1920s Social

The graph provides information on the percentage of unemployed workers from 1914 to 1921.

What was the primary cause of the changes to the unemployment rate in the US in 1920 and 1921?

• the effects of demobilization

• the impact of the "Red Scare"

• the passage of the Emergency Quota Act

• the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War

What did the rejection of the League of nations, the higher tariffs imposed by the Fordney-McCumber Act, and the Emergency Quota Act all point to during the early 1920s?

• increasing militarism

• increasing imperialism

• increasing isolationism

• increasing internationalism

What did the Washington Naval Conference, the Nine-Power Treaty, and the Kellog-Briand Pact have in common?

• they were a series of naval disarmament treaties involving the Allied Powers of World War I

• They were attempts at promoting world peace without the League of Nations

• they were disarmament treaties that limited the numbers of tanks, use of poison gas, and airplanes

• the created secret alliances between the former Allied and Central Powers

One goal for a lasting peace that President Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was

• maintaining a permanent military force in Europe

• returning the US to a policy of isolationism

• blaming Germany for causing World War I

• establishing a League of Nations

Based on the chart, which statement describes the economic condition of American farm workers during the 1920s?

• the entry of more women into the workforce meant fewer women were available for farm work.

• overproduction and underconsumption reduced crop prices and kept farm workers from enjoying the general prosperity of the times

• subsidies and other government programs allowed farm workers incomes to match those in industry

• higher prices for farm products resulted in a higher standard of living for all farm workers.

Which of the following statements illustrates the main objection that American Senators had about joining the League of Nations?

• "it would be to attain collective security"

• "it is a moral, not a legal, obligation"

• "It would draw America away from her isolation and into the internal affairs and concerns of Europe"

• "it is not necessary to meet the differing and unexpected contingencies."

• the construction of railroads

• the demobilization after World War I

• the spread of radio and automobiles

• the spread of televisions and jet travel

What was one impact of the changes shown in the graph?

• the US government purchased the agricultural surplus from farmers.

• farmers did not generally participate in the prosperity of the 1920s

• speculators bought up American farmland at inexpensive prices

• local food prices remained high because of domestic demand.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• led to a wave of strikes across the country

• stimulated a period of Progressive reforms

• spurred a period of economic growth and prosperity

• helped to bring about the Second Industrial Revolution

Based on the diagram, which conclusion can be made about the Dawes Plan and the flow of money for war reparations?

• German prosperity fueled European growth in the early 1920s

• American prosperity helped to secure European stability in the early 1920s.

• French public opinion opposed the collection of reparation from Germany as unjust

• the close connection between American and European economies prevented US leaders from raising tariffs.