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WorksheetsWarsaw Invite Pre-Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Before running for president, Woodrow Wilson held what position?
Secretary of State
Federal Judge
President of Princeton University
CEO of US Steel
Which event "made" the 1920s?
The Great Depression
WWI
WWII
The Civil War
The Palmer Raids were looking for all of the following groups except
Fascists
Anarchists
Socialists
Communists
After WWI, the ______ party regained both the House and Senate for the first time in ten years.
Republican
Democratic
Whig
Progressive
What was the purpose of the Washington Naval Conference?
Nuclear Arms Race
Disarmament
Armistice
None of the above
During the Mexican Revolution, President Wilson ordered troops to be stationed where?
Baja
Houston
Veracruz
El Paso
Harding established what department aimed at lowering government spending?
The IRS
The Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Commerce
The Bureau of the Budget
Coolidge's motto concerning the economy was
"The business of America is business."
"Reap what you sow."
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
None of the above.
How did Hoover feel about Prohibition?
He favored it.
He openly ignored it.
He was opposed, but refused to serve alcohol in the White House.
He fought against it.
What was Hoover's religious background?
Baptist
Presbyterian
Catholic
Quaker
Between the Civil War and 1920, the Democrats has only elected how many presidents?
0
1
2
3
In 1932, how many people ran for the Democratic nomination?
3
5
7
9
As prices rose and wages remained low, more and more people
bought goods on credit.
fell below the poverty line.
took on additional jobs.
sacrificed food for new goods.
The last major work stoppages of 1919 took place in what industry?
Oil
Steel
Coal
Cars
Ford's Model-T eventually cost how much?
$1000
$750
$500
$350
William Durant's revolutionary move with General Motors was to
offer car purchases on installment plans.
put doors on the cars.
pay his workers enough that they could buy the product.
buy out his competition.
American passenger airlines grew out of what?
The WWI Air Force
The US Postal Service
Crop Dusting
Private Interest
Bank Failures occurred at what rate before the stock market crash?
1 every 6 months
1 per month
2 every 2 weeks
2 per day
What happened to union membership over the course of the 1920s?
It increased dramatically.
It decreased dramatically.
It stayed the same.
All unions were broken up.
Herbert Hoover reacted to the growing depression by
offering unemployment payments.
providing public work projects for people without jobs.
spending money of housing and soup kitchens.
encouraging people to help each other.
Thanks to the automobile, which of the following cities was the fastest growing in America?
Los Angles
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
For the first time, _______ was recognized as a distinct period of life.
Adolescence
Childhood
Middle Age
Twenties
Which of the following men wanted African Americans to separate totally from white society and eventually move back to Africa?
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
A. Philip Randolf
Which event proved that Prohibition was a failure?
John Dillinger's bank robbery
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
May Day Murder
Seattle Worker's Strike
Censorship most affected which industry?
Radio
Literature
Newspapers
Film
Jazz spread from its birthplace in what city?
New York City
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Which sport came to national attention in the 1920s?
Soccer
Basketball
Football
Tennis
