What was America's immigration policy in the 1920s?

restrict immigration from certain areas of the world

Main targets of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s

African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants

Economic policy of the presidents of the 1920s

have few regulations of businesses.

Cause of the Red Scare

the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

The Great Migration was caused by

new job opportunities in Northern cities

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1
Henry Ford was famous for
making cars more cheaper.
flying the first airplane.
inventing the first car.
building the first traffic light.
2
What was the foreign policy of the presidents of the 1920s?
Imperialism
Internationalism
Isolationism
Collective Security
3
He flew the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Babe Ruth
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
Al Capone
4
Marcus Garvey believed that African Americans
should stay in the South
learn a trade education
try to work with whites
should go back to Africa
5
One result of Prohibition during the 1920s
an end to wide spread poverty
a decline in dancing and socializing
the rise of organize crime.
an increase in alcoholism
6
What was America's immigration policy in the 1920s?
completely stop immigration to the US
keep immigration numbers high to fill job vacancies
restrict immigration from certain areas of the world
recruit immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
7
Main targets of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s
gamblers and gangsters
African Americans and Radical Republicans
police officers and public officials
African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants
8
Economic policy of the presidents of the 1920s
set prices of goods to make sure people can buy them.
keep tariffs low and taxes high
restrict businesses ability to pollute the environment
have few regulations of businesses.
9
A famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
10
Cause of the Red Scare
Success of the communist party in presidential elections
Race riots in Chicago
Lack of Job opportunities in the US
the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
11
This event represented conflict between science and religion
The Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
The start of Prohibition
The Scopes Trial
Passage of the National Origins Act
12
This was the most popular music of the 1920s
Rhythm and Blues
Jazz
Rock n Roll
Ragtime
13
Which did NOT contribute to an economic boom in the 1920s
the automobile industry
mass productions techniques
people saving their money
purchases on credit.
14
These people were sentenced to death mainly because of nativist attitudes
The Capones
Sacco and Vanzetti
Leopold and Leon
The Rosenbergs
15
Nickname for young women of the 1920s who wanted to rebel against traditional rules for women
Blind Tigers
Barnstormers
Flappers
Bootleggers
16
The Great Migration was caused by
laws passed to end discrimination in the North
new job opportunities in Northern cities
the start of the Harlem Renaissance
Federal government job training programs
17
Secret underground bars during the time period of Prohibition
Cafes
Speakeasies
Bootleggers
Saloons
18
Why was there labor problems right after World War I ended?
International trade stopped
Farmers could not sell crops anymore
Returning soldiers needed jobs
Too many factories were opened.
19
People who dislike immigrants are called
Anarchists
Nativists
Socialists
Communists
20
In the 1920s, many Americans thought that _______________ held radical ideas like communism.
women
fundementalists
immigrants
Native Americans

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