Modern Tech and Women
He used the assembly line to manufacture his signature innovation: the Model T
Who is Henry Ford?
This was the name of the fear of communists.
What is The Red Scare?
This was the idea that tried to apply Darwinism to business regulation and social welfare.
What is Social Darwinism?
This is the idea that the "interests" of native-born people should be prioritized over those of immigrants. In the 1920s this resulted in severe immigration restrictions.
What is nativism?
This was the name given to women who defied traditional gender rolls by cutting their hair and smoking and drinking in public.
What is "Flapper"?
This Amendment outlawed alcohol and began prohibition.
What is the 18th amendment?
This idea aims to improve genetic quality of a population, sometimes through forced sterilizations.
What is eugenics?
This organization re-gained popularity during the 1920s in response to nativist sentiment. They wore distinctive white hoods and terrorized racial and religious minorities.
What is the ku klux klan (KKK)?
This amendment guaranteed the right of women to vote.
What is the 19th?
Prohibition saw the rise of these secret, illegal bars. One had to talk quietly lest they be discovered.
What is a speakeasy?
This was the famous trial that tested the legality of teaching evolution in Tennessee.
What is the Scopes Trial?
This is the name for the large amount of movement of African Americans from south to north.
What is the Great Migration?
This person completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
This amendment allowed the federal income tax?
What is the 16th amendment?
In the 1920s Government officials sold oil leases at this location for well below market rate in exchange for kickbacks.
What is Teapot Dome?
This was the name for the set of racist laws in the south that required segregation.
What are Jim Crow laws?
In 1927 "The Jazz Singer" premiered. It was the first feature film to have this technology.
Synchronized sound and speech (it was called a "Talkie")
(This is not on the test but a fun bonus)
He was president during much of the 20s, lowered taxes, and campaigned on a "return to normalcy"
Who is Warren G. Harding?
This type of direct democracy allows citizens to vote directly on policies and laws.
He was a political activist who favored African American unification and independence.
Who is Marcus Garvey?