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Academic Super Bowl 2020 Quiz 1
Academic Super Bowl 2020 Quiz 1
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1
Which governmental body was responsible for the Palmer Raids?
Internal Reveue Service
US Congress
Department of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
2
Which of the following were deported for their radical beliefs and supposed ties to Russia?
WEB DuBois
Emma Goldman
Ezra Pound
Eugene Debs
3
How did Coolidge respond to the plan?
He embraced it immediately
He begrudgingly signed it
He did nothing and let the bill die
He vetoed it twice
4
By May 1921, farm prices had dropped to [blank] of what they had been worth the year before.
1/2
1/3
2/3
1/4
5
All of the following led to a postwar economic boom EXCEPT
foreign purchases of American products
Pent-up consumer demand
easy credit
increased worker wages
6
In the 30 years before 1920, the majority of immigrants came from which region?
South America
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Asia
7
How did the KKK revival in the 1920s compare to the KKK during Reconstruction?
More Jewish people joined the Klan in the 1920s
It was much larger in the 1920s
More Catholics joined the Klan in the 1800s
It was much larger in the late 1800s
8
How did economic policies in the 1920s impact farmers?
Farms faced unionization and often clashed with big business
By the mid 20s, farmers had a surplus they couldn't sell
Farm prices remained high as Europe struggled to recover
Independent farmers grew as the government encouraged land ownership
9
Approximately how many farmers lost their land due to foreclosure after the war?
10,000
50,000
200,000
1 million
10
Approximately [blank]% of people were jobless after WWI?
5
20
10
15
11
The Palmer Raids were looking for all of the following groups EXCEPT
Anarchists
Socialists
Fascists
Communists
12
As prices rose and wages remained low, more and more people ...
bought goods on credit
sacrificed food for new goods
fell below the poverty line
took on additional jobs
13
What event led to the fall of the KKK nationwide?
The conviction of an Indiana Klan leader for rape and murder
The trial of two Italian men in Massachusetts
The election of Calvin Coolidge as president
The killing of a US Senator
14
The proposed plan in the 1920s for the government to buy farm surpluses and aid farmers was called:
McNary-Haugen Bill
Smoot-Hawley Bill
Kellogg-Briand Bill
Agricultural Adjustment Act
15
What was the US government's plan for demobilization after the war?
no demobilization plan
government promised new jobs for 75% of workers
wartime workers placed in Army Reserves
all wartimes jobs phased out
16
The immigrant group that faced the greatest discrimination during WWI was:
German Americans
Italian Americans
Russian Americans
French Americans
17
People fearing increased immigration and foreign influence began to promote what?
Greater rights for 2nd generation Americans
100% Americanism
Age restrictions for voting
open borders
18
The KKK in the 1920s targeted which group?
All of the above
Jewish people
Immigrants
African Americans
19
How were rural farms affected by the end of the war?
Rural bank failures tripled
Land values collapsed
Surplus crops were quickly bought up by foreign markets
A and B
20
In 1920, most farmers
A and C
lacked indoor plumbing and electricity
had gained great wealth supplying food for the war
had large industrial equipment to help with their farms
21
Which event "made" the 1920s?
World War I
World War II
The Civil War
The Great Depression
22
The 1920 census revealed that more Americans
had immigrated in than those born in the US
had electricity than any other country in the world
lived in cities than the countryside
lived in the countryside than cities
23
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were accused of committing what crime?
Fraud
Bootlegging
Espionage
Bank robbery
24
After the war, workers faced which of the following working conditions?
Layoffs
Bad working conditions
Long hours
All of the above
25
The collapse of the postwar boom led to all of the following EXCEPT
Falling wages
Diminishing foreign trade
Lower tariffs
Low consumer spending
26
In 1922, a new US law said that no more than [blank]% of the 1890 population of any ethnic group could immigrate to US.
12
2
20
7
27
How did wartime demands impact the coal industry?
It led to overpopulation
It led to increased foreign demand
None of the above
Country ran out of coal
28
The second wave of the KKK started in what city?
Dallas
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
29
In addition to farming, what other industry began to struggle in the 1920s?
All of the above
Textile manufacturing
Home goods
Housing construction
30
In the 1920s, 2/3 of the US Socialist Party membership broke away to join parties associated with which ideology?
Anarchism
Fascism
Libertarianism
Communism
