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WorksheetsWWI & Roaring 20's
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 36mins
What does this political cartoon best represent?
Public opposition to the League of Nations
German Imperial Fleet discussing a blockade of Mexico
The Zimmerman Telegram
Talks of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Wilson's suggestions
League of Nations
Wilson's idea for a League of Nations was included in the final provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. After most European countries joined the League of Nations, the U.S. soon followed suit and joined in 1920 to become part of the Big 4 (France, Great Britain, Italy, and the U.S.)
True
False
Below is a list of reasons for the United States entering World War I. What would be the third reason?
- German attempts to have Mexico invade the United States
- Acts of sabotage
- ??????????
Sunken American battleships
Destroyed American skyscrapers
Exploded nuclear weapons
Unrestricted submarine warfare
In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.
Socialism
The Red Scare
The Immigrant Scare
The Isolationism Movement
What is it called when countries claim territories outside of their land to make an empire?
Militarism
Imperialism
Alliances
Nationalism
The assassination of this man led to World War I in Europe.
Tsar Nicholas II
Queen Victoria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Which of these countries were part of the Allied Powers in World War I? (3 correct)
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Which of the following countries were part of the Central Powers during World War I? (3 correct)
Germany
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
France
Bulgaria
The United States didn't join the League of Nations because...
the Supreme Court ruled against it
Woodrow Wilson refused to join
American people didn't want the US to join
the US Senate failed to ratify the treaty
Before and after World War I, the United States practiced ____________________________, meaning the US didn't get involved in other countries fights.
Isolationism
Imperialism
Globalization
Conservationism
The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African American artists who
Worked in the South
Calling for segregation
Urged African Americans to leave the country
Exploring their heritage and encouraging African Americans to be prideful of black culture.
A “return to normalcy” after World War I meant….
Increased US involvement in Europe
No longer selling alcohol in the United States
Going back to life as it had been before the war
Limiting immigration
“Dreams”
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow
-Langston Hughes
This poem written during the Harlem Renaissance, was most likely meant to encourage African Americans to
Flee from slavery
Accept racial segregation
Never give up hope and look to the future
Deal with the Great Depression
Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company….
Paid workers lower wages than his competitors.
Used foreign-made parts.
Developed a faster and less expensive method of production called the assembly line.
Offered a variety of options to buyers
During the 1920s, controversies concerning national Prohibition and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over…
The return to normalcy
Changing culture and lifestyles
Causes of the Great Depression
The benefits of new technology
The Great Migration of African Americans to the North during the 1920s was mainly the result of…
Political corruption
Nativism
Racism and discrimination of African Americans in the South
Success of military desegregation
What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?
Prohibition ended for African Americans
African-American cultural pride flourished in the cities
The formation of multiracial corporations
Unemployment
The ____________________________ banned alcohol.
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
The __________________________ ended prohibition and was passed in 1933.
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
Young women in the 1920s who declared their independence from traditional values were known as __________________________.
Fads
Actresses
Flappers
Beyonce
Smugglers who brought alcohol into the United States when it was illegal were called?
Flappers
Bootleggers
Anarchists
Communists
A period of time when people were banned from drinking alcohol became known as
Great Depression
World War I
Prohibition
Progressive Era
Nativists believed that native-born Americans
Should not drink alcohol
Are superior to immigrants and foreigners
Should have better working conditions
Are a lost generation
Nativism influenced the outcome of which 1920s court case?
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Sacco and Vanzetti
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which of the following is the main idea of the cartoon below?
Alcohol should only be banned because it is expensive
Alcohol causes Americans to become poor and make bad decisions
Only Christian Americans should stop drinking alcohol
Alcohol hurts the economy because Americans do not go to work
One of the ways that Americans purchased goods during the 1920s was through the use of…
Credit cards and installment buying
Assembly line
Debt
Recession
What is mass media?
Illegal bars and clubs
Jazz musicians
Communication that reaches many people
Powerful gangsters
What are speakeasies?
Illegal bars and clubs
Jazz musicians
Communication that reaches many people
Powerful gangsters
What was the primary way flappers of the 1920s challenged the traditional role of women?
fought for increased job opportunities
pressured colleges and universities to accept female students
displayed fashions and behaviors that shocked mainstream society
helped female politicians win campaigns
What was a immediate effect of the radio?
help with finances
mobility for the working class
improved access to information
helped women get away from traditional roles
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance?
helped to break stereotypes about Blacks
helped to increase respect for Blacks
decreased support for the civil rights movement
increased appreciation for Black art and literature
The Ku Klux Klan was most closely associated with
nativism
education
helping immigrants
assembly line
Who did the Palmer Raids target?
anti-imperialists
progressives
communists
fascists
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
16
18
19
21
What was one of the biggest reasons why the American economy boomed in the 1920s?
mass production led to goods being made faster and an increase in supply
the arrest of criminals who wouldn't stop killing people
the banning of alcohol
giving women the right to vote
What was the root of most societal issues of the 1920s?
Politics
Nativism
Job Competition
World War I
What natural resource was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Coal
Oil
Timber
Steel
What Civil Rights leader of the 20s believed in a separatist approach to race relations?
Marcus Garvey
William DuBois
Booket T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
What trial pitted science versus religion in the 1920s?
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
The Scopes Trial
The Teapot Dome Trial
The Garvey Trial
What activity saw radicals being rounded up all over America by government agents in the early 1920s?
Palmer Raids
Sedition Act
Espionage Acts
Coolidge Raids
