Mr. Maurer
American Cultures
Name: ________________________
Review for Chapter 12 Quiz
Instructions. Indicate whether each of these sentences is true or false. If the sentence is false,
write another sentence on the back of this paper that corrects the error.
1. Public support for labor unions increased significantly because labor unions were seen as
helping working people.
2. Nativists were opposed to foreigners and wanted to restrict immigration.
3. The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 raised the limits on the number of immigrants that
could enter the U.S.
4. The Teapot Dome scandal centered on oil-rich lands owned by Secretary of the Interior
Albert Fall.
5. The Bolshevik (communist) revolution in Russia, a fear of foreigners, and several mail
bombings in the United States all contributed to the Red Scare.
6. After World War I, most Americans were eager to increase America’s involvement in
European and world affairs.
7. The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 greatly restricted the number of immigrants from
Western Europe.
8. Overall, the standard of living for most Americans went up significantly during the
1920s.
9. Upon taking office in 1921, Harding said that America needed a “return to normalcy”
after World War I.
10. The rise of the automobile had several affects on American society, including urban
sprawl, increased federal spending on highways, and new vacation opportunities as travel
became easier.
11. Farmers did especially well during the 1920s.
12. The economic prosperity of the 1920s proved to be especially stable and long-lasting.
13. Modern advertising got its start in the 1920s as Americans had a wide variety of new
consumer goods to buy, and were able to buy more goods through the use of credit.