Notes: Postwar Issues

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Multiple Choice

What effect did World War I have on the attitudes of many Americans?

• It led to a wave of prejudice against foreign-born people.

• It caused a desire to stop exporting goods to other nations.

• It encouraged people to become less fearful of outsiders.

• It sparked a desire to get more involved in world affairs.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of communism? Select the three correct answers.

• rule by a dictator

• the goal of ending capitalism

• an attempt to equalize wealth and power

• a government with many parties

• individuals owning businesses

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were Americans most fearful of during the Red Scare?

• an end to the system of communism

• a Communist takeover of the country

• the possibility of a revolution in Russia

• the elimination of all forms of government

Multiple Choice

Which factor most influenced the guilty verdict and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti during the Red Scare?

• Clear physical evidence that directly linked them to the crime

• Confessions made by Sacco and Vanzetti during police interrogation

• Widespread nativist and anti-radical attitudes toward immigrants and anarchists

• Strong public support for harsh punishment of draft evaders during World War I

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During the wave of ​

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sentiment, “Keep America for Americans” became the prevailing attitude. As a result of the ​

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Scare and anti-immigrant feelings, different groups used anti-​

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as an excuse to harass any group unlike themselves. The ​

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was devoted to “100 percent Americanism.” they opposes blacks, Catholics, Jews, immigrants, unions, ​

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nativist

Red

communism

KKK

saloons

Multiple Choice

How does the US limit immigration during this period?

• Building a wall

• A Quota System

• Ending immigration

• Closing Ellis Island

Multiple Choice

What was the primary goal of the quota system?

• to completely end immigration in America

• to provide Native Americans with U.S. citizenship

• to prevent African Americans from getting good jobs

• to limit the number of people entering America from European countries

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Indian Citizenship Act granted Native Americans the right to vote

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Indian Citizenship Act granted US citizenship to 125,000 Native Americans

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This person became a blue collar national hero for the working class.

• Babe Ruth

• Duke Ellington

• John L. Lewis

• Charles Lindbergh