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Mr. H's Roaring 20s
Review of the Roaring Twenties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the most famous gangster-bootlegger of the 1920s? | Al Capone of Chicago |
| What was Warren Harding’s goal as president? | He wanted to bring the country back to “Normalicy.” Also wanted to promote isolationism and lassiez-fare economic policies |
| Name three popular pro-athletes from the 1920s | • Babe Ruth – Baseball • Red Grange – Football • Bobby Jones – Golf |
| Who was the leader of the “Back to Africa” movement? | Marcus Garvey, leader of the UNIA |
| Name three important contributors of the Harlem Renaissance: | Louis Armstrong, Langston Hughes, Bessie Smith, Claude McKay |
| What are three popular products that can be associated with the consumer revolution of the 1920s? | Refrigerators, washing machines, radios, vacuum cleaners |
| What amendment banned the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of alcohol during the 1920s? | 18th Amendment |
| What the unintended consequence of prohibition? | The rise of organized crime |
| Which amendment gave women the right to vote? | 19th Amendment |
| Where was the unofficial capital of African-American culture and activism during the 1920s? | Harlem |
| Why did labor unions lose most of the 3000 strikes launched in 1919? | People negatively associated strikes with communism and anarchy (No organized government) |
| In what ways did the mass production of the automobile helped change America? | • Fast and easy transportation led to the rise of suburbs • Cars led to the development of other industries such as gas stations, hotels, restaurants, rubber and steel, and road construction • Families used cars for leisure trips and vacations |
| Why did American farmers NOT prosper in the 1920s? | Overproduction resulted in low crop prices. European farmers began producing many crops after WWI ended. |
| Common fads of the 1920s | Flag pole sitting, dance marathons, and goldfish swallowing |
| Who was W.E.B Dubois? | Key civil rights leader who helped create the NAACP |
| Bootlegging | illegal production and distribution of alcohol |
| Nativism | extreme distrust and dislike of foreigners |
| KDKA | First corporate radio station in America |
| What was the Dawes Plan? | A debt repayment plan put in place to help Germany out. In following this plan, the U.S. loaned Germany money, allowing Germany to repay debts to the allied powers, who were then able to repay the United States. |
| What is the significance of Steamboat Willie? | first animation with synchronized sound. Created by Walt Disney. |
| Amelia Earhart | First woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Attempted to fly around the world but disappeared in this attempt. |
| Red Scare | widespread fear of communism/communist takeover of the United States. |
| What was the 19th Amendment? | women’s suffrage—gave women the right to vote. |
| What was the Great Migration? | African-Americans moved from the South to Northern cities in search of economic opportunities and greater freedoms. |
| Anarchists | individuals who oppose having an organized government |
| Communism | An economic and political system in which the state owns the means of production and a single party rules |
| Who was Calvin Coolidge? | vice-president of Warren Harding. Became president when Harding died. Known for administrative polices which favored American Businesses. “America’s business is business” |
| Who was Warren G. Harding | Republican President who used the slogan “Return to Normalcy.” There were many scandals during his presidency, including the Teapot Dome Scandal. |
| What did the 21st Amendment do? | repealed the ban on alcohol largely because the government needed tax revenue from its sale when the Great Depression occurred. |
| What was the Teapot Dome Scandal? | during the Harding administration, secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall accepted bribes from private oil companies and allowed them to drill for oil on land owned by the U.S government. |
| What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact? | world peace act that outlawed war as a method for solving problems between countries; symbolic act that didn’t establish any way to effectively enforce compliance amongst the countries that signed. |
| What was theFive Power Naval Treaty? | treaty established to limit naval construction and prevent an arms race; for every 5 battleships the U.S and UK had, Japan and Italy were allowed to have three. |
| What was the Harlem Renaissance? | refers to a culturally rich time and the emergence of African-American art, music, and politics. |
| Who was Marcus Garvey? | Radical civil rights leader who started a movement inspiring African-Americans to in the United States to return to Africa. ‘Back to Africa” was the movement’s slogan |
| Who was Langston Hughes? | Best known poet of the Harlem Renaissance |
| How does jazz relate to the 1920s | The 1920s was called the “Jazz Age.” Jazz became a very popular form of music. |
| What were “Flappers”? | flamboyant woman with short hair who smoked and drank; represented a very small percentage of women; were frequently seen as rebellious. |
| Who was Charles A. Lindbergh? | Pilot who was the first to fly non-stop across the Atlantic becoming a national hero due to movies, radio, and newspaper stories. Most popular American hero in the 1920s. |
| What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane? | The Spirit of St. Louis |
| What is the significance of Henry Ford's Model T? | regarded as the first affordable automobile; opened travel to the common Americans. The methods of mass production were implemented by other industries leading to the consumer revolution. |
| Henry Ford | did not invent the automobile, but pioneered the use of the assembly line and mass production. Paid higher wages to his workers than other industrial jobs. |
| What was the Scopes Monkey Trial? | Science teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution, but his case became a debate between traditional and scientific teacher. Jennings Bryan was the prosecution lawyer and represented fundamentalism; Clarence Darrow defended John Scopes. |
| What is a fundamentalists? | believes in a literal interpretation of the Bible |
| Who was Al Capone? | Italian-American gangster who smuggled alcohol. Led one of the largest organized crime rings in the country in Chicago. |
| Volstead Act | law enacted in 1919 that added enforcement measures to the 18th Amendment (prohibition). |
| What were speakeasies? | establishments that illegally sold alcohol; usually hidden bars behind store fronts |
| What did the 18th Amendment do? | Banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol; led to bootlegging and helped spread the rise of organized crime. |
| What did the National Origins Act of 1924 do? | placed a quota (limit) on immigrants allowed to enter the United State in the 1920s. |
| What was the Ku Klux Klan? | re-merged in 1916 in Georgia and spread everywhere including the North; about 3 million members at peak; anti-Jewish, Catholic, and African-American. Made up of white, protestant, males demonstrating nativist sentiment. |
| Who were Sacco And Vanzetti? | Anarchist Italian immigrants who were accused of robbery and murder and sentenced to death |
| Why were Sacco and Vanzetti on trial? | placed on trial for alleged rubbery and murder, but also because of radical political beliefs and ethnicity |
| Who was A. Mitchell Palmer? | Government offical who was suspicious of growing communist sentiment; led raids and deported many immigrants |
| What was the Red Scare? | anti-communist sentiment after WWI that was supported by radicals; led to labor unrest and the Palmer Raids |
| What were the Palmer Raids? | A Mitchell Palmer led raids and deportation of many immigrants and suspected radicals during the Red Scare |
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