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KQ2 - Free & Equal Society Flashcards

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Which Amendment gave women the vote?

A

19th

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By what percentage did the number of working women increase by in the 1920s?

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25%

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Were men and women equal in the 1920s?

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No

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4
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Were women paid more or less than men?

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Less

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What changes did women make to their appearance in the 1920s?

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Shorter hair and short skirts

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What was the nickname for the scopes trial?

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The monkey trial

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How long did the Scopes trial last?

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8 days

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What did the Tennessee’s Butler Act prohibit?

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The teaching of evolution in schools

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What changes to women’s social position occurred after WW1?

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They could smoke, go out with boys without chaperones, they could play sport and they could kiss in public

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When was the Russian Revolution?

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February 1917

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What did the Russian revolution lead to in the US?

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The red scare

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Why were the Americans fearful of communism?

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The rich would have to share their money with the poor, lowering their status

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In 1919 how many workers went on strike?

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400,000

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What was prohibition?

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It made the production and distribution of alcohol illegal

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Who were the Ku Klux Klan?

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A white supremacist group against African Americans

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Where did segregation occur?

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On buses, in schools, housing areas and water fountains

17
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What is lynching?

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When a mob executes someone, often by hanging, without a trial

18
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How many members did the KKK have by 1925?

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4.5 million

19
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What does NAACP stand for?

A

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

20
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What does UNIA stand for?

A

Universal Negro Improvement Association

21
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What did Marcus Garvey urge African Americans to do in the mid 1920s?

A

Set up their own businesses

22
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How many, in 1927, people died due to alcohol during prohibition?

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700

23
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What did prohibition split the US into in the 1920s?

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Wets vs drys

24
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Why was prohibition introduced?

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Because people were spending more money on alcohol than family, religious people saw drinking as a sin, immoral, it made workers less efficient and most breweries were built by German, intolerance

25
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What were the affects of prohibition?

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Bootlegging, speakeasies, crime increased, moonshine, poisonous alcohol and bath tub gin

26
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Why did prohibition end?

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Lack of public support, problems with enforcement, organised crime and corruption

27
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How many people visited the cinema per week in 1929?

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95 million

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