unit 6 Flashcards
how did america feel after WW1
divided ab league of nations
warren g harding
led to gov corruption
his attorney accepted money to not prosecute criminals
what % if america lived in poverty
40%
federal gov did little to help
farmers or workers
1920s were a what period in america
a reactionary period in america
prohibition failures
the drys disencouraged moderates to not drink at all, led them to drink more
rise of organized crime
people drank toxic alcohol at speakeasies
strict enforcement nearly impossible costed too much
18th amendment
delas with prohibtion
19th amendment
women right to vote
15th amendment
gives all citizens a right to vote
14th amendment
makes all people born in us except natives citizens
13th amendment
abolished slavery except as punishment for crime
sedition
limited freedom of soeexh
harding and coolidge policies
they were very conservative and did not like progressivism they supported laissez faire however
who spread info of WW1 among americans
committee of public info
compromise of 1850
pop son for kansas and nebraska