understanding post war tensions

What was World War I's initial impact on the American economy?

• It created great economic prosperity.

• It plunged the nation into a recession.

• It had no effect on the economy.

• It led to extremely high unemployment.

What resulted from the demobilization of troops after World War I?

• Economic conditions improved as soldiers returned from Europe.

• Factory output continued to expand in the postwar years.

• Millions of Americans were suddenly thrown out of work.

• Government contracts helped soldiers find permanent jobs.

What was the effect of the dismantling of the National War Labor Board after World War 1?

• Labor unions no longer had the government to help them settle labor disputes

• wages rose as relations between owners and workers continued to improve

• labor unions ceased to exist by the start of World War 2

• all of the above

What happened to union membership in the 1920s?

• increased substantially in response to worsening conditions

• merged into one super-union to better negotiate with businesses

• stayed relatively the same in terms of demographics over time

• decreased as public support for unions began to dwindle

Communists followed the economic theories of what famous political figure?

• Mitchell Palmer

• Karl Marx

• Nicola Sacco

• Calvin Coolidge

Which of the following best describes the Red Scare?

• the postwar fear of radical figures

• the concern over Soviet Russian power

• he public bombings in New York City

• the anxiety over a recovering Germany

What was the main purpose of the Palmer Raids?

• to remove the growing influence of subversives

• to seize the secret documents of public officials

• to find evidence of illegal business practices

• to promote the spread of communism in the U.S.

Why did many of Palmer's actions violate basic civil liberties of Americans?

• He encouraged the illegal torture of arrested radicals.

• He promoted a negative view of radicals to the public.

• He advocated violent action against radical supporters.

• He arrested many suspected radicals with little or no cause.

What was the primary goal of the American Civil Liberties Union?

• re-opening immigration in the U.S.

• ending prejudice against Jewish Americans

• protecting the freedom of speech

• helping immigrants find jobs

How did the quota system reduce immigration to the United States?

• It allowed for background checks of potential immigrant

• It prevented immigration from certain countries altogether.

• It set a limit on the number of immigrants from each country.

• It favored potential Asian and African immigrants over Europeans.