Post World War One

The late 1800's and early 1900's saw social unrest caused by anti-immigration attitudes in many parts of the United States. Select the example that reflected anti-immigration attitudes in the United States

• 1918 Influenza Virus

• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

• The Palmer Raids

• Credit Nation

"The world is on the verge of a new era ......Capitalism is in collapse. The workers of the world are seeing a new light and securing courage."

​What effect did statement such as the one above have on many people in the United States?

• The threat of Communism would spread to the United States

• The United States would go to war with Russia

• There would be a sharp decrease in farm workers

• The world wide fear of Communism is overblown

What primarily motivated nativism in the United States in the late 1800's?

• Hostility toward immigrant workers

• The need to reduce overcrowding in Northern cities

• Cultural conflicts with Native American Indians

• migration of African American families to northern cities

Which characteristic of the 1920's is illustrated by the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti?

• Hostility toward woman's suffrage

• Support for segregation

• Opposition to separation church and state

• Intolerance toward immigrants

What political, economic, and social effects did World War I have on the United States?

• More Democrats were elected to Congress, the United States fell into debt, and Americans began tolerating African-Americans.

• U.S. laws limited and prevented immigrants from entering the United States, the U.S. became a "creditor nation," and African-Americans took part in the Great Migration.

• The U.S. became an isolated nation, the U.S. struggled to pay its foreign loans, and most immigrants received better wages in the cities.

• Americans demanded that women be voted into Congress, the U.S. looked for new economic allies, and the U.S. began its hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Which 1896 Supreme Court case established "separate but equal" ?

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Ogden v. Gibbons

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

What did many people believe Sacco and Vanzetti's execution was really for?

• Because they voted for a communist presidential candidate in the previous election

• Most believed their execution was due to their capitalistic views

• Because they were bad husbands and refused to jobs

• Most believed their execution was due to their anarchist views

The Communist Revolution in Russia was a major factor in the Red Scare in the United States

• True

• False

This is someone who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power.

• anarchist

• radical

• alien

This is excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others.

• radical

• agitator

• paranoia