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From War to Peace

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an assembly line?
a)
A system where each worker in a line is given one small job to do.
b)
A system where each worker does several tasks at one time
c)
A system where each worker does all parts of the job
d)
A line that divides up the work
2.
What country did the Treaty of Versailles blame for WW1?
a)
Germany
b)
America
c)
Cuba
d)
Italy
3.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
4.
What world event inspired America's Red Scare of the 1920's?
a)
Assassination of the Archduke
b)
World War I
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Great Depression
5.
After World War I, the American government feared the presence of what kind of group of people?
a)
Fascists
b)
Communists
c)
Jews
d)
Terrorists
6.
He began mass production of his automobiles using the assembly line, making them affordable for the average American.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Charles Lindbergh
7.
What religions were many of the new Southern and Eastern Europeans coming to the USA in 1920?
a)
Christians and Lutherans 
b)
Catholics and Jews
c)
Church of England
d)
Nativism 
8.

The goal of the National Origins Act of 1924 was to

a)

revive the KKK

b)

reduce immigration to the US from European countries

c)

create more jobs.

d)

increase immigration to the US from European countries

9.

After WWI, many Americans viewed as enemies people identified as

a)

isolationists

b)

"reds" and socialists

c)

Nativists

d)

Nazis

10.

Spin-off industries that resulted from the production of millions of cars included an increased demand for

a)

aviation

b)

electrical appliances

c)

glass and steel

d)

oil

11.

One of the basic principles of communism is that everyone should

a)

be divided by economic class

b)

have private property

c)

share equally in society's wealth

d)

be all for one and one for all

12.

In 1920 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested and put on trial for

a)

armed robbery and murder

b)

being illegal aliens

c)

communism

d)

their political views

13.

As someone who worked to establish communism in the Soviet Union, Lenin believed in the principle that

a)

everyone should share equally in a society's wealth

b)

those with the most capital should invest in developing nations

c)

ownership of private property should be restricted to the upper class

d)

society should be divided into classes.

14.

During WWI, Americans hated the Germans. After the war, the new enemies were

a)

the 100 percent Americanists

b)

"reds" and other radicals

c)

factory workers and farmers

d)

Mexicans

15.

Widespread fear of communism

a)

diminished predictions of a worldwide revolution

b)

resulted in the Palmer Raids

c)

was systematically played down by the newspaper

d)

resulted in no change in the American conscientiousness

16.

In 1919 Seattle was virtually shut down because of

a)

failed immigration policies

b)

a wide range of labor strikes

c)

conflicts within state militias

d)

government shutdown

17.

By 1914 Henry Ford was building cars that average Americans could afford because he

a)

hired skilled workers who worked by hand

b)

equipped his factory with an assembly line

c)

encouraged his workers to join trade unions

d)

Americans were richer and could afford custom cars.

18.

Use the image to answer the question. The people on the ship are shouting and fighting because

a)

they are being sent away because of their religious beliefs

b)

they are aliens who are being deported against their will.

c)

they know supplies on the ship are inadequate for their journey.

d)

they were on their way to war

19.

In order to afford the new items American industry was producing in the 1920s, it became more respectable than previously to depend on

a)

delayed gratification

b)

the barter system

c)

installment buying

20.
The first car to be mass produced
a)
mustang
b)
beetle
c)
model t
d)
talkie
21.

The Teapot Dome scandal concerned Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall's willingness to

a)

accept bribes to allow oil companies to drill on federally owned land.

b)

allow Britain to avoid tariffs on imported teas

c)

pay oil companies secretly to drill on privately owned land

d)

play poker with President Harding and the "Ohio Gang"

22.

An unintended consequence of the Fordney-McCumber Tariff was

a)

lower prices for produce grown in America

b)

increased difficulty for European allies in repaying their war debts

c)

lower costs for foreign-grown produce

d)

creating the red scare

23.

President Warren G. Harding will probably best be remembered for

a)

putting into words Americans desire for a "return to normalcy" after WWI

b)

his tendency to take rash positions on controversial issues

c)

his efficient clean-up of the previous administrations corruption

d)

his silent demeanor

24.

Over sixty nations eventually signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which called on governments to

a)

renounce war as a solution to international disputes

b)

cut the size of their naval fleets

c)

repatriate citizens displace by WWI

d)

create the league of nations

25.

Henry Ford's success in the 1910s and 1920s ___________________ competition, which helped the auto industry grow

a)

encouraged

b)

discouraged

26.

The thriving economy of the 1920s especially benefited

a)

farmers

b)

advertisers

27.

The era that brought the boom in cars, consumer goods, radio, and advertising earned the nickname

a)

Consumer Culture

b)

the Roaring Twenties

28.

The epidemic that swept the country in 1918 was

a)

influenza

b)

tuberculosis

29.

The group that targeted Jews, Catholics, and radicals was known as the

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Ku Klux Klan

30.

The Red Army of the Bolsheviks was led by

a)

Leonard Wood

b)

Vladimir Lenin

31.
Coolidge became president in 1923 because ____.
a)
the people impeached Harding
b)
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Harding
c)
the US went to war
d)
Harding died while touring the US
32.
Which president would be more likely to appoint unqualified people to important government positions? 
a)
Coolidge
b)
Harding
33.
Which president was known for his "no-nonsense" demeanor and silent personality?
a)
Harding
b)
Coolidge
34.
What was Calvin Coolidges' Nick name? 
a)
Big Head Cal
b)
Cool Cal
c)
Silent Cal
d)
Conservative Cal
35.
Who is this?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Warren G. Harding
36.
Who is this?
a)
Calvin Coolidge
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Warren G. Harding
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
37.
Harding appointed many of his friends and supporters to government positions, they're known as ___.
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Isolationists
c)
The Ohio Gang
d)
Communists
38.
What President used the slogan 'A Return to Normalcy'?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Warren G. Harding
d)
Calvin Coolidge
39.
During the 1920s people lives changed because they began listening to the what? 
a)
mass media 
b)
movies 
c)
radio 
d)
music 
40.
What did the eighteenth amendment outlaw?
a)
the manufacture of alcohol
b)
the manufacture, transportation,and sale of alcohol 
c)
the transportation of alcohol 
d)
the sale of alcohol 
41.
After fighting overseas in World War I (The Great War) soldiers returned home and tried to return to their lives before the war. However, they did encounter obstacles when they returned home. What was the most significant problem that soldiers faced when they returned home? 
a)
Lack of Jobs
b)
Nativism
c)
Racial Prejudice
d)
Overpopulation
42.
Legal papers purchased giving part ownership in a company or corporation. 
a)
Temperance Society
b)
Prohibition
c)
Stocks
43.
After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. 
a)
18th Amendment to the US Constitution
b)
19th Amendment to the US Constitution
c)
21st Amendment to the US Constitution
44.
Illegal taverns and bars. 
a)
Flaming Youth
b)
Speakeasies
c)
Back Room Bars
d)
Sharecroppers
45.
Most notorious gangster in Chicago. 
a)
Al Capone
b)
Greta Garbo
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Charles Lindbergh
46.
To what political party did the three Presidents of the Roaring Twenties belong? 
a)
Green
b)
Republican
c)
Democratic
47.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Rule Breakers
c)
Bootleggers
d)
Tricksters
48.
Of the four presidents listed, which was not President during the 1920's?
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
49.
The belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners is called ______.
a)
nationalism
b)
nativism
c)
isolationism
d)
socialism
50.
A white supremacist group that reached its peak during the 1920's. 
a)
RCA
b)
KKK
c)
KDKA

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