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1) What was Nativism?
Prejudice against foreign-born people
2) What was Isolationism?
Pulling away from world affairs
3) What was Communism?
Economic and political system with a single-party government ruled by dictator and with no private property
21) Who were the Flappers?
Emancipated young woman with new fashions & attitudes
11) How did the automobile impact American life?
It allowed for the spread of cities, new industries arose, people had more mobility
4) Who were Sacco & Vanzetti and how did Americans view them?
They were Italian immigrants accused of murder and some Americans saw them as guilty criminals while others saw them as heroes who were unjustly accused.
8) What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
It was when Albert B. Fall took bribes to let private companies use the naval oil reserves
15) What were speakeasies?
Hidden saloons, nightclubs that became fashionable
16) Who were the bootleggers?
People who smuggled alcohol from surrounding countries
12) How did innovative technology impact Americans’ lives?
Housework was made easier, women had more time for other activities
24) What was the Harlem Renaissance?
African-American literary, artistic movement
11) What were installment plans?
Paying for goods over an extended period of time with interest
17) What was Fundamentalism?
A movement based on a literal interpretation of the Bible
13) What was Prohibition and why was it not enforced?
It made it illegal to produce, sell, or transport alcohol. It was not enforced because the government did not budget enough money to enforce the law
23) What was significant about the radio?
It was the most powerful communications medium of the 1920s, it provided shared national experiences
19) Who was William Jennings Bryan?
Special prosecutor who was opposed to John T. Scopes teaching evolution in school
9) What did President Calvin Coolidge believe about government and business?
That government should have minimal interference with business
5) What was the Quota System and who did it discriminate against?
It set the maximum number of people who could enter U.S. from each country.
It discriminated against southern and eastern Europeans and prohibited Japanese immigration
20) What was the Scopes trial about?
It debated the evolution and the role of science/religion in school
18) Who was Clarence Darrow?
Most famous trial lawyer of day who defended Scopes
14) Why were some Americans opposed to Prohibition?
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Why were some Americans in favor of Prohibition
Opposed: some immigrants wanted to drink and some people resented the government meddling in their lives
In favor: some saw the negative impacts of alcohol on families and kids, it was a way to be patriotic, etc.
7) What did the Fordney-McCumber Tariff do?
It raised taxes on US imports to 60%
25) Who was Langston Hughes?
Who was Louis Armstrong?
Who was Bessie Smith?
Hughes: African American poet who described the difficult lives of the working class
Armstrong: Most influential musician in jazz history, a trumpeter who popularized scat (improvised jazz singing)
Smith: African American blues singer, perhaps best vocalist of the decade
22) What work opportunities did women have and not have?
Had more opportunities to work (college educated, etc.)
Not have the same opportunities as men to become managers; were paid less than men
6) What did President Warren G. Harding want for America?
A return to normalcy