Unit 8: The 1920s & The Great Depression

The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by

• the influenza outbreak.

• fear of airborne diseases.

• the actions of Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy.

• fear of communist infiltration of the United States.

In the era after World War I and before the Great Depression, American suburbs began to grow rapidly because of

• increased use of airplanes.

• invention of electric lights.

• mass production of automobiles.

• greater availability of information.

It can be argued that radio's MOST important contribution to American life in the 1920s was

• broadcast updates about the growing "Dust Bowl."

• it helped to create a common culture in the United States.

• people could keep posted on all news about the war with Japan.

• those in the city could hear Broadway plays instead of attending them.

Why is the Harlem Renaissance of major importance in American History?

• The government finally passed a law banning slavery.

• The area of New York was rebuilt after a devastating fire.

• It finally gave much needed jobs to African-Americans during the Great Migration.

• It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country.

What group was revived during the 1910s, speaking out against communists, immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African-Americans?

• Nativist

• Ku Klux Klan

• Know Nothings

• Anti-Saloon League

Which 1920 event resulted in the deportation of over 500 suspected anarchists and leftists?

• the Red Scare

• the Palmer Raids

• the Espionage Act

• the Communist Purge

The Scopes Trial (1925) involved

• conspiracy on the part of labor to restrain trade.

• the teaching of Christianity in Tennessee schools.

• teaching of the communist doctrine in Tennessee schools.

• a conflict in values between traditional fundamentalism and modernism.

What was the primary goal of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?

• to increase the number of women in the workforce

• to reduce European immigration to the United States

• to increase Japanese immigration to the United States

• to limit the number of African Americans in industrial jobs

An obvious defect in the United States' banking system that was exposed during the Great Depression was

• excessive government regulation of banks.

• the federal government's ownership of banks.

• an excessive amount of currency in circulation.

• the lack of protection for funds deposited by individuals in banks.

The "Dust Bowl" was an ecological situation associated with

• World War I

• World War II

• The Cold War

• The Great Depression