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WorksheetsUnit 4 Quiz 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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1.
All of the following were notable trends and movements of the 1920's EXCEPT:
a)
increase in union membership
b)
business prosperity
c)
urbanization
d)
consumerism
2.
During the 1920's, the group who generally did NOT prosper were:
a)
small business owners
b)
farmers
c)
wall street bankers
d)
professionals
3.
Which conclusion can be drawn from the occurrence of the Red Scare and the decision of the Supreme Court in Schenck V U.S.?
a)
immigrants to the US are consistently denied equal protection under the law
b)
a person's best protection from persecution rests with the Supreme Court
c)
civil rights are sometimes compromised by the public's fear of radical political groups
d)
violent protests in the US are usually met with a violent response from the gov't
4.
Which factors were the major causes of the Red Scare and the Palmer Raids, which followed WW1?
a)
success of the Communist Party in congressional and Presidential elections
b)
race riots in Los Angeles and the revival of the KKK
c)
failure of the US to join the League of Nations and the unpaid German war debts
d)
the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia and workers' strikes in the US
5.
In the 1920's, the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial were typical of the...
a)
rejection of traditional customs and beliefs
b)
acceptance of cultural differences
c)
increase in nativism and intolerance
d)
support of humanitarian causes
6.
After WW1, why did American farmers fail to share in the general economic growth of the U.S.?
a)
many immigrants were settling in the west and competing with the farmers
b)
the Federal Gov't reduced the number of acres on which farmers could grow subsidized crop
c)
farmers could not produce enough to keep up with demand
d)
overproduction and competition caused falling prices
7.
Public disregard for Prohibition and for laws prohibiting gambling indicates that...
a)
the American film industry has great influence on public opinion
b)
the system of checks and balances does not work
c)
attempts to legislate public morality may be met with strong resistance
d)
American citizens have little, if any, respect for laws
8.
What was a major result of Prohibition in the US during the 1920's?
a)
restriction of immigration
b)
growth of communism
c)
destruction of family
d)
increase in organized crime
9.
Which generalization most accurately describes the literary works of Langston Hughes, Sinclair Lewis, and John Steinbeck?
a)
Politics and art seldom mix well
b)
the best literature concerns the lives of wealthy
c)
literature often reflects the times in which it is created
d)
traditional American themes are the most popular
10.
Which events best support the image of the 1920's as a decade of nativist sentiment?
a)
the passage of the National Origins Act and the rise of the KKK
b)
the Scopes trial and the passage of women's suffrage
c)
the Washington Naval Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact
d)
the growth of the auto industry and the Teapot Dome affair
11.
Which feature of the immigration laws of the 1920's was different from prior laws?
a)
quotas were set to limit immigration from many countries
b)
preference was granted to Chinese immigrants
c)
refugees from war-torn Europe were encouraged to enter the US
d)
Efforts were made to stop illegal immigration from Latin America
12.
The 1925 trial of John Scopes reflects the conflict between
a)
science and religion
b)
isolation and international involvement
c)
traditional roles and new roles form women
d)
prohibition and organized crime
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