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Pre- World War I South Carolina
Test Description: Period before World War I
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following best describes an improvement to the daily lives of South Carolina citizens during the early 20th century?
A
Televisions kept people more informed of current events
B
Segregation of whites and African Americans ended
C
Electricity and running water became more readily available
D
The minimum wage was increased above the national average
2) Although prosperous during the war years, South Carolina’s economy soon began to weaken. What was the main reason for this decline?
A
Increases in taxes by greedy politician
B
Lack of workers to keep up with rising demand
C
Overproduction in the agricultural and textile industries
D
Protests by workers shut down many mills
3) Which of the following best describes the KKK of the 1920s?
A
They began supporting equality for African Americans
B
Membership was opened to Catholics
C
Many southern governments banned the organization
D
Catholics, bootleggers and immigrants became new targets
4) The period when many South Carolinians like Julia Peterkin achieved national fame for their work was referred to as:
A
The Progressive Era
B
Reconstruction
C
The Southern Literary Renaissance
D
The Bourbon Years
5) The cultural renaissance caused by the Great Migration to the North by African-Americans was referred to as:
A
The Black Power Movement
B
The Southern Literary Renaissance
C
The Civil Rights Era
D
The Harlem Renaissance
6) How did mass media affect South Carolina?
A
It provided entertainment and news to those who could afford it.
B
People went out and bought televisions.
C
It was attacked as immoral by the KKK.
D
There was no effect.
7) What helped to provide power to South Carolina during the 1920s?
A
SCE and G
B
The Santee-Cooper Electrical Company
C
Lake Murray Dam
D
The Cooper River
8) What economic practice in the 1920s was credited with being responsible for people buying more?
A
Installment plans
B
revolving credit
C
Cash and carry
D
credit cards
9) This movement tried to convince people to avoid alcoholic beverages.
A
progressive
B
Jim Crow
C
temperance
D
populist
10) Which of the following best describes the United States approach to World War I when it first began?
A
actively involved
B
neutrality
C
pacifism
D
instigators
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