Roaring 20's/Great Depression Test Flashcards
what was the only thing wrong with the USA’s money doubling between 1920 and 1929?
the money was not equally distributed
why was there a “cultural civil war” in America
- old conservative, Christian values were questioned (especially religion)
- it was the start of the “Modern Age”, kicking out the “Victorian Age” ideas about gender roles, religion, and values.
what was the name of the group of African Americans that moved from the South to the North during the Roaring 20’s
The Great Migration
why were there immigrant tensions during this time?
everything “bad” in society was blamed on the immigrants (Catholics, African Americans)
- alcohol, flappers, crime, and jazz
what was the “red scare”?
fear that there was going to be a communist takeover of the US gov.
what was the “noble experiment” led by the Women’s Temperance Union?
prohibition
- 18th amendment made manufacturing, buying, or selling alcohol illegal
what act of the prohibition closed all taverns, bars, and saloons?
Volstead Act
people who ran illegal alcohol businesses and brought booze in from Canada
gangsters
most famous gangster in the time period
- ran Chicago
Al Capone
underground alcohol/dance clubs
speakeasies
farmers in rural areas who made homemade recipes of whiskey
moonshiners
why did prohibition end?
alcohol was a huge tax revenue for the local, state, and federal government
- very profitable
society created where everyone bought things with credit (buy now, pay later)
- people acted as if they had money
consumer society
19th century women’s roles:
- housework, childcare
- married women gave up all rights to husband (money, property, etc)
- couldn’t vote
early leaders of women’s rights reform:
1) Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cody Stanton, + Lucricia Mott
convention where women made a statement of grievances modeled after the Dec. of Independence
- demanded equal rights + right to vote
Seneca Falls Convention
what were women activists called?
suffragettes
“new women”
- new sense of independence, working outside of home, and birth control
Sexual Revolution
founder of Planned Parenthood
Margaret Sanger
women who wore short skirts, short hair styles, and drank like men
flappers
what were cigarettes called for women
“freedom torches”
when was the phograph/victrola created
1877 but over 100 million records were sold in 1927 alone
new source of communication
- one of the greatest inventions of the time period that unified the nations
- brought news, weather, entertainment, sports, etc into the home
the radio
first radio in America
- 1920 in Pittsburg
WKDKA
spectator sports (in order of popularity)
1) baseball was king - “National Pastime”
- Babe Ruth (“The Babe”) made more money
than the president
2) Boxing - Jack Dempsey (heavyweight champ)
3,4,5) football, tennis, + golf