Roaring 20s & Prohibition
This group of women symbolized new freedom in the 1920s (**CLOTHING**)
FLAPPERS
This president created the New Deal
FDR
This long-term cause of World War I was addressed by Wilson’s idea of self-determination, which gave ethnic groups the right to form their own nations.
Nationalism
This amendment protects freedom of speech
the 1st Amendment
This action by FDR threatened checks and balances
court packing
What were Speakeasies?
Hidden bars that operated during the U.S. Prohibition era (1920–1933) to sell illegal alcohol
The New Deal showed the government was doing what...
taking a more active role in the economy
(Relief, Recovery, Reform)
Germany sank the Lusitania as part of this tactic
unrestricted submarine warfare
National Security
This migration moved African Americans north for jobs
the Great Migration
This amendment made alcohol illegal and the amendment that ratified it was...
The 18th Amendment and the 21st Amendment
This program provided money to the elderly
Social Security Act
What was the main purpose of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?
to set goals for keeping peace after WWI
This case limited free speech during wartime
Schenck v. United States
Checks and balances is a ....
US government system where the three branches have powers to limit each other, ensuring no single group becomes too powerful.
What historical event took place before the Roaring 20's?
WWI
What caused the Great Depression
The stock market crash & widespread bank failures, which cause.....
This treaty forced Germany to accept blame and pay reparations after WWI
The Treaty of Versailles
Headlines about deportations, bombings, and the Palmer Raids are most closely associated with this period.
the Red Scare
What were the two nations primarily involved in a direct attempt to draw the United States into World War I,
Mexico and Germany
(+100 If you can name, how the U.S. found out)
Why did the Prohibition fail?
- Lack of Public Compliance
- Organized Crime
- Enforcement Challenges
** This person helped create labor protections and reforms **
(BONUS QUESTION)
Frances Perkins
( Fair Labor Standards Act)
What organization did Wilson want to create
the League of Nations
Speech can be limited when it creates this type of danger
clear and present danger
FDR's court-packing plan was a response to this action taken by the Supreme Court against his New Deal legislation
Declaring the New Deal programs unconstitutional