Causes and Effects
What term describes fear of communism that spread after WWI?
The Red Scare
What movement promoted the belief that some groups were superior and encouraged selective breeding?
Eugenics
What law forbade the sale of alcohol?
18th Amendment
Who created the moving assembly line and made cars affordable?
Henry Ford
Young women who challenged social norms were called what?
Flappers
What was one effect of increased immigration in the 1920s?
Nativism
What group faced increased discrimination due to fear they would take jobs and change American culture?
Immigrants
Which conflict was at the center of the Scopes Trial?
Evolution vs. religion
Who was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Charles A. Lindbergh
What movement involved millions of African Americans relocating from the rural South to northern cities for better opportunities?
The Great Migration
Name a major effect of Prohibition on society.
Rise of organized crime
This movement encouraged cultural pride and a return to Africa.
Marcus Garvey’s Back-to-Africa movement
Court case involving teaching evolution in school?
Scopes Monkey Trial
Who promoted African American pride and the Back-to-Africa movement?
Marcus Garvey
What system allowed consumers to buy products and pay for them over time, contributing to increased spending in the 1920s?
Installment Plans
How did the Model T affect American life?
Made cars more affordable which increased mobility and the suburbs
What organization resurged in the 1920s and targeted African Americans, immigrants, Catholics, and Jews?
KKK
What illegal establishments served alcohol during Prohibition, challenging the law?
Speakeasies
What cultural movement celebrated African American art, music, and literature during the 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance
What 1920s development, driven partly by increasing automobile ownership, led more Americans to live outside city centers?
How did credit influence the 1920s economy?
Increased consumer spending
Name one reason nativism increased during the 1920s.
Fear of immigrants, job competition, Red Scare
What major effect did the Scopes Trial have on the country?
Highlighted tension between modern & traditional beliefs
What event symbolically ended the Roaring 20s?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
What new music defined the 1920s?
Jazz