Famous People
Who was Henry Ford?
founded the Ford Motor Company and invented the Model T car. He also introduced the moving assembly line method of production to car manufacturing
What is Prohibition?
banning of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933
What was the Red Scare?
fear of communsim
What is the Great Migration?
the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural South to the urban North
What were some impacts of the auto?
Paved roads, traffic lights
Motels, billboards
Home design
Gas stations, repair shops
Shopping centers
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
two Italian-born immigrants, workers, and anarchists, who were tried and convicted in 1921 for the armed robbery and murder of two payroll guards
What is Nativism?
prejudice against foreign born people
What did the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 do?
Limit immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
What is a push factors for why African Americans left?
to escape racial violence
How did the radio transform society?
they connected people in ways never before possible.
Who was John Scopes?
a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who was charged for the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee schools
What ended prohibition?
the 21st amendment
What was the Tea Pot Dome Scandal?
after Harding elected his friend to a cabinet position (Secretary of Interior), his administration became corrupt with bribery
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, and literature centered in Harlem, New York
What did Henry Ford invent?
Assembly Lines
Who was Marcus Garvey?
A Jamaican Political activist who called for the "Back To Africa Movement"
How did women's roles change during the 1920's?
Society now accepted that women could be independent and make choices for themselves in education, jobs, marital status, and careers
What was the Return to Normalcy?
to return to pre WW1, which included de-regulation, civic engagement, and isolationism
What are some pull factors for African Americans to migrate to the North?
pursue economic and educational opportunities, and obtain freedom from the oppression of Jim Crow.
What did Assembly Lines do?
breaks the manufacture of a good into steps that are completed in a pre-defined sequence.
Why did General Palmer start the Palmer Raids?
To try and catch suspected communists
How did the 1920's change society?
many Americans owned cars, radios, and telephones for the first time, which allowed people to grow closer
Why were immigrants being deported during the 1920's?
The fear that those coming from places like South and East Europe were bringing communism with them.
Why is Tin Pan Alley important?
Its the birthplace of American popular music
What does "buying on margin" mean?
getting a loan from your brank and using the money from the loan to invest