After WW1/ Dearth TR Flashcards
18th amendment
Outlaw the making, selling or transportation of alcohol
One of major reasons prohibition is possible
Income tax- gov can afford to give up taxes coming from booze
As a result of 18th amendment what happens?
Rise of organized crime
1920 19th amendment
Women get the right to vote ( some states had allowed in past)
What was the first state to allow women to vote
Wyoming
1920 election
Who were the candidates
Warren hardy( republican)
Eugene debs from jail
Scopes trial
Begins with what act
Butler act
Outlaws the teaching of evolution in public schools
Who are the prosecuting and deffense attorneys for the scopes trial
Defense - Clarence Darrow
Prosecuting- William Jennings byran
Teacher- john Scopes
Who won the scopes trial
William Jennings Bryan, scopes fined.
Street victory for Clarence Darrow for a facial in court
Henry fords model is is nicknamed
Tin Lizzy
In a college poll the men votes greatest of all time
1) Jesus
2) nepoleon Bonaparte
3) Henry ford
Henry made the car available to the commons be revolutionizing the production with
The moving assembly line
Fords newspaper was called
Mr. Fords page
Henry F. Thought that two groups ruined this country
Immigrants and Jews
Movie that fueled the rebirth of KKK in the 1920’s
Birth of a nation
Five groups the new Klan target
Blacks Jews Immigrants Communists Catholics
1928 election candidates
Herbert Hoover ( republican)
Alfred smith ( democrat)
What is the myth about the Lincoln tunnel in 1928 election
Alfred smith is building a tunnel to the Vatican
Myth about marriage during 1928 election
All but catholic marriage would be null
Death of teddy Roosevelt
1919
In a strict legal sense what is the scopes trial about
Freedom of speech
Who hires a lawyer for john scopes
ACLU
