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WorksheetsHIGHER USA- Issue 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
When was the rebirth of the KKK?
1900
1910
1915
1920
What part of Europe were WASP's from?
North and East Europe
North and Western Europe
South and East Europe
Western Europe
Where were 'new immigrants' from?
Italy
Britain
Russia
Scandinavia
What religion were 'new immigrants'?
Catholic
Jewish
Protestant
Buddhist
What law limited immigration into America at 3% of the 1910 census?
National Origins Act
Emergency Immigration Act
What census was the National Origins Act 1924 based upon?
1900
1910
1880
1890
When as the League of Nations formed?
1900
1905
1910
1920
How many German immigrants lived in the US during WWI?
8,000
80,000
800,000
8,000,000
What were examples of ghetto areas in American cities?
China Town
Little Italy
New York
Chicago
Who was put on trial in 1920 for robbery and murder?
Al Capone
Scarface
Sacco And Vanzetti
Woodrow Wilson
Who was famous for bootlegging?
Al Capone
Sacco and Vanzetti
Woodrow Wilson
What was prohibition?
Selling drink illegally
Banning immigrants from the USA
The ban on the sale of alcohol
Why were trade unionists angry at new immigrants?
They increased employment
They wanted unskilled work
They were paid a low wage
They were used as strike- breakers
The unemployment rate rose from 5.2% to (a) % in 1921. Fill in the blank.
When was the Russian Revolution?
1900
1910
1917
1918
How many workers went on strike in 1919?
3 million
4 million
5 million
6 million
What is an example of an industry on strike in 1919?
Shipbuilding
Agriculture
Retail
Army
How many communists lived in the USA in 1920?
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
FInish the sentence: " The whole lot were about as dangerous as a ..."
(a)
How many immigrants were arrested in the Palmer Raids?
6,000
5,000
6,500
7,000
