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Unit 5 Day 3 Flashcards

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1
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What was the nickname for the 1920s

A

The “roaring” 20s

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2
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How much did national per capita rise in the roaring 20s

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24%

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3
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What replaced small businesses?

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Large-scale corporations

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4
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What part of the US economy never recovered from the post-war recession

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Agriculture

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5
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What percent of American households had a radio?

A

40%

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6
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What political strategy became popular in the roaring 20s

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“selling the candidate”

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7
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What became popular to buy expensive things in the roaring 20s

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loans

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8
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What new system was perilous to those living on economic margins, and made the Great Depression even worse

A

consumer credit

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9
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What was a top priority for American government?

A

Business needs

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10
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What group increased membership by 1/3

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American Federation of Labor (AFL)

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11
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What percent of wage workers went on strike

A

1/5

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12
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What group began to be discriminated against in America due to the Soviet Union’s new Bolshevik leaders

A

Germans

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13
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T/F: The red scare was justifiable

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False

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14
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What horrific event led to the Red Scare?

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Bombs being found on politicians and businessmen’s doorstep

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15
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Who headed the anti radicalism unit within the Justice Department

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J. Edgar Hoover

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16
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T/F: The Palmer raids were in fact no organized by Palmer

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True

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17
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What did the Palmer raids target?

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Headquarters of radical organizations and arrested thousands, often immigrants

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18
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What happened to many immigrants arrested in the Palmer raids?

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Deported without trial

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19
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What were immigrants without US citizenship known as

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Aliens

20
Q

What became a symbol of the Red Scare’s hostilities

A

The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti

21
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What drew many African Americans to the North?

A

economic clout and stronger voting rights

22
Q

What happened in the East St. Louis riots?

A

burned down 300 black homes and murdered between 50-150 blacks

23
Q

What caused many African Americans to sense racial injustice

A

African American Veteran’s treatment

24
Q

What was the Red Summer

A

When bloody battles raged in more than two dozen cities

25
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What was “the black Wall Street”

A

Tulsa’s Greenwood districts

26
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What was the American Plan of employment

A

refused to negotiate with unions

27
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What did Coronado Coal Company v. United Mine Workers of America rule

A

A union could be penalized for illegal restraint of trade

28
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What system of labor stressed a company’s responsibilities for its employee’s well being

A

welfare capitalism

29
Q

T/F: Wellfare capitalism had great effects

A

False

30
Q

What was the name for the foreign policy intended to stabilize the economies of foreign nations to benefit American commercial intrests

A

dollar diplomacy

31
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What did dollar diplomacy lead to in Haiti?

A

contributed to the harsh rise of dictators

32
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What treaty limited naval strength in the Pacific

A

Four-powers treaty

33
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Who was the democratic nomination in the 1920 election

A

James. M. cox

34
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Who was the Republican candidate in the 1920 election

A

Warren. F. Harding

35
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Who won the 1920 election?

A

Warren F. Harding

36
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Was harding pro or anti business

A

Pro

37
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What scandal concerned secret leading of government oil reserves to private companies

A

Teapot Dome

38
Q

What group primarily ran Hollywood

A

Jewish immigrants

39
Q

What became the world’s movie apital

A

Hollywood

40
Q

Who became a role model for young women

A

Clara Bow

41
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What became a symbol for women’s sexual and social emancipation

A

The flapper

42
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What was soft power

A

the excercise of popular cultural ingluene

43
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What was the first widely affordable automobile

A

the Model T

44
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What was the first shopping center

A

Country Club Plaza

45
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What communities arose as a result of automobiles

A

suburbs

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