1920s Culture
Politics
The Great Depression
Imperialism and WWI
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100
This figure revolutionized the manufacturing industry in the U.S. by popularizing the use of the assembly line.
Who is Henry Ford?
100
These were the 3 Republican presidents during the 1920s.
Who are Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover?
100
This was President Hoover's (and most Americans) philosophy that advocated personal responsibility for one's situation.
What is rugged individualism?
100
This war allowed the U.S. to gain control of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
What is the Spanish American War?
100
This was the name of the movement of southern African Americans to the North during WWI and the years following.
What is the Great Migration?
200
The resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 20's can be explained by the reemergence of this xenophobic belief.
What is nativism?
200
This case arose to deal with the controversy over teaching evolution in schools?
What is the Scopes Monkey Trial?
200
This was the sarcastic nickname given to shantytowns that emerged after the Stock Market Crash in 1929.
What are Hoovervilles?
200
During the first world war, this military build-up contributed to the start of the war.
What is competition for a big navy?
200
Mr. H will be running a half to celebrate the life of which former President (also to rep his home state)?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
***DAILY DOUBLE*** The 1920 census showed this significant change in the residences of Americans.
What is "most Americans living in cities?"
300
This was a staple in nearly every U.S. home by the end of the 1920s, contributing to the standardization of U.S. entertainment and news.
What is the radio?
300
This federal law increased tariffs to their highest levels, further pushing the U.S. into economic decline.
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
300
These two reasons led the U.S. into declaring war on Germany.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare?
300
This radio broadcast scared the pants off of listeners thinking it was a live news report.
What is the War of the Worlds?
400
This religious movement emerged in the 1920s in contrast to the emergence of modern ideas such as women's changing fashions/behaviors and teaching of evolution in public schools.
What is fundamentalism?
400
This scandal involved the Department of the Interior's corrupt leasing of public oil fields and stained the Harding administration.
What is the Teapot Dome scandal?
400
This cause many people to immigrate west.
What is the Dust Bowl?
400
The attacks by this military leader caused the U.S. to invade Northern Mexico.
Who is Poncho Villa?
400
This group organized agricultural strikes.
What is the Farmer's Holiday Association?
500
Poet who championed the Harlem Renaissance. Wrote such works as "Not Without Laughter"
Who is Langston Hughes?
500
This figure was the most tenacious pursuer of "radical" elements in society during the Red Scare.
Who is A. Mitchel Palmer?
500
This was the name given to the trial of nine black men wrongfully accused of rape. The Communist party managed to help overturn several of the convictions, but one man was jailed for close to 20 years.
What is the Scottsboro Case?
500
Politician who opposed Woodrow Wilson and was friends with Teddy Roosevelt. Led attacks on Wilson's peace plan.
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?
500
This food was invented to prevent waste during the Great Depression.
What is Banana Bread?