A Divided Nation

Scopes Trial

100

Question: The Scopes Trial is often referred to as the trial of the century. What key issue was at the center of the case?

• A) Women's Suffrage

• B) Teaching Evolution in Schools

• C) Prohibition of Alcohol

• D) Tax Reforms

B) Teaching Evolution in Schools

200

Question: In what year did the Scopes Trial take place?

• A) 1919

• B) 1925

• C) 1933

• D) 1941 

B) 1925

300

Question: What law did John T. Scopes allegedly violate by teaching evolution in Tennessee?

• A) The Sedition Act

• B) The Volstead Act

• C) The Butler Act

• D) The Homestead Act 

C) The Butler Act

400

Question: What was the outcome of the Scopes Trial in terms of John T. Scopes' conviction and the fine imposed?

• A) Scopes was acquitted with no fine.

• B) Scopes was convicted and fined $50.

• C) Scopes was convicted but the fine was overturned on appeal.

• D) Scopes was convicted and fined $100. 

C) Scopes was convicted but the fine was overturned on appeal.

500

Question: What was the outcome of the Scopes Trial in terms of John T. Scopes' conviction and the fine imposed?

• A) Scopes was acquitted with no fine.

• B) Scopes was convicted and fined $50.

• C) Scopes was convicted but the fine was overturned on appeal.

• D) Scopes was convicted and fined $100.

 C) Scopes was convicted but the fine was overturned on appeal.

Setbacks for Labor

100

Question: Why did laborers prefer wartime labor conditions?

• A) Because they liked war

• B) Because it was more fun to produce wartime goods, eg. bullets

• C) They had better conditions/pay

• D) It was less noisy

C) They had better conditions/pay

200

Question: What did the Russian Revolution do for labor in America?

• A) Americans worked less efficiently

• B) The people thought unionism was Bolshevism; the public turned against strikes

• C) People started wanting less money for the greater good

• D) People started worshipping Lenin

B) The people thought unionism was Bolshevism; the public turned against strikes

300

Question: Why did the public turn against labor unions?

• A) They believed unionism was Bolshevism

• B) They were exhausted after WWI & Spanish Flu

• C) Mail bombs were sent to government offices, JP Morgan Wallstreet HQ, etc

• D) All of the above

 D) All of the above

400

Question: What did the National Wartime Labor Board help laborers do?

• A) Nothing

• B) Help placate strikes/unions by benefiting the workers

• C) Give laborers free food

• D) Assemble a team to produce wartime goods

B) Help placate strikes/unions by benefiting the workers

500

Question: What was the goal of post-war labor?

• A) Overthrow the US gov't

• B) Have their own version of a Russian Revolution

• C) Become the factory owners

• D) Make more money and return to mid-war labor conditions

D) Make more money and return to mid-war labor conditions

Troubles on the Farm

100

Question: What did Senator of Oregon Charles L. Mcnary and Representative of Iowa Gilbert N. Haugen do?

• A) Invent the popular Charleston dance of the 1920s

• B) Own a speakeasy where they serve illegal alcohol

• C) Present the Mcnary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill of 1924

• D) Asked banks for loans after being in debt from farming

Correct Answer: C) Present the Mcnary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill of 1924

200

Question: True or False: Was the Mcnary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill of 1924 passed?

• 1) True

• 2) False

Correct Answer: False

300

Question: What was the main cause of the difficulties on farms?

• A) Prohibition of Alcohol

• B) Wartime Demand

• C) Corrupt business practices

• D) Bootleggers

B) Wartime Demand

400

Question: What was the cause of the Allies' economy stabilizing?

• A) Demand quickly decreased

• B) Demand quickly increased

• C) Nothing changed

A) Demand Quickly Decreased    

500

Question: How did Prohibition affect farming?

• A) It did not impact farming.

• B) It led to a boom in farming

• C) There was a wheat surplus

• D) The wheat market declined greatly

D) The wheat market declined greatly