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1920s Review

1920s Review. How did WWI affect America?. After the war, the U.S. didn’t want to be involved in international affairs- Isolationism. What is Communism? Why were Americans afraid of it?. Dictatorship with the government controlling all aspects of life

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1920s Review

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  1. 1920s Review

  2. How did WWI affect America? • After the war, the U.S. didn’t want to be involved in international affairs- Isolationism

  3. What is Communism? Why were Americans afraid of it? • Dictatorship with the government controlling all aspects of life • Promoted “workers of the world” having a revolution

  4. Why was there an increase in strikes after WWI? • Workers had not been allowed to strike during the war • Prices had gone up, but wages had remained the same

  5. Who helped settle the Boston Police Strike? • Calvin Coolidge

  6. What was the Red Scare? • Fear of Communism spreading to the U.S.

  7. What were some of the reasons that Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty? • Prejudiced jury against- • New immigrants • Admitted anarchists • Poor language skills

  8. What were the Palmer Raids? • Attempt to find suspected Communists in the U.S.

  9. Who won the 1920 Election? What Party was he from? • Warren G. Harding • Republican

  10. What was the 19th Amendment? • Gave women the right to vote

  11. What was Warren Harding known for? • Pro-business • Return to Normalcy

  12. What was normalcy? • Return to the way things had been • People felt that there had been too many changes in the first two decades of the 20th century

  13. How did Calvin Coolidge become President? What was he known for? • Vice-President when Harding died • Known for being honest, and quiet

  14. What was the Ohio Gang? • Harding’s friends that he appointed to important positions • Several were involved with scandals

  15. What was the Teapot Dome Scandal? • Involved the illegal leasing of government oil fields

  16. Who won the 1924 Election? What Party was he from? • Calvin Coolidge • Republican

  17. How were the Republican Presidents of the Twenties pro-business? • Allowed business people to regulate business • Appointed Supreme Court justices that ruled for business

  18. How did assembly lines increase efficiency? • Standardized parts • Job came to the worker • Workers only had to do one job

  19. What types of advertising were there in the twenties? • Radio • Newspapers • Billboards • Magazines

  20. What is buying on credit? • Paying with installments after acquiring the product

  21. How did education change in the Twenties? • More managers and accountants needed for the large corporations

  22. What was the impact of radio? • Something that people could have in common • Big impact on advertising

  23. Why were movies popular? • Inexpensive and an escape

  24. What was significant about Jazz Singer? Steam Boat Willie? • First “talkie” movie • First animated movie- Disney!

  25. Why were sports so popular? • Economy was good, so people had the time and money to spend on them

  26. Charles Lindbergh • 1st man to fly solo across the Atlantic

  27. Amelia Earhart • Famous female pilot

  28. Jack Dempsey • Heavyweight boxing champ

  29. Babe Ruth • Baseball player for the Red Sox then Yankees

  30. Gertrude Ederle • First person to swim across the English Chanel- France to England!

  31. What were Flapper Girls? • Fashion icons of the 20s- bobbed hair, short dresses and party girls!

  32. What was the Lost Generation? • Authors that rejected American materialism and headed to Europe

  33. What was the Harlem Renaissance? • Flourishing of African American writers, musicians and artists

  34. Louis Armstrong • Famous musician

  35. Duke Ellington • Famous band leader

  36. Langston Hughes • Famous black writer

  37. Marcus Garvey • Black leader- believed that blacks would be better off going back to Africa

  38. Why did the “Great Migration” occur? • African Americans headed north for jobs and to escape discrimination of the South

  39. Why was the NAACP formed? • To help protect African Americans

  40. In what ways was the KKK powerful? • Intimidated – blacks, immigrants, Catholics, Jews and others • Influenced politicians to support their views

  41. What did Fundamentalism represent? • Literal translation of the bible • Felt that America needed to be more religious

  42. What was the result of the Scopes Trial? • Brought attention to the split in America between Fundamentalism and Progressives • Scopes found guilty

  43. What was the role of William Jennings Bryan in the trial? • Prosecutor- tried to find Scopes guilty

  44. What was the role of Clarence Darrow in the trial? • Defense attorney for John Scopes

  45. What was Nativism? • Preference for people born in America • Anti-immigrant

  46. What was the Immigration Law of 1921? • Established a quota of 3% coming from a specific country related to the amount already in the U.S. • Based on 1910 census • Aimed to limit the amount of Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

  47. What was the Nations Origins Act (1924)? • Established a quota of 2% coming from a specific country related to the amount already in the U.S. • Based on 1890 census • Completely excluded Asians

  48. Who supported Prohibition? Why? • Business Leaders- cut down on accidents and absenteeism • Doctors- reduce medical problems • Women’s groups- reduce domestic abuse

  49. What was the Volstead Act? • Enforced prohibition

  50. Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact pretty much useless? • No way to enforce it

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