Roaring Twenties Flashcards
Schenck v. United States
Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court concerning enforcement of the Espionage
Bootlegger
Sold alcohol illegally
Red scare
Fear of rise of communsim
Fundamentalism
Movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles
1928 Election
Herbert Hoover(republican) over Al Smith
Speakeasy
Hidden bar
National Origins Act of 1924
Limited the amount of immigrants allowed entry into the United States
Flapper
women dancing in a dress(new to society)
Consumer Economy
People buy things that they don’t new(just looks cool)
Jim Thorpe
Athlete that won gold medal
Charles Lindbergh
Flew from New York to Paris
Warren G. Harding
Promised a “return to normalcy”
Speculation
Theory or conjecture without evidence
Isolationism
Policy avoiding entanglement with other countries
What were the warning signs of an unsound economy?
Personal debt and over production.
Why did many Americans fear Vladimir I. Lenin and the Bolsheviks?
System hostile to American values.
What were two key features of Republican administrations of the 1920’s?
Hostile values of government
Although small in number, what did flappers represent?
The need for no return to the past culture.
What created a national culture in the 1920’s?
Social changes.
What did women’s fashions indicate about the 1920’s?
Change and no return of the past styles and insignificance of importance.
In the 1920’s, how did the status of women in the workplace change?
More women working outside of the home.
After immigration laws were tightened, who received many of the low paying jobs?
Immigrants from Canada and Mexico.
Where was one of the hottest places in New York to listen to jazz?
Speakeasys
How did installment plans affect the American economy in the 1920’s?
They would make a small down payment and pay the rest in monthly installments.
What were the results of the boom in the automobile industry?
More job opportunities.
Why did many people believe Sacco and Vanzetti were executed?
Because they received a unfair trial.
What industry did the most to boost other industries in the 1920’s?
Booming economy and consumerism.
What did advertisements in the 1920’s emphasize to sell products?
Desirable traits that pulled people in.
What group benefited from the huge rise in the stock market in 1920?
The rich.
