Roaring 20's Quiz 1

After World War I, one way in which the Red Scare, the passing of the Quota Acts, and the growth of the Ku Klux Klan were similar is that they all

• exploited fears about people who were considered un-American

• encouraged the assimilation of new immigrants into American society

• supported the goals of the suffrage movement

• exhibited prejudice against African Americans

Which development most clearly illustrates the nativist attitudes that existed in the United States in the 1920s?

• limits on immigration established by the Quota Acts

• pro-business policies of the federal government

• artistic and literary achievements of the Harlem Renaissance

• conflicts between religion and science as shown in the Scopes Trial

What was an effect of the immigration laws of 1921 and 1924?

• reduction of immigration from southern and eastern Europe and Asia

• establishment of equality among ethnic groups seeking entrance to the United States

• increase in the total number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States

• removal of restrictions from the nations of northern and western Europe

One reason for the passage of the laws shown in this chart was to

• limit economic growth

• protect the jobs of workers in the United States

• improve working conditions in American factories

• promote non-European immigration

The Red Scare, the National Origins Acts of the 1920s, and the verdict in the Sacco and Vanzetti trial are examples of negative American attitudes toward

• immigrants

• African Americans

• Business Leaders

• labor union leaders

Which pair of events illustrates an accurate cause-and-effect relationship?

• Sacco and Vanzetti trial and ratification of the woman suffrage amendment

• rebirth of the KKK and formation of the Populist Party

• Red Scare and demand for limits on immigration

• high food prices and start of the Great Depression

According to Vanzetti, why was he found guilty at his trial?

• He had strongly supported eugenic laws

• He was a victim of a scandal from the Harding administration

• He was convicted because he was an immigrant with radical views

• He violated the eighteenth Amendment, calling for Prohibition

This cartoon is from the 1920s. It shows attempts of the United States government to deal with the issue of

• transportation gridlocks

• foreign trade

• immigration

• migrant workers

The Ku Klux Klan was hostile toward all of the following groups EXCEPT

• Catholics

• White Protestants

• African Americans

• Jews

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Sacco and Vanzetti case?

• They were Italian immigrants.

• They were Anarchist

• They were guilty

• They spent life in prison