Chapter 21 test

Question 1

One factor in the growth of unemployment after World War I was

Answer 1

Demobilization

Question 2

At the end of World War I, unemployment rose as a result of

Answer 2

1. The number of soldiers returning from the front
2. Cancellation of war contracts
3. Decreased factory production

Question 3

Farmers

Answer 3

Group that suffered from shrinking markets and low prices during the 1920s

Question 4

Seattle general strike

Answer 4

Strike begun by shipyard workers who were demanding higher wages and shorter workday

Question 5

Calvin Coolidge

Answer 5

Massachusetts governor whose opposition to the Boston police strike made him a hero among conservatives

Question 6

Steel strike

Answer 6

1919 strike that ended organization in heavy industry for 15 years

Question 7

One long-term effect of the failed 1919 strike was

Answer 7

Unions did not try to organize workers in heavy industry for many years

Question 8

Americans’ fear of communism was heightened by

Answer 8

The national labor unrest of 1919

Question 9

Palmer raids

Answer 9

Government action against suspected radicals

Question 10

Emma Goldman

Answer 10

Lithuanian radical who was a noted feminist, writer, and speaker

Question 11

Three things that were true of the Red Scare

Answer 11

1. U.S. government conducted raids on suspected radicals
2. Many workers believed a workers revolution had arrived
3. Some Americans thought that communism had invaded every aspect of society

Question 12

Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of

Answer 12

Committing murder during a robbery

Question 13

Nicola Sacco

Answer 13

Anarchist whose execution underscored U.S. hostility towards foreigners and radicals

Question 14

Because they were tired of the turbulence of the Wilson years

Answer 14

In 1920 they elected Warren G. Harding

Question 15

Warren G. Harding

Answer 15

Republican president who called for a return to “normalcy”

Question 16

Charles Dawes

Answer 16

Turned annual budget deficit into surplus by cutting expenditures

Question 17

Albert Fall

Answer 17

First cabinet member imprisoned for crimes committed while in office

Question 18

The 3 following things are true of the Harding administration

Answer 18

1. The economy grew rapidly
2. Taxes on the wealthy were cut
3. A number of government officials were involved in scandals

Question 19

Calvin Coolidge

Answer 19

Popular president despite his vetoes of bills designed to help veterans and farmers

Question 20

Herbert Hoover

Answer 20

Candidate who won the 1928 presidential election in part because of his opponent’s political liabilities

Question 21

Herbert Hoover

Answer 21

Former Secretary of Commerce who defeated Alfred E. Smith in the 1928 presidential election

Question 22

Republican economic policies of the 1920s supported

Answer 22

Corporate mergers

Question 23

During the 1920’s pro business tax cuts encouraged

Answer 23

Corporations to consolidate and develop mergers

Question 24

The Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act

Answer 24

Legislation designed to boost the pride of domestic crops

Question 25

Union membership shrank during the 1920s party as a result of

Answer 25

Business promotion of the American Plan

Question 26

Republican

Answer 26

Party whose presidents and polices during the 1920s resulted in economic growth and prosperity

Question 27

Protection legislation

Answer 27

Issue that led to proposal of the Equal Rights Amendment but divided women’s groups

Question 28

The following statement about the Equal Rights Amendment is true

Answer 28

The amendment caused division among women’s groups

Question 29

National Women’s Party

Answer 29

Organization that supported the equal rights amendment in 1923

Question 30

Bursum Bill

Answer 30

Legislation designed to legalize non-Native American claims to Pueblo land

Question 31

In 1924 Congress acknowledged the Native American contribution to the war effort by

Answer 31

Granting citizenship to all Native Americans

Question 32

Marcus Garvey

Answer 32

Black nationalist leader of the Back-to-Africa movement

Question 33

Black nationalism arose in part because of

Answer 33

Continued discrimination against African Americans

Question 34

Continued hostility toward ethnic groups in the 1920s was demonstrated by

Answer 34

The revival of the Ku Klux Klan

Question 35

During the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan targeted

Answer 35

1. African Americans 2. Catholics and Jews 3. Immigrants

Question 36

Because immigration grew dramatically during the 1920s

Answer 36

The U.S. government set new limits on immigration

Question 37

The Immigration Act of 1924 was designed to limit the entry of

Answer 37

1. Southern Europeans 2. Asians 3. Eastern Europeans

Question 38

Immigration legislation passed during the 1920s exhibited

Answer 38

Continued antagonism toward most foreign people

Question 39

Mexicans

Answer 39

Immigrants not restricted by 1920s immigration legislation

Question 40

During the 1920s Mexican immigrants came to the U.S. because they were encouraged to

Answer 40

Fill low-wage jobs in the United States