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WWI & the Roaring Twenties
By Jakarta Malachi
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Question 1
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What were Zapata and Villa fighting against?
A. Rule of John Pershing
B. Rule of Emiliano Zapata
C. Rule of Venustiano Carranza
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Question 5
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When the telegram was decoded and published in American newspapers, Americans were delighted.
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Question 6
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World War I was the first war in which airplanes were used to a significant extent.
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Question 9
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Mexicans living in Texas who were not American citizens were required to serve in the military.
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Question 10
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Hundreds of Mexican Americans served with combat troops of the 141st, 125th, 325th, and 359th Infantry Regiments in ___________.
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Question 14
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Who was the U.S. attorney general?
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Question 15
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The electric irons made heating the iron easier. What was another advantage of the invention of electric irons?
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Question 16
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New electric irons took longer to heat that the old style iron.
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Question 17
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What new house codes were required in the 1920s?
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A. required builders to take frequent breaks
B. required builders to install multiple windows
C. required builders to install wall outlets
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Question 20
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Why was the early washing machine imperfect?
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A. Motors burned out or overheated
B. Machines shredded clothes
C. All the above
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Question 21
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Electric were more expensive, easier to clean, and provided faster cooking times.
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Question 22
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What election did Miriam "Ma" Ferguson win?
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Question 26
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What was the agenda of the Klan during the 1920s?
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Question 27
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Why did the Klan draw public criticism in the 1920s?
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Question 28
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What Texan became Klan’s national leader and what did he want?
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Question 29
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What did farmers do to try to increase their income?
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Question 30
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Did growing more cotton fix the problem?
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Question 32
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The Houston Ship Channel became a major route for sending oil to the Gulf Coast during the war and to other cities in the United States.
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Question 2
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Why did President Wilson send General Pershing to Mexico?
Question 3
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In May 1915, a German submarine sank the British steamship named the _______________.
A. Lusitania
B. Zimmerman
C. Titantic
D. Lexington
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What was the message in the Zimmermann telegram?
A. It asked Carranza to side with Mexico if the United States went to war against Germany
B. It asked if Carranza would surrender to the United States.
C. It asked Carranza to side with Germany if the United States went to war against Germany
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How many Texans served in the armed forces during the war?
A. 500,000
B. 400,000
C. 100,000
D. 200,000
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How many African Americans were recruited into the army?
A. 270,000
B. 570,000
C. 370,000
D. 300,000
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How many Texans won the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, for their actions during World War I?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 4
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Who was one of President Wilson’s most trusted advisers?
A. Colonel Edward M. House
B. Albert Sidney Burleson
C. Thomas Watt Gregory
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Who served as postmaster general?
A. Edward M. House
B. Thomas Watt Gregory
C. Albert Sidney Burleson
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Refrigerators made it possible for food to last longer and for people to shop less frequently.
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Question 19
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What appliances did people rush out to buy?
(Select all that apply)
A. vacuum cleaners
B. washing machines
C. stoves
D. electric irons
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Who was the Texas secretary of state under two governors?
A. Ma Ferguson
B. Jane Y. McCallum
C. Annie Webb Blanton
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Who was the state superintendent of public instruction?
A. Ma Ferguson
B. Jane Y. McCallum
C. Annie Webb Blanton
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Who became a national officer of the League of Women Voters?
A. Minnie Fisher Cunningham
B. Jane Y. McCallum
C. Annie Webb Blanton
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When did the Houston Ship Channel open?
A. 1915
B. 1918
C. 1920
D. 1914