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6. What did General Palmer do in retaliation of his house being burned down?

  • He commissioned the Palmer Raids in 1919
  • He complained about anarchists to congress in 1919
  • Nothing, he knew he couldn't do anything

7. What did Hoover say about African-Americans?

  • "They are of low mental order so they shouldn't be hired"
  • "They are a crucial and appreciated members of our society"
  • "Today is the day that we shall make progress"

8. In 1929, how many members did the KKK have?

  • 30,000
  • 560,000
  • 250,000
  • 100,000

9. What were the lynching statistics in 1920's?

  • 95% African-American 95% Men
  • 100% African-American 100% Females
  • 95% African-American 95% Female
  • 100% African-American 100% Men

10. How did the KKK affect the 1924 nomination?

  • They helped the democratic nomination to win
  • They prevented Al Smith from getting the nomination, John Davis instead
  • They made no effect

11. What did the Johnson Reed Act of 1924 declare?

  • Only 150,000 immigrants allowed in each year - 85% from north and west europe
  • Barred immigrants that couldn't speak english
  • Banned any immigration from Japan
  • Reduced immigration from south and east europe
  • Reduced quota to 2% of the 1890 quota

12. What did the unnamed immigration act of 1929 state?

  • Reduced immigration from south and east europe
  • Only 150,000 immigrants allowed in each year - 85% from north and west europe
  • Reduced quota to 2% of the 1890 quota
  • Banned any immigration from Japan
  • Barred immigrants that couldn't speak english

13. In 1919, how many people went on strike which contributed to the Red Scare?

  • 4 million
  • 5 million
  • 12 million
  • 2 million

14. What did the National Origins Act of 1924 declare?

  • Only 150,000 immigrants allowed in each year - 85% from north and west europe
  • Banned any immigration from Japan
  • Reduced quota to 2% of the 1890 quota
  • Barred immigrants that couldn't speak english
  • Reduced immigration from south and east europe

15. How did the government destroy the KKK?

  • They did nothing to stop the KKK
  • Took away their raison d'etre
  • They quelled thier antics

16. What did the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 declare?

  • Reduced immigration from south and east europe
  • Barred immigrants that couldn't speak english
  • Only 150,000 immigrants allowed in each year - 85% from north and west europe
  • Reduced quota to 2% of the 1890 quota
  • Banned any immigration from Japan

17. Why did the Russian Revolution increase racial tension?

  • Sacco and Vanzetti was the sole cause for the Russian Revolution
  • The emergence of the red scare was beginning to form
  • Russia was becoming more powerful

18. William Simmons wrote what book?

  • The KKK - Our Rise To Fame
  • The Klan - Our True Story Fighting Adversity
  • The Klansmen - The History of the KKK
  • Top 20 Reasons Why the KKK is the Best

19. In support of Scientific Racism, what did Grant say?

  • African-Americans and people with mental health disorders could die
  • African-Americans, Immigrants and Irish shall be deported

20. What did their judge Webster Theyer refer to Sacco and Vanzetti as?

  • "Scum that needs to get off the street"
  • "Anarchist bastards"
  • "Anarchist whores"