World War I Answers

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What happened during the Red Summer of 1919?

Major manufacturing centers were forced to close due to mass protests.

Russian communists infiltrated several state offices on espionage missions.

Several cities experienced violent race riots.

A massive drought threatened agricultural productivity across the United States.

Consumerism thrived in the postwar years due to which of the following factors?

the emergence of racial tensions and a decrease in agricultural prices

the emergence of the automobile and an increase in oil production

the emergence of immigration quotas and a decrease in spending power

the emergence of credit and an increase in manufacturing output

Why were immigrants targeted during the Palmer Raids?

Immigrants were believed to be sympathetic to anarchists and communists.

Immigrants were aggressively trying to overthrow the US government.

Immigrants were entering the United States illegally and taking low-wage jobs.

Immigrants were gathering in large ethnic communities, harming property values.

What was the name of the act that made enforcement of the 18th Amendment possible?

the Trebern Act

the Snyder Act

the Volstead Act

the Palmer Act

The emergence of the automobile led to all of the following developments except __________.

a demand for road construction

the creation of more job opportunities

a decrease in the price of food and goods

the emergence of new industries

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