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The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by
fear of communist infiltration of the United States.
How did World War I affect support for the women’s voting movement?
The war helped the movement because many women felt they deserved equal rights for having supported the war effort.
After World War I, which factor was the MAJOR cause of the migration of many African Americans to the North?
increased job opportunities in Northern cities
Following World War I, why did Congress limit immigration from countries in southern and eastern Europe?
Congress was responding to the nativists' calls to "Keep America for Americans."
in the era after World War I and before the Great Depression, American towns grew rapidly because of
mass production of automobiles.
What term describes the new levels of freedom women were experiencing after WWI ( political freedom and freedom of expression)
flapper
The creation of Prohibition had the unintentional effect of
creating a network of organized crime that illegally supplied people with alcohol.
The 1920s saw immense changes in popular culture because of the two new technologies of
motion pictures & radios.
18th Amendment
"After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited."
This passage began what era in the United States?
Prohibition Era
It can be argued that radio's MOST important contribution to American life in the 1920s was
it helped to create a common culture in the United States.
This amendment repealed the 18th amendment and made the selling of alcoholic beverages legal again in the United States
What is the 21st Amendment?
This amendment gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Why is the Harlem Renaissance of major importance in American History?
It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country.
This was the name of the era when alcohol could not be sold within the United States
What is the Prohibition Era