U.S. History Unit 4 Test Review

Which of the following increased racial tensions in the United States in the early 1900s?

• The repealing of Jim Crow laws in northern states

• The emigration of U.S. citizens to European countries

• The Great Migration of African Americans to northern U.S. cities

• The 19th Amendment granting suffrage rights to women

Which of the statements below best describes how African Americans were treated in southern states after World War I?

• Lynching and Jim Crow Laws were used to treat African Americans as second class citizens

• The 18th Amendment was passed limiting voting rights for the African American population

• African Americans were given equal treatment by southern citizens and the law

• Laws were passed requiring a business to hire a certain number of minorities each year

Which of the following was a result of increased racial tensions in the years following World War I?

• The movement of African Americans to southern agricultural areas

• The revival of the Ku Klux Klan

• The passing of Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools

• The abolishment of slavery practices in the south

How did the population of the United States change following World War I?

• The population of the United States got smaller because people moved out of the country

• A large number of people moved to rural areas to look for jobs

• Only immigrants from Latin American countries were encouraged to enter the United States

• People continued to move to cities in large numbers

The concept of nativism developed as a direct response to

• Women's suffrage

• Prohibition

• Immigration

• Housing problems

What impact did the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia have on American citizens?

• Most Americans became more tolerant of foreign born people

• A period of social unrest occurred as a result of the Red Scare

• Several laws were created to help immigrants gain citizenship status more easily

• People became suspicious that the country might be taken over by Fundamentalists

What was one result of the Red Scare?

• New legislation was passed limiting voting rights

• Laws supporting immigration to the United States were passed

• The incarceration and deportation of many immigrants increased

• New housing neighborhoods for immigrant families was developed

The Red Scare of the early 1920s reflected widespread fear of the government being taken over by

• The Military

• Germans

• Communists

• Immigrants

Which of the following best describes the economic situation of the United States during the 1920s?

• Farmers did very well, but most factory workers suffered

• High unemployment and a lack of government support sent the economy into a slump

• Advances in industry and technology led to an economic boom and a high standard of living

• The U.S. government passed new laws that placed controls on what businesses could do

The radio, talking motion pictures, and a wider circulation of newspapers and magazines led to the development of

• A poor and underdeveloped country

• Popular culture and mass advertising

• A less active teenage community

• Child labor laws