USA: Immigration & Intolerance

A large number of immigrants arriving just before or after the war worked in what industry?

• The construction industry

• The automotive industry

• The chocolate industry

• The railway industry

Construction workers' wages only rose 4% in the 1920s because:

• People could not afford to purchase new houses

• Trade unions for the construction industry were banned

• Wages in the entire 1920s decade in America only rose by 4% in all industries

• Immigrants were a source of cheap labour & more work became mechanised

Which overseas event sparked fears in America that Communism would spread?

• The Red Scare

• The Palmer Raids

• The Russian Bolshevik Revolution

• Word War I

What colour is associated with Communism?

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

• Purple

Roughly how many workers strikes occurred in 1919?

• Around 1,200

• Around 3,600

• Around 10,500

• Around 16,300

What was the nickname of the organisation called the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)?

• The Weebies

• The Wombats

• The Wookies

• The Wobblies

Which was NOT a reason why many workers employed in the heavy industries engaged in strikes in 1919?

• They had terrible working conditions

• They often worked 12 or more hours a day

• Wages had fallen way behind the cost of living

• They were part of a communist plot to start a revolution to take over America

What is nativism?

• Policies or beliefs that favour the rights of native-born residents over immigrants

• A Christian denomination led by the Pope

• A broad grouping of Christian denominations, including Anglicans, Baptists & Lutherans

• A system that provided social benefits to workers to ensure loyalty & discourage workers from radicalising

The bombing incidents that occurred during 1919 included one that destroyed part of the home of:

• President Warren G Harding

• Attorney-General Mitchell Palmer

• Attorney-General Anthony Palmer

• President Woodrow Wilson

The 'Palmer Raids' took place between what time period?

• January 1919 and June 1919

• November 1919 and January 1920

• August 1919 and October 1919

• January 1920 to May 1920