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StudyGuide Chapter12+13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What postwar issues did the US deal with after the war? | Nativsm, communism, WWI left Americans exhausted, debate over the League of Nations divide the nation, and the progressive era left hardships in the american life |
| What was the Red Scare? | Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin insert communism in Russia-Overthrew capitalists system and free enterprise.-fear of communism taking over the U.S. |
| What were the Palmer Raids? | Invasion of private property |
| Why did they fail? | Never found evidence of the conspiracy. |
| Who were Sacco and Vanzetti? | Italian immigrnts that were anarchists and convicted robbery and murder. They fell victim to the time. |
| Why was the KKK on the rise? | Used Red Scare and anti-immigrant feelings to gain membership. |
| What impact did the KKK have? | 4.5 million members-took control of local,state, and federal government |
| What was the Quota System? | reduced immigrants by 2% from previous year. and Influenced nativism and KKK |
| List three strikes. | Boston Police Strike, Steel Mill Strike, Coal Miners Strike |
| What were the outcomes of the three strikes? | BPS-didnt work; public safety SMS-didnt work; communist ties CMS-Worked; led by John L. Lewis |
| Why did union membership decline in the 1920's? | immigrants willing to work in poor conditions, Language barrier, farmers refused to join and feared being labeled as communists. |
| What was President Harding's Domestic policy for the United States? | Promised a "return to normalcy" |
| Who caused problems for his administration? | Ohio gang caused problems for political agenda. |
| What was the Kellog-Brand Pact? | 64 nations renounced war as a forgien policy-had no means of enforcing agreement |
| What was the Forndey-McCumber Tariff? | Created to protect American buisness from forein competition. |
| Explain the Teapot Dome Scandal and those who were involved. | Oil rick lands in Wyoming and California were leased out by Secretary of Interior-Albert B Falls, to private companies. |
| What impact did the Automobile have on the U.S? | Changed american landscape, launched rapid construction of gasoline station, repair shops, public garages, shopping centers, etc. and allowed independence and people moved to the outskirts of towns. |
| What were the problems facing the US in the 1920s. | 18th Amendment-bammed alcohal is America, was a part of moral reform movement in progressive era, led to rise of organized crime-not being able to enforce, and lasted 13 years and later repealed. |
| What court case created a clash between Science and Religion? | Scopes Trial- conflict of evoltion vs. creation |
| What is fundamentalism? | beliefs that the Bible should be taken for word. |
| Describe women from the 1920's. | Flappers- young women who emancipated and embraced fasions. They rebelled traditional values. |
| What is the double standard? | set of principles granting greater sexual freedom as men, assertive, daring. |
| List writers from the 1920's. | Sinclair Lewis, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Vincent Millay, Ernest Hemmingway |
| What was the Harlem Renaissance? | Literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture. |
| Who was Marcus Garvey? What were his views? | Immigrant from Jamacia who believed that the African Americans should build a seperate society. |
| Who launded the "Back to Africa" campaign? | Marcus Garvey |
| Although the 1920s were prosperous for the U.S, why is the prosperity considered superficial? Can you see any similarites between the U.S. in the 1920s and today? | There were several signs that prosperity of the 1920s were superficial. Companies were producing great qualities of goods, which led to expanding buisnesses.With the expansion, the income gap between workes and managers grew. Wealth wasnt being |
| distributed evenly. Some "backbone" industries like iron and railroad industries were not a part of the prosperity of the 1920s.Mining and farming also suffered losses during this time. Americans everywhere were living above their means, buying goods on | |
| credit. Similar situations could be found today. As some industries rise, others fell. Americans are still buying credit and going into deby as a result. | |
| What can you conclide from the fact that prohibition failed to meet its goals?Identify and support at least three conclusions. | It is currently difficulte to change peoples habitual behaviors. Many people were unwilling to give up drinking just because thelaw required them to do so. People who thought it was morally acceptable to drink did not stop just because of a law based on |
| others morality. Laws that do not have widespread popular support are hard to enforce. So many people broke the law that the governemnt efforts to enforce break laws they consider foolish. Laws must have adequate enforcement behind them. One reason | |
| prohibition failed was the lack of money for enforcement. |
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