Question 1 (3 points)
Why did the United States become involved in World War I?
Question 1 options:
The Zimmermann telegram proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States.
The United States was required to enter the war as part of a provision contained within the charter document of the League of Nations.
American citizens in France were captured and held by Germany in return for a pledge of neutrality by the United States.
The United States entered the war because of an unprovoked attack on a naval base in a United States territory.
Question 2 (3 points)
What was the effect of building of new military bases as a result of World War I?
Question 2 options:
An increase in the number of camps and military bases increased the threat of military action against the area.
Training camps brought in thousands of soldiers and sailors who spent their pay locally improving the economy.
Soldiers who were stationed at training camps took jobs in the local economy, negatively affecting local residents.
With an influx of people from other parts of the nation, new ideas were introduced, challenging local customs.
Question 3 (3 points)
What effect did World War I have on the United States?
Question 3 options:
The country experienced an economic recession due to wartime production.
The country's credibility wavered because of the war's outcome in Europe.
The nation became a world leader as a member of the League of Nations.
The wartime economy kindled an increase in racial unrest across the country.
Question 4 (3 points)
What effect did World War I have on South Carolina?
Question 4 options:
The state's population experienced a dramatic increase.
Women in the state suffered political setbacks because of a focus on the war.
Industrialization became an important aspect of the state's economy.
African American participation in the war erased racial tensions in the state.
Question 5 (3 points)
What caused an increase in tourism in South Carolina in the 1920s?
Question 5 options:
Many former soldiers returned to the state as tourists to visit the locations where they served.
The state had the lowest sales tax in the nation, which attracted many visitors to the area.
Commercial airline service made the state more accessible to tourists in the 1920s.
The new accessibility of the climate and culture of the state attracted more tourists from the North.
Question 6 (3 points)
How did South Carolinians contribute to the Southern Literary Renaissance?
Question 6 options:
Writers from South Carolina traveled throughout the nation, writing about the country from a southern perspective.
The South Carolina Literary Association organized libraries and bookmobiles throughout the state to promote literacy.
The Poetry Society of South Carolina led the movement, helping to create a more favorable view of the South.
South Carolina writers moved to Harlem and wrote about the literary movement started there in the 1920s.
Question 7 (3 points)
How did the boll weevil cause destruction in South Carolina in the 1920s?
Question 7 options:
In some years of the 1920s, half of the state's cotton crop was destroyed by the beetle.
New state parks, created in the 1920s, proved to be vulnerable to attack by the beetle.
The beetle infested the rice plantations of the South Carolina lowcountry in the early 1920s.
Throughout the 1920s, the boll weevil attacked insects that were responsible for cotton pollination.
Question 8 (3 points)
What was the effect of the Civilian Conservation Corps in South Carolina?
Question 8 options:
Thousands of South Carolinians worked in soil conservation and reforestation projects.
Hundreds of schools were built throughout South Carolina to raise the state's level of education.
The Corps instituted a policy of integration throughout South Carolina.
Industry took over as the leading aspect of South Carolina's economy because of the Corps.
Question 9 (3 points)
What role did Mary McLeod Bethune play in South Carolina and in other states?
Question 9 options:
Bethune organized the Civilian Conservation Corps in South Carolina to provide jobs to unemployed men.
Bethune established the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for girls, using education to fight racial inequality.
Mary McLeod Bethune started the first African American owned and staffed textile mill in South Carolina.
Mary McLeod Bethune was a leader of the Southern Literary Renaissance and added many works to its collection.
Question 10 (3 points)
How was the return to economic prosperity after World War II the same for South Carolina and the United States as a whole?
Question 10 options:
The end of World War II brought back the ability to import products from Europe, furthering the nation's economy.
Industry took over as the primary sector of the economy throughout the nation, surpassing agriculture for the first time.
Prosperity was brought about by the end of government spending and the return of private economic investments.
Government defense contracts jump-started the economy across the country, which led to a postwar economic boom.
Question 1: The Zimmermann telegram proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States.
Question 2: Training camps brought in thousands of soldiers and sailors who spent their pay locally improving the economy.
Question 3: The country's credibility wavered because of the war's outcome in Europe.
Question 4: Industrialization became an important aspect of the state's economy.
Question 5: The new accessibility of the climate and culture of the state attracted more tourists from the North.
Question 6: The Poetry Society of South Carolina led the movement, helping to create a more favorable view of the South.
Question 7: In some years of the 1920s, half of the state's cotton crop was destroyed by the beetle.
Question 8: Thousands of South Carolinians worked in soil conservation and reforestation projects.
Question 9: Bethune established the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for girls, using education to fight racial inequality.
Question 10: Government defense contracts jump-started the economy across the country, which led to a postwar economic boom.