1920s Flashcards
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Golden Age of Black Culture. During this time period in US History, Black people became increasing participants in American culture
It’s called Harlem because in New York City there is a neighborhood called “Harlem” where a lot of these Black people lived
Who was the KKK and what was happening to them during the 1920s?
The KKK was a white supremacist organization, and during the 1920s, millions of Americans became official members.
Their strong presence in American cities, especially in the South, forced many Blacks to move to the North, during what was known as the Great Migration.
Describe the economic factors that convinced millions of Blacks to move out of the South during the Great Migration?
Black people made more money in the North, sometimes 3 times more money per hour than other Blacks in the South.
How did the NAACP help Black people?
They would sue in court to fight against segregation laws that supported white supremacy
Who is Marcus Garvey?
A famous African-American thinker who thought that the solution to the problem of equal rights for Black people was to return to Africa.
To accomplish this, he wanted to buy a massive boat that could carry thousands of people at a time back to Africa. This boat was called the Black Star Steamship Line.
What is Pan-Africanism?
The idea that Black people from all over the world should come back to Africa to make Africa a better place to live. This idea was supported by some influential Black thinkers like Marcus Garvey
What is a common pattern throughout all of American History, and especially during the 1920s?
Nativism
Explain Nativism
It’s the hatred of immigrants by people who were born and raised in the USA.
What new laws were Nativists trying to pass during the 1920s?
They were trying to pass immigration quotas, which would limit the number of immigrants allowed to enter the USA every year.
What was the National Origins Act of 1924?
It established an immigration quota that limited the number of immigrants from outside North America that were allowed to enter the USA.
What happened to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) during the 1920s?
Millions of Americans joined the KKK, and the white supremacist organization grew in strength
What happened during the Sacco and Vanzetti trial during the 1920s?
Sacco and Vanzetti were two immigrants who had come to the USA, and both of them were anarchists.
An anarchist is someone who doesn’t believe we should have a government.
Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of committing a robbery and 2 murders. Despite having no evidence presented against them, they were found guilty and executed by the government.
What was the 1st Red Scare about?
People were afraid that the immigrants who were coming into the USA during the 1920s might be communists.
Everyday citizens were accusing other Americans of being communists, but most of the people being targeted as communists were immigrants.
What is the difference between an economy that has a Free Market (like in the USA) and an economy that is run with Communism?
In a Free Market economy, private businesses decide what things in stores cost.
In a communist economy, the government decides what things in stores cost.
What happened with the 18th amendment?
It banned the selling of alcohol
What is a bootlegger?
A bootlegger is someone who tried to hide the alcohol they are selling in underneath their pants in leather straps.
