ROARING TWENTIES
What period of economic prosperity followed World War I during the 1920s?
The Roaring Twenties
What cultural movement celebrated African American art, literature, and music during the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
What event in October 1929 is commonly associated with the beginning of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash
What was the initial U.S. policy toward World War II?
Neutrality
What happened to the U.S. economy during World War II?
Wartime production increased dramatically and helped end the Great Depression.
What invention became a major symbol of mass production and consumer culture during the 1920s?
The automobile
What was one major change in women's lives during the 1920s?
Women gained greater political and social independence, including the right to vote.
What was one major cause of the Great Depression?
Overproduction, stock speculation, bank failures, and weaknesses in the economy.
What policy allowed the United States to provide weapons and supplies to countries fighting the Axis powers while officially remaining out of the war?
Lend-Lease Act
What happened to many Japanese Americans during World War II?
The U.S. government forcibly relocated and incarcerated many Japanese Americans in camps.
What was one major effect of the automobile becoming widely available?
Increased mobility, growth of suburbs, and expansion of businesses such as gas stations and highways.
What amendment gave women the constitutional right to vote?
19th Amendment
How did the Great Depression affect American workers?
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Unemployment increased dramatically and many people lost their homes and savings.
What event caused the United States to officially enter World War II?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
What Supreme Court case upheld the government's wartime exclusion of Japanese Americans?
Korematsu v. United States
What constitutional amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages?
18th Amendment
What was nativism?
Favoring native-born Americans and opposing immigration.
What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's program of reforms designed to respond to the Great Depression called?
The New Deal
Why did the United States initially pass Neutrality Acts?
To avoid becoming involved in another major European war.
What program brought Mexican agricultural workers to the United States during World War II?
Bracero Program
What was one major unintended result of Prohibition?
The growth of organized crime and illegal alcohol trafficking.
Why did Congress pass immigration quota laws during the 1920s?
To restrict immigration, particularly from Southern and Eastern Europe, because of growing nativist attitudes.
What were the three main goals of the New Deal?
Relief, recovery, and reform.
What was the significance of the Lend-Lease Act?
It allowed the U.S. to provide military supplies to countries considered important to American security, especially Britain and later the Soviet Union.
What was the Double V Campaign?
A campaign by African Americans calling for victory against fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home.