USH Unit 5.1 American After WWI

2015 Which development contributed to the expansion of the suburbs in the United States in the 1920s?

• the use of the automobile

• the building of skyscrapers

• the expansion of farm acreage

• the increase in the immigrant population

2016 - Following World War I, the United State experienced a period of technological advancement in transportation.  

Which advancement in transportation occurred during this period?

• introduction of the electric streetcar

• increased availability of the automobile

• decreased cost of commercial air travel

• introduction of the transcontinental railroad

2019 After World War I, several factors led to social tensions in the United States. 

Identify the factors that led to each social reaction shown. 

Factory job openings motivate thousands of African Americans to move to the North.

• The Red Scare

• Nativism

• Race Riots

2019 After World War I, several factors led to social tensions in the United States. 

Identify the factors that led to each social reaction shown. 

Over two million Jews immigrate to American from Eastern Europe.

• The Red Scare

• Nativism

• Race Riots

2019 After World War I, several factors led to social tensions in the United States. 

Identify the factors that led to each social reaction shown. 

The Bolshevik Revolution allows communists to come to power in Russia.

• The Red Scare

• Nativism

• Race Riots

PT Following World War I, large U.S. cities experienced increased competition for jobs and housing

Which development was a significant result of this pattern?

• New Deal legislation to create jobs and stimulate the economy.

• a population shift to rural areas for increased job opportunities

• race riots fueled by intolerance and continuing African-American migrations.

• the banning of women in the workplace so that they could focus on the home.

2017 One objective of the Immigration Act of 1924 was to reduce the number immigration entering the United States each year.  This legislation reflects a pattern of intolerance that was present in the 1920s

Which other development of the 1920s also reflects this pattern of intolerance?

• the importation of liquor in violation of the Volstead Act

• the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

• the renewal of racial violence encouraged by the Ku Klux Klan

• the growth of African-American arts in the Harlem Renaissance

2016 Which group's activities reflected a pattern of intolerance toward immigrants in the United States during the 20th century?

• Ku Klux Klan

• United Farm Workers

• American Indian Movement

• National Organization for Women

2021 Which effect did the ratification of the 19th Amendment have on American society?

• It led to the growth of organized crime.

• It increased the number of eligible voters

• It prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages.

• it lowered the required age for participation in elections

2019 After World War I, three social movements occurred: the Harlem Renaissance, the women's suffrage movement and Prohibition. 

Identify the movement associated with each event shown. 

The 19th amendment was passed,

• Harlem Renaissance

• Women's Suffrage

• Prohibition