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Post-War America: The Dawn of a New Era – Comprehensive Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which event killed more Americans than combat in World War I?

a)

Meuse-Argonne offensive

b)

Spanish flu pandemic

c)

Palmer Raids

d)

The Great Migration

2.

Which point did Wilson consider most essential in his Fourteen Points?

a)

Freedom of the seas

b)

League of Nations

c)

Self-determination for colonies

d)

Disarmament agreements

3.

Why did the Allies resist Wilson’s “Peace Without Victory”?

a)

They feared the League of Nations would fail

b)

They wanted harsh punishments for Germany

c)

They wanted the U.S. to pay war reparations

d)

They opposed self-determination

4.

The League of Nations’ Article X was controversial because it:

a)

Required unanimous decisions

b)

Required members to defend other members militarily

c)

Limited American trade

d)

Excluded Germany

5.

Which event followed Wilson’s 1919 speaking tour?

a)

Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles

b)

Wilson’s stroke

c)

U.S. withdrawal from the League

d)

Harding's election

6.

The Palmer Raids targeted:

a)

Bootleggers

b)

Radical leftists and immigrants

c)

Labor union leaders

d)

African-American political activists

7.

The Schenck v. United States case established the:

a)

Clear and present danger test

b)

Prior restraint doctrine

c)

Miranda rights

d)

Right to legal counsel

8.

Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted largely due to:

a)

DNA evidence

b)

Ballistics reports

c)

Anti-immigrant and anti-radical prejudice

d)

Military desertion charges

9.

Which factor accelerated the Great Migration?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Agricultural collapse in the South

c)

Industrial job opportunities in the North

d)

The New Deal

10.

Jazz music reached Europe during WWI through:

a)

Radio broadcasts

b)

Military bands

c)

Hollywood films

d)

International tourism

11.

Which country did NOT join the League of Nations?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Britain

12.

The Red Scare focused on eliminating:

a)

Organized crime

b)

Radical leftist movements

c)

Segregation laws

d)

Prohibition

13.

The Espionage and Sedition Acts criminalized:

a)

Speaking against the war effort

b)

Publishing trade secrets

c)

Crossing state lines during wartime

d)

Selling war bonds illegally

14.

The Schenck case limited:

a)

Free speech in wartime

b)

Free press during elections

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

The right to assemble

15.

Which city was a major hub of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Detroit

b)

Chicago

16.

Which state saw a major African-American population increase during the Great Migration?

a)

Alabama

b)

Mississippi

c)

New York

d)

South Carolina

17.

Wilson’s “self-determination” policy meant:

a)

Colonies could become independent

b)

Nations could choose their own governments

c)

Immigrants could vote immediately

d)

The U.S. would redraw borders

18.

Wilson’s final years were affected by:

a)

Pneumonia

b)

Stroke

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Cancer

19.

Which Senate groups opposed the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Isolationists

b)

Reservationists and Irreconcilables

c)

Federalists

d)

Progressives

20.

The “clear and present danger” doctrine was first applied to:

a)

Strikes in factories

b)

Anti-war pamphlets

c)

Teaching evolution

d)

Political cartoons

21.

Sacco and Vanzetti’s case reflected tensions between:

a)

Nativists and immigrants

b)

Catholics and Protestants

c)

Unions and employers

d)

Conservatives and liberals

22.

The Palmer Raids were coordinated by:

a)

Henry Cabot Lodge

b)

J. Edgar Hoover

c)

Eugene Debs

d)

Herbert Hoover

23.

After WWI, the U.S. economy experienced:

a)

Immediate prosperity

b)

A brief recession followed by growth

c)

A decade-long depression

d)

Permanent agricultural collapse

24.

The Harlem Renaissance celebrated:

a)

A) African-American culture

b)

B) Women’s suffrage

c)

C) Industrial power

d)

D) Rural traditions

25.

The 18th Amendment established:

a)

Women’s suffrage

b)

Income tax

c)

Prohibition

d)

Direct election of senators

26.

The president after Wilson was:

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Hoover

d)

Roosevelt

27.

Wilson’s “Peace Without Victory” speech was given to:

a)

Congress

b)

The Senate

c)

The League of Nations

d)

The United Nations

28.

The U.S. financed WWI mainly by:

a)

Raising tariffs

b)

Selling Liberty Bonds

c)

Raising income taxes

d)

Borrowing from allies

29.

The Great Migration reduced the population of:

a)

Northeast cities

b)

Rural South

c)

Midwest towns

d)

Western states

30.

“Irreconcilables” were senators who:

a)

Opposed the League of Nations entirely

b)

Wanted changes to the treaty

31.

Which point addressed ending secret diplomacy?

a)

Point I

b)

Point IV

c)

Point X

d)

Point XIV

32.

Leader of the American Expeditionary Forces:

a)

MacArthur

b)

Pershing

c)

Patton

d)

Eisenhower

33.

Spanish flu's impact on the military included:

a)

High deaths in training camps

b)

Suspension of the draft

c)

Shortened deployments

d)

Recruitment of older soldiers

34.

The Sedition Act of 1918 targeted:

a)

Prohibition violators

b)

Anti-war speech

c)

Labor union membership

d)

Smuggling goods

35.

Sacco and Vanzetti were:

a)

Italian immigrants accused of murder

b)

Union leaders accused of treason

c)

Soldiers accused of desertion

d)

Politicians accused of corruption

36.

Wilson believed the League of Nations would:

a)

Prevent future wars

b)

End colonialism

c)

Replace the U.S. Constitution

d)

Promote U.S. trade dominance

37.

The Red Scare was fueled by:

a)

A) Strikes and bombings

b)

B) The Harlem Renaissance

c)

C) Mexican immigration

d)

D) Farm foreclosures

38.

“Clear and present danger” was compared to:

a)

Shouting “fire” in a crowded theater

b)

Throwing rocks at a building

c)

Running a red light

d)

Starting a strike

39.

WWI ended in:

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1919

d)

1920

40.

The Palmer Raids were conducted by the:

a)

Bureau of Investigation

b)

FBI

c)

CIA

d)

Secret Service

41.

The “Lost Generation” described:

a)

Disillusioned postwar writers

b)

Veterans who moved to Europe

c)

Farmers displaced by migration

d)

Orphans from WWI

42.

What was the Volstead Act’s purpose?

a)

Enforce Prohibition

b)

Grant women the vote

c)

Limit immigration

d)

Fund veterans’ pensions

43.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

20th

44.

Who led the “Back to Africa” movement?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Langston Hughes

45.

The 1921 Emergency Quota Act aimed to:

a)

Restrict immigration

b)

End Prohibition

46.

Which event highlighted racial tensions in 1919?

a)

Chicago Race Riot

b)

Tulsa Massacre

c)

March on Washington

d)

Selma March

47.

What innovation boosted 1920s consumer culture?

a)

Mass production and credit

b)

Steam power

c)

Telegraph expansion

d)

Horse-drawn transportation

48.

Which writer criticized postwar materialism in The Great Gatsby?

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Sinclair Lewis

d)

John Dos Passos

49.

Which 1920s law reflected nativist sentiment?

a)

National Origins Act

b)

Sherman Antitrust Act

c)

Wagner Act

d)

Social Security Act

50.

The Teapot Dome scandal involved:

a)

Oil reserves

b)

Railroad kickbacks

c)

Stock market fraud

d)

Banking corruption