Questions Flashcards
What was the Red Scare?
The fear of communists entering our country and taking over.
Besides communists, what other group did US citizens worry about in the 1920s.
Anarchists
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
Two Italian immigrants and anarchists who were accused and convicted of murder.
Why is the Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti controversial?
Many believe they were convicted because they were foreign anarchists, not because evidence proved their guilt.
What did the 18th amendment establish?
Prohibition of alcohol
Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
The 21st Amendment
How did organized crime profit in the 1920s?
They smuggled alcohol into the U.S. and distributed it to Americans who wanted the illegal substance.
Which amendment changed the lives of women in the 1920s?
19th - right to vote
Which Presidential election was the first to allow women to participate in the vote?
1920 (Harding was elected)
When Harding dies in 1923 (heart attack), who replaces him as President?
Calvin Coolidge
The decade starts with a Democrat President in office (Wilson), but the remainder of the 1920s sees 3 Republicans in the White House. Name those 3 Republican Presidents.
Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover
Harding’s Presidency is remembered for scandals involving his Cabinet (e.g. The Teapot Dome Scandal involving Sec. of Interior Albert Fall) and Coolidge’s Presidency is remembered for the economic prosperity of the decade. What major event is usually associated with Hoover’s Presidency?
The 1929 Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression that follows in the 1930s.
What was the result of the Red Scare (name 3 things)?
Arrests of communists and anarchists, deportation of some communists and anarchists that had immigrated to the U.S., and limitations on immigration.
How did the Great Migration (African Americans moving to large Northern cities) relate to the spread of jazz music?
As African Americans moved to large cities in the North, so did jazz. Jazz spreads from cities like New Orleans to cities like New York, Chicago, and Kansas City.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The celebration of African American culture. It highlighted the talents of writers, artists, and musicians who gathered in Harlem, NY and developed works that reflected African American culture.
