WorksheetsMR. DROHAN'S POST WAR TENSIONS REVIEW
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
WHAT WAS WARREN G HARDING'S CAMPAIGN SLOGAN WHEN HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT?
THE BUCK STOPS HERE
A RETURN TO NORMALCY
AMERICA FIRST
GET AMERICA BACK TO WORK
WHY WERE THE 1920'S "NOT NORMAL"?
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OLD EUROPEAN WORLD ORDER COLLAPSED
MONARCHIES IN GERMANY AND RUSSIA WERE TOPPLED
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN AND OTTOMAN EMPIRES FELL
FRANCE AND ENGLAND WERE WEAKENED
TRUE OR FALSE: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD A VERY WELL ORGANIZED PLAN IN PLACE WHEN THE WAR ENDED.
TRUE
FALSE
WHAT DID AMERICANS DO IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WAR?
WENT BACK TO SCHOOL
WENT BACK TO WORK
PEOPLE WENT ON A SPENDING SPREE WITH THE MONEY THEY HAD SAVED DURING THE WAR.
ALL OF THESE
WHAT DID THE COMBINATION OF HIGH INFLATION AND RISING UNEMPLOYMENT LEAD TO IN THE U.S AFTER WWI?
ECONOMIC BOOM
WORKER STRIKES
RIOTS IN THE STREETS
ECONOMIC RECESSION
Between 1920 and 1921, how many businesses went bankrupt?
50,000
25,000
100,000
453,000
During the war the federal government encouraged business and labor to cooperate, what did this lead to?
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INCREASED WAGES
COMPANIES PAID LESS ATTENTION TO SAFETY
LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIONS GAINED INFLUENCE
How many union strikes occurred across the U.S in 1919?
500
3600
1200
250
TRUE OR FALSE: CORPORATIONS FOUGHT UNIONIZATION, REDUCED WAGES, PAID LESS ATTENTION TO EMPLOYEE SAFETY AFTER THE GOVERNMENT STEPPED ASIDE AFTER THE WAR WAS OVER.
TRUE
FALSE
What happened at the Boston Police strike of 1919?
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THE CITY WENT INTO ANARCHY
POLICE WALKED OFF THE JOB AFTER OFFICIALS CUT WAGES AND REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE UNION
CALVIN COOLIDGE CALLED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD TO HELP KEEP ORDER
COOLIDGE FIRED THE STRIKING POLICEMEN AND HIRED A NEW FORCE MAKING HIM A NATION HERO
Even after the recession ended, what was the average income for most Americans?
$15,000 PER YEAR
$500 PER YEAR
$1500 PER YEAR
$20,000 PER YEAR
What is “Radicalism” ?
THE POLICY OF PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE BORN CITIZENS VS THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS
ECONOMIC RECESSION
STRIKE-RELATED VIOLENCE HEIGHTENED FEARS OF UNION ACTIVITY LEADING TO ANARCHY
A POINT OF VIEW FAVORING EXTREME CHANGE IN SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC STRUCTURES.
What was the first “Red Scare” ?
AMERICAN COMMUNISTS DREW INSPIRATION FROM THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN 1917
POST WORLD WAR II
AFTER THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
DURING THE BOSTON POLICE STRIKE OF 1919
What is an “Anarchist” ?
COMMUNISTS
PEOPLE WHO OPPOSED ALL SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT
A POINT OF VIEW FAVORING EXTREME CHANGE IN SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC STRUCTURES.
What was the fear of radicals in the United States known as?
ECONOMIC RECESSION
ANARCHY
WORKERS STRIKES
RED SCARE
What was “Red” slang for?
ANARCHISTS
STRIKING WORKERS
COMMUNISTS
POLICE OFFICERS WHO CROSSED THE PICKET LINES
What did the “Red Scare” lead to?
WORKER STRIKES
RECESSION
RAIDS ON SUBVERSIVES/ PALMER RAIDS
GOVERNMENT
CUT BACKS
What happened on June 2nd, 1919?
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8 BOMBS WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME IN DIFFERENT CITIES
BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS WALKED OF THE JOB
THE SEATTLE BUSINESS DISTRICT WENT ON STRIKE
ONE OF THE BOMBS WAS SENT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MITCHELL PALMER’S HOME IN WASHINGTON D.C
What did the “Palmer Raids do?
UNCOVERED THE TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL
ENDED THE BOSTON POLICE STRIKE
AGENTS BROKE INTO HOMES, CLUBS, UNION OFFICES AND COFFEE HOUSES WITHOUT WARRANTS AND MADE ARRESTS
FORCED STRIKING WORKERS BACK TO WORK
TRUE OR FALSE: MOST SUSPECTS ARRESTED DURING THE PALMER RAIDS WERE RELEASED EXCEPT FOR ABOUT 500 WHO WERE DEPORTED.
TRUE
FALSE
What is the ACLU and what did it do?
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
WORKED ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ISSUES
AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW UNDERSTANDING
FOUGHT FOR TOLERANCE AND FREE SPEECH
What is “Nativism” ?
THE POLICY OF PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE BORN CITIZENS VS THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS
PEOPLE WHO OPPOSED ALL SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT
A POINT OF VIEW FAVORING EXTREME CHANGE IN SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC STRUCTURES.
DURING THIS PERIOD, RADICALISM REFERRED TO THE IDEAS OF SOCIALISTS, COMMUNISTS AND AND ANARCHISTS.
TRUE OR FALSE: THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1921 CAPPED THE # OF PEOPLE ALLOWED IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR AT 375,000 AND HAD A QUOTA SYSTEM OF 3%.
TRUE
FALSE
What were the 3 parts to the National Origins Act of 1924 ?
(PICK 3 ANSWERS)
BANNED ALL ASIAN IMMIGRANTS FROM THE U.S
THE POLICY OF PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE BORN CITIZENS VS THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS
2% OF EACH COUNTRY’S POPULATION BASED ON THE CENSUS FORM 1890
LIMITED THE # OF PEOPLE ALLOWED IN THE U.S TO 164,000 PER YEAR
WHAT HAPPENED TO SACCO AND VANZETTI AFTER THEY WERE CONVICTED AT TRIAL?
THEY WERE DEPORTED BACK TO ITALY
THE WERE PUT TO DEATH
THEIR CONVICTION WAS OVERTURNED ON APPEAL BUT FOUND GUILTY AT THE 2ND TRIAL
THEIR CONVICTION WAS OVERTURNED ON APPEAL FOUND NOT GUILTY AT THE 2ND TRIAL
Who did the KKK target in the 1920’s?
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IMMIGRANTS
JEWS
CATHOLICS
BLACKS
