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What was the Treaty of Versailes
It was the peace treaty of World War I
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What was the Ohio Gang?
President Harding friends and political supports that he gave jobs to.
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What does recession mean?
Economic downturn (less money in the economy)
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Who was Charles Lindbergh?
First person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Explain isolationsism
The United States 'isolating' itself from other nations. We chose not to get involved in foreign affairs.
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What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Albert Fall (Harding administration) secretly rented government oil reserves in Elk Hills, California, and Tepot Dome, Wyoming. In exchange, he received $400,000.
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Why did the price of some consumer goods decrease?
Increased production of consumer goods led to reduced production costs and lower prices.
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What significance did the 19th Amendment have for women?
It guaranteed women in all states the right to vote.
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How did the Scopes trial reflect the desire of many Americans to return to traditional values?
Many Americans opposed teaching evolution which challenged traditional values and religious beliefs.
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What significance did the arrest of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti have on the society of the 1920s?
The fear of foreigners and radicals.
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How did Calvin Coolidge become president?
When Harding went on a trip to escape the stress, he became ill, suffered a hearet attack, and died.
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How did companies try to increase productivity?
They used scientific management to study how goods were made and what could be done better.
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What was mass media?
Various forms of communication such as newspapers and radios.
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What is a quota system and why was it used?
A limit on the number of immigrants from each country. This was in response to nativism (the belief that native-born Americans were suppior to foreigners)
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Why was there a drop in union membership during the 1920s?
Unions were associated with radicalism and bolshevism and there was pressure from employers and government not to join them.
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What type of govermment did Coolidge believe in?
The best government was the least amount and it should not interfere in the life of the nation.
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Why did companies try to improve their relationships with their workers? What were these steps?
To improve production and save money. They set up safety programs, to buy stock in the company (welfare capitalism). They also did this to discourage workers from joining independent unions.
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What fads were popular in the 1920s?
Flagpole sitting, mah-hongg, crossword puzzles, dance marathons
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Describe the economic problems that existed in American after World War I.
Returning soldiers competed for jobs, end of government's need for war goods, bankruptcies, and rising prices.
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Why did Marcus Garvey support or oppose integration?
He opposed integration preferring that African Americans established their own country in Africa.
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What actions did the United States take to promote world peace in the 1920s?
Signed the Five-Power Treaty to limit the size of navies, signed Kellogg-Briand Pact to outloaw war, agreed to intervene less in Latin America.
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Who was the pioneer in the manufacture of affordable automobiles?
Henry Ford with the Model T.
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What significance did the Harlem Renaissance have during the 1920s?
It created American interest in the culture of African Americans.
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What action did Hentry Ford take when other auto manufacturers offered new lines of cars?
He introduced a new model with better engineering, beginning the practice of introducing new car models each year.
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