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WorksheetsPost-War America: The Dawn of a New Era – Comprehensive Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which event killed more Americans than combat in World War I?
Meuse-Argonne offensive
Spanish flu pandemic
Palmer Raids
The Great Migration
Which point did Wilson consider most essential in his Fourteen Points?
Freedom of the seas
League of Nations
Self-determination for colonies
Disarmament agreements
Why did the Allies resist Wilson’s “Peace Without Victory”?
They feared the League of Nations would fail
They wanted harsh punishments for Germany
They wanted the U.S. to pay war reparations
They opposed self-determination
The League of Nations’ Article X was controversial because it:
Required unanimous decisions
Required members to defend other members militarily
Limited American trade
Excluded Germany
Which event followed Wilson’s 1919 speaking tour?
Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
Wilson’s stroke
U.S. withdrawal from the League
Harding's election
The Palmer Raids targeted:
Bootleggers
Radical leftists and immigrants
Labor union leaders
African-American political activists
The Schenck v. United States case established the:
Clear and present danger test
Prior restraint doctrine
Miranda rights
Right to legal counsel
Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted largely due to:
DNA evidence
Ballistics reports
Anti-immigrant and anti-radical prejudice
Military desertion charges
Which factor accelerated the Great Migration?
Prohibition
Agricultural collapse in the South
Industrial job opportunities in the North
The New Deal
Jazz music reached Europe during WWI through:
Radio broadcasts
Military bands
Hollywood films
International tourism
Which country did NOT join the League of Nations?
United States
France
Italy
Britain
The Red Scare focused on eliminating:
Organized crime
Radical leftist movements
Segregation laws
Prohibition
The Espionage and Sedition Acts criminalized:
Speaking against the war effort
Publishing trade secrets
Crossing state lines during wartime
Selling war bonds illegally
The Schenck case limited:
Free speech in wartime
Free press during elections
Freedom of religion
The right to assemble
Which city was a major hub of the Harlem Renaissance?
Detroit
Chicago
Which state saw a major African-American population increase during the Great Migration?
Alabama
Mississippi
New York
South Carolina
Wilson’s “self-determination” policy meant:
Colonies could become independent
Nations could choose their own governments
Immigrants could vote immediately
The U.S. would redraw borders
Wilson’s final years were affected by:
Pneumonia
Stroke
Tuberculosis
Cancer
Which Senate groups opposed the Treaty of Versailles?
Isolationists
Reservationists and Irreconcilables
Federalists
Progressives
The “clear and present danger” doctrine was first applied to:
Strikes in factories
Anti-war pamphlets
Teaching evolution
Political cartoons
Sacco and Vanzetti’s case reflected tensions between:
Nativists and immigrants
Catholics and Protestants
Unions and employers
Conservatives and liberals
The Palmer Raids were coordinated by:
Henry Cabot Lodge
J. Edgar Hoover
Eugene Debs
Herbert Hoover
After WWI, the U.S. economy experienced:
Immediate prosperity
A brief recession followed by growth
A decade-long depression
Permanent agricultural collapse
The Harlem Renaissance celebrated:
A) African-American culture
B) Women’s suffrage
C) Industrial power
D) Rural traditions
The 18th Amendment established:
Women’s suffrage
Income tax
Prohibition
Direct election of senators
The president after Wilson was:
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Wilson’s “Peace Without Victory” speech was given to:
Congress
The Senate
The League of Nations
The United Nations
The U.S. financed WWI mainly by:
Raising tariffs
Selling Liberty Bonds
Raising income taxes
Borrowing from allies
The Great Migration reduced the population of:
Northeast cities
Rural South
Midwest towns
Western states
“Irreconcilables” were senators who:
Opposed the League of Nations entirely
Wanted changes to the treaty
Which point addressed ending secret diplomacy?
Point I
Point IV
Point X
Point XIV
Leader of the American Expeditionary Forces:
MacArthur
Pershing
Patton
Eisenhower
Spanish flu's impact on the military included:
High deaths in training camps
Suspension of the draft
Shortened deployments
Recruitment of older soldiers
The Sedition Act of 1918 targeted:
Prohibition violators
Anti-war speech
Labor union membership
Smuggling goods
Sacco and Vanzetti were:
Italian immigrants accused of murder
Union leaders accused of treason
Soldiers accused of desertion
Politicians accused of corruption
Wilson believed the League of Nations would:
Prevent future wars
End colonialism
Replace the U.S. Constitution
Promote U.S. trade dominance
The Red Scare was fueled by:
A) Strikes and bombings
B) The Harlem Renaissance
C) Mexican immigration
D) Farm foreclosures
“Clear and present danger” was compared to:
Shouting “fire” in a crowded theater
Throwing rocks at a building
Running a red light
Starting a strike
WWI ended in:
1917
1918
1919
1920
The Palmer Raids were conducted by the:
Bureau of Investigation
FBI
CIA
Secret Service
The “Lost Generation” described:
Disillusioned postwar writers
Veterans who moved to Europe
Farmers displaced by migration
Orphans from WWI
What was the Volstead Act’s purpose?
Enforce Prohibition
Grant women the vote
Limit immigration
Fund veterans’ pensions
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
17th
18th
19th
20th
Who led the “Back to Africa” movement?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
Langston Hughes
The 1921 Emergency Quota Act aimed to:
Restrict immigration
End Prohibition
Which event highlighted racial tensions in 1919?
Chicago Race Riot
Tulsa Massacre
March on Washington
Selma March
What innovation boosted 1920s consumer culture?
Mass production and credit
Steam power
Telegraph expansion
Horse-drawn transportation
Which writer criticized postwar materialism in The Great Gatsby?
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sinclair Lewis
John Dos Passos
Which 1920s law reflected nativist sentiment?
National Origins Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Wagner Act
Social Security Act
The Teapot Dome scandal involved:
Oil reserves
Railroad kickbacks
Stock market fraud
Banking corruption
