Unit 5 Day 3 Flashcards
What was the nickname for the 1920s
The “roaring” 20s
How much did national per capita rise in the roaring 20s
24%
What replaced small businesses?
Large-scale corporations
What part of the US economy never recovered from the post-war recession
Agriculture
What percent of American households had a radio?
40%
What political strategy became popular in the roaring 20s
“selling the candidate”
What became popular to buy expensive things in the roaring 20s
loans
What new system was perilous to those living on economic margins, and made the Great Depression even worse
consumer credit
What was a top priority for American government?
Business needs
What group increased membership by 1/3
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
What percent of wage workers went on strike
1/5
What group began to be discriminated against in America due to the Soviet Union’s new Bolshevik leaders
Germans
T/F: The red scare was justifiable
False
What horrific event led to the Red Scare?
Bombs being found on politicians and businessmen’s doorstep
Who headed the anti radicalism unit within the Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
T/F: The Palmer raids were in fact no organized by Palmer
True
What did the Palmer raids target?
Headquarters of radical organizations and arrested thousands, often immigrants
What happened to many immigrants arrested in the Palmer raids?
Deported without trial
What were immigrants without US citizenship known as
Aliens
What became a symbol of the Red Scare’s hostilities
The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti
What drew many African Americans to the North?
economic clout and stronger voting rights
What happened in the East St. Louis riots?
burned down 300 black homes and murdered between 50-150 blacks
What caused many African Americans to sense racial injustice
African American Veteran’s treatment
What was the Red Summer
When bloody battles raged in more than two dozen cities
What was “the black Wall Street”
Tulsa’s Greenwood districts
What was the American Plan of employment
refused to negotiate with unions
What did Coronado Coal Company v. United Mine Workers of America rule
A union could be penalized for illegal restraint of trade
What system of labor stressed a company’s responsibilities for its employee’s well being
welfare capitalism
T/F: Wellfare capitalism had great effects
False
What was the name for the foreign policy intended to stabilize the economies of foreign nations to benefit American commercial intrests
dollar diplomacy
What did dollar diplomacy lead to in Haiti?
contributed to the harsh rise of dictators
What treaty limited naval strength in the Pacific
Four-powers treaty
Who was the democratic nomination in the 1920 election
James. M. cox
Who was the Republican candidate in the 1920 election
Warren. F. Harding
Who won the 1920 election?
Warren F. Harding
Was harding pro or anti business
Pro
What scandal concerned secret leading of government oil reserves to private companies
Teapot Dome
What group primarily ran Hollywood
Jewish immigrants
What became the world’s movie apital
Hollywood
Who became a role model for young women
Clara Bow
What became a symbol for women’s sexual and social emancipation
The flapper
What was soft power
the excercise of popular cultural ingluene
What was the first widely affordable automobile
the Model T
What was the first shopping center
Country Club Plaza
What communities arose as a result of automobiles
suburbs
