1st Test Back Flashcards
What was the most controversial of Darwins ideas
Theory of evolution
During prohibition what was the largest industry in Detroit Michigan
Automobile manufacturing
Who’s writing help create the image of the flapper of the 1920s
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Speakeasies allows citizens to get around the consequences of failing to comply with what
18th amendment
Who is the prosecuting attorney and the scopes trial
William Jennings
What did prohibition lead to
Illegal liquor businesses
What gave Full voting rights to women
19th amendment
Which Harlem Renaissance poet dealt with issues of African-American culture heritage
Langston Hughes
Why did women in many parts of the United States dislike flappers
They were more interested in having fun then advanced the cause imported to the equality
What did ku klux klan members associated their protestant religion with
Spirit of American independence
What were the reasons that many people were in favor of restricting alcohol use in 1917
Source of problems in the country
What happens when African-Americans soldiers returning from serving in World War I
There was a shortage of jobs which cause tension between blacks and whites
What was the scopes trial about
Outlawing the law To teach kids about theory of evolution
What was the main goal of the NAACP
Worked to end discrimination and miss treatment of African-Americans
What was the common theme in the work of Langston Hughes and other writers active during the Harlem Renaissance
Jazz music
How did radio help to create a large common culture in America
Shared culture in America
In the 1920s the public was devoted to movie stars in idealized whom
Helen Williams, Bobby Jones, Babe Ruth
Writing about flappers and tycoons which author dubbed the 1920s “The Jazz Age”
F.Scott Fitzgerald
What was the unofficial capital of African-American culture in the 1920s
Harlem
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart
Who was the key leader in the formation of the NAACP
WEB Dubois
Define fundamentalist
People whose beliefs were based on a literal interception of the Bible
Who was Ernest Hemingway
War veteran who wrote about his experiences
Who is Al capone
Chicago gangster who ruthlessly eliminated his Competition and earned millions of dollars a year through legal alcohol
Describe the 18th amendment
Made it illegal to manufacture, transport, or sell alcohol in the US
How did most rural women in America feel about flappers
They disliked them
How did the automobile affects the spread of urbanization
People could live outside of the urban centers and still make it to work
Rural people could come to town and were less isolated
Describe the John scopes trial
Scopes was found guilty, but a higher court over turned the ruling due to A technical ?
was where prohibition liquor getting smuggled into big businesses
In the north Chicago, Detroit
Racial violence irrupt it in a number of cities in the work part of the US after World War I
Cities in the north
How was American education affected by successful industries in raising household income
People could afford sending their kids to school other than to work
Some states made kids go to school
Identify and describe at least three things that contributed to a new American popular culture in the 1920s
Radio – used to listen to sports, people, and music
Music –People usedThe radio to listen to jazz music and other kinds
Sports - people liked watching and listening To Sports on the radio
