1920's Test Flashcards
Why did SC Low country farmers stop growing rice?
Hurricanes and storms wiped out farms.
What replaced cotton as a cash crop in the Pee Dee section of SC?
Tobacco
What are Textiles?
Fabrics made by weaving fibers
What group was not an improvement to SC after WW1?
KKK
William Faulkner, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty and Tennessee Williams were important to the
southern literary Renaissance
SC benefited from the New Deal programs because it..
gave jobs to the unemployed
Which industry tries to attract visitors to the state?
Tourism
Which GOVT program helped promote the Rural Elect. Act in SC?
New Deal
What event helped usher in the Great Depression much earlier in SC than other states in the North?
Arrival of the boll weevil
The 19th amendment to the constitution was passed by Congress on 1919. When did SC officially ratify this amendment?
1969
Where did the textile industry grow in the later part of the 19th and early 20th century?
Upcountry
How did the mechanization of the textile industry and the emigration of the African American community from SC affect the agricultural economy?
Agricultural economy DECREASED
What was the goal of the Santee Cooper Project?
To bring electricity to the rural areas.
What fueled the expansion of the textile industry in SC in the late 19th century and early 20th century?
Industrialization
What was the National Guard training facility in SC during WW1?
Camp Wadsworth
What came out of the Progressive Movement ?
Prohibition
Main goal of the Progressive movement in SC was to
correct problems left by industrialization and immigration
What types of people were most responsible for pushing through national progressive reform policy?
Urban, Middle Class citizens
What describes Prohibition in SC in the early 20th century?
Prohibition outlawed the sale of alcohol in SC in 1915
Describe the accomplishments of women during this period of progressive reform..
Women’s groups made many improvements
What governor is credited w/providing the most progressive reforms in SC during this time?
Richard Irvine Manning III
Describe economic conditions in SC Prior to WW1.
Agricultural jobs were becoming less available
Describe one effect of the US entering into WW1
There was a greater need for cotton production.
What was a main reason blacks moved to the Northern states during WW1?
They could find jobs and better pay.
Between 1910 and 1920, about how many people moved from the South into Northern states?
500,000
Describe the Women’s suffrage movement in SC after WW1?
Women got the right to vote in 1920 when the 19th amendment went into effect.
Describe a change in daily life after WW1?
Blacks entered college at a growing rate.
Describe the change in urban industry in SC after WW1?
Textile mills became a bigger factor in the economy.
What effect did Prohibition have on SC?
It created an underground economy for alcohol.
What was a speakeasy?
A nightclub that operated illegally during the Prohibition.
What did the boll weevil do in SC during the 1920’s?
It destroyed nearly half of the cotton crop.
Describe the role of the KKK in SC during the 1920’s.
The Klan blamed blacks for changes in the social climate.
Describe the New Deal’s impact on SC
The New Deal provided employment and education for many people.
Which new Deal project was created to build and maintain power plants in rural communities?
Rural Electrification Administration
Describe the Works progress administration
it became the best known new Deal agencies
Where did many immigrants live when they first arrived in the US?
Large cities on the East coast.
Why were some American born citizens hostile to immigrants?
They were worried that immigrants would take their jobs.
Who led the Suffrage Movement in SC?
Eulalie Chaffee Salley
Works Progress Administration
Responsible for helping build state parks in SC.
Flapper
young women with short skirts, bobbed hair, and showed a dislike for the time
Jazz
type of music introduced during period of prohibition, popular with some today.
Fort Jackson
largest army training facility in US
Civilian conservation Corps
agency that employed young men (18-25) , provided food, housing, and $30/month salary and often provided training.
Muckrakers
Name given by T. Roosevelt to those people who uncovered corruption in some aspects of the business world
Josphine Pinkney
one of the writers in the Southern Literary Renaissance
SC Tax Commision
one of the agencies created during the Progressive movement, oversaw the enforcement of the states income tax
SC State, Benedict, Voorhees
colleges that enrolled African American Students in the early 1900s
Rumrunners
illegally involved bringing foreign alcohol into the US
Upton Sinclair
author of a novel that led to the govt controls in the meat packing industry.
Mass Media
the widespread use of radio, magazines, and newspapers to inform the public.
Progressive Movement
widespread changes influenced by the factors that existed in the US between the 1890s and the 1920s
Suffrage
Right to vote
Theodore Roosevelt
Became president after assassination of William McKinley- a progressive
James F Byrnes
A SC native who served as governor, senator, representative, and supreme court justice
Movement
Efforts and results of a group of people working together toward a common goal
New Deal
Govt program placed in effect in 1933
Urbanization
one main factor that led to a need for a change; movement of people to cities
Social Security
provide financial assistance for retiring citizens, and or disabled and not capable of working
