Question

6. What does the "red scare" refer to?
a. An American fashion trend associated with the "flapper" craze.
b. None of these are true.
c. An attempt by the Soviet Union to establish a communist state on the island of Cuba
d. Fears of "communism" generated by the government and media during the 1920s
e. The American public's fear of a Native American uprising.

7. The national strike wave of 1919 indicated that the American working class:
a. wanted higher wages, shorter hours and safer working conditions.
b. All of these are true.
c. supported an open immigration policy.
d. wanted equal pay for both men and women.
e. wanted a socialist revolution in the United States.

8. The Ku Klux Klan became more popular than ever in the 1920s by stressing
a. All of these are true.
b. conservative, fundamentalist Christian religious values.
c. racism.
d. anti-immigrant nativism.
e. support for the southern Jim Crow system

9. The case of Sacco-Vanzetti case revealed
a. a commitment by American political leaders to maintain justice and fairness despite public pressure for conviction.
b. an unreasonable fear of immigrants and radicals.
c. that these men were almost certainly guilty.
d. None of these.
e. that these men were almost certainly innocent.

10. The so-called "second industrial revolution" that took place during the 1920s represented an era of
a. mass production in consumer goods.
b. industrial depression.
c. massive immigration.
d. None of these are true.
e. agricultural prosperity.

Answer 1

6. What does the "red scare" refer to?
D. Fears of "communism" generated by the government and media during the 1920s

7. The national strike wave of 1919 indicated that the American working class:
A. wanted higher wages, shorter hours and safer working conditions.

8. The Ku Klux Klan became more popular than ever in the 1920s by stressing
A. All of these are true.

9. The case of Sacco-Vanzetti case revealed
C. that these men were almost certainly guilty.

10. The so-called "second industrial revolution" that took place during the 1920s represented an era of
D. None of these are true