Roaring Twenties & Great Depression Flashcards
period from 1918-1920 where the gov’t was afraid of anarchism and communism
red scare
searches and detainment/deportation of unioners, southeastern Europeans, and communists and the guy in charge of it
Palmer Raids, A. Mitchell Palmer
Director of FBI starting in 1924
J. Edgar Hoover
Period in summer 1919 when race riots and white supremacist violence took place across the country
red summer
US would allow 3% of a country’s immigrant population in 1910 to enter the country
immigration restriction act of 1921
US would allow 2% of a country’s immigrant population to enter the country based on 1890 census
immigration restriction act of 1924
Court case where two Italian men were accused of murder
they were both convicted, showing a prejudice against communists and anarchists
expands north and experiences a resurgence in the 20’s
KKK
enforced prohibition
volstead act
made prohibition the law
18th amendment
mob boss in the 20’s who represented an increase in organized crime
Al Capone
protestant movement based on exact interpretation of the Bible, argued Christian values were under attack in 20’s culture
Fundamentalism
embraced new ideas, styles, and social trends…freedom and happiness first
modernists
teacher accused of teaching evolution
John Scopes
trial in which teacher was accused, convicted of illegally teaching evolution
Scopes Trial
