World War I and the 1920s in Texas

Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).

Chinese immigrants who returned with General Pershing from Mexico received special permission to settle in Texas.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).

The increasing availability of affordable consumer goods changed the lives and routines of urban residents.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).

Jobs created by the increased demand for consumer goods prompted many urban Texans to leave their homes.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).

Some Americans who were opposed to immigration adopted a view called consumerism.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).

During the 1920s, some young women called “flappers” attended dance clubs and dressed in the latest fashions.

• True

• False

Match each item with its description.

• consumer goods

• investments issued by the government and bought by Americans to help pay the costs of war

• installment plans

• shifts from prosperity and profitable markets to poor markets and economic struggles

• war bonds

• items like vacuum cleaners and washing machines

• rationing

• a method for purchasing merchandise using monthly payments

• boom-and-bust cycle

• limiting the consumption of certain goods

Based on the excerpt, why did the Zimmermann telegram propose a German alliance with Mexico?

• in case the United States sided with Japan

• in case the United States failed to remain neutral

• in case Germany started submarine warfare

• in case England decided to make peace

According to the excerpt, how did Zimmermann’s proposal to Mexico involve Texas?

• Texas’s coast would come under submarine attack.

• Texas would be encouraged to remain neutral if war broke out.

• Mexico could offer secret terms to Texas to join the war.

• Mexico would be allowed to reconquer lost territory in Texas with Germany’s support.

How were Mexican Americans who immigrated to Texas after World War I treated?

• They became targets of discrimination.

• They were denied work in agriculture.

• Texans helped them find manufacturing jobs.

• Texans supported their efforts to settle in the state.

How did State Senator Margie Neal of Carthage help bring about social change in Texas in the 1920s?

• She encouraged flappers to abandon traditional cultural values.

• She won passage of a law that provided funds to help disabled people find jobs.

• She worked to save the Alamo and other historic sites.

• She organized a group to promote education for African Americans.