SSUSH16 Roaring 20s

“Radical Immigrants Deported”

“Bombs Explode on Wall Street”

“Palmer Raids Criticized by Congress”

These post-World War I headlines are most closely associated with the: (SSUSH16a DOK 1)

• Ku Klux Klan

• Scopes Trial

• Red Scare

• Volstead Act

The passage of the immigration acts of 1920 and 1924 indicated that the United States wished to (SSUSH16a DOK 1)

• Play a larger role in international affairs

• Encourage cultural diversity

• Continue the immigration policies followed during most of the 19th century

• Restrict the flow of immigrants

Which factor contributed to the Red Scare in the United States during the 1920s? (SSUSH16a DOK 2)

• The radical nature of the national administration in power

• Germany’s attacks on United States cargo ships

• Success of the Communist Revolution in Russia.

• Widespread hostility toward big business

The Women’s rights movement in the early 20th Century focused its efforts primarily on securing (SSUSH16b DOK 1

• A cabinet position for a woman

• Reform or prisons

• Civil rights for all minorities

• Suffrage for Women

Which amendment does the above poster reference? (SSUSH16b DOK 1) 

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

What was a major impact from the industrial developments seen in the above diagram? (SSUSH16c DOK 2) 

• Higher production costs

• Greater efficiencies in production

• Decreased union organization

• Reduced labor demand

Which statement best describes conditions in the 1920s in the United States? (SSUSH16c DOK 2)

• An increase in the availability of credit resulted in an expansion of consumer purchasing power

• A spirit of aggressive militarism dominated public opinion

• Protection of individual civil liberties was broadened by Federal legislation

• The unemployment level remained high throughout the decade

The “Boom” years of the 1920s were characterized by (DOK 2)

• Increased regulation of the marketplace by both federal and state governments

• Decreases in the both agricultural surpluses and farm foreclosures

• Limited investment capital and declining numbers of workers in the labor force

• Widespread use of the automobile and an increase in buying

In the early 20th century. American culture was affected by radio and the movies because (SSUSH16c DOK2)

• the National Football League was "on hold" because of World War I.

• Americans became generally more accepting of a standard culture.

• one's occupation and career was not important in social situations.

• Americans became more interested in history than in entertainment.

This Langston Hughes poem illustrates a major theme of the Harlem Renaissance by (SSUSH16e DOK 2)

• Detailing mistreatment of Africa Americans by the music industry

• Stressing the need for economic reform

• Supporting the creation of colleges operated by African Americans

• Expressing the pride and hope of many African Americans