Flashcards (U.S. History)

Question 1

What event triggered the Red Scare in the U.S.?

Answer 1

The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

Question 2

What were the Palmer Raids primarily aimed at?

Answer 2

Deporting communists

Question 3

How were American workers who went on strike during the Red Scare portrayed?

Answer 3

As anti-American

Question 4

What was a major cause of the Great Migration?

Answer 4

The abolition of slavery

Question 5

What led to race riots in northern cities during the Great Migration?

Answer 5

Job competition with immigrants

Question 6

What was one major impact of the Great Migration?

Answer 6

Increased competition for jobs in northern cities

Question 7

Which group promoted nativism and ‘pure-Americanism’?

Answer 7

The KKK

Question 8

What was significant about the Sacco and Vanzetti case?

Answer 8

They were Italian immigrants accused of a crime they didn’t commit

Question 9

Who led the ‘Back to Africa’ movement?

Answer 9

Marcus Garvey

Question 10

What did the Quota Acts of 1921 and 1924 do?

Answer 10

Restricted immigration by limiting the number of immigrants allowed in

Question 11

What consumer practice became popular in the 1920s?

Answer 11

Installment plans

Question 12

Which manufacturing innovation helped create suburbs in the 1920s?

Answer 12

The assembly line for automobiles

Question 13

Which of the following was a hallmark of consumerism in the 1920s?

Answer 13

‘Buy now, pay later’

Question 14

What industries were boosted by the rise in consumerism during the 1920s?

Answer 14

Steel, rubber, and road building

Question 15

Which group of people is known for their disillusionment with American materialism after World War I?

Answer 15

The Lost Generation

Question 16

What did members of the Lost Generation believe about post-war America?

Answer 16

America had become too materialistic

Question 17

The Harlem Renaissance was primarily a cultural movement in which areas?

Answer 17

Jazz and poetry

Question 18

What effect did the Great Migration have on the Harlem Renaissance?

Answer 18

It led to an increase in artistic expression among African Americans

Question 19

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

Answer 19

19th Amendment

Question 20

What did the 19th Amendment lead to in the 1920s?

Answer 20

The creation of ‘Flappers’

Question 21

What did the 18th Amendment do?

Answer 21

It made alcohol illegal

Question 22

Which amendment repealed Prohibition?

Answer 22

21st Amendment

Question 23

Why did Prohibition fail in the 1920s?

Answer 23

People didn’t care that there was a rise in crime

Question 24

What caused many banks to make excessive loans in the years leading up to the Great Depression?

Answer 24

Stock market speculation

Question 25

What was the role of the Federal Reserve during the Great Depression?

Answer 25

It restricted the money supply

Question 26

Which of the following led to the economic collapse of the Great Depression?

Answer 26

Over-speculation in the stock market

Question 27

What major program expanded the role of the federal government during the Great Depression?

Answer 27

The New Deal

Question 28

What was the main goal of the New Deal’s public works programs?

Answer 28

To provide jobs through government-funded infrastructure projects

Question 29

What role did the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) play during the Great Depression?

Answer 29

It regulated the stock market to prevent future crashes

Question 30

What were ‘Hoovervilles’?

Answer 30

Shantytowns built by homeless people during the Great Depression

Question 31

What was one of the hardships faced by farmers during the Great Depression?

Answer 31

The Dust Bowl

Question 32

What was a major effect of the Dust Bowl on farmers?

Answer 32

It devastated crops and caused widespread poverty