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ADDAMS1920's
Addams Jr. High 1920's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The right to vote is known as... | Suffrage |
| A modern young woman of the 1920's was called... | Flapper |
| The "hands off" belief that government should not interfere with businesses | Laissez-Faire |
| Not accepting other people, their ideas or their culture is known as... | Intolerance |
| In the 1920's Americans bought items they wanted using a payment plan called... | Installment Buying |
| What was the "Red Scare"? | Americans feared communism, and the U.S. government investigated Communists |
| What type of music was popular during the 1920's | Jazz |
| List industries and businesses that expanded (grew) as a result of mass production of the automobile | Tire industry, glass, rubber, gas stations, tourism, car repair shops |
| What are examples of intolerance in America during the 1920's? | The Red Scare, Segregation against blacks, Quota Law |
| What was the Quota Law? | It placed a limit on the number of Americans that could enter the United States per year. |
| Prohibition failed because... | Too many people broke the law |
| The Sacco and Vanzetti trial was an example of... | Intolerance |
| How did the role of women change in the 1920's | Women gained the right to vote and became more independent |
| What year did women gain the right to vote | 1920 |
| What was the "assembly line" | Goods were made by people doing the same job over and over again as the product moved along on a track |
| Define Harlem Renaissance | Growth of African American art, music, and literature in New York. |