1920s America Flashcards by Ava Moore

What does the ‘L’ stand for in Lackpants?

Laissez-faire meaning no interference so tax is kept low.

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What does the ‘A’ stand for in Lackpants?

Assembly Line or Mass production

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What does the ‘C’ stand for in Lackpants?

Credit (buy now, pay later)

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What does the ‘K’ mean in Lackpants?

Knowledge which means new inventions like electricity and plastics

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What does the ‘p’ stand for in Lackpants?

Position of the USA - there late entry in WW1 and the selling of goods during WW1

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What does the ‘A’ stand for in Lackpants?

Advertising

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What does ‘N’ stand for in Lackpants?

New consumer goods. ie: cars, radios, fridges and phones

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What does the ‘T’ stand for in Lackpants?

Tariffs which means Americans brought cheaper American goods instead of imported goods

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What does ‘S’ stand for in Lackpants?

Shared confidence among americans (Shares)

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What does ‘LACKPANTS’ show to historians?

Reasons why there was an economic boom in america after WW1

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Give one reason there was an economic boom in America in the 1920s - Refer to ‘Lackpants’

Any point from laissez-faire, assembly line, credit, knowledge,position of the USA, advertising, new consumer goods, tariffs, shared confidence among Americans and then an explanation

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Who was Henry Ford? Give two details.

Any details from:
- born in 1863
- born on a farm
- built the quadacycle
- 1903 started the Ford Motor Company
-1908 the Model T Ford was created
- by 1927 50% of cars worldwide were made by the Ford Motor Company

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What was Henry Ford’s ideas to make cheaper cars faster?

The assembly line was a process that meant cars flew off out the company faster as well as not being able to customise your cars.

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What is Prohibition?

The ban of alcohol in the 1920’s although it did fail.

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Why was ‘The Roaring Twenties’ able to happen?

After WW1 people were determined to have more fun as well as they had more money and more leisure time. There was also a rise in Flappers and also the golden age of hollywood!

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Who didn’t benefit from the Roaring twenties?

Black African Americans because of many reasons:-
- KKK
- biased in government
- protests
- poorer minority

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How much of the population in the 1920s were on the Breadline?

50%

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Total income droppped form 22 billion dollars to what in the 1920s?

13 billion

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Who were Flappers?

Richer, younger women who went against victorian standards and shocked older Americans with their behaviour

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What are the Two groundbreaking changes for women in the 1920s?

• Women being able to vote
• Women proved they were capable to doing jobs like men during WW1

Describe a flapper. Give three details

• smoking
• makeup
• short hair
• short dresses
• going out with a chaperone

What is a Speakeasy?

an illegal drinking saloon

What is a rum runner?

Someone who produces or sells alcohol illegally

Name three successes of prohibition

Any from:-
•Prohibition must of prevents some American to become alcoholics
• Thousands obey the law
• Non alcoholic cocktails became popular
• People spent more time with family
• helped black Americans gain more freedom
• Alcohol consumption fell by one third

Name three Failures of Prohibition

Any from :- •Thousands disobeyed the law •Not enough policing in place • People made their own alcoholic drinks •Policemen and politicians were corrupt • a lot of illegal speaking dens

When did prohibition start and what was the act called?

In 1920 and the Volstead act

When was the St Valentine’s Day Massacre?

1929

What did the St Valentine’s Day Massacre bring to an end?

Prohibition

Give a short Summary of what happened in the St Valentine’s day Massacre?

Seven members of a gang called the O’Banions were in a garage which was used for alcohol during prohibition. Three police officers showed up and told the gang to line up against the wall. Then the police officers shot the O’Banions. Two more people in normal clothes turned up and the police officers pretended to walk them out. It turned out it was Al Capone gang dressed up as police officers.

How much did Al Capone earn in year off of alcohol sales. ($ and old money)

$60 million

Give Two pieces of evidence to why Al capone was a businessman over a gangster.

Any from :- • In 1918 he got a ‘normal’ job after getting married and having his first child which was a bookkeeper • employed as a bartender and bouncer at a bar • Sets up soup Kitchens through the Great Depression

Give 2 pieces of evidence to why Al Capone was Ganster

• St Valentine’s Day Massacre • Had a bootlegging business • Earns $60 million a year selling liquor • When in prison he was bribing guards •Protecting Company • Bullied and shot people into voting for a the right candidate in an election

How many people immigrated to America from 1850-1914?

40 Million

Why did people come to America? (2 examples)

Any from :- • Overcrowding in Europe • Lack of opportunity in Europe • Unemployment in Europe • Poverty • persecution American offers an escape from these

What was the Average Age of Immigrants?

What was the 1917 Literacy Test?

Literacy was tested on immigrants as each immigrant needed some knowledge of English

What year was the Emergency Quota Act?

1921

What was the 1921 Emergency Quota Act?

When the number of immigrants from a country was 3% of that country in 1910 that had already immigrated to america.

What was the 1924 National Origins Act?

When the Quota was changed from 3% to 2% as well as the year 1910 was changed to 1890

What did the change from 1921 Emergency Quota Act to the 1924 National Origins Act do for the amount of immigrants allowed in the country?

As well as the percentage decreasing so did the year which meant even less were allowed into America

When and what was the First Red scare?

1919-1920 and it is the fear of communism spreading into America

Give one reason why US citizens had a right to be scared.

In 1919 a bomb was dropped in a church and killed ten people.

What did the US Government do about the Red Scare?

Deported 10,000 although later found out that on 556 cases out of 10,000 had any evidence

Give a brief summary of the Sacco and Vanzetti Case.

On August 1st 1927 Sacco and Vanzetti were executed as they were unfairly accused of murder and armed robbery at a shoe factory. It was an unfair trial as the judge was known to be biased against italians, anarchists and immigrants.

Who were the KKK?

A white supremacy movement who used violence to intimidate black African Americans. They are the strongest in the south and by 1924 they had 4.5 million members.

Between 1919 to 1925 how many African American died from lynchings?

Over 300

Give two reasons why people joined the KKK

Any from :- • Hatred against those the KKK targeted • the excitment • That others had joined • feared the consequences if you didn’t join • the belief they were defending the ‘traditional American’ way of life • getting rid of black african Americans would cause wages to rise