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Roaring Twenties/Great Depression Review
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1) Which 1920 event resulted in the deportation of over 500 suspected anarchists and leftists?
A
the Espionage Act
B
the Palmer Raids
C
the Emergency Quota Act
D
the Communist Purge
2) What name was given to Americans who felt that immigrants threatened the United States?
A
Nativists
B
Free Soilers
C
Knights of Labor
D
Bull Moose Party
3) Which of the following statements BEST describes laissez faire capitalism?
A
Government intervention in the economy
B
No government intervention in the economy
C
Movement of people from rural to urban areas
D
Movement of immigrants to the South
4) The most popular form of mass entertainment following World War I was
A
motion pictures.
B
television.
C
radio
D
Broadway shows.
5) What group was revived during the 1910s, speaking out against communists, immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African-Americans?
A
Anti-Saloon League
B
Free Soilers
C
Ku Klux Klan
D
Know Nothings
6) During the 1920s, consumers became able to buy big ticket items which were previously only affordable to the wealthy. Which factor played the GREATEST role in consumers' ability to buy refrigerators, washing machines, radios, and cars?
A
credit or installment buying
B
low interest rates on home loans
C
stock market speculation
D
decreased federal income taxes
7) The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by
A
fear of communist infiltration of the United States.
B
fear of airborne diseases.
C
the influenza outbreak.
D
the actions of Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy.
8) What impact did US governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800’s?
A
The US government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth
B
The US government tried to control public and private utilities and transportation
C
The US government regulated industry for the public good
D
The US government had little or no influence on business and industry
9) In the 1920s, the United States experienced an economic boom due to, among other things,
A
the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities.
B
installment buying and an unregulated stock market.
C
the mobilization of the economy for war.
D
increased government restrictions on big business.
10) Which event in history is seen by many people as the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?
A
the end of fighting in World War I
B
the Stock Market Crash of 1929
C
the beginning of the Dust Bowl
D
the creation of the Federal Reserve
11) The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it
A
secured a safe source of raw materials for US industry.
B
spread democracy to Latin America.
C
set up a colonial empire for the U.S. and set the U.S. on the road to empire.
D
guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spanish control.
12) Who was NOT a member of the Central Powers during World War I?
A
Germany
B
Serbia
C
Austria-Hungary
D
Ottoman Empire
13) In the months leading up to World War I, the United States wanted to maintain its neutrality because
A
the U.S. had the strongest navy in the world and it was needed to keep the coastline secure.
B
the U.S. was trading heavily with European nations and did not want its business interrupted.
C
President Wilson was a Quaker and was against warfare of any kind.
D
the armed forces were preoccupied with problems on the Mexican border.
14) All of the following were long term causes of World War I EXCEPT
A
militarism
B
alliance system
C
religious differences.
D
imperialism
15) Which of these nations did NOT fight with the Allied Powers in World War I?
A
Russia
B
France
C
Austria-Hungary
D
England
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