Nativism
What is "nativism"?
The fear/dislike/discrimination of immigrants
What were many Americans "afraid of" during the Red Scare?
Communism
What is the popular term given to this decade, referring to its wealth/prosperity?
The Roaring Twenties
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
Black Tuesday
What president, elected in 1932, implemented the New Deal to help Americans?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nativists were also widely against joining World War I and World War II. What name is given to those who DID NOT support joining these wars?
Isolationists
What was ONE complaint against communism in America?
Anti-government, anti-capitalism, would destroy our way of life
Many African Americans moved up to northern cities for work during the 1910s-20s. What was this mass movement called?
The Great Migration
Who was President when the Depression began? Many shanty towns were named after him because of it.
Roosevelt aimed to help as many Americans as possible in a very short time after being elected. What was this period of time called?
First 100 days
South and East Europe (Italy, Slavic nations, etc)
What types of jobs/people were targeted by communist groups, and were thus distrusted by the US govt?
Working class factory jobs, low paying, many immigrant workers
The Jazz Age was part of the cultural flourishing of African Americans in New York during this time. What is this movement known as?
The Harlem Renaissance
What was the name of the area in the US that experienced a terrible draught, leading to mass movement of Americans west and south.
The Dust Bowl
THREE ANSWERS: Name any 3 of the "alphabet soup" agencies of the New Deal.
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What nativist group attacked many new immigrant groups, Catholics, Jews, and other non-WASP people? (The first rendition came out of the Civil War)
The Ku Klux Klan
What media technique was used to influence public opinion against communism and immigrants? It usually contained partial truths and twisted the rest.
Propaganda
TWO ANSWERS: Prohibition, or the outlawing of all things alcohol, was established by what Amendment? What Amendment reversed it?
The 18th Amendment; 21st Amendment
How did buying goods, such as stocks, on margin a leading cause of the Depression?
People were buying products without paying for them, creating crippling debt/fake value.
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
What President, who also "kept us out of war", also supported many anti-immigrant sentiments - such as the KKK-glorifying movie "Birth of a Nation"?
Woodrow Wilson
TWO ANSWERS: What are the names of the two Italian immigrants who were shadily convicted of armed robbery/murder, and led to more nativist belief?
Sacco and Venzetti
TWO ANSWERS: Define consumerism, THEN explain how this led to the Great Depression.
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What event ultimately ended the Great Depression?
US entrance into World War II
Why were many conservative thinkers against FDR's plans in the New Deal?
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