The Roaring Twenties

Question 1

Popular image of the decade as a period of prosperity, optimism, and changing morals; symbolized best by the “flapper.”

Answer 1

Roaring Twenties

Question 2

Harding’s campaign slogan after World War I 1919-20s, when Harding was President, the US and Britain returned to isolationism. The US economy “boomed” but Europe continued to struggle. It was the calm before the bigger storm hit: World War II

Answer 2

Return to normalcy

Question 3

A period of intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

Answer 3

Red Scare

Question 4

Scandal during the Harding administration involving the granting of oil-drilling rights on government land in return for money

Answer 4

Teapot Dome Scandal

Question 5

29th president of the US; Republican; “Return to Normalcy” (life as it had been before WWI-peace, isolation); presidency was marred by scandal

Answer 5

Warren Harding

Question 6

30th president; (1923-1925) and (1925-1929), taciturn; small gov’t conservative; laissez faire ideology; in favor of immigration restriction (Immigration Act); reduced the tax burden; the Bonus Bill was passed over his veto; Revenue Act of 1924; Kellogg-Briand Pact

Answer 6

Calvin Coolidge

Question 7

1928; Republican; approach to economy known as voluntarism (avoid destroying individuality/self-reliance by government coercion of business); of course, in 1929 the stock market crashed; tried to fix it through creating the Emergency Relief and Construction Act and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (didn’t really work)

Answer 7

Herbert Hoover

Question 8

The belief that all individuals, or nearly all individuals, can succeed on their own and that government help for people should be minimal. Popularly said by Herbert Hoover.

Answer 8

Rugged Individualism

Question 9

(1863-1947) he was an American businessman, the founder of Ford Motor Company, the father of modern assembly lines, and an inventor credited with 161 patents

Answer 9

Henry Ford

Question 10

…, the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

Answer 10

Prohibition

Question 11

Became head of the WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Union) educated the public about the dangers of alcohol abuse

Answer 11

Frances Willard

Question 12

“Prohibition Law” declared it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol in the United States.

Answer 12

Eighteenth Amendment

Question 13

Ends prohibition by repealing the 18th amendment

Answer 13

Twenty-first Amendment

Question 14

1925, the trial that pitted the teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution (defended by Clarence Darrow and prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan) against teaching Bible creationism

Answer 14

Scopes “Monkey Trial”

Question 15

Defense attorney for John Scopes, defended Darwin and his idea of evolution in the Scopes Monkey Trial

Answer 15

Clarence Darrow

Question 16

Set of laws starting in 1921 that set quotas for the number of immigrants let in to the United States

Answer 16

Immigration Acts

Question 17

Literally, “Good genes”; science of improving a breed through selection

Answer 17

Eugenics

Question 18

A 1920s term used to describe a new type of young woman; rebellious, energetic, and bold

Answer 18

Flapper

Question 19

Section of New York City where song-writing and musical ideas mixed together to form american popular music; the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

Answer 19

Tin Pan Alley

Question 20

…, movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920

Answer 20

Great Migration

Question 21

1920s black literacy and cultural movement that produced many works depicting the role of blacks in contemporary American society: Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston

Answer 21

Harlem Renaissance

Question 22

A leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote verse, essays, and 32 books; he helped define the black experience in America for over four decades.

Answer 22

Langston Hughes

Question 23

A Jamaican immigrant to New York City who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, which became the largest African American activist organization of the 1920s. Garvey focused on African American pride and self-help.

Answer 23

Marcus Garvey

Question 24

…, United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)

Answer 24

Charles Lindbergh

Question 25

Roaring Twenties

Answer 25

Popular image of the decade as a period of prosperity, optimism, and changing morals; symbolized best by the “flapper.”

Question 26

Return to normalcy

Answer 26

Harding’s campaign slogan after World War I 1919-20s, when Harding was President, the US and Britain returned to isolationism. The US economy “boomed” but Europe continued to struggle. It was the calm before the bigger storm hit: World War II

Question 27

Red Scare

Answer 27

A period of intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

Question 28

Teapot Dome Scandal

Answer 28

Scandal during the Harding administration involving the granting of oil-drilling rights on government land in return for money

Question 29

Warren Harding

Answer 29

29th president of the US; Republican; “Return to Normalcy” (life as it had been before WWI-peace, isolation); presidency was marred by scandal

Question 30

Calvin Coolidge

Answer 30

30th president; (1923-1925) and (1925-1929), taciturn; small gov’t conservative; laissez faire ideology; in favor of immigration restriction (Immigration Act); reduced the tax burden; the Bonus Bill was passed over his veto; Revenue Act of 1924; Kellogg-Briand Pact

Question 31

Herbert Hoover

Answer 31

1928; Republican; approach to economy known as voluntarism (avoid destroying individuality/self-reliance by government coercion of business); of course, in 1929 the stock market crashed; tried to fix it through creating the Emergency Relief and Construction Act and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (didn’t really work)

Question 32

Rugged Individualism

Answer 32

The belief that all individuals, or nearly all individuals, can succeed on their own and that government help for people should be minimal. Popularly said by Herbert Hoover.

Question 33

Henry Ford

Answer 33

(1863-1947) he was an American businessman, the founder of Ford Motor Company, the father of modern assembly lines, and an inventor credited with 161 patents

Question 34

Prohibition

Answer 34

…, the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

Question 35

Frances Willard

Answer 35

Became head of the WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Union) educated the public about the dangers of alcohol abuse

Question 36

Eighteenth Amendment

Answer 36

“Prohibition Law” declared it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol in the United States.

Question 37

Twenty-first Amendment

Answer 37

Ends prohibition by repealing the 18th amendment

Question 38

Scopes “Monkey Trial”

Answer 38

1925, the trial that pitted the teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution (defended by Clarence Darrow and prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan) against teaching Bible creationism

Question 39

Clarence Darrow

Answer 39

Defense attorney for John Scopes, defended Darwin and his idea of evolution in the Scopes Monkey Trial

Question 40

Immigration Acts

Answer 40

Set of laws starting in 1921 that set quotas for the number of immigrants let in to the United States

Question 41

Eugenics

Answer 41

Literally, “Good genes”; science of improving a breed through selection

Question 42

Flapper

Answer 42

A 1920s term used to describe a new type of young woman; rebellious, energetic, and bold

Question 43

Tin Pan Alley

Answer 43

Section of New York City where song-writing and musical ideas mixed together to form american popular music; the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

Question 44

Great Migration

Answer 44

…, movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920

Question 45

Harlem Renaissance

Answer 45

1920s black literacy and cultural movement that produced many works depicting the role of blacks in contemporary American society: Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston

Question 46

Langston Hughes

Answer 46

A leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote verse, essays, and 32 books; he helped define the black experience in America for over four decades.

Question 47

Marcus Garvey

Answer 47

A Jamaican immigrant to New York City who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, which became the largest African American activist organization of the 1920s. Garvey focused on African American pride and self-help.

Question 48

Charles Lindbergh

Answer 48

…, United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)