Roaring 20s Flashcards
Why was there an influx of immigrants to the USA?
Because of the red scare which is a fear that there was going to be a communist take over of the American government
What was the rapid culture change?
Old conservative values and traditions were questioned and replaced with new liberal ideas.
What was questioned for the first time?
Religion
The countries total wealth_____between 1920-1929
Doubled
Beginning of what age?
Modern age- out with the old ideas of the Victorian age in width the new (Gender roles, religion,values, etc)
What was the Great Migration?
Blacks to the north (cities)
What is a consumer society?1st time
Things were purchased on credit everyone acted liked they had money
What were the new modern inventions that made life easier?
Automobiles, radios, motion pictures, washing machines, vacuums, toasters
During the 19th century what were the only proper activities for married women?
Housework and Childcare
What fraction of single women worked outside of the home, and for what wage?
One in ten and half a mans wage
What did women give up when they got married?
Money, property
Women could not vote
Who were some early women reform leaders?
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucrecia Mott
What was the official beginning of the women’s reform movement? And what was it composed of?
The Seneca Falls Convention- first women’s rights convention
Statement of grievances modeled after the Declaration of Independence
Resolved that a women is a mans equal
Right to vote
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What are suffragettes?
Women activists
Which two women were the leaders of the American feminist movement of non violent protests?
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns
When and how did the women’s campaigns of 1910 finally succeed?
1920 with the 19th amendment (women’s -suffrage right to vote)
What is the Sexual Revolution?
New woman
Women gained a new sense of freedom and independence
Began to work outside the home for the first time
Birth control
Who started the birth control movement, and founded planned parenthood? And why was it desired?
Margaret Sanger
Less children meant more freedom
Who were flappers?
The unconventional new women who wore their hair short, wore makeup, wore short skirts, and smoked and drank just like the men
What were cigarettes known as?
Freedom torches
Who was religion challenged by?
Charles Darwin
What was the origin of the species?
An evolution theory that now challenged God and creation
What was the scopes monkey trial? And what was the impact?
Should God or evolution be taught in schools?
Evolution began to be taught in public schools as a result
“Modern science”
What were the music styles created during the period? Where?
Jazz and the Blues in Harlem NYC
Who was George Gershwin
Jazz composer
