24-25 WWI & Changing America

Which of the following best describes the Great Migration?

• Native Americans began moving to Canada

• Eastern European moved to America by the thousands

• Thousands African Americans moved to northern cities

• Mexicans began moving north into California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas

World War I was the first war in which:

• African Americans served in the U.S. army

• Hot air balloons were used

• Guerrilla warfare was used

• Women officially served in the armed forces

In 1917, the US passed the Selective Service Act primarily to:

• Provide enough American soldiers to meet the large scale of warfare that was taking place in Europe

• Ensure African Americans and Native Americans were not in combat roles

• To make sure that men and women were drafted in equal numbers

• Attempt to push Woodrow Wilson’s agenda on European countries

• All of the above

What was the reason for the United States' refusal to participate in the League of Nations?

• Joining would have led to an increase in federal spending.

• The U.S. wanted to avoid being pulled into more international affairs.

• The U.S. did not want to negotiate with any European nations.

• The League's members were long-time enemies of the U.S.

The Harlem Renaissance best illustrates which of the following?

• A flowering of African American culture

• Urbanization and social progress 

• Technological improvements in the 1920s

• A popular type of rebellious dance from the 1920s

In the 1920’s credit and layaway became popular. This was because people were wanting to buy:

• Businesses

• Household appliances

• Houses

• Vacations

What was the primary reason the US was in better economic shape than Europe after WWI?

• We joined the war late

• Our women were willing to work

• We rationed during the war

• No infrastructure was damaged during the war

The Harlem Hellfighters was a division made up of primarily _______________ Americans during WWI.

• African

• French

• Cuban

• German

• All of the above

Woodrow Wilson came up with the ________________ Plan for peace after WWI.

• 18

• 17

• 15

• 14

The post WWI period in which Americans hunted down socialists, communists, anarchists, and persecuted many associated with these groups was known as

• The Dying Time

• The Red Plague

• The Bolshevik Crisis

• The Red Scare