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WorksheetsUnit 8: WWI and Roaring 20s EXAM Study Guide
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the major accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation?
The Passage of Northwest Ordinance on 1787
The Passage of the Stamp Act
The Election of George Washington
The implementation of a single-party system that ran the government as a dictatorship appointing G.W. as Czar
What was the purpose of the Three-fifths Compromise during the Constitutional Convention?
To create a system of government that represented the ALL people fairly and equally
To settle the dispute between large and small states of representation in congress.
To settle disputes between Northern and Southern States in regards to representation in congress and slavery.
To compromise how elections should be handled in each new state.
Who was sent to France during the American Revolution to pursue aid?
Barack Obama and Donald Trump
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams
How did General Friedrich Von Steuben contribute to the American Revolution?
Lead the Military to a US victory at the Siege of Yorktown.
Helped Washington train a professional army during the harsh winter at Valley Forge.
Lead the French in deciding to join the American cause during the American Revolution.
Lead the British to a key victory in Canada to help them hold the province following the war.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary? What previous US foreign policy did it build upon?
A policy that attached a statement to the Monroe Doctrine that said America would use force is necessary.
A policy that allows the US government to get involved in Europe in hopes of keeping the peace. The Truman Doctrine
A policy that gave military aid to foreign governments to help fight the spread of communism in Europe.
A policy that allowed normal citizen the right to vote in local elections.
What was the Great Migration?
The migration of immigrants from Mexico to America in the early 1900s
The migration of Chinese and other Asian groups to California to help construct the Transcontinental Railroad.
The migration of African Americans from the Northern to Southern and western cities looking for work and a better life
The migration of African Americans from the Southern to Northern and western cities looking for work and a better life
What two reasons led the United States to declare war on Germany in 1917?
Germany's Policy of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The US policy of Neutrality regarding support Germany wanted during the war.
The policy of Lend-Lease and Cash and Carry issued by the US
The Zimmerman Telegram sent by Germany to Mexico asking for support is America declared war on Germany
Who was the most well-known person to be persecuted under the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Eugene Debs
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"The US Senate chose not to join the LON because they felt it would get the US entangled in European problems and take away America's ability to control its own alliance system."
This would be a good sentence to answer this question:
Why did the United Stated never join the League of Nations? Who was against it?
True
False
What was the 18th amendment?
The Direct election of Senators
Women's Right to Vote
The graduated Income Tax
The banning of the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages
What negative impact did the 18th amendment have on United States?
A decrease in organized crime
An increase in organized crime like the Mafia and Al Capone
The creation of modified cars that led to NASCAR racing
The in ability of the FBI to enforce laws that were intended to hurt the American economy.
What was the 19th amendment?
The Prohibition of Alcohol
The Prohibition of Slavery
The Direct Election Senators
Gave Women the Right to Vote
What impact did the popularity of radio have on the 1920s?
Advertisers and Politicians used the technology to form corrupt partnerships with rival gangs.
The American people became more divided and less engaged with one another.
It was utilized by advertisers to reach people around the US to to increase consumerism and resulted in more of a national identity.
American people grew leery of advertisers and decided not to buy their products.
What was the Red Scare? What impact did it have on the United States after WWI?
A growing fear of the spread of Communism in the US. Therefore it led to an increase in immigration restrictions throughout the 1920s.
An increased desire to accept Communism in hopes of reforming the American economic system to help immigrants come to the US
A growing fear of the Red virus that devastated Europe following WWI. Therefore, it led to an increase in immigration restrictions throughout the 1920s.
Why did Wilson Administration pass the Espionage Act of 1917?
To prevent citizens from immigrating to other countries to become involved in the war against the US
To prevent Americans from going over seas in hopes of spying on the enemy therefore getting the US involved in the war.
To target political opponents whom disagreed with him about his progressive agenda and support for the war.
To prevent citizens from criticizing the war effort therefore aiding the enemy by creating disunity and confusion.
What was the appeal of Henry Ford’s Model T during the 1920s and 30s?
It was the 1st and only car made at the time and was really expensive
It was mass produced on an assembly line that made automobile ownership affordable and easy to buy.
It was produced one by one in a factory that Henry Ford owned and not readily available.
It was produced in a manner that required cheap labor and built poorly so more people could afford them.
What impact did the Bolshevik Revolution have on 1920s American society?
Americans feared communist revolutionaries were scattered across the US so they began to target immigrants with suspected ties; known as the Red Scare
Americans believed the the Bolsheviks were infiltrating our economy so they stopped buying American manufactured products.
Americans stopped migrating to Russia because they didn't like communism
Americans welcomed all immigrants in to the US with open arms as we are a nation of immigrants and welcome all.
What were two main features of post WWI American culture?
Consumerism pushed through advertising and mass production
A weaker sense of national identity due to harsh working conditions and lack of a common language
A common national identity developed through radio and movies
America became a super power due to its citizens who wanted to spread American culture globally
What is consumerism?
The process of eating a much food as possible
An idea that Americans should continue to buy products and goods that are pushed by advertisers and made more affordable through mass production.
An idea that Americans should save as much money as possible and not buy products unless they could afford them
The process of buying all products on credit with never intending to pay back the lender
Henry Ford in credited with creating what system of manufacturing?
The mass production of clothing with a sewing machine
The Mass shipment of oil through pipes
The Mass Production of steel through the Bessemer Process
The Mass Production of Automobiles through an assembly line
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A rise in immigration restrictions due to a fear of communism
An increase in cultural expression in the African American community in Harlem through art, music, and writing.
A cultural and intellectual movement that began in Europe that saw an explosion in new art, music, science, and writing.
An increase in movie and radio production that promoted African American culture and history.
“One-Way Ticket”
I pick up my life
And take it with me
And I put it down in
Chicago, Detroit,
Buffalo, Scranton,
Any place that is North and East—
And not Dixie.
I pick up my life
And take it on the train
To Los Angeles, Bakersfield,
Seattle, Oakland, Salt Lake,
Any place that is North and West—
And not South.
I am fed up
With Jim Crow laws,
People who are cruel
And afraid,
Who lynch and run,
Who are scared of me
And me of them.
I pick up my life
And take it away
On a one-way ticket—
Gone up North,
Gone out West,
Gone!
Who was the most well-known poet in the Harlem Renaissance and wrote this poem?
Louis Armstrong
Jacob Lawrence
Aaron Douglas
Langston Hughes
What is Lusitania most known for?
Being the President who tried to keep the US out of WWI
Famous African-American poet who lived in Harlem
British passenger ship sunk by German U-Boat killing Americans
First person to successfully build and fly an airplane
What are the PUSH factors that caused African Americans to leave the South during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s? (select all that apply-- there are multiple answers)
To escape rampant violence and racism in the South
To escape poverty and sharecropping in the South
More cultural diversity in Northern cities
To live in the North because it was desegregated in the 1920s
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group
Latinos
African-Americans
Native Americans
Asians
What type of music became a new trend during this time in the 1920s?
Jazz
Hip-hop
Country
Blues
What city does Jazz originate?
New York
Nashville
Las Vegas
New Orleans
Jazz Music originated from:
A Mixture of Cultures in New Orleans that African Americans merged from ragtime, blues, and traditional spirituals.
True
False
