WorksheetsChapter 26 - Understanding Postwar Tensions
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following best describes the Red Scare?
the postwar fear of radical figures
the public bombings in New York City
the concern over Soviet Russian power
the anxiety over a recovering Germany
Anti-Semitism is a the prejudice against which particular ethnic group?
Muslim Americans
Jewish Americans
Italian Americans
African Americans
Why did many of Palmer's actions violate basic civil liberties of Americans?
He advocated violent action against radical supporters.
He prompted a negative view of radicals to the public.
He arrested many suspected radicals with little or no cause.
He encouraged the illegal torture of arrested radicals.
Which of the following was an impact of the Immigration Act of 1924?
Banned all immigration from Asia.
Manipulated immigration quotas.
Reduced the total number of immigrants allowed into the US.
All of the above.
Communists followed the economic theories of what famous political figure?
Mitchell Palmer
Nicola Sacco
Calvin Coolidge
Karl Marx
What was the primary goal of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?
Re-opening immigration in the U.S.
Ending prejudice against Jewish Americans.
Protecting the freedom of speech.
Helping immigrants find jobs.
What was the main purpose of the Palmer Raids?
To seize the secret documents of public officials.
To promote the spread of communism in the U.S.
To find evidence of illegal business practices.
To remove the growing influence of radicals.
Individuals who opposed open immigration in the United States were known as...
Open Door Advocate
Nationalist
Klan Members
Nativists
A point of view favoring extreme change to social or economic structures is known as...
Radicalism.
Unionism.
Capitalism.
Inflationism.
How did the quota system reduce immigration to the United States?
It allowed for background checks of potential immigrants.
It set a limit on the number of immigrants from each country.
It prevented immigration from certain countries altogether.
It favored potential Asian and African Immigrants over Europeans.
What groups of people were the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) hostile towards?
Catholics
Jews
African Americans
Immigrants
All of the above
