EOC Review 4

All of the following contributed to American involvement in World War I EXCEPT

• isolationism
• anti-German propaganda
• unrestricted submarine warfare
• the Zimmerman telegram

The belief in economic opportunity in the North and a desire to escape the difficulties of life in the South led to

• the Great Migration of African-Americans between 1914 and 1920
• the wave of immigrants from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s
• the settlement of thousands of Irish following the Irish potato famine
• an influx of Chinese workers who built the transcontinental
  railroad

What right was granted by ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment?

• the right of the people to elect U.S. senators
• the right to due process
• a woman’s right to vote
• the right of workers to form unions

In the 1920s, labor unions were wary of Eastern European immigrants in part because of

• Black Thursday
• The Jazz Age
• The Red Scare
• The Great Depression

Which of the following describes an arrangement of workers or machines where each performs a repetitive task?

• cotton gin
• assembly line
• interchangeable parts
• factory

Henry Ford had a great impact on American society by

• further dividing the classes by making only a few cars for wealthy buyers.
• discovering a way refine crude oil into cheap gasoline for
  automobiles.
• developing numerous railroad systems that connected the entire
  country.
• using an assembly line to mass produce cheap and efficient cars.

What does the growth of the movie industry indicate about the 1920s?

• a growing sense of nationalism
• a conservative movement
• a disinterest in radio
• a time of prosperity

The Harlem Renaissance is BEST described as a time when... 

• the architecture of Harlem was copied by other cities
• the past success of Harlem was highlighted
• the literary work of African-Americans flourished
• jazz music lost in popularity

The Great Depression resulted from a combination of several factors including overproduction, overextension of consumer credit, under-consumption of consumer goods, and

• a rise in labor unions
• unchecked speculation in the stock market
• a westward population shift
• government regulation of big business

What was one major factor in the creation of the Dust Bowl?

• financial security
• widespread drought
• political mismanagement
• good farming practices