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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what city did Al Capone move in the year 1920?
2. How many months passed between the end of the Chicago race riots and the start of "1919's most murderous acts of violence" (78) that took place in Arkansas?
3. What was the intended function of the new bureau called the General Intelligence Division?
4. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer had the ultimate goal of taking which office in the United States government?
5. The May Day parade in Cleveland ended with how many people dead?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sandler believe was the primary motivation behind Senator Joseph McCarthy's decision to lead the second Red Scare?
2. How were the expectations of black American soldiers dashed when they returned from fighting in World War I?
3. Who was the leader of the first Red Scare?
4. Who was the leader of the second Red Scare and when did it occur?
5. What is the significance of the date January 2, 1920?
6. What is the philosophy behind Communism and why are its results so often less than idyllic?
7. What was the event referred to as "the Great Migration" (67) and for what reasons did it occur?
8. What scene is captured in the photograph Sandler includes as an epigraph to Chapter 4: The Red Scare and what is its significance?
9. How did the Red Scare get its title?
10. In which three American cities did the three "largest and most devastating riots of all take place" (72) during the period called the Red Summer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Sandler’s book 1919: The Year That Changed America. What message is Sandler sending about these two themes over the course of the book?
Essay Topic 2
What is the purpose for Sandler’s inclusion of photographs within 1919: The Year That Changed America?
Essay Topic 3
In what way does Sandler highlight irony within certain situations depicted in the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within 1919: The Year That Changed America and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
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