QUIZ: The Roaring 20's - Tensions After WWI

How did the Red Scare affect Americans?

• Some states passed laws that limited free speech

• a group of socialists attempted to overthrow the government

• The Palmer Raids took away people's civil liberties

What happened to the U.S. economy after World War I ended?

• High inflation and increasing unemployment caused a recession.

• Rapid deflation and high employment produced a depression.

• High interest rates and decreasing tariffs created a stagnation.

What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?

• to spark a communist revolution

• to round up suspected subversives

• to end the wave of postwar strikes

Which of these groups would have been MOST LIKELY to come to the defense of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti their conviction for murder in 1921?

• Anti-Defamation League

• Ku Klux Klan

• League of Women Voters

Look at the cause-and-effect diagram. Which of the following belongs in the oval?

• Union membership decreased.

• Congress passed anti-union legislation.

• Business reduced wages of union workers.

Which of the following BEST describes the goal of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?

• to protect freedom of speech and defend unpopular individuals and groups

• to target the rights of groups such as immigrants and African Americans

• to stop the defamation of Jews and to secure justice and fair treatment for all citizens

Which of the following accurately characterizes American foreign engagement during the interwar period?

• The United States was unwilling to take steps towards disarmament and ensuring peace.

• The United States turned its attention away from Europe, and increased its role in Latin American affairs.

• The United States promoted disarmament and the end of war, and reduced its foreign involvement in Latin America.

\Which of the following presidents opened the White House to the public. ?

• Calvin Coolidge

• Warren G. Harding

• Herbert Hoover

Which of the following presidents Further reduced taxes and cut his own white house budget?

• Calvin Coolidge

• Warren G. Harding

• Herbert Hoover

Which of the following presidents repealed wartime taxes and reduced federal spending?

• Calvin Coolidge

• Warren G. Harding

• Herbert Hoover