American History B- Lesson 07

What is the name of the attorney general whose home was bombed in 1919, leading to a strong government reaction against anarchists and communists?

A. Mitchell Palmer

Which were authors of the Lost Generation? Select all that apply.

Ernest Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald

Provide the best word or words that complete the sentence. Congress _[blank]_ immigration in the 1920s.

restricted

Which was a central government issue surrounding the Scopes Trial that the ACLU tried to highlight?

separation of church and state

Who supported Sacco and Vanzetti while they were on trial for murder? Select all that apply.

the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) those in the labor movement

Provide the best word or words that complete the sentence. African American culture flourished during the _[blank]_ Renaissance as artists, writers, and musicians produced many creative works.

Harlem

What was Clarence Darrow's position during the Scopes Trial?

He argued that science had refuted religious claims about the origin of humanity.

What were some of the characteristics of the Lost Generation? Select all that apply.

Many lived outside of the United States. They were interested in pleasure and adventure.

Which are true of Margaret Sanger? Select all that apply.

She was an advocate for birth control. Her association with eugenics is considered controversial.

Which option most accurately summarizes the root of the Red Summer riots?

Northern white Americans, alarmed by growing black populations, harassed African Americans, who sometimes resorted to violence when they discovered they could not rely on law enforcement.

What was the fear of communism that swept the country in 1919 called?

Red Scare

Why was it particularly difficult for African American World War I veterans to return to life in the United States?

They had not encountered the same prejudices in Europe as they did in America.

Why did African Americans move in great numbers from the South to other areas of the United States? Select all that apply.

They were fleeing the segregation and discrimination they encountered in the South. They moved to northern urban industrial centers where they could find factory jobs.

Why did race riots break out across the country in the summer of 1919? Select all that apply.

White northerners were alarmed by the large number of black migrants coming from the South. African Americans were angry because of unfair treatment by the police and the legal system.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

a cultural movement creating a new identity for the black community

Which explains what influenced the movement of Lost Generation writers?

a rejection of the materialism of US culture in the 1920s

Provide the best word or words that complete the sentence. Fear of _[blank]_ led to a wave of aggressive unconstitutional government actions during the Red Scare.

communism

Provide the best word or words that complete the sentence. The literary works of Lost Generation authors often had themes that dealt with _[blank]_.

despair

Provide the best word or words that complete the sentence. The Scopes Trial was about whether or not the theory of _[blank]_ could be taught in a Tennessee public high school.

evolution