Roaring 20s 1920-1969
why did the klu klux klan grow dramatically in the 1920s?
Because of the increase of racism against African Americans.
How did the Union beat the Confederates?
Due to the Union's more powerful army and industrial economy.
Define Manifest Destiny
What did the progressive movement oppose?
The Progressive movement was a turn-of-the-century political movement interested in furthering social and political reform, curbing political corruption caused by political machines, and limiting the political influence of large corporations.
Why did WWI start?
The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
why did fundamentalists oppose the teaching of evolution?
Because they believe it went against the existence of God.
What caused the American Civil War?
The role of slavery within American society.
Manifest Destiny
How did the Progressives' expectations and goals for government differ from those of the Founders?
The Founders believed that power and responsibility should rest more heavily with the people or the states while the Progressives believed that power and responsibility should rest with the national government.
What was the significance of World War I?
The First World War destroyed empires, created numerous new nation-states, encouraged independence movements in Europe's colonies, forced the United States to become a world power and led directly to Soviet communism and the rise of Hitler.
What caused the sharp rise in unemployment after World War I?
Tax cuts for wealthy Americans were supposed to stimulate investment in business and create jobs. President Warren Harding defined "normalcy" as stability and prosperity. People rushed to buy goods they could not get during the war.
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
Why did the United States go to war with Mexico?
America's desire for Westward expansion
How did Progressives change the structure and function of U.S. government?
To revitalize democracy, progressives established direct primary elections, direct election of senators (rather than by state legislatures), initiative and referendum, and women's suffrage which was promoted to advance democracy and bring a "purer" female vote into the arena.
Who won World War I?
The Allied Forces
what was invented in the Roaring 20s?
The automobile, the airplane, the washing machine, the radio, the assembly line, the refrigerator, the garbage disposal, the electric razor, the instant camera, the jukebox, and the television.
What were Abraham Lincoln's chief goals in the American Civil War?
To save the Union slavery or not
How does President Polk justify an American declaration of war against Mexico?
James K. Polk had accused Mexican troops of having attacked American troops
Who were the Progressives?
Republicans Theodore Roosevelt, Robert M. La Follette, and Charles Evans Hughes.
Democrats William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, and Al Smith.
What countries fought in World War I?
The majority joined on the side of the Allies, including Serbia, Russia, France, Britain, Italy, and the United States. They were opposed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire, who together formed the Central Powers.
How was the roaring 20s bad?
The unmatched prosperity and cultural advancement was accompanied by intense social unrest and reaction.
Why is John Brown significant?
Brown emerged as a hero, a martyr, and ultimately, a harbinger of the end of slavery.
Why was Manifest Destiny questioned?
Political leaders questioned the validity of Manifest Destiny over fears that it would exacerbate troubles over slavery in the United States.
How does Progressivism compare to Populism?
While the Populists were mainly aggrieved farmers who advocated radical reforms, the Progressives were urban, middle-class reformers who wanted to increase the role of government in reform while maintaining a capitalist economy.
Why did the US join WWI?
Because of Pearl Habor