The Great War
Led to the overthrow of the Russian monarchy
the Bolshevik Revolution
Created prohibiton
the 18th amendment
Film depicting African Americans during Reconstruction as violent criminals who wanted revenge against southern whites.
Birth of a Nation
The idea of the ____ also became popular as entertainment, sexual freedom, & equality grew.
New Woman
The _____ stemmed from Roosevelt’s Strenuous Life & Philosophy of the Self-Made Man
New Man
Spying was encouraged by the Espionage Act & done by groups like the ____
American Protective League
Provided government funded hospitals, prenatal/infant education, & traveling nurses; Severely reduced infant mortality rates
Shepard-Towner Act
Violent, white resistance against African Americans caused by racial tensions
Red Summer
Buying things on credit & paying the bill later
Consumer credit
John Scopes violated a Tennessee law which forbid the teaching of evolution. Traditionalists won in court; Scopes was fined, & evolution was illegal to teach in the state until after the 1950s.
The Scopes Trial, 1925
Fear of communism spreading in the U.S. during & after the war led to the
1st Red Scare
Advocacy group for women that caused Congress to pass the Sheppard-Towner Federal Maternity & Infancy Act, 1921
Women's Joint Congressional Committee (WJCC)
White mob violence in Tulsa, OK that caused 39 deaths & several blocks of Black-owned shops & houses to be burned down
The Tulsa Massacre, 1921
A system that emphasized a company’s responsibility for their employee’s happiness & security
Welfare Capitalism
Immigration restriction was praised by ___, who now targeted immigrants, non-Protestants, political radicals, & non-traditionalists as well as African Americans
the New (or 2nd) Ku Klux Klan
This made it illegal to speak out against the president, government, or U.S.
Sedition Act, 1918
Political organization who fought for female equality through legislation, like the Equal Rights Amendment
National Women's Party (NWP)
Private homes, businesses, & meeting halls were invaded to find those responsible for sending mail bombs
Refusing to bargain with worker's unions
The American Plan
The ____ occurred because of rising worker strikes that grew from the late 1800s, the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, & mail bombs sent to government officials
1st Red Scare
Ended the Great War & harshly punished Germany
the Treaty of Versailles
Created a quota system that limited immigration from regions in Europe to 10% of their total influx from 1890
The National Origins Act, 1924
The FBI tried to enforce prohibition through the
Volstead Act
Using financial power (loans) & military intervention to grow economically
Dollar Diplomacy
Because of government organizations like the ___ & ___, workers of color & women flooded into industrial jobs for the war effort
NWLB & WIB