Midterm Quiz Part 2

The success of the auto industry can best be seen in the fact that it led to

Labor leaders and nativists worked together to restrict the number of immigrants from

What is one way in which radio helped to create a large common culture in America?

What prompted Germany to use U-boats and unrestricted submarine warfare?

Spin-off industries that resulted from the production of millions of cars included an increased demand for

In the 1920s companies used welfare capitalism to encourage workers to

After World War I, many Americans viewed as enemies people identified as 

In the Great Migration, African Americans moved from

How did the United States ensure that materials needed at the front were produced?

One of the basic principles of communism is that everyone should

In 1914 what was the official U.S. position in regard to the war in Europe?

The unofficial capital of African American culture and activism in the United States in the 1920s was

FDR worked to keep the country informed through his

Soldiers returning from World War I brought what disease back to the US, causing an epidemic that swept the country

The nation that emerged as the overriding economic world power at the end of World War I was

During the 1920s, the largest industry in Detroit, Michigan was

What were the three main goals of the New Deal?

Black Tuesday referred to the 

Sacco and Vanzetti were on trial not only for robbery and murder, but also for their

____ is the term that describes the devastation of the Great Plains by drought.

The success of business in the 1920s led to the growth of

Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called

President Roosevelt worked to appoint women and african americans to position of prominence within his administration

The thriving postwar economy especially benefited

How did President Wilson’s vision differ from that of the other world leaders at the Paris Peace Conference?

What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?

By 1914 Henry Ford was building cars that average Americans could afford because he

The first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was significant because she

The 1918 Sedition Act made it illegal for Americans to

The Scopes trial pitted religious beliefs against

During World War I, Americans hated the Germans. After the war, the new enemies were

The ____ helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation’s banks.

Widespread fear of communism

A centerpiece of the New Deal was the Social Security Act

President Hoover downplayed the effects of the stock market crash because

The ____ sought to transform an entire region of the country by building dams and other projects along a major river

In 1920 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested and put on trial for

People who hopped on trains to look for work were known as

Cause: Henry Ford’s success in the 1910s and 1920s Effect:____________________

The most controversial of Darwin’s ideas is known as

The goal of the National Origins Act of 1924 was to

In order to afford the new items American industry was producing in the 20s, more people depended on

the image depicts the migration of displaced farmers called 

U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer justified his raids against radicals by

What was President Wilson’s plan for a just and lasting peace?

The Securities and Exchange Commission helped the public