Prohibition
The 18th Amendment banned alcohol but it started with this act
Voldstead Act
This president is best known for having a heart attack and for this scandal during his administration
Who is Warren G Harding and the teapot dome scandal
Who created the return to normalcy
Warren Harding
This quote is used for Installment Buying
“buy now, pay later”
auto industry played a central role in the economic boom of the 1920’s but this process was made by a Henry Ford
Assembly line
during Prohibition) an illicit liquor store or nightclub.
speakeasies
Many voters were upset at the Democrats for the slumping economy (Wilson and his Democrats held power for 8 years; voters wanted a change in direction)
What is the 1920 election
shares of ownership
What is stocks
The influx of immigrants after WWI 🡪 Many Americans were nervous about them taking their jobs; others worried about a Communist invasion
What is the Quota System
Gangsters or mobs who are grouped criminals are also known as
Organized Crime
This man is best for being a former presidential candidate and a lawyer in the scopes trial
Who is William Jennings Bryan
However, he fills his lower level jobs with his “buddies”
• The “Ohio Gang” - old friends of his from Ohio
What system is used
What is the spoils system
This period of increased stock trading and rising stock prices is known as a
What is bull market
Part of American traditions and the cultural life
This helped Ulysses S Grant to go to sleep every night during the civil war
What is alcohol
the illegal manufacture, distribution, or sale of goods, especially alcohol or recordings.
Bootlegging
This attorney general is best known for the Palmer Raids
Who is Mitchell Palmer
The First Amendment is Tested
What is Schnek v.s. United States
Under this system, an investor bought stock for as
little as a 10% down payment
What is margin
Trials (Sacco and Vanzetti)
What is the Red Scare and anarchists
This occurred on February 14th,1929
What is Saint Valentines massacre
DAILY DOUBLE:
This is the president during the great depression era or start of it
who is Hebert Hoover
Agreement to limit the size of their navies
• Fatal flaw - it did not set up any means for keeping the peace; one nation could still use force against another without fear of a punishment
What is Kellogg-Briand Pact
the verdict of the scopes trial
Scopes convicted and fined $100