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History Section I, part 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The influenza epidemic that preceded the 1920s decade is believed to have originated in which state?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Kansas

e)

Michigan

2.

All of the following were features of the new 1920s era EXCEPT

a)

automobiles

b)

flapper culture

c)

modern cities

d)

mass entertainment

e)

corseted ladies

3.

Henry Cabot Lodge was a senator from the state of

a)

Alabama

b)

New York

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Texas

e)

Wisconsin

4.

The Fourteen Points plan included all of the following provisions EXCEPT

a)

self-determination for small nations

b)

promoting universal healthcare

c)

freedom of the seas

d)

ending secret alliances

e)

free trade policies

5.

Supreme Court Justice Holmes’s “clear and present danger” doctrine was most closely related to questions regarding which of the following?

a)

free speech

b)

immigration

c)

unionization

d)

Communism

e)

racism

6.

The term “doughboys” was a nickname given to

a)

Hollywood actors of the 1920s

b)

American soldiers during WWI

c)

Factory workers at Ford Motor Co.

d)

American baseball all-star players

e)

Congressmen on the House floor

7.

In the 1920s, the “Charleston” referred to a popular ____________.

a)

movie

b)

alcoholic beverage

c)

daily newspaper

d)

dance

e)

radio show

8.

The NAACP was founded in which year?

a)

1949

b)

1939

c)

1929

d)

1919

e)

1909

9.

“Reservationists” was a name given to the group of Americans who opposed

a)

the League of Nations

b)

U.S. entry into World War I

c)

Establishing tariffs with Japan

d)

The 1924 Johnson Reed Act

e)

the U.S. National Bank

10.

Before becoming president, Woodrow Wilson had previously been a(n)

a)

professor

b)

engineer

c)

physician

d)

diplomat

e)

financier

11.

Which person is credited with establishing and expanding the FBI?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Henry Cabot Lodge

c)

Eugene Debs

d)

J. Edgar Hoover

e)

Samuel Gompers

12.

The Treaty of Versailles mandated that Germany do all of the following EXCEPT

a)

forfeit its colonial holdings

b)

drastically cut its armed forces

c)

yield industrial territory to France

d)

cede its revenue to the European Union

e)

pay out costly war reparations

13.

The phrase “Red Summer” was coined by which civil rights activist?

a)

Josephine Baker

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

Booker T. Washington

e)

W. E. B. Du Bois

14.

In February 1919, which group of workers went on strike in Seattle?

a)

shipyard workers

b)

coal miners

c)

meat processors

d)

lumber workers

e)

police officers

15.

Marcus Garvey was the founder of which organization?

a)

UNIA

b)

NAACP

c)

WCTU

d)

NWP

e)

NAWSA

16.

All of the following countries were considered part of the “big five” naval powers of the 1920s EXCEPT

a)

the United States

b)

China

c)

Britain

d)

France

e)

Japan

17.

A. Mitchell Palmer is MOST recalled for his

a)

support of the Treaty of Versailles

b)

architectural designs of Highland Park

c)

championing of isolationist policies

d)

commitment to the League of Nations

e)

crackdown on union-based organized labor

18.

Sacco and Vanzetti were immigrants from which country?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

e)

Russia

19.

The World War I peace negotiations took place at which regal landmark?

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

The White House

c)

The Palace of Versailles

d)

Luxembourg Palace

e)

The Austrian Parliament

20.

The United States Congress passed a temporary wartime prohibition law in which year?

a)

1913

b)

1915

c)

1918

d)

1921

e)

1923

21.

Some members of the Congressional faction known as "the irreconcilables" were also

a)

isolationists

b)

populists

c)

grangers

d)

communists

e)

interventionists

22.

In October 1917, communist leaders led a revolution in which country?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Russia

e)

Brazil

23.

One major revelation that brought the U.S. into World War I was Germany’s proposed alliance with

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

South Africa

e)

Mexico

24.

During World War I, the American Federation of Labor took the stance that it would

a)

denounce trade policies that hurt U.S. workers

b)

exhibit patriotism and support the war effort

c)

negotiate new contracts for military uniforms

d)

oppose the major increase of production quotas

e)

challenge the U.S. Department of Labor policies

25.

In 1915, Germany sank the British merchant ship known as the

a)

Lusitania

b)

Normandy

c)

Versailles

d)

Molly Malone

e)

Red Herring

26.

The murder of Eugene Williams led to seven days of rioting in which city?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Chicago

d)

Atlanta

e)

Washington, D.C.

27.

A private rail car called The Mayflower was chartered to do what?

a)

help build popular support for the League of Nations

b)

celebrate the American victory following World War I

c)

advertise a new “talkie” movie called The Wizard of Oz

d)

promote the passage of the 1921 Emergency Quota Act

e)

escort Henry Ford as he promoted the Model-A Ford

28.

The Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I was

a)

General John Pershing

b)

General Winfield Scott

c)

General George Marshall

d)

General Douglass MacArthur

e)

General George Barnett

29.

For Woodrow Wilson, what provision of the 14 points was his top priority?

a)

establishing trade alliances

b)

outlining reparation plans

c)

creating new provisional tariffs

d)

assembling a league of nations

e)

forming transportation networks

30.

Estimates suggest that there were approximately how many casualties during World War I?

a)

10,000

b)

100,000

c)

3 million

d)

12 million

e)

37 million

31.

The League of Nations became the precursor to which global organization established in the 1940s?

a)

The World Bank

b)

The World Health Organization

c)

The North American Free Trade Alliance

d)

the United Nations

e)

The European Union

32.

The Volstead Act banned the manufacture, sale, and transport of beverages with an alcohol content above

a)

0.01%

b)

0.05%

c)

0.5%

d)

1%

e)

5%

33.

In the 1920s, the President of the American Federation of Labor was

a)

Eugene Debs

b)

Marjory Brown

c)

Samuel Gompers

d)

Marcus Garvey

e)

Jeanette Rankin

34.

The Treaty of Versailles required what ratio of support from the Senate?

a)

1/6

b)

1/4

c)

1/3

d)

1/2

e)

2/3

35.

In 1916, Jeannette Rankin was elected to Congress as a representative of

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Colorado

d)

Montana

e)

Wyoming

36.

During the Paris Peace Conference, historians now suspect that Woodrow Wilson fell ill with

a)

diphtheria

b)

tuberculosis

c)

influenza

d)

typhoid fever

e)

sleeping sickness

37.

President Harding appointed who as the United States Attorney General?

a)

Harry Daugherty

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Andrew W. Mellon

d)

Albert Fall

e)

Thomas Miller

38.

The years 1918-1919 witnessed a global pandemic of

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Influenza

c)

Typhoid Fever

d)

Malaria

e)

Yellow Fever

39.

As World War I ended, which group of workers launched a major strike from Pennsylvania to Colorado?

a)

steelworkers

b)

textile workers

c)

shipyard workers

d)

auto workers

e)

agricultural workers

40.

The Treaty of Versailles formally assigned blame for World War I to what nation?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Mexico

e)

Germany

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