WWI/1920's

Between 1919 and 1941, anti-immigrant sentiments had a significant impact on social trends in the United States. Identify the general trends during this time that were related to these anti-immigrant sentiments.

• foreign-born workforce increased

• Nativism became widespread

• Immigration quotas were enacted

• Religious tolerance increased

• Immigrants were targeted by the Ku Klux Klan

What foreign policy did the United States pursue after its involvement in World War I?

• The United States limited its involvement in international affairs.

• The United States led the League of Nations to promote peace.

• The United States paid for the rebuilding of Great Britain and France.

• The United States seized territories from its European rivals to build its empire.

During the 1920's, several movements contributed to social change. Identify the movement that contributed to the following social change:

Enhanced participation in the political process.

• The Great Migration

• Prohibition

• Women's suffrage

During the 1920's, several movements contributed to social change. Identify the movement that contributed to the following social change:

Divided the nation along secularist/fundamentalist lines.

• The Great Migration

• Prohibition

• Women's suffrage

During the 1920's, several movements contributed to social change. Identify the movement that contributed to the following social change:

Increased competition for housing and jobs.

• The Great Migration

• Prohibition

• Women's suffrage

Which development contributed to the expansion of the suburbs in the United States in the 1920's?

• the use of the automobile

• the building of skyscrapers

• the expansion of farm acreage

• the increase of the immigrant population

During World War I, Congress passed legislation making the following offense punishable by fines and/or imprisonment: to "wilfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal...or abusive language about the form of government of the United States, or the Constitution of the United States, or the military or naval forces of the United States..." (Source: Amendment to the Espionage Act of 1917) Which thesis about the rights of U.S. citizens would this legislation help support?

• The exercise of certain rights can be restricted during wartime.

• Publication of materials in support of war is against the law.

• Government can be legally criticized during wartime.

• It is permissible to place limitations on the right to vote during wartime.

Identify the effects brought about by changes in car ownership in the 1920's.

• Passage of the Interstate Highway Act

• Expansion of businesses related to travel

• Massive increase in traffic congestion

• Expanded use of railroads

• growth of suburbs

Which group's activities reflected a pattern of intolerance toward immigrants in the United States in the 1920's?

• Ku Klux Klan

• United Farm Workers

• American Indian Movement

• National Organization for Women

From 1910 to 1930, approximately 1.6 million migrants left rural areas in Southern states and moved to Northern cities. This population shift was known as the Great Migration. Which group relocated from the South to the North in the largest numbers during this period?

• Asian Americans

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Mexican Americans