and Vanzetti trial are examples of negative American attitudes toward

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immigrants

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The Scopes Trial of 1925 is an example of

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a clash between scientific ideas and religious beliefs lifestyles

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The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the popularity of the flappers and their style of dress.

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popularity of the flappers and their style of dress