After the War
How did things change for women after WWI?
Women continued to enter the workforce. Some went to college so that they could purse a career as a: teacher, nurse, social worker, and even politics.
What are flappers?
Women who challenged social norms by cutting their hair short, wearing make-up, and shortening their dresses.
Who is known for the his homeruns in baseball?
Babe Ruth
The Lost Generation refers to a group of writers who felt like the 1920s American Society was too carefree.
True or False
Many young men were returning home after WWI. How did experiencing other cultures influence them?
Young adults started moving to urban areas and the desire for education increased. High school attendance doubled. The number of people entering college increased. More women entered college than before WWI.
How did the Jazz Age get its name? (2 parts to this answer)
The explosion of popularity of Jazz music and the wild fast-paced dances that went along with it.
Who was is known as possibly the best all time pitcher in baseball?
Satchel Paige
What is Prohibition?
Prohibition made it illegal to make, distribute, or consume alcohol.
What was the Red Scare and what caused it?
Double points if you can explain what happened to Sacco and Vanzetti?
The Red Scare was the American fear of Communism. They became suspicious of anything different and especially immigrants. It started when a postal worker found bombs in packages to be delivered to famous people. Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty and executed for robbery and murder based on circumstantial evidence.
Radio commercials and movies affected American culture. Elaborate.
Radio commercials advertising was new. It allowed advertising to reach more people and advertising was geared toward women and buying time saving appliance.
Movies were silent until the first talkie in 1927. Americans were buying 95 million tickets a week. They started dressing like movie starts.
Who was the first woman to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
What was the problem created by Prohibition?
People who were making their own alcohol were called bootleggers and the alcohol could be more dangerous than alcohol before Prohibition. This led to some criminals getting rich. Al Capone was a gangster who was known to kill his bootlegging competition.
How was US the economic crisis solved after WWI?
President Harding reduced money owed by the government, limited government involvement in the economy, and gave tax cuts to the wealthy in hopes they would invest in new businesses, which would create new jobs, and they did.
What was the Great Migration and what is its relationship to the Harlem Renaissance?
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans from the South to the north in great numbers. Many moved to Harlem where the celebration and pride of African American culture led to the Harlem Renaissance.
Who was the first person to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean?
Charles Lindbergh
What is Fundamentalism and how did it relate to the Scopes Trial?
Fundamentalism is the literal, word-for-word belief in the Bible. In some cities in the 1920s it was illegal to teach evolution because it contradicted Fundamentalism. John Scopes was put on trial and found guilty for teaching evolution. Later the Supreme Court overturned the ruling.
The direct effect on the American economy after WWI (Before Harding takes office). Think about the soldier coming home from war.
When the war ended the US government canceled their contracts with factories which led to an increase in unemployment. When the men came home from the war they were looking for jobs which sharply increased the unemployment rate.
How did the Roaring 20s get its name?
A new culture had developed: going to parties and dance clubs, listening to popular music, and driving fast cars.
What was the overall effect of Ford's assembly line. You must name 5 things.
More cars produced, More roadside stores, Increase need for: steel factories (auto bodies), rubber factories (tires),glass for cars More auto care shops, Increase in jobs for building roads and bridges, need for auto insurance
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
The Twenty-first Amendment legalized the production, distribution, and consumption of alcohol. This reduced the dangers of alcohol made at home and it allowed the government to tax alcohol.