The First Red Scare

The First Red Scare

1919-1921

Multiple Choice

In the 1920s, anonymous crowds, strange customs, godlessness, and contempt for the “old” ways of life were most associated with:

• Urban areas

• Rural areas

• Europe

• The South

Multiple Select

The 18th Amendment outlawed the __________ of alcohol. (3)

• Sale

• Manufacture

• Transportation

• Consumption

Multiple Choice

An underground/hidden bar was known as a:

• Speakeasy

• Saloon

• Bootleg Bar

• Moonshiner

Open Ended

A major problem with enforcing prohibition was:

Multiple Choice

The Scopes "Monkey" Trial was a cultural battle between science and religion over the teaching of:

• Evolution

• the Bible in school

• the heliocentric theory

• Germ theory

Multiple Choice

The Great Migration had all of the following effect EXCEPT:

• Large increases in black populations in northern cities

• The Harlem Renaissance

• Marcus Garvey and his plan to create a separate black society in Africa

• Deadly race riots in many northern cities

Open Ended

What do you think was meant by the promise "Return to Normalcy"? What do you think people meant by normal?

Open Ended

How much of a threat do you think Communism truly was after WWI? Explain why you think so.

Open Ended

Can you think of something similar to the Red Scare happening today? Are there ideas that would get you deported/watched/fired today if you express support of them?

Multiple Choice

Americans became more isolationist after:

• WWI

• WWII

• The Civil War

• The Great Depression

Multiple Choice

Anger at immigrants and wanting society to work exclusively for American born people is known as:

• nativism

• racism

• misogyny

• isolationism

Multiple Choice

The Palmer Raids targeted

• Communists and Socialists

• Bootleggers

• African Americans

• Women