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WorksheetsEnd of Unit 2 Assessment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair had which of the following effects on the U.S.?
Passage of the Meat Inspection Act
Improved working conditions for minorities and immigrants
Passage of the 19th Amendment
Increased public interest in socialism
Progressive reforms like initiative, referendum, and recall showed that the public wanted a government that was
more responsive to the desires of the people
more powerful on a global scale
more willing to interfere in the economy
more involved in social welfare
Advocates of the eugenics movement
believed that the results they could achieve were more important than ethical concerns.
successfully lobbied for the passage of a federal eugenics law.
thought that educating the poor would lead to healthier families.
supported forced sterilization of women but opposed sterilization of men.
Is there anyone who will deny that Milwaukee has lost its frankly happy mood mainly because the bulk of its citizens have been deprived of the pleasure to gather openly in congenial surroundings, drink their beer and talk to their full desire? There are, no doubt, many who are beginning to forget how pleasant it was here before the pseudo desert period and the war.
Source: Milwaukee Sentinel, February 21, 1932.
The author of this newspaper article likely believes
the 18th Amendment should be repealed.
Milwaukee was safer before the war.
wartime rationing caused enjoyable products to be unavailable.
the economic downturn of the 1920s negatively impacted citizens’ lives.
The Scopes Trial resulted in
a nationwide dialogue about the place of religion in public schools.
widespread protests led by religious leaders.
the abolition of religious curriculum in public schools.
the creation of a scientific panel focused on the study of evolution.
It took more than three thousand years to make some of the trees in these Western woods -- trees that are still standing in perfect strength and beauty, waving and singing in the mighty forests of the Sierra. Through all the wonderful, eventful centuries ... God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand straining, leveling tempests and floods; but he cannot save them from fools -- only Uncle Sam can do that.
Source: John Muir, Our National Parks, 1901
The author of the excerpt likely believes
conservation is the responsibility of the federal government.
people have a right to cut down trees to promote industry.
the government is unable to stop deforestation.
natural disasters will inevitably destroy most forests.
The “Great Migration” refers to
African Americans moving from the South to the North during the war.
women moving to the cities to take jobs vacated by men who went to war.
the American Expeditionary Forces traveling to Europe to fight.
Mexican Americans leaving farm labor for industrial jobs in southwestern cities.
In his “Fourteen Points” speech to Congress, Woodrow Wilson said that he wanted all of the following postwar goals EXCEPT
punishment of Germany for starting the war.
the establishment of a League of Nations.
free trade and a reduction in arms.
the redrawing of political boundaries.
Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully…utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States…shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both…
—Sedition Act, May 1918
This law demonstrates that during wartime the federal government chose to
suspend freedom of speech.
prohibit private companies from publishing newspapers.
require citizens to take oaths of loyalty.
punish anyone caught acting as a spy of a foreign country.
General John Pershing’s most important role in World War I was
transforming inexperienced troops into an effective force.
developing a more efficient machine gun.
advising President Wilson on the creation of the Fourteen Points.
negotiating the armistice with Germany.
Life for African Americans in the 1920s
worsened due to increased violence by white supremacists.
improved due to the post-war economic boom.
worsened due to a major stock market crash.
improved due to plentiful housing and job opportunities.
The First Red Scare began when
dozens of bombings took place targeting politicians, judges, and business leaders who were opposed to radical groups.
socialist protestors gathered outside of the White House and demanded the resignation of President Wilson.
the American Communist Party publicly called for the overthrow of the capitalist U.S. government.
evidence surfaced that the Department of Defense had been infiltrated by at least one foreign spy.
The artist who created the cartoon would most likely believe
it’s best for America to restrict immigration
nativism is wrong and prejudiced
achieving a multicultural society will take time and effort
the federal government isn’t doing enough to meet the needs of refugees
The cartoon demonstrates a concern about
immigration
poverty
World War I
labor unions
The cartoon is best understood in the context of
the Red Scare
the Great Migration
American imperialism
the Treaty of Versailles
