As Germany weakened, the Allies sought

the unconditional surrender of Germany.

What role did the federal government play in the economy during the war?

regulated the production of war goods

Mother Jones is best known for organizing unions in

mines in West Virginia and Colorado.

The 1932 presidential election served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed

the responsibilities of the federal government.

One major demographic shift of the 1920s was the movement of

large numbers of Americans to the suburbs

What legal right was at issue in the Scopes trial?

the right to teach evolution in schools

Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations was

international security and stability.

unemployment for millions of workers.

Russia’s exit from the war

increased the pressure on the Allies.

Which of the following caused a split in the women’s suffrage campaign?

Alice Paul’s aggressive strategy

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1
What was one of the unforeseen results of Prohibition?
the Volstead Act
bloody riots in Chicago
a revival of the Ku Klux Klan
racketeering
2
As Germany weakened, the Allies sought
the unconditional surrender of Germany.
an alliance with Germany against Russia.
a stalemate.
a mutually agreeable treaty.
3
After Wilson presented the treaty to the United States Senate,
the Senate ratified it.
the Senate rejected it.
only the “irreconcilables” backed it.
only the “reservationists” backed it.
4
What role did the federal government play in the economy during the war?
lowered taxes to promote economic growth
stripped the corporate world of its power
regulated the production of war goods
gave industries more economic freedom
5
The National Origins Act of 1924 reduced the number of people who could
enter the United States
both enter and leave the United States
none of the other answers
leave the United States
6
In the 1920s, the status of women in the workplace
. improved greatly.
changed very little.
was better than the status of men.
became even worse than before the war.
7
Mother Jones is best known for organizing unions in
mines in West Virginia and Colorado.
steel mills in Pennsylvania.
farms in Georgia.
factories in Massachusetts.
8
The main economic problem facing returning war veterans was
a lack of useful work skills
postwar gloom
a shortage of jobs
racial discrimination
9
The 1932 presidential election served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed
presidential elections.
the Bill of Rights.
local relief programs and private charities.
the responsibilities of the federal government.
10
One major demographic shift of the 1920s was the movement of
Mexican workers to New England
large numbers of Americans to the suburbs
French-speaking Canadians into barrios
large numbers of Americans from the North to the South
11
What legal right was at issue in the Scopes trial?
the right to teach evolution in schools
the right to hold fundamentalist beliefs
the right to open a speakeasy
the right to hold modernist beliefs
12
Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations was
access to world trade for all nations.
equality of arms for all nations.
international security and stability.
worldwide agricultural aid.
13
In the fall of 1929, a wave of panic selling gripped the stock market as a result of
a sudden fall in stock prices.
corruption among stockbrokers.
government limits on speculation.
business failures.
14
The collapse of the American economic system
boosted American investment in Europe.
increased demand for American-made goods.
affected only the German economy.
led to a worldwide depression.
15
Jazz was brought to northern cities by
southern African Americans.
older generations.
musicians from the Mexico City area.
World War I veterans.
16
To get the Bonus Army marchers to leave the capital, General MacArthur
gave a patriotic speech.
negotiated with the veterans’ leaders.
used force.
paid them their bonus.
17
The Crash led to
unemployment for millions of workers.
higher farm prices.
increased factory production.
a brief period of rising profits.
18
Flappers danced the Charleston, a new dance that embodied the spirit of
the Lost Generation
the Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
the Jazz Age
19
Russia’s exit from the war
gave Americans the Allied leadership role.
was a French diplomatic success.
made Germany weaker.
increased the pressure on the Allies.
20
Which of the following caused a split in the women’s suffrage campaign?
World War I
Alice Paul’s aggressive strategy
the decision to press for a constitutional amendment
Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan”

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