Culture
Flappers were...
A symbol of the "New Woman" who chose what they wore, their own hairstyle, went out at night, and had a new sense of independence.
What is a Bear Market?
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
It was the intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City in the 1920's
What is the 19th Amendment?
Women's Suffrage
What rights did the Osage communally reserve?
Mineral Rights
The Scopes trial was about the subject of...
Teaching evolution in schools
Who was president during the beginning of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
The KKK disliked anyone who was NOT...
What is the 18th amendment?
Prohibition
Immediate causes of the Tulsa Massacre
What best describes the "Lost Generation"?
They were disillusioned artists that questioned "progress" in the form of War and Consumerism.
What is "speculation"
Investing that involves making and acting on market predictions
After WWI, how did the government treat labor unions?
They were branded as “dangerous radicals” and lost government and popular support.
*Remember* the government was only nice to labor unions and their needs during the war when they were needed to manufacture supplies for the WAR!
Name 2 reasons why prohibition failed in the US
Not enforceable, encouraged crime, cost too much money
Long term causes of Tulsa Massacre
-Racism
-Changing cultures
-Success of historically marginalized groups
-White supremacy mindset
Explain how credit works
Describe the Dawes Plan
The US loaned money to Germany to make reparations payments to the Allies
The Red Scare targeted what groups of people as "Dangerous Reds"
Communists/Immigrants/Labor Unions
What are 2 reasons why people wanted to ban alcohol?
-Made for bad workers
-Bad for business
-Some thought it led to the degradation of society
-Anti-immigration sentiments
-Seen as wasteful during WWI to spend resources on alcohol
Who has received reparations, Descendants of Tulsans or the Osage Nation?
The Osage Nation
Explain the "Immigration Quota Act"
In order to decide how many people could immigrate from a certain country:
2% of the population from that country currently living in the US was the number that would be allowed to immigrate annually.
The presidencies of Harding & Coolidge were characterized by...
Corruption, low taxes for the rich, pro-business government.
Marcus Garvey was a political activist that promoted what movement?
The "Back to Africa" Movement
What is the Volstead Act?
Gave specific instructions for prohibition and gave the government the power to enforce the law.
What department recently released a new report on the Tulsa Massacre?
US Dept of Justice