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WWI & the Roaring Twenties

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Why did President Wilson send General Pershing to Mexico?

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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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Who was the U.S. attorney general?

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The electric irons made heating the iron easier. What was another advantage of the invention of electric irons? (Zoom in to read the picture caption)

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What election did Miriam "Ma" Ferguson win?

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What was the agenda of the Klan during the 1920s?

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What did farmers do to try to increase their income?

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Why did the Klan draw public criticism in the 1920s?

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What Texan became Klan’s national leader and what did he want?

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Did growing more cotton fix the problem?

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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

In May 1915, a German submarine sank the British steamship named the _______________.

A. Lusitania

B. Zimmerman

C. Titantic

D. Lexington

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

When the telegram was decoded and published in American newspapers, Americans were delighted.

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World War I was the first war in which airplanes were used to a significant extent.

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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

How many African Americans were recruited into the army?

A. 270,000

B. 570,000

C. 370,000

D. 300,000

Mexicans living in Texas who were not American citizens were required to serve in the military.

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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

Who was one of President Wilson’s most trusted advisers?

A. Colonel Edward M. House

B. Albert Sidney Burleson

C. Thomas Watt Gregory

Who served as postmaster general?

A. Edward M. House

B. Thomas Watt Gregory

C. Albert Sidney Burleson

New electric irons took longer to heat that the old style iron.

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What new house codes were required in the 1920s? (Zoom in to read the picture caption)

A. required builders to take frequent breaks

B. required builders to install multiple windows

C. required builders to install wall outlets

Refrigerators made it possible for food to last longer and for people to shop less frequently.

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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

Why was the early washing machine imperfect? (Zoom in to read the picture caption)

A. Motors burned out or overheated

B. Machines shredded clothes

C. All the above

Electric were more expensive, easier to clean, and provided faster cooking times.

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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

Who was the state superintendent of public instruction?

A. Ma Ferguson

B. Jane Y. McCallum

C. Annie Webb Blanton

Who became a national officer of the League of Women Voters?

A. Minnie Fisher Cunningham

B. Jane Y. McCallum

C. Annie Webb Blanton

When did the Houston Ship Channel open?

A. 1915

B. 1918

C. 1920

D. 1914

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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