Ch. 16-4 The War's Impact

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:

After the war, people had to buy goods that had been rationed, while businesses rapidly raised prices they had been forced to keep low during the war. This resulted in rapid deflation.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:

In the aftermath of World War I, unions in Seattle organized a general strike.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:

The Red Scare was a nationwide panic that arose from the fear that Communists might seize power in the United States.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:

The Palmer Raids were in response to a series of bombs and rising tension due to the Red Scare.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:

Calvin Coolidge's sentiments of returning to normalcy struck a chord with voters, and he won the election of 1920 by a landslide.

• True

• False

In addition to the soldiers returning from Europe who needed to find employment, many African Americans who had moved north were competing for jobs and housing, which resulted in

• A. cooperation among races

• B. new industries

• C. new zoning laws

• D. race riots

Who walked off the job in Boston in what was perhaps the most famous strike of 1919?

• A. hospital workers

• B. shipyard workers

• C. steel workers

• D. the police force

Americans often linked radicalism with

• A. immigrants

• B. nativism

• C. progressivism

• D. reform programs

One of the largest strikes in American history began when steel workers went on strike for recognition of their union, higher pay, and

• A. cost of living raises

• B. medical benefits

• C. safer working conditions

• D. shorter hours

What caused rapid inflation in the U.S. after the war ended?

• Two million American soldiers entered the workforce, driving down prices because of overproduction.

• Jobs were scarce, and companies that were forced to keep prices low during the war raised them dramatically.

• Women refused to give up their positions in factories, leaving many men jobless.

• War production shut down, allowing companies to compete for natural resources that were previously rationed.