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AP 1920s
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Presidents in the 1920s all belonged to what political party? | republican |
| Who said "the business of america is business" | Calvin Coolidge |
| Who wanted a "return to normalcy" | Warren G. Harding |
| What was the Teapot Dome Scandal? | Scandal under Harding's administration where Albert B. Fall sold government land for personal gain. |
| What was the Fordney-McCumber Tariff | Tax on imports- highest ever (raised 25%). future cause of Depression |
| Who did Harding Pardon? | Eugene Debs |
| Which 20's President lowered taxes, decreased gov't regulation? | Coolidge |
| Which 20's president defeated Al Smith (A catholic) | Hoover |
| What characteried the economy of the 1920s? | 1- business prosperity 2- farm problems 3- labor problems |
| What caused the business prosperity? | 1- Incrased productivity, 2- new cheap energy sources 3- government policies (ignored antitrust laws of Progressive Era) |
| Who was Frederick Taylor? | created scientific management of industry |
| What was scientific management? | Used stopwatch to ensure efficiency on production line |
| Who perfected the assembly line? | Henry Ford |
| Why were the farmers in trouble in teh 1920s? | They had overproduced and now were in severe debt. Also, they had bought farm tools on credit. Had to pay back loans |
| Did labor unions increase or decrease? | decreased- because of open shops (jobs given to non-union members) and welfare capitalism |
| What is welfare capitalism? | companies gave improved benefits and higher wages so people would not join unions |
| What did the 18th amendment do? | outlawed alcohol |
| What law enforced the 18th amendment | Volstead Act |
| What amendment repealed prohibition? | 21st amendment |
| How did companies sell to the middle class? | they used advertising, credit, and installment plans |
| What music became popular? | Jazz music, Harlem Renaissance |
| What invention replaced the railroad industyr? | the automobile |
| What forms of entertainment were popular? | radio, movies, sports stars |
| What was the Johnson-Reed Act | LOOK IT UP |
| What was the Dawes plan? | US loaned money to Germany so that Germany could stimulate its economy (post ww1) and pay back France and Britain. FR and BR, in turn, would replay the US |
| What was the Washington Conference? | 3 part treaty that kept tabs on each country's navy and territory in the Pacific |
| Kellogg-Brian Pact | renounced war as a means to achieve national goals (ineffective) |
| Who was Charles Lindbergh? | 1st to fly non-stop from NY to Paris in 1927. Loved by modernists (adventurer) and fundamentalists (old fashioned values/religious) |
| Who were 2 major fundamentalists of the 1920s? | Aimee Semple McPherson (used radio/put on a show) and Billy Sunday (former baseball player) |
| What is Proestant Fundamentalism? | dominated rural areas and took a literal view of the Bible. Believed in creationism (God created universe in 7 days) and they blamed modernists for decline in morals |
| What are examples of racism/nativism in the 1920s? | 1- KKK revival, 5 million members, physical intimidation 2- Johnson-Reed Act 3- Japanese immigrants banned in 1927 4- Sacco and Vanzetti |
| Who were Sacco and Vanzetti? | Italian and Anarchists who were accused of robbery and murder. |
| Scopes Monkey trial | LOOK IT UP ;) |
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