Chapter 26 (TCI) - Understanding Postwar Tensions

Which of the following best describes the Red Scare?

• the postwar fear of radical figures

• the public bombings in New York City

• the concern over Soviet Russian power

• the anxiety over a recovering Germany

Which of the following was an impact of the Immigration Act of 1924?

• manipulated immigration quotas

• reduced the total number of immigrants

• banned all immigration from Asia

• all of the above

What was the main purpose of the Palmer Raids? Text to speech

• to seize the secret documents of public officials

• to remove the growing influence of subversives

• to find evidence of illegal business practices

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

What was the primary goal of the American Civil Liberties Union? Text to speech

• re-opening immigration in the U.S.

• ending prejudice against Jewish Americans

• protecting the freedom of speech

• helping immigrants find jobs

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 final result of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial?

• They were acquitted of their crimes.

• They were convicted and executed.

• They were convicted and imprisoned for life.

• They were convicted but freed due to an unfair trial.

A point of view favoring extreme change to social or economic structures is known as ...

• unionism.

• inflationism.

• radicalism.

• capitalism.

Individuals who opposed open immigration in the United States were known as ...

• nationalists.

• nativists.

• "Open Door" advocates.

• Klan members.

Anti-Semitism is the prejudice against which particular ethnic group?

• African Americans

• Muslim Americans

• Italian Americans

• Jewish Americans

Communists followed the economic theories of what famous political figure?

• Mitchell Palmer

• Karl Marx

• Nicola Sacco

• Calvin Coolidge