Chapter 7 Review

What was the primary reason William Allen White decided to run as an independent candidate for governor of Kansas?

• To prevent the KKK from gaining political influence

• To reinstate the ability of labor unions to go on strike

• To spearhead ongoing efforts of Progressive reformers

• To decrease the effects of discrimination toward minority groups

Which factor most contributed to the rise of the KKK in Kansas?

• The Klan’s support of striking railroad workers

• The Klan’s support for desegregated public facilities

• The growing number of immigrants in major cities

• The growing number of unemployed farmers

Why did Governor Henry Allen and the state legislature establish the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations?

• To keep the influence of labor unions from growing

• To ensure that laborers were paid a fair wage

• To protect businesses from collective bargaining

• To prevent strikes from happening in the future

Many pacifists, including Mennonites, were targeted for their beliefs because they were

• Considered to be unpatriotic

• New to the state of Kansas

• Supportive of the Central Powers

• Unwilling to grow extra wheat

Which reason best explains why many Kansas businesses shortened their hours of operation during WWI?

• To organize local food and clothing drives

• To encourage more people to volunteer instead of shop

• To make more time to assist with harvesting crops

• To reduce the amount of coal they consumed

Congress passed the Selective Service Act to increase

• The number of wartime factories

• The size of the armed forces

• Domestic food production

• International relief efforts

Why was the sinking of the Lusitania, a British ocean liner, considered significant to the US?

• It was carrying American troops who were bound for military bases in Europe.

• It was carrying more than 100 American passengers who drowned.

• It was originally manufactured by an American company.

• It was the first German attack on a ship in American waters.

Why did many Americans, including President Woodrow Wilson, wish to remain neutral during WWI?

• They did not want to send troops to fight someone else’s war.

• They did not want to send agricultural and manufactured goods overseas.

• They were concerned about being defeated by the Central Powers.

• They were unprepared to fight a large-scale war with modern weapons.

Which reason best explains why child labor laws were considered controversial in Kansas?

• Many people believed that whether a child worked was a family matter, not a government matter.

• Many people believed that whether a child worked was a religious matter, not a political matter.

• The demand for factory workers was on the rise, and businesses wished to earn a profit.

• The demand for agricultural workers was on the decline, and farmers were losing money.

The development of Rural Free Delivery had which of the following effects?

• The demand for mail-order goods increased in rural areas.

• The populations of small villages and towns slowly declined.

• A growing number of families moved closer to rail lines and depots.

• A growing number of families demanded their own home addresses.