1920's Flashcards
us history
following WWI, most Americans supported the policy of:
isolationism
period of intense fear of a potential communist revolution in the US:
red scare
an example of an american nativism after WWI is the trial and execution of:
sacco and vanzetti
the summer of 1919 was given this name, after nationwide race riots and racially motivated violence:
red summer
what was Black Wall Street?
the wealthy black community targeted by a race riot in 1921
during the 1920s, the US embraced this immigration system, which drastically limited the number of immigrants
quota system
which intentional agreement denounced was as international policy?
kellogg-briand pact
the “brilliant” idea to loan Germany money, so Germany would pay Britain and France, so those countries would pay the US
dawes plan
albert fall became the original “fall guy” after being the first cabinet member convicted of a felony following
teapot dome scandal
which amendment outlawed the production, sale, and transportation of alchohal
18th amendment
the volstead act created on effective system for enforcing prohibition
false
illegal bars and nightclubs dotted the country in the 1920s. these establishments were called:
speakeasies
infamous leader of organized crime in Chicago, who made tens of millions a year from illegal booze
al capone
people who smuggled illegal liquor were often called:
bootleggers
which trial showcased the division between fundementalism and modernism in American society in the 1920s?
scopes trial
the “new” woman of the 1920s was called
the flappers
who was the Jamaican immigrant who led the “back to Africa” movement?
Marcus garvey
the literary and artistic revolution of the 1920s cantered int eh urban capital of African American culture:
harlem renaissance
which of the following jazz club in Harlem where racial barriers started to disappear:
cotton club
which of the following is NOT a way Henry Ford revolutionized industry?
increased prices while lowering wages
which of the following was NOT a famous jazz musician of the 1920s?
claude mckay
if an American could not afford to pay full price for an item in the 1920s they often used these to buy goods:
installment plans
buying stocks with loans is called:
buying a margin
hoping to buy stock at a low price and sell it for a higher price is called:
stock speculation
which of the following is NOT a way that family life changed in the 1920s?
divorce became an accepted reality in the united states
which of the following is NOT a reaosn for the failure of the FL land boom?
the dust bowl
Americans looked for new forms of entertainment int eh 1920s becasue they had more:
leisure time
these raids targeted suspected communist and others, but turned up ZERO evidence if a communist takeover
palmer raids
