Question 1

World War I opened thousands of industrial jobs to black laborers for the first time, inspiring a large-scale migration from South to North called the Great Movement.

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World War I created a labor shortage in the North, leading to the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North for industrial jobs.

Question 2

Woodrow Wilson certainly meant to include in his democracy black Americans and the colonial peoples of the world.

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Question 3

Marcus Garvey launched a separatist movement, encouraging blacks to embrace their African heritage.

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Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born black nationalist who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and advocated for black self-determination and pride in African heritage. He called for the separation of black people from white society and encouraged the idea of a "Back to Africa" movement.

Question 4

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Committee on Public

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Question 5

The war lessened the conviction that certain kinds of persons ought to be excluded from immigrating to America, which had lots of support before the war.

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The war often heightened the conviction that certain groups should be excluded from immigrating to America, as wartime sentiments and national security concerns typically increased support for restrictive immigration policies.

Question 6

Americanization programs often targeted second-generation children as the bearers and transmitters of culture.

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Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Red Scare

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Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Niagara Movement

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Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Nineteenth Amendment

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Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Moral imperialism

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Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Liberal internationalism

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Question 12

The Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I was a fair document that all but guaranteed future peace in Europe.

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The Treaty of Versailles was a heavily criticized agreement that is often cited as a contributing factor to the start of World War II. Many historians believe that the harsh punishments levied against Germany, such as major territorial losses and massive reparations payments, fostered resentment and economic instability that ultimately led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Additionally, the Treaty ignored the long-term tensions and rivalries between European powers that would continue to simmer and eventually boil over into another devastating conflict.

Question 13

Progressive intellectuals, social scientists, labor reformers, and suffrage advocates displayed a remarkable indifference to the black condition in the early twentieth century.

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Many progressive intellectuals and reformers focused on issues such as labor reform and women's suffrage, but did not prioritize addressing the systemic racism and discrimination faced by Black Americans during this time period.

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Fourteen Points

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Question 15

The Red Scare was a short-lived but intense period of political intolerance inspired by the postwar strike wave and the social tensions and fears generated by the Russian Revolution.

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The Red Scare was a period of political intolerance and fear of communism that occurred in the United States during the early 1920s, inspired by the postwar strike wave and the social tensions and fears generated by the Russian Revolution. It was a short-lived but intense period that saw the government and public engage in a witch hunt against suspected communists and radicals, resulting in many civil liberties being suspended and innocent people being targeted and persecuted.

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Eugenics

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Question 17

Eugenics, which studied the alleged mental characteristics of different races, gave anti-immigrant sentiment an air of professional expertise.

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Eugenics was often used as a scientific justification for discriminatory policies and attitudes towards minority groups, including immigrants. It claimed that certain racial and ethnic groups were inherently superior or inferior based on supposed differences in intelligence or behavior, and used this as a basis for advocating for the restriction of immigration from certain countries. This gave anti-immigrant sentiment an air of professional and scientific legitimacy, even though the theories of eugenics have since been widely discredited.

Question 18

Although Roosevelt had invited Booker T. Washington to dine with him at the White House, he still felt blacks were "wholly unfit for the suffrage."

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Despite the invitation to dine with Roosevelt, he still held racist beliefs about black suffrage.

Question 19

In some ways, W.
E. B Du Bois was a typical Progressive who believed that investigation, exposure, and education would lead to solutions for social problems.

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W.E.B Du Bois was a leading advocate of the Progressive era and believed in using investigative journalism, exposing societal problems, and educating the public to bring about social change.

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Panama Canal

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Quiz 19: Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916 -1920

World War I opened thousands of industrial jobs to black laborers for the first time, inspiring a large-scale migration from South to North called the Great Movement.

Woodrow Wilson certainly meant to include in his democracy black Americans and the colonial peoples of the world.

Marcus Garvey launched a separatist movement, encouraging blacks to embrace their African heritage.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Committee on Public

The war lessened the conviction that certain kinds of persons ought to be excluded from immigrating to America, which had lots of support before the war.

Americanization programs often targeted second-generation children as the bearers and transmitters of culture.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Red Scare

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Niagara Movement

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Nineteenth Amendment

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Moral imperialism

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Liberal internationalism

The Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I was a fair document that all but guaranteed future peace in Europe.

Progressive intellectuals, social scientists, labor reformers, and suffrage advocates displayed a remarkable indifference to the black condition in the early twentieth century.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Fourteen Points

The Red Scare was a short-lived but intense period of political intolerance inspired by the postwar strike wave and the social tensions and fears generated by the Russian Revolution.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Eugenics

Eugenics, which studied the alleged mental characteristics of different races, gave anti-immigrant sentiment an air of professional expertise.

Although Roosevelt had invited Booker T. Washington to dine with him at the White House, he still felt blacks were "wholly unfit for the suffrage."

In some ways, W. E. B Du Bois was a typical Progressive who believed that investigation, exposure, and education would lead to solutions for social problems.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Panama Canal