Taylor's WWI & Roaring 20s Review

How did Henry Ford ensure that his Model T

dominated the automobile industry in the early

twentieth century?

• Ford worked to make the Model Ts the most

  technically advanced automobiles on the

  market.

• Ford made the Model T inexpensively and made

  sure that average Americans could afford them.

• Ford offered an array of options such as different

  paint colors and seats.

• Ford bought out the rival Detroit Automotive

  Company to limit competition.

Which of these contributors to the Harlem

Renaissance was best known as a jazz

composer and pianist?

• Duke Ellington

• Claude McKay

• Langston Hughes

• Paul Robeson

What were the immigration quotas established in

the Quota Acts of the 1920s based on?

• immigrants' level of wealth

• immigrants' country of origin

• immigrants' religious affiliation

• immigrants' political ideology

The rise of speakeasies was a result of

• the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment

• the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment

• the popularity of talking pictures.

• the popularity of labor unions.

Which constitutional issue was at the center of

Schenck v. United States?

• freedom of speech

• religious freedom

• due process

• federalism

How did changing social conditions during World

War I MOST impact African Americans?

• The shortage of white men available to work in

  the South led to the loosening of some Jim Crow

  laws.

• The draft allowed the creation of new African

  American military units who served with

  distinction in World War I.

• The draft applied only to white men, which

  caused resentment and increased violence

  against African Americans in the North and

  South.

• The shortage of white men available for work in

  the North gave many African Americans an

  opportunity to leave the South to fill these job

  openings.

Why were MOST of the U.S. politicians who opposed

the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 reluctant to ratify

it?

• They believed they should have been involved in

  the treaty negotiations.

• They believed Wilson’s Fourteen Points did not

  do enough to ensure future world peace.

• They believed the end of international trade

  barriers would harm the United States economy.

• They believed the terms of the treaty would force

  the United States to fight in future European

  wars.

Which of the following is the BEST explanation of

why the United States did not join the League of

Nations?

• President Wilson urged Americans not to

  support the League of Nations because he felt

  joining the league was not in America’s best

  interest.

• The isolationist faction in America did not want

  America to join the League of Nations because

  they felt it would lead to involvement in future

  world conflicts.

• After the end of World War I, Americans wanted to

  focus on their own hemisphere and form an

  organization with only those nations in the Western

  Hemisphere.

• Americans did not think that President Wilson’s

  Fourteen Points were enough to explain all of

  America’s treaties with European countries; they

  wanted at least twenty points from the President

What was President Wilson's response to the

outbreak of World War I?

• He believed the war was an opportunity for

  Americans to unify against a common enemy

  and prove its strength on an international stage.

• At first, he sympathized with Germany but after

  learning about German atrocities, he decided

  that the United States should support the British.

• He wanted the United States to support the

  British, but he could not convince the isolationist

  Congress to go to war until the sinking of the

  Lusitania.

• He thought the United States should be neutral

  but after the Germans renewed submarine

  attacks, he agreed that America should enter the

  war against the Germans.

How did the development of radio affect the

American economy?

• It allowed brands to advertise and expand their

  markets.

• It allowed movies to develop sound and become

  more profitable.

• It damaged the economy by forcing smaller

  brands out of business.

• It damaged the economy by reducing the

  influence of regional brands.