WorksheetsThe Roaring 20's
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
On June 2, 1919, an anarchist's bomb exploded in front of the house of attorney general A. Mitchell Palmer. Other bombs had been set that day against different government officials. Palmer and the Department of justice responded in January of 1920 with raids that arrested thousands of people who were suspected anarchists. It was soon questioned whether these ''Palmer Raids'' were constitutional, however, as a lack of communications and planning resulted in many innocent people being taken from their homes.
In which way were the Palmer Raids possibly unconstitutional?
In which way were the Palmer Raids possibly unconstitutional?
a)
A.There was no threat from anarchists in the U.S.
b)
B.They were not authorized by the government.
c)
C.Many people were arrested without evidence.
d)
D.Most of the raids were unnecessarily violent.
2.
The First Red Scare began in 1917 and lasted until about 1920. It was caused by a fear of anarchists and
a)
A. Communists
b)
B. Fascists
c)
C. Japanese spies
d)
D. German spies
3.
Why was the Sacco and Vanzetti trail, in which two anarchists were convicted of murder, controversial when it occurred in 1921?
a)
A. Many believed the two Italians did not receive a fair trial because of the anti-immigrant and anti-radical ideals of the era.
b)
B. The trial received national attention because it was the first time the supreme court had to rule on the constitutionality of prohibition.
4.
The Immigration act of______greatly reduced the number of immigrants coming into America from Asia and Eastern Europe.
a)
A. 1924
b)
B. 1904
c)
C. 1919
d)
D. 1933
5.
Which of the following statements regarding immigration in the 1920s is true?
a)
A. More immigrants arrived in America during this decade than any other.
b)
B.The number of immigrants from Asia increased significantly.
c)
C. The number of immigrants coming to the United States declined.
6.
How did immigration policies in the United States change during the years following World War I?
a)
A. All immigrants arriving in America had to pass English Literacy tests.
b)
B. Immigrants was restricted with quota systems.
c)
C. Immigrants into the United States was strictly prohibited.
7.
In what way did industrialization in the United States contribute to the rise of the second Ku Klux Klan in the early twentieth century?
a)
A. Construction of tenement buildings attracted widespread opposition in rural areas.
b)
B. Factories located in urban centers attracted a growing number of immigrant laborers.
c)
C. Growing urban centers had a disproportionately low number of churches.
8.
Which person founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and was a strong supporter of the Back to Africa movement Which encouraged African Americans to move to Africa?
a)
A. W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
B. Booker T. Washington
c)
C. Marcus Garvey
d)
D. Frederick Douglass
9.
To which idea did Susan B. Anthony her life's work?
a)
A. achieving equal pay for women
b)
B. gaining suffrage for women
c)
C. helping the urban poor
d)
D. the Civil Rights movement
10.
Prohibition led to a rise in
a)
A. Gangster warfare.
b)
B. Church attendance.
c)
C. Urban Poverty.
d)
D. Tobacco use.
11.
The 18th Amendment, passed in 1919, resulted in
a)
A. Prohibition of alcohol.
b)
B. Election reform.
c)
C. Immigration quotas.
d)
D. Women's suffrage.
12.
Why did many African Americans in the U.S. migrate from Southern cities to Northeastern and Midwestern cities during World War I?
a)
A. for the cooler climate.
b)
B. to enlist in the war
c)
C. to be closer to Canada
d)
D. for job apportunities
13.
Alice Paul was a suffragist leader that formed the National Women's Party in 1916 and was known for leading
a)
A. Hunger strikes.
b)
B. Labor strikes.
c)
C. Social clubs.
d)
D. A revolution.
14.
The Immigration Act of_____greatly reduced the number of immigrants coming into America from Asia and Eastern Europe
a)
A. 1924
b)
B . 1904
c)
C. 1919
d)
D. 1933
15.
The quotation above is most closely associated with which of the following developments of the early 20th century.
a)
A. the lost Generation
b)
B. the Prohibition Era
c)
C. the Harlem Renaissance
d)
D. the Great Depression
16.
How did Irving Berlin contribute to the culture of the 1920s?
a)
A. He created music that used in many Broadway musicals.
b)
B. Berlin started the Philanthropic movement in the U.S.
c)
C. Berlin wrote several novels about African American pride.
d)
D. He led many civil rights marches and protests.
17.
The Harlem Renaissance was a time of great development in African American art, literature, drama, and music. Who of the following was a famous poet and writer of the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
A. Upton Sinclair
b)
B. Langston Hughes
c)
C. Georgia O'Keefe
d)
D. john Steinbeck
18.
Poll taxes
literacy tests
grandfather clauses
The box above lists methods that southern states used to prevent African Americans from doing what?
literacy tests
grandfather clauses
The box above lists methods that southern states used to prevent African Americans from doing what?
a)
A. working
b)
B. owning property
c)
C. going to school
d)
D. voting
19.
Why was Brooker T. Wasington criticized by African American groups such as the Nigara Movement?
a)
A. They thought he was not doing enough to achieve equal right for African Americans.
b)
C. They thought he believed that African Americans were inferior to whites.
c)
C. They opposed his ideas to use violence in the fight for civil rights.
20.
How did activist Ida Wells-Barnett contribute to the women's suffrage and civil rights movements?
a)
A. She founded a University for black women.
b)
B. She encouraged African Americans to move to Africa
c)
C. She started the first black women's suffrage organization
d)
D. She led many civil right marches.
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