People
The League of Nations was the brainchild of this U.S. president
What is Woodrow Wilson?
This tariff worsened the economic crisis in 1930
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
This amendment banned the sale, manufacture, and transport of alcoholic beverages
What is the 18th Amendment?
This plan, enacted in 1924, aimed to stabilize the global economy and German debt through a system of reparations and loans that relied on American credit
What is the Dawes Plan?
The prosecutors in this case argued that the defendant violated the Butler Act by teaching evolution
What is Tennessee v. John T. Scopes?
This attorney general led raids on suspected radicals (read: Communists) during the Red Scare
The sinking of the Lusitania was significant because it was carrying this cargo
What are passengers (including Americans)?
This amendment gave women the right to vote, although effects were not immediate
What is the 19th Amendment?
This event in 1923 led to the election of Calvin Coolidge
What is the death of Warren G. Harding?
This was one of two landmark cases in 1919 that placed limits on free speech
What is Schenck v. United States or Abrams v. United States?
This man's presidency was marred by scandal over him packing his cabinet with unqualified friends (in other words, returning to the Spoils System)
Who is Warren G. Harding?
This couple studied the town of Muncie, Indiana
Who are Robert and Helen Lynd?
This amendment repealed prohibition
What is the 21st Amendment?
This book, published in 1916 extolled the virtues of the Nordic race
What is The Passing of the Great Race?
The court's decision in this case ruled that those who were not racially "white" (Caucasian) were not eligible for U.S. citizenship
What is Ozawa v. United States?
This silent film star epitomized the flapper idea
Who is Clara Bow?
This athlete became the first woman to swim across the English channel in 1926
Who is Gertrude Ederle?
William Tilden was a star of this sport
What is tennis?
This act was passed 1924 and made it illegal for whites to marry any "non-white"
What is the Racial Integrity Act of 1924?
The ruling in this case solidified anti-Asian sentiment with regards to immigration and naturalization
What is United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind?
This man was deemed the "Radio Priest"
Who is Father Charles Coughlin?
In 1930, this man was voted one of the top ten personages in the world
Who is Al Capone?
Henry Ford developed this system
What is the assembly line?
In 1915, this film was released, glorifying the KKK
What is Birth of a Nation?
This case upheld the constitutionality of Virginia's sterilization law
What is Buck v. Bell?