Slides: Social Unrest

Multiple Choice

What were the main factors that contributed to the rise of xenophobia in America after the war?

• Fear of radical ideologies including communism

• Job competition with 'New' immigrants

• Fear of the number of Jews and Catholics entering the US

• All of the above

Multiple Select

What were the main reasons for the decline in labor union membership in the US during the 1919 strikes?

• Increased government support for unions

• Labeling of strikers as Communists

• Economic prosperity

• Rise of alternative labor organizations

• The labor movement was associated with anarchism

Multiple Choice

How did World War I impact the Great Migration?

• Millions of native Americans migrated from reservations to industrial cities in search of factory jobs

• Millions of African Americans left the urban North to move to the rural South, where jobs were better and there was less discrimination

• Many African Americans decided to leave the South and move to cities in the North, where more factory jobs became available due to wartime production needs

• Women migrated from the home and sought employment in factories in place of men who fought the war

Multiple Choice

What were the main causes of the riots that erupted in Chicago during the Red Summer of 1919?

• The drowning of a black youth on Lake Michigan

• An economic recession that devastated farms on the outskirts of the city

• Political unrest that pitted anarchists and communists against factory owners

• The civil rights movement which contributed to African Americans achieving preferential status in hiring practices

Multiple Select

What were the main concerns during the 1st Red Scare in the United States?

• Fear of communism

• Fear of anarchists

• Fear of industrialists and entrepreneurs

• Fear of the color red since it signifies blood and gore

Multiple Choice

Base your answers to questions 10 and 11 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies.

. . . It has been impossible in so short a space to review the entire menace of the internal revolution in this country as I know it, but this may serve to arouse the American citizen to its reality, its danger, and the great need of united effort to stamp it out, under our feet, if needs be. It is being done. The Department of Justice will pursue the attack of these “Reds” upon the Government of the United States with vigilance, and no alien, advocating the overthrow of existing law and order in this country, shall escape arrest and prompt deportation...

Source: Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, “The Case Against the ‘Reds’,” 1920

The danger referred to in this passage contributed to which of the following events?

• Elimination of the military draft

• Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles

• Immigration Act of 1924

• End of World War I

Multiple Choice

What were the main actions taken during the Palmer Raids in response to the anarchist plots?

• Arresting and deporting individuals without legal counsel or due process

• Providing legal counsel to all arrested individuals

• Ignoring the threats posed by anarchists

• Conducting public trials for the arrested individuals

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Sacco and Vanzetti case in relation to marginalized groups in the US?

• It highlighted discrimination toward New immigrants

• It was a landmark case that institutionalized civil rights

• It showed the influence of the NAACP

• It emphasized women's liberation

Multiple Choice

What were the main reasons for the protests that followed the sentencing of Sacco and Vanzetti?

• Their alibis were strong

• They were sentenced to death despite limited evidence at trial

• The evidence was overwhelming

• They were wealthy

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the quota system established between 1919 and 1921 regarding immigration?

• To increase immigration from all countries

• To limit 'New' immigrants entering the US

• To eliminate all immigration

• To promote immigration from Europe

Multiple Choice

Why was 1890 chosen as a cutoff date for establishing quotas on immigration?

• Because most of the 'New' immigrants arrived after that.

• Due to a decline in immigration rates.

• Because it was the year of the first immigration law.

• Because immigration contributed to a more open and inclusive society

Multiple Choice

What does the image depict about the process of filtering or selection?

• A large number of people

• A small percentage of people

• A gate with a percentage

• A funnel-like structure

Multiple Choice

Which factor prompted the passage of this legislation?

• Denial of labor union membership for unskilled workers

• Increased nativism and anti-immigrant attitudes

• Wage increases for workers in manufacturing positions

• Increased U.S. involvement in foreign wars and conflicts

Multiple Choice

Based on this cartoon and your knowledge of U.S. history, which concern led to the rise of nativism in the United States during this time period?

• A fear that immigrants planned to destroy a famous American monument

• A fear that immigrants were seeking to harm American society

• A fear that immigrants would make weapons to damage American factories

• A fear that immigrants were angry about American participation in World War I

Multiple Choice

One reason nativists worried about influx of immigrants in 1880s...

• Feared immigrants gain control of city and state governments
• Believed immigrants receive preferential treatment from federal government and receive land
• Thought country's ports could not handle increasing numbers of immigrants and exports
• Considered immigrants from southern and eastern Europe a threat to traditional American cultural values