The Roaring 20's

Question 1

Harding’s Normalcy

Answer 1

Stated that post WWI the country should return to it’s pre-war state.

Question 2

The radio, movies

Answer 2

These new technologies increased the spread of culture, and improved greatly mass communication (politics)

Question 3

18th Ammendment

(and affects)

Answer 3

Prohibition laws banned alcohol.

Negative Consequences: Politcal Corruption, Organized crime (Mafia)

Speakeasies, Moonshine, Increased Alcoholism.

Question 4

19th Ammendment

Answer 4

Suffrage granted to women

Question 5

Margret Sanger

Answer 5

Wrote “Brith Control”

Successes: Reversal of the Constock laws (stopped transport of birth control meds) at the federal level. Birth control is approved for therapy, created the American Brith control leauge (planned parenthood)

Question 6

Flappers

Answer 6

Women who wore fringed dresses and bobby hair. Broke gender norms.

Question 7

The Red Scare

Answer 7

Fear that communists (anarchists) will take over America

Sacco and Vanztti: case where Italian brothers were blamed unfairly

Aimed at the immigrants HC: Bosholvic revolution

Question 8

Quota System

Answer 8

Limited migration from foreign influence.

Question 9

Great Migration

Answer 9

Movement of Blacks from the South to the North because of Jim Crow laws.

Question 10

Harlem Renissance

Answer 10

Cultural Explosion in Harlem NY. (African American) Jazz, Poety, etc.

Question 11

“Birth of a Nation”

Answer 11

1915 Film with the Dunning School of though about the War of Northern Aggression. led to resurgence of the KKK

called by Woodrow Wilson “History written with lightning”

Question 12

Race Riots

Answer 12

Caused by job competition from the Great Migration, and led to mass killings and tensions.

Taking the law into your own hands: white mob Killing black americans

Question 13

“Gone with the Wind”

Answer 13

Portrayd lost cause theory

Poor southerners - solidifies tension between white and black americans

Change in mindset to war of Northern Agression again

Question 14

Teapot Dome Scandal

Answer 14

secratary of the Interior and freinds very rich

Hardings Presedency

Question 15

Francis Galton

Answer 15

Wrote “Hereditary Genius” and wanted to prevent the unfit from surviving. Created Eugenics.

Question 16

Scopes Monkey Trial

Answer 16

Teacher who lost case about teaching evoltuion in school. Created debate of religion vs. science. Had William Jennings Briant as the defence attorney.