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Identify 2 effects of republican political domination in the 1920s:

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1) Ended the era of progressiveness activism
2) New economic priorities

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America’s foreign policy in the 1920s shifted from interventionism to ____________

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Isolationism

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What presidential administration began the Republican domination of the 20s?

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Bribery Scandal

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True or False: President Coolidge continued Harding’s pro-business policies

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True

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Identify 2 effects of 1920s Pro-Business Policies

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1) More Americans invested in the Stock Market
2) Increased business productivity & consumerism

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True or False: The government returned to laissez-faire economic policy of the Gilded Age (1920s)

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True

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True or False: Republicans value laissez-faire economic policy

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True

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Define Isolationism

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Foreign Policy that prioritizes staying out of the affairs of other nations, especially wars

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What did Warren G. Harding promise to the Americans?

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  • He promised Americans a “return to normalcy”
  • Worked to preserve peace, through international cooperation
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Why was Harding’s Administration plagued by scandal?

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He was known to seek advice from his poker buddies, these men were known as the “Ohio Gang”

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11
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What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

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Bribery scandal in which a cabinent member, Albert Fall, secret;y leased US Navy oil reserves to private oil companies in exchange for nearly $400,000 in loans, bonds, and cash

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Who was Calvin Coolidge “Silent Cal”?

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VP to Harding, took office after Harding death in 1923

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What did Calvin Coolidge believe in?

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  • Believed in a limited government & was pro-business
  • Rejected in League of Nations
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Who was Herbert Hoover?

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Hoover becomes the Republican nominee in 1928 after Calvin Coolidge declines to run

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What did Hoover promise?

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He promised to continue “Coolidge Prosperity”

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16
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What new consumer product revolutionized mass media in the 20s?

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The radio

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17
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How does Ford make his Model T more affordable for the middle class?

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Use of the assembly line

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18
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How did “Easy Credit” encourage consumerism?

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“Buy Now, Pay Later”

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19
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Where would Americans go to listen to Jazz?

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Cotton Club

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20
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Identify 3 notable writers of the Lost Generation?

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway & Gertrude Stein

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21
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How did American spend their leisure time in the 1920s?

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Movie theaters and spectator sports

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22
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Define Consumerism:

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the preoccupation of society with gaining new consumer products

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23
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Jazz music was spread throughout the US with the help of the Great _______

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Migration

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24
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The ______ ___________ was the nation’s first “Talkie”

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Jazz Singer

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25
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What helped to facilitate the spread of black culture to Northern cities?

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Harlem Renaissance

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26
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Who led the literary and artistic movement, known as the Harlem Renaissance?

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Middle-class, well educated Black Americans

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27
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Charlie Chaplin was the nation’s most famous _____ ____

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movie star

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28
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6 Key figures of the Harlem Renaissance

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Langston Hughes, Zora Hurston, Louis Armstong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Maya Angelou

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29
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What did Margaret Sanger Advocate for?

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Birth Control

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30
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What was Alice Paul known for?

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National Women’s Party

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Identify 2 characteristics of a Flapper:

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Young women known for their energetic attitudes and lifestyles

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32
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True or False: Most women in America were Flappers in the 1920s

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True

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33
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What job opportunities were available to women in the 1920s?

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Teaching, Nursing, Secretaries and Assembly line

34
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The Scopes Trial is an example of the ongoing clash between ________ and _______ in the 1920s

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science, religion

35
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What did the 18th Amendment do?

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Bans the manufacturing and selling of alcohol

36
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What was the negative effect of the 18th Amendment?

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Increased crime, lawlessness and disrespect for the law

37
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What is a speakeasy?

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Hidden or secret bars and nightclubs

38
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What was bootlegging known for?

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Smuggling liquor from Canada, Cuba and Mexico

39
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Which amendment repeals or overturned Prohibition?

