Presidents and Prosperity
Which President promised a "Return to Normalcy"?
Warren G. Harding
What is a Bull Market?
A period when stock prices generally rise.
What is a flapper?
A young woman who challenged the norms of society.
What was the nationwide ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol?
Prohibition
What movement celebrated African American art, literature, and music during the 1920's?
The Harlem Renaissance
What is the term for the period of economic growth during Coolidge's presidency?
Coolidge Prosperity
What does "buying on margin" mean?
Buying stocks with borrowed money/credit.
What perspective embraced change, science, and new ideas?
Modernism
What was the primary goal of the Immigration Act of 1924?
To limit immigrants from specific areas (Quota System)
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
Which industry played the largest role in the economic boom of the 1920's?
The Auotmotive Industry
What is the widespread purchase of goods, often encouraged by advertising and new products?
Consumerism
What belief system emphasized religion and a literal interpretation of the Bible?
Fundamentalism
What is the belief where someone believes that immigrants are threatening people born in the United States?
Nativism
What is the main message of Langston Hughe's poem, "I Too"?
African Americans deserve equality in society.
What is the technique where workers perform specific tasks as products moved through production?
Assembly Lines
What effect did installment plans have on consumer spending?
They bought more since they did not have to pay up front.
A person argues that society is becoming too permissive and we should return to older values. What is this prospective?
Traditionalism
What were three groups targeted by the KKK?
African Americans, Immigrants, Catholics, Jews, Etc.
What is the legal name of the 18th Amendment/Prohibition?
Volstead Act
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Arthur Fall (a member of Harding's Admin) sold oil reserves to private business for a personal profit.
Why was buying on margin risky?
Investors could lose money while still owing the money they borrowed.
What was the result of the Scopes Trial?
Explain Organized Crime
Crime that is run like a business with a hierarchy.
Describe a speakeasy.
An illegal bar where alcohol was sold, usually kept secret.