USA: Immigration & Intolerance

USA: Immigration & Intolerance

11th Grade

17 Qs

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USA: Immigration & Intolerance

USA: Immigration & Intolerance

Assessment

Quiz

History

11th Grade

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Created by

Dominique Hoad

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A large number of immigrants arriving just before or after the war worked in what industry?

The construction industry

The automotive industry

The chocolate industry

The railway industry

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Construction workers' wages only rose 4% in the 1920s because:

People could not afford to purchase new houses

Trade unions for the construction industry were banned

Wages in the entire 1920s decade in America only rose by 4% in all industries

Immigrants were a source of cheap labour & more work became mechanised

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which overseas event sparked fears in America that Communism would spread?

The Red Scare

The Palmer Raids

The Russian Bolshevik Revolution

Word War I

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What colour is associated with Communism?

Red

Green

Yellow

Purple

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Roughly how many workers strikes occurred in 1919?

Around 1,200

Around 3,600

Around 10,500

Around 16,300

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the nickname of the organisation called the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)?

The Weebies

The Wombats

The Wookies

The Wobblies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was NOT a reason why many workers employed in the heavy industries engaged in strikes in 1919?

They had terrible working conditions

They often worked 12 or more hours a day

Wages had fallen way behind the cost of living

They were part of a communist plot to start a revolution to take over America

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