KQ2 - Free & Equal Society Flashcards
Which Amendment gave women the vote?
19th
By what percentage did the number of working women increase by in the 1920s?
25%
Were men and women equal in the 1920s?
No
Were women paid more or less than men?
Less
What changes did women make to their appearance in the 1920s?
Shorter hair and short skirts
What was the nickname for the scopes trial?
The monkey trial
How long did the Scopes trial last?
8 days
What did the Tennessee’s Butler Act prohibit?
The teaching of evolution in schools
What changes to women’s social position occurred after WW1?
They could smoke, go out with boys without chaperones, they could play sport and they could kiss in public
When was the Russian Revolution?
February 1917
What did the Russian revolution lead to in the US?
The red scare
Why were the Americans fearful of communism?
The rich would have to share their money with the poor, lowering their status
In 1919 how many workers went on strike?
400,000
What was prohibition?
It made the production and distribution of alcohol illegal
Who were the Ku Klux Klan?
A white supremacist group against African Americans
Where did segregation occur?
On buses, in schools, housing areas and water fountains
What is lynching?
When a mob executes someone, often by hanging, without a trial
How many members did the KKK have by 1925?
4.5 million
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People
What does UNIA stand for?
Universal Negro Improvement Association
What did Marcus Garvey urge African Americans to do in the mid 1920s?
Set up their own businesses
How many, in 1927, people died due to alcohol during prohibition?
700
What did prohibition split the US into in the 1920s?
Wets vs drys
Why was prohibition introduced?
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
What were the affects of prohibition?
Bootlegging, speakeasies, crime increased, moonshine, poisonous alcohol and bath tub gin
Why did prohibition end?
Lack of public support, problems with enforcement, organised crime and corruption
How many people visited the cinema per week in 1929?
95 million
