1919
Where did the "Spanish Flu" originate?
The United States
How did Calvin Coolidge respond to the Boston Police strike?
Fired every striking officer.
Where did Jazz originate?
New Orleans
How many African Americans were murdered in the Elaine Massacre?
More than two hundred men, women, and children.
What was the term for for the violent summer of 1919 that saw 18 major race riots and massacres?
Red summer
What part of the treaty of Versailles was most important to President Wilson?
The League of Nations.
What agency did Attorney General Palmer create to hunt down radicals?
GID General intelligence division - later to be known as the FBI.
What dance became popular during the Jazz explosion?
Charleston
How many African American men served in WWI?
More than 400,000
What supreme court justice began to change his mind and support free speech?
Oliver Wendall Holmes
What two groups opposed the passage of the Treaty of Versailles in the US Congress?
Reservationists and Irreconcilables
How many years in prison was Eugene Webs given for giving an anti-war speech?
10 years
How did Jazz become popular in Europe?
African American soldiers spread the music, and many refused to return to America after the war because they were free from racist laws in Europe.
Who led the Black Nationalist group UNIA?
Marcus Garvey
Which was the most radical of the trade unions?
IWW - International workers of the World.
Approximately how many American soldiers lost their lives in WWI?
50,300
What was the name for the law that allowed people to be arrested for non-violent political speech?
Sedition Act
In what city did Count Basie primarily perform?
Kansas City
Who headed the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois
How many bombs were mailed in April 1919 including the two that detonated at their targets?
36
How did Wilson respond to his political opponents, and how did it affect his health?
Cross country speaking tour - he had a stroke.
Who were the most frequent targets of the sedition act?
Immigrants from Eastern and southern Europe, communists, labor leaders.
Whose values were considered to be threatened by Jazz Music?
Traditional Anglo-Saxon values
What city saw the biggest increase in population due to the Great migration?
Detroit
Who was the secret acting president during Wilson's convalescence.
Edith Wilson - the first Lady.