Chapter 20
What does KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
The term for the decade of great prosperity
The Roaring Twenties
What was a major natural disaster in the early 1930's?
The Dust Bowl
These women wore shorter skirts and had a new sense of equality
Flappers
What were three new house appliances on sale?
Vacuum cleaner, refrigerator, and toaster
The Supreme Court sent a clear message in Plessy vs. Ferguson that...
It was acceptable to discriminate against African Americans
This reflected the great importance of the new form of African American music
Jazz
What was the worst depression the United States history?
The Great Depression
Who flew the first airplane?
The Wright Brothers
Henry Ford introduced the Model T in 1905. What else did Ford invent to make the Model T?
The assembly line
What were the riots called when white mobs raided and lynched African Americans?
Red Summer
________ was a celebration of African American culture which contributed to social change.
The Harlem Renaissance
What is it called when producers make more than they can sell?
Overproduction
What was Roosevelt's goal in creating the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
restore the public's faith in financial institutions
Who invented the "Boat Car"?
Gleen Curtiss
Who was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard?
W.E.B. Du Bois
When was the 19th Amendment passed?
1920
What are stocks that could be bought for a 10% down payment?
Margin
Nativists believed in___ (Hint: Starts with an E)
Ethnocentrism
______ came into existence in the boom times of the 1920s as a result of mass production...
Consumerism
What are the two acts that limited immigrants from Japan and China?
The Chinese Exclusion Act and the Gentlemen's Agreement
Who was a leading poet and won more major literary prizes than any other African American writer?
Countee Hughes
What were the cities in poverty called?
Hooverville
In 1848 what convention was organized by women?
The Seneca Falls Convention