Chapter 13

Question 1

feminists

Answer 1

women’s rights activists

Question 2

mergers

Answer 2

combining two or more companies

Question 3

black nationalism

Answer 3

a movement that aimed to create a new political state for African Americans

Question 4

demobilization

Answer 4

transition from wartime to peace time

Question 5

Palmer Raids

Answer 5

took place in 33 cities after Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer’s house was bombed
- thousands of people were suspected radicals

Question 6

economic outcomes of demobilization

Answer 6

• unemployment rose
• farm crisis
• prices fell
• women lost their jobs

Question 7

Seattle general strike

Answer 7

the first major strike of 1919
- over 60,000 workers left their jobs to participate
- demanded higher wages and shorter hours
- nonviolent
- newspaper blamed it on immigrants

Question 8

United Mine Workers strike

Answer 8

the last major strike of 1919
- 400,000 coal miners went on strike
- demanded a 50% pay increase, a 5 day workweek, and a 6 hour workday
- organized by John L. Lewis

Question 9

Boston Police strike

Answer 9

19 police officers were fired because of suspicion of them being involved in union activities
- 75% of the police force went on strike

Question 10

How did demobilization affect male and female workers?

Answer 10

male workers had trouble finding work and female workers were forced to give their jobs to men

Question 11

____ _______ was a period of anti-communist hysteria during 1919 and 1920.

Answer 11

Red Scare

Question 12

Who introduced communism to the world?

Answer 12

Karl Marx

Question 13

Who was the Boston police chief who fired 19 workers?

Answer 13

Edwin Curtis

Question 14

What were 2 causes of the Red Scare?

Answer 14

• anti-communist attitudes
• Palmer raids

Question 15

What were 2 effects of the Red Scare?

Answer 15

• labor strikes
• bomb scares

Question 16

What president won the 1920 election?

Answer 16

Warren G. Harding

Question 17

What president won the 1924 election?

Answer 17

Calvin Coolidge

Question 18

What president won the 1928 election?

Answer 18

Herbert Hoover

Question 19

What did Harding promise to do for Americans?

Answer 19

• tax revision
• aid to farmers
• limits on immigration

Question 20

What were 2 main economic goals for Harding’s administration during the early 1920s?

Answer 20

• reduce national debt
• promote economic growth

Question 21

Revenue Act of 1926

Answer 21

cut estate taxes in half and reduced taxes on the wealthy

Question 22

Coolidge didn’t support what 2 groups of people?

Answer 22

farmers and veterans

Question 23

Where did the new KKK get established in 1915?

Answer 23

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Question 24

Who re-established the KKK in 1915?

Answer 24

William Joseph Simmons

Question 25

List 3 symbols of the KKK.

Answer 25

- white robes - burning crosses - spoke out against minorities

Question 26

List 3 ways the KKK carried out their beliefs and terror.

Answer 26

- kidnappings - beatings - lynchings

Question 27

Who was the famous African American man who supported the cause of black nationalism and freedom for Africa?

Answer 27

Marcus Garvey

Question 28

Immigration Act of 1924

Answer 28

reduced European immigration and excluded all Asian immigrants

Question 29

Why did many Americans support more restrictive immigration laws in the 1920s?

Answer 29

- jobs became available - fear

Question 30

Why did the immigration of Mexicans to the U.S. increase during the 1920s?

Answer 30

better jobs and standards of living

Question 31

Emma Goldman

Answer 31

a feminist, writer, and speaker deported because of suspicion of radical activities

Question 32

What was Warren G. Harding's platform?

Answer 32

pro-business (less government in business)

Question 33

What were the reasons for African Americans migrating north?

Answer 33

- economic opportunities - escape discrimination

Question 34

How did African American migration affect urban areas in the North and Midwest?

Answer 34

- violence occurred - racial tension

Question 35

How did Calvin Coolidge become president?

Answer 35

he was vice president when Harding died from a stroke

Question 36

How did African Americans try to improve their political and economic situation in the 1920s?

Answer 36

- unions - political movements - black nationalism

Question 37

How did the hysteria of the Red Scare affect the lives of many Americans?

Answer 37

some were arrested for radical views and deported

Question 38

How did the Republicans' pro-businesses policies affect economic growth?

Answer 38

enabled wealthy business owners to expand their businesses

Question 39

In what ways did immigration to the U.S. change in the 1920s?

Answer 39

more restrictions, including the Immigration Act of 1924