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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Strikes and More Strikes - Chapter 6: A Noble Experiment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry A. Stinson, the secretary of war in 1913, promised that if the suffragists encountered trouble during Alice Paul's parade, he would send the cavalry from which nearby fort?
(a) Fort Knox.
(b) Fort Briggs.
(c) Fort Myer.
(d) Fort Collins.

2. What action did Calvin Coolidge, the Massachusetts governor, take when it appeared that at Boston Police Department strike was imminent?
(a) He left town without telling anyone where he was going.
(b) He resigned.
(c) He appointed a committee to look into the matter.
(d) He brokered a compromise between the unofficial police union and the city.

3. The May Day parade in Cleveland ended with how many people having been injured?
(a) 111.
(b) 84.
(c) 12.
(d) 40.

4. What kind of metal was used to build the molasses container?
(a) Aluminum.
(b) Alloy.
(c) Steel.
(d) Copper.

5. About how many black families are estimated to have become homeless by the end of the 1919 race riots in Chicago?
(a) 300.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people participated in the march for women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. in 1913?

2. What color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?

3. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) ended their trek in what American city?

4. Sandler states, "One of the NWP's main strategies was that of" (47) taking what action?

5. Before Ogden ruled that USIA would be held financially responsible for the harm it caused to victims of the flood, how many other corporations had been deemed liable for their actions in such a way?

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