Roaring Twenties

Republican Administration

100

Republican economic policies during the 1920's were described this way. 

Pro-Business

200

This President of the United States was from Ohio and promoted business friendly policies.

Warren G. Harding

300

This President was sworn into office in Vermont, and is quoted saying, "The business of America is business."

Calvin Coolidge

400

A man who promoted less government intervention in business, and was once the Secretary of the Commerce.

Herbert Hoover

500

This scandal of the Harding administration was the biggest of them all, and dealt with oil fields. 

Teapot Dome Scandal

Labor Strife

100

A group of workers who band together to fight for concessions from their employers.

Union

200

This industry faced widespread strikes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by thousands who desired better working conditions. 

Steelworkers

300

This uprising occurred in Massachusetts by public workers, and was eventually put down by the Governor. 

Boston Police Strike of 1919

400

This man led the United Mine Workers of America. One of the largest unions of the time. 

John L. Lewis 

500

This uprising occurred in the dockyards of Washington state, and was one of the biggest strikes in United States History.

Seattle General Strike of 1919

Political Policies

100

This economic policy is based on taxing foreign goods. 

Tariffs

200

This Constitutional Amendment started the era of Prohibition in the United States. 

18th Amendment 

300

This Constitutional Amendment was pushed for by Suffragettes who just received the right to vote, and would eventually fail. 

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

400

This Constitutional Amendment gave women the right to vote. 

19th Amendment. 

500

This government act of 1922 raised taxes on imported goods to the highest level in quite some time. 

Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act 1922

1920's Culture

100

This music genre became famous during the 1920s, and promoted African American music. 

Jazz

200

This period of United States history witnessed the outlawing of making, transporting, or selling alcohol. 

Prohibition 

300

These were illegal underground bars that sold alcohol without permits. 

Speakeasies

400

This was the mass movement of African Americans from the South to mostly Northern cities. 

The Great Migration

500

This was the booming of African American culture. Especially in New York City. 

Harlem Renaissance

Miscellaneous

100

This invention created a boom in communication across America.

Radio

200

This term describes the gradual reduction in military spending, and return of military forces. 

Demobilization

300

This was a time period of intense anticommunist hysteria in the United States.

Red Scare

400

Sacco and Vanzetti were accused anarchists from this European country

Italy

500

This man ran as a socialist for the presidency five separate times. 

Eugene Debs