Question

Which statement explains why labor unions supported immigration restrictions during the 1920s?
a. The flood of unskilled foreign workers during the early 1900s threatened wages and jobs for American workers.
b. The political views of the new immigrants tended to make them resistant to attempts to unionize the American workforce.
c. Union leaders wanted to keep consumer demand low to make American businesses vulnerable to strikes and boycotts.
d. Union leaders wanted to gain the favor of Congress in return for passage of regulations regarding workplace safety

Answer 1

Which of these took place in the United States during the 1920s?
a. creation of a system of social welfare programs
b. rapid expansion of minority participation in politics
c. establishment of strong legal rights for labor unions
d. development of a consumer advertising industry

Answer 2

Why did the United States participate in the Washington Conference (1921) and the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)?
a. to reduce barriers to international trade
b. to work with other nations to prevent future wars
c. to form military alliances as a defense against aggression
d. to expand American influence over Asia and Latin America

Answer 3

Why was the creation of the League of Nations included in the Treaty of Versailles?
a. to provide a forum for negotiating trade agreements
b. to enable the Allies to administer conquered territories
c. to promote international cooperation to prevent future wars
d. to empower an institution to enforce restrictions on Germany

Answer 4

Which outcome resulted from the period of Prohibition in the United States?
a. an increase in the size and power of organized crime operations
b. a period of widespread popularity for the communist movement
c. a decrease in the loyalty of children to their parents' political values
d. an expansion of restrictions on immigration from outside Western Europe

Answer 5

What change in American society resulted from the Jazz Age?
a. Women and minorities gained acceptance and wage equality in the workplace.
b. African American culture gained more widespread exposure and acceptance.
c. The entertainment industry became more powerful than railroads and manufacturers.
d. College attendance and home-ownership became the norm among the middle class.

Answer 6

During the 1930s, which group outside the African American community supported the goals of the Civil Rights movement?
a. union organizers
b. antiwar activists
c. Jewish Americans
d. the Republican Party

Answer 7

What was the focus on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) during the 1920s and 1930s?
a. organizing protests against segregation
b. providing charitable aid to African Americans
c. bringing legal challenges to racial discrimination
d. getting African Americans elected to political office

Answer 8

Why were many Civil Rights leaders of the early 20th century critical of Booker T. Washington?
a. They were worried about his socialist leanings.
b. They did not want the movement branded as radical.
c. They did not think civil disobedience would be effective.
d. They felt that his approach to gaining equality was too slow.