The Roaring 20's

What was the purpose of the agreements shown on this timeline?

• to contain the spread of communist ideologies

• to support the independence of former colonies

• to increase the number of free-trade arrangements

• to avoid future armed conflicts

What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?

• Restriction of immigration

• Growth of communism

• Destruction of family values

• Increase in organized crime

What did the Washington Naval Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact have in common?

• They were attempts to promote peace without the League of Nations

• They created a secret alliance between the Allied and Central Powers

• They were attempts between the Allied powers to disarm the navy

• They were attempts to disarm weapons, planes, and poison gas

What do the philosophies of the African American leaders in the picture suggest?

• African Americans didn’t believe racial equality could exist in the United States

• All three believed whites would accept blacks as equals

• Conditions for African Americans were generally acceptable as they were

• Frustrations with continuing inequality led African Americans to fight discrimination in different ways

What is the fear illustrated in the Cartoon?

• The United States is now involved in a Cold War

• Communism is threatening to take over the country

• Prohibition is tearing the nation apart

• The Great Migration is dividing the country

According to the political cartoon, what criticism is A. Mitchell Palmer being accused of?

• Palmer is ignoring the communist problem

• Palmer thinks everyone is a potential communist

• The Communists are doing whatever they want

• Communists have already taken over the United States

Which minority group would best fit in the graphic?

• African Americans

• Asian Americans

• Women

• Native Americans

What did the rejection of the League of Nations, the higher tariffs imposed by the Fordney-McCumber Act, and the Emergency Quota Act all point to during the early 1920s?

• Increasing militarism

• Increasing Isolationism

• Increasing Imperialism

• Increasing Internationalism

What best fits in the diagram?

• Led to a wave of strikes

• Stimulated a period of Progressive reforms

• Spurred economic growth and prosperity for a short time

• Brought on the 2nd Industrial Revolution

Using the graph to the left, what was the primary cause of changes to the unemployment rate in the United States in 1920 and 1921?

• The effects of demobilization

• The impact of the Red Scare

• The passage of the Emergency Quota Act

• The Bolshevik Victory in the Russian Civil War