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WWI & 1920's

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters
a)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
b)
Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
c)
the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points
2.
The Supreme Court ruled, in Schenck v. United States, that freedom of speech is NOT protected if ...
a)
it presents a clear and present danger
b)
Not true, it is ALWAYS protected
c)
it is harassing to your teachers
d)
if you are a criminal
3.
Which choice is a reason the US joined World War I?
a)
Economic and Political ties to Russia
b)
Sinking of the Titanic
c)
The Zimmerman Telegram
d)
Inability to remain angry
4.
Which choice is a reason the US joined World War I?
a)
Economic and Political ties to Russia
b)
Sinking of the Titanic
c)
The Zimmerman Telegram
d)
Inability to remain angry
5.
The Zimmerman Telegram
a)
Officially announced the entry of the USA into WWI
b)
Was a message sent by the British requesting help from the USA
c)
Asked Mexico to attack the USA in return for land
d)
Warned passengers of the Lusitania that the ship would be sunk
6.

Why were Trenches dug?

a)

protection from machine gun fire

b)

protection from airplanes

c)

protection from the Calvary

d)

protection from grenades

7.

What was the land between two enemy trenches called?

a)

Danger region

b)

Kill zone

c)

No man's land

d)

Death valley

e)

Fighting area

8.
Which weapon was used to bomb enemy trenches from a far distance?
a)
submarine
b)
long range artillery
c)
tank
d)
machine gun
9.
Which of the following was not a new weapon/technology during WWI?
a)
airplanes
b)
machine guns
c)
atomic bomb
d)
poison gas
10.
What type of advancements made machine guns, artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines so deadly during WWI?
a)
Nationalism advancements
b)
technology advancements
c)
allied advancements
d)
war advancements 
11.

The United States military was segregated during WWI.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
During the war, women took jobs in
a)
factories
b)
victory gardens
c)
combat
d)
none of the above
13.
According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The East
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Midwest
14.
What group of people moved during The Great Migration? 
a)
Whites
b)
African Americans
c)
Asians
d)
Indians
15.

Which of the following is NOT a REASON for the Great Migration?

a)

Job Opportunities

b)

Better Education

c)

To escape racism

d)

Better fertile land for farming

16.

What were the consequences of the U.S. not joining the League of Nations?

a)

The League operated less effectively than it would have if the U.S. had joined.

b)

WWII

c)

It became clear that an effective international organization was necessary to mediate disputes, eventually leading to the formation of the United Nations.

d)

All of the above.

17.

In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.

a)

Socialism

b)

The Red Scare

c)

The Immigrant Scare

d)

The Isolationism Movement

18.

Which of the following was a cause of the economic downturn that accompanied the United States' demobilization after World War I?

a)

the rising prices of food and other necessities

b)

the lack of available foreign markets in which to trade

c)

the returning of servicemen accompanied by a lack of available jobs

d)

the political instability that resulted from antiwar sentiment among the public

19.
The Sacco and Vanzetti case drew international attention because
a)
it involved celebrities
b)
they were both found not guilty when they were clearly guilty
c)
they were found guilty even though there was little evidence
d)
the president pardoned them
20.
The ___________________Aimed to promote hatred of African Americans as well as Jews, Catholics and immigrants. 
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Nativist
c)
Imperialist
d)
NAACP
21.
Italian immigrants and known anarchists. 
a)
Albert and Costello
b)
McGwyer Twins
c)
Sacco and Vanzetti
d)
All of These Above
22.
The fear of immigration is _______________________
a)
Nativism
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Scopes Trial
d)
Racism
23.

What group gained strength with anti-immigration movement?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Industrial Workers of the World

c)

Ohio Gang

d)

The Red Scare

24.

a set of regulations, enacted by Congress in 1922, that raised taxes on imports to record levels in order to protect American businesses against foreign competition

a)

Installment Plan

b)

Isolationism

c)

Fordney-MCcumber Tariff

d)

Communism

e)

Anarchist

25.
What were the American people using for the first time in the 1920’s that allowed them to purchase cars, radios, vacuum cleaners, and refrigerators?
a)
Installment Plans
b)
Layaway Plans
c)
Credit Cards
d)
Home Equity Loans
26.
Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge 
a)
believed in a laissez faire approach to the economy and government 
b)
believed government intervention was important to a successful economy.
c)
were anarchists 
d)
had administrations riddled with scandal. 
27.

US loans money to Germany - Germany pays reparations to France and Britain - France and Britain pay war debts to the US


This describes which policy?

a)

The Dawes Plan

b)

The Four-Power Treaty

c)

Cooperative Individualism

d)

The Kellogg-Briand Pact

28.
What was the name of the 1924 agreement with America which helped German economic stability?
a)
Dawes Plan
b)
Locarno Plan
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Young Plan
29.
The rebirth of African American arts and culture is known as:
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Harlem Renaissance
c)
Napoleonic Era
d)
Edwardian period
30.
Who was the author of "I, too"?
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Tupac
c)
Zora Neale Hurston
d)
Countee Cullen
31.
The Harlem Renaissance provided a voice to the African American culture.  Which of the following was a theme from this time period. 
a)
celebration of culture and life
b)
desire for independence and political freedoms
c)
pains and joys of the African American
d)
all of the above
32.
The 1920's saw an increase of intolerance towards immigrants and African-Americans with the rise of membership in the
a)
KKK
b)
League of Women Voters
c)
The Bull Moose Party
d)
The Populist Party
33.

*The Red Scare

*Social Darwinism

*Growth of the Ku Klux Klan

*Convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti


The events of the 1920's listed above reflect the influence of?

a)

prohibition

b)

organized crime

c)

growing nativism

d)

civil rights leaders

34.

The debate between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan in the Scopes Trial illustrated how society in the 1920's was characterized by -

a)

clashes between ethnic minority groups

b)

changing attitudes about the role of women

c)

demands to reform the public education system

d)

tension between traditional values and modern views

35.
Jamaican-born African American who organized  a "Back to Africa" movement
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
d)
Claude McKay
36.
First pilot to fly from NY to Paris.
a)
Charlie Chaplin
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Louis Armstrong
37.
At the heart of the Scopes Trial was a clash between
a)
biology and science
b)
education and science
c)
evolution and science
d)
religion and science
38.

Which of the following argued for immediate social equality for blacks in America during the 1920's?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

WEB DuBois

d)

Langston Hughes

39.

Which of the following created the Universal Negro Improvement Association & argued for black segregation in their own communities?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

WEB DuBois

d)

Langston Hughes

40.

Which Progressive reformer pushed for greater education (vocational training) for African-Americans in an effort to gain equality?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Ida Wells

c)

WEB DoBuois

d)

Susan B Anthony

41.
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
42.

Which of the following best describes the changes WWI gave to women?

a)

Many woman lost their positions after WWI when men returned.

b)

Many societies extended the right to vote to woman shortly after the war.

c)

The war lead to great social freedoms for woman.

d)

The war saw a change in women's fashion including shorter haircut and wearing of pants.

e)

All of the Above

43.
The Supreme Court ruled, in Schenck v. United States, that freedom of speech is NOT protected if ...
a)
it presents a clear and present danger
b)
Not true, it is ALWAYS protected
c)
it is harassing to your teachers
d)
if you are a criminal
44.

The Rosewood Massacre was....

a)

an attack on a predominantly African American town in Florida by whites

b)

A battle of WWI

c)

an attack by Al Capone

d)

Large death tolls during the 1920's due to disease

45.

The attack on Rosewood was incited by...

a)

Political Disagreements

b)

A German Telegram

c)

A white female assaulted in her home by a suspected African American

d)

A political assassination