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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. About how many thousands of black men served in the United States armed forces during World War I?
(a) 230.
(b) 370.
(c) 959.
(d) 47.

2. When the striking members of the Boston police force returned to work, what happened next?
(a) They were given shorter work hours.
(b) They were given raises.
(c) They were fired.
(d) They were given longer work hours.

3. In what city did "the first general strike in the nation's history" (121) occur?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) San Francisco.

4. The period referred to as the Red Summer actually ended in which month of 1919?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) November.

5. One of the main issues that fueled members of the Boston Police Department to strike in 1919 was their required shift of how many hours?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the Woman's Christian Temperance Union formed by representatives from 17 different US states?

2. How many members of the Boston Police Department went on strike on September 9, 1919?

3. What condition contributed to a severe labor shortage in the United States during World War I?

4. In what month of 1913 did Alice Paul's suffrage parade take place?

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

(see the answer key)

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