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21st Amendment

40
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Define Nativism:

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Prejudice against foreign-born people, anti-immigrant

41
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What are 2 factors that led to an increase in nativism in the 1920s?

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1) Anti-immigrant sentiments
2) Rise in unemployment (competition over jobs)

42
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How did the government respond to Americans’ fear of communism?

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The Palmer Raids

43
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Why did people protest the sentencing of Sacco & Vanzetti?

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Many believed they were targeted b/c of their radical beliefs

44
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Who were Sacco & Vanzetti?

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Italian Immigrants and known anarchists, were arrested for robbery and murder

45
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How does the 1920s KKK differ from the reconstruction KKK?

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1920s KKK targeted Black Americans, Catholics, Jewish People and those foreign born

46
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Which group of immigrants were being targeted by the new quota system?

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Undesirable immigrants particularly Italian Immigrants

47
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What was the Quota System?

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System set up by Congress in response to nativist pressure to limit immigration

48
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What was the Emergency Quota Act?

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Limited immigration from each European nation to 2% of the number of its nationals living in the US in 1890

49
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What is buying on margin?

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Borrowing the cost of stock with a 10% down payment

50
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The availability of “easy credit” led American into ____

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debt

51
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The 1920s was characterized by a ____ Market

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Bull

52
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The day the stock market crashed in 1929 is known as:

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Black Tuesday

53
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Why did Americans run to the banks after the stock market crash?

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To withdraw their money

54
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What is a “Hooverville”?

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Towns of homelessness

55
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What was the political effect of the great depression?

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Ended the era of Republican domination

56
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Define Bull Markets:

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continual increase in stock prices

57
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Define Bear Markets:

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continual decline in stock prices

58
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What caused the Dust Bowl?

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Overuse of the land, drought & high winds

59
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Where did millions of “Okies” move in hopes of starting over?

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Moved west to California

60
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True or False: Hoover believed the federal government had a responsibility to provide direct aid to the people

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False

61
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What programs did Hoover put in place to help the economy recover?

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Hawley-Smoot Tariff

62
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True or False: The Hawley-Smoot Tariff helped the economy. Why?

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False because many foreign nations responded by discouraging trade with the US, leading to economic isolationist

63
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Federal Home Loan Act:

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Lowered mortgages and allowed people to refinance to avoid losing their homes

64
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation:

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Authorized federal aid to banks, railroad companies, insurance companies and the agricultural industry.

65
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How did Hoover’s response to the Bonus Army impact people’s vied of him?

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Public saw him as heartless

66
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Who won the election of 1932?

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FDR

67
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What was the name of FDR’s program to provide relief to Americans and to help guide economic recovery?

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New Deal

68
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What are the 3 R’s of the New Deal?

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Relief, Recovery and Reform

69
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How did FDR use the radio to connect with the American people?

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He built confidence and a sense of optimism across the nation

70
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What did the American Liberty League criticize about the New Deal?

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Believed FDR was bordering on a dictatorship and the New Deal were leading the US towards socialism & communism

71
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Demagogue:

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Leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the people

72
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Relief:

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Provide the direct opportunity and benefits to the unemployed and struggling Americans

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Recovery:

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Help businesses and economic institution bounce back, in hopes of stabilizing the economy

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Reform:

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Bring change to economic institutions to create “safety-nets” and regulations that will help avoid future depressions.

75
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Dr. Francis Townsend’s ideas became the basis for what New Deal agency?

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76
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What happened to Huey Long?

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Assasinated

77
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Why did FDR propose the Judicial Reorganization Act?

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In response to the Supreme Court’s challenge, FDR attempted to reorganize the court w/ favorable justices

78
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True or False: FDR’s New Deal expanded opportunities for minority groups in federal government

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True

79
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What is the New Deal Coalition?

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African Americans became a powerful voting block for the democratic party

80
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Did the New Deal increase or decrease the size of the federal government?

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Increase

81
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What ended the Great Depression?

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World War 2

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