WorksheetsUnit 4: WWI & 1920s Test Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why is World War I seen as a turning point in United States foreign policy?
A. The United States established an international court to address war crimes.
B. The expansion of overseas businesses helped the economy of the United States.
C. The United States rejected a world leadership role after the war.
D. The lowering of barriers to immigration increased the credibility of the United States.
Which African American led the “Back to Africa” movement during the early 20th century?
A. Booker T. Washington
B. George Washington Carver
C. W.E.B. Du Bois
D. Marcus Garvey
Which best represents the group below?
• Rejected the idealism that inspired U.S. entry into World War I
• Sense of moral loss and aimlessness
• Criticized culture though illusions of happiness
A. Harlem Renaissance.
B. Chicano Mural Movement.
C. Lost Generation.
D. Beat Movement
What was one effect the writings of Langston Hughes had on U.S. culture?
A. His writings exposed the dangerous conditions in meatpacking plants.
B. His writings raised public awareness about the injustices of a segregated society.
C. His writings illustrated the unsafe living conditions of immigrants in urban areas.
D. His writings uncovered a scandal involving oil companies in Southern states.
• General John J. Pershing commanded more than 500,000 troops in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. • U.S. and French forces fought German forces in the Battle of Argonne Forest. Which statement BEST describes the result of these battles?
A. German forces accepted responsibility for the war.
B. Allied forces recovered a large amount of French territory.
C. French forces negotiated an armistice to end the war
D. Allied forces were overrun by German battalions.
The excerpt shown below demonstrates a shift in American public policy toward
. . . Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States . . . are hereby, declared to be citizens of the United States . . . —Indian Citizen Act of 1924
A. foreign trade.
B. granting citizenship.
C. military service
D. expanding territory
Which of the following BEST identifies the issues that led to the Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States?
A. The United States government restricted immigration during World War I.
B. The United States government restricted freedom of speech during World War I.
C. The United States government restricted the production of consumer goods during World War I.
D. The United States government restricted religious freedom during World War I.
How did higher wages ($5 a day) at the Ford plant in Michigan affect the state economy?
A. Federal hiring practices created opportunities for female workers.
B. Federal regulators began to focus on factory safety.
C. Automotive companies had difficulty filling skilled positions.
D. Automotive workers joined the consumer class.
Which of the following BEST represents the spread of popular culture in the 1920s?
A. Radio
B. Phonograph
C. Telephone
D. Automobile
Which statement BEST describes an effect of the U.S. automobile industry’s growth during the 1920s?
A. Domestic oil and steel production decreased.
B. The average purchase price for a new car increased.
C. Construction of paved roads increased across the country.
D. The population in urban areas decreased compared to rural areas.
Which postwar attitude in the United States represented opposition to this proposal?
XIV. A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. —President Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points Speech
A. support for the spread of democracy
B. the promotion of isolationist policies
C. support for an expanded alliance system
D. the endorsement of imperialistic acquisitions
The 1920's were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other.
Give 2 specific examples of how traditional values and modernity clashed in the 1920s.
