Attacks on Civil Liberties
Who founded the "Back to Africa" movement?
Marcus Garvey
18th Amendment resulted from what movement?
Temperance
What year did women gain voting rights nationally?
1920
Music combining ragtime and blues
Jazz
First form of mass media in the 1920s
Radio
What does ACLU stand for and do?
American Civil Liberties Union defends constitutional rights
Purpose of speakeasies
Serve illegal alcohol
Why did women work outside the home during WWI
Men were fighting in Europe
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
African American literature, music, and visual arts flourished
First major motion picture with sound
The Jazz Singer
Who were targeted in the Palmer Raids?
Anarchists and Communists
Purpose of Volstead Act
Enforce the 18th amendment
Purpose of NAWSA and what it stands for?
National American Women's Suffrage Association help make a strategy for women's suffrage
What helped bring about the Harlem Renaissance?
Great Migration to northern cities
Efect of motion pictures
Created a common culture
What does KKK stand for and who did they attack?
African Americans, Jews Immigrants and Catholics
Nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.
18th Amendment
Women's role in what event was directly linked to the 19th Amendment?
World War I
Who were most Harlem Renaissance leaders?
Middle-class African Americans
Why radio become part of public life?
News, entertainment, advertisements
Why did Palmer order arrests/deportations
Fear of conspiracy to overthrow the government.
How did the 18th Amendment create an opposite effect?
Rise of organized crime
Effect of growing economic opportunities
Women entered historically male-dominated fields
Why was the Harlem Renaissance important?
Challenged stereotypes and developed a shared cultural identity
Radio networks contributed to what business?
Advertising