Culture & Society
Young, modern women of the 1920's noted for their short hair, bold fashions, and social freedoms
What are Flappers
Constitutional amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol
The 18th Amendment
What federal agency, created during the New Deal, was tasked with regulating the stock market and protecting investors
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
What are the three goals commonly summarized as the "Three R’s" of the New Deal?
Reform, Relief, Recovery
What name describes the severe dust storms and agricultural collapse across the Great Plains during the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
One cultural or technological development from the 1920's that helped spread mass culture nationwide
Radio
Movies
Advertising
Which group strongly supported Prohibition
Temperance groups or religious groups
the Women’s Christian Temperance Union
To purchase stocks by paying only a fraction of the price and borrowing the remainder
"buy on margin"
What New Deal program provided temporary work and conservation projects for young men
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
What immediate effect did widespread bank failures have on ordinary people?
Loss of savings and inability to withdraw funds
A 1925 court case in Tennessee about teaching evolution; it highlighted tension between modernism and traditionalism.
What is the Scopes Trial
Led to Palmer Raids, deportations, suppression of radical speech, suspicion of immigrants and labor activists.
What is the Red Scare
Which industry expanded rapidly in the 1920s due to assembly‑line techniques and mass production, making automobiles widely affordable?
Automotive industry
Ford
Which New Deal agency was created to insure bank deposits and restore confidence in the banking system?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Which social effect included increased support for labor unions and protests during the Depression?
Labor Strikes
African American cultural movement in literature, music, and arts; promoted Black voices and influenced broader culture.
The Harlem Rennaissance
Which 1920s policy was intended to stimulate business growth
Pro‑business tax cuts and laissez‑faire regulatory policies
What production innovation decreased unit costs and enabled mass production of consumer goods in the 1920s?
Assembly Line
Which New Deal program employed artists, writers, and construction workers to build public projects and support cultural programs?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
What was one major harmful trade policy passed in 1930 that raised U.S. tariffs and worsened global trade?
Smoot‑Hawley Tariff Act
Reduced arrivals from Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia
1924 National Origins Act
Which 1927 Supreme Court decision upheld restrictions on free speech during wartime and later influenced limits on radical speech
Schenck v. United States
What term describes the common 1920s practice of purchasing goods with small initial payments and scheduled future payments?
Installment Plans
Which New Deal institution established long‑term regulatory oversight of securities markets to prevent fraud and manipulation?
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Helped inflate stock prices and contributed to the 1929 crash when investors could not cover losses?
Speculation