1920s STAAR Review

The Red Scare was when...

• Americans were afraid that not joining the League of Nations would start another World War.

• The Klu Klutz Klan was gaining popularity in the 1920's.

• Americans were afraid that the country would be taken over by Socialists and Communists.

• Americans were afraid that the Government was too far in debt.

Attorney General Palmer arrested thousands of suspected Communists and deported them. this was called:

• Immigration Quota Act

• KKK March on Washington

• Palmer Raids

• Attack on the Labor Unions

The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti was when....

• Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted and executed of a robbery in part because of the hysteria against foreigners, Communists, and anarchists

• Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were declared Anarchists and deported back to Italy

• Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were accused of teaching Evolution to High Schoolers.

• Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were put on trial for publishing Anti-War materials

Which of the following is something a Nativist would say:

• America is the great melting pot and We welcome all Immigrants.

• I am very afraid Immigration is destroying our American way of life

• All Native Americans should assimilate to American way of life.

• Our labor unions are being taken over by radical communists.

Which of the following statements is the best description of the Klu Klux Klan.

• A Social club of former Confederate soldiers formed after the Civil War.

• A immigrant communist group

• A company that manufactured white sheets and linens for large hotel chains.

• A racist organization that is known for its transparency and openness over their hate and distrust of Jews, Catholics, immigrants and African American

The "Do Nothing" presidents of the 1920's were:

• Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln

• Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

• Moe, Larry and Curly

• Harding, Coolidge, Hoover

President Warren Harding's policies and programs were called :

• A "Return to Normalcy"

• A "Square Deal"

• A "New Deal"

• "Isolationism"

The Harding Administration was beset by fraud and corruption. The most famous of these scandals was the Tea Pot Dome Scandal where:

• 'The Secretary of the Interior leased gov't land rich in oil to business friends for a bribe.

• The Secretary of Navy accepted a bribe in exchange for a shipbuilding contract.

• Harding's private secretary was caught stealing a stapler and some paper clips from the Oval Office.

• A bribe was paid to Harding and was secretly delivered to him in a flowered Tea Pot.

Calvin Coolidge expanded Business and Economic growth through....

• Progressive Policies

• Socialism

• Laissez- Faire Policies

• Trickle Down Theory

President Herbert Hoover believed that if everyone had equal opportunity, a free education and a will to be successful then the Country' would prosper. he called this belief:

• "The Square Deal"

• "The New Freedom"

• "Return to Normalcy"

• "Rugged Individualism"