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Roaring '20s Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| By the election of 1920, what are Americans tired of? (2) what phase does US go into? (1) | political controversy, international conflict; conservative, isolationist phase |
| describe japan, specifically with sky travel (1) | japan built the first ship intended to be an aircraft carrier |
| presidents and economy: what pro- were they? (1) what did they support? (1) what could the economy increase/decrease? (1) | pro-business; tax cuts; reduced regulations, tariffs if 50% approved by tariff commission |
| tea pot dome scandal: what was it? (1) who was bribed by who? (1, 1) why were they bribed? (1) what happened that wasn't allowed? (1) who was directly involved and convicted in 1929? | illegal leasing of public lands to oil companies; cabinet members were bribed by the oil companies; to have access to land used to pump oil for the navy; land was leased with competitive bidding; Albert Fall, sec. of interior |
| 1920s culture: what was the great migration? (1) what was the red summer? (1) important figures of the jazz age? (2) who was marcus garvey? (3) | 1910-1970, AAs fled the south to northern cities, race riots in chicago, DC, and NY; expansion of black culture; encouraged black pride + separatism, supported the "back to africa" movement, convicted of fraud after his steamship line bankrupted |
| what reemerged in the south? (1) member count? (1) who/what else did they target besides African Americans? (4) | KKK, 5 million members, catholics, jews, immigrants, organized labor |
| creationism vs. evolutionism: why did the scopes trial occur? (1) what happened for it to take place? (1) who defended the defendant? (1) the result? (2) what happened nationally after? (1) | protestants wanted to stop teaching evolution; John Scopes allegedly taught evolution, violating TN law; American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) defended Scopes; he was convicted + fined $100 but got off on a technicality; more states prohibited evolution |
| what group was henry cabot lodge a part of, and what did they oppose? (1, 1) | member of the Irreconcilables, republicans opposed to the league of nations |
| emergency quota act of 1921? (1) national origins act of 1924? (1) | put limits on immigrants based on nation of origin; restricted asian immigration/immigrants from south and eastern europe |
| sasco and vancetti: who were they? (1) what happened to them? (1) what do people think was the reason for what happened to them? | italians accused of robbery and murder; executed--thought to be because of their italian ethnicity |
| what is the deal with automobiles? (2) | changed society by growing suburbs, redefined the meaning behind independence |
| prohibition: what was the volstead act? (1) what did this lead to? (3) what was happening in the south? (1) what about the cities? (1) | law passed to enforce the 18th amendment; bootlegging, speakeasies, government corruption; moonshine runners laid the foundations of NASCAR; organized crime |
| what was the st. valentine's massacre? (3) | some of al capone's chicago outfit dressed as police officers, trapped 7 of "Bugs" Moran's north side gang in a warehouse, killed them with tommy guns |
| FBI + J. Edgar Hoover: what was the FBI concerned about? (2), what did they not want? (1) who was J. Edgar Hoover? (1) | radicals and dangerous people that may be a threat to the US; didn't want it to be a secret police; served as director of FBI from 1924-1972 |
| Who was Charles Lindbergh? (1) | first person to undergo a nonstop solo transatlantic flight across the atlantic ocean |
| what was the red scare? (1) what happened? (1) who ordered what? (1, 1) what is the last question called? (1) | a communist plot to send 36 bombs to prominent politicians and businessmen; 8 bombs went off; A Mitchell Palmer ordered 249 communists deported (Palmer Raids) |
| what was xenophobia? (1) | fear of foreigners |
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