1920s Politics
After WWI, America had a desire to return to the practice of _____________, in which the U.S. would pull away from any involvement in world affairs. What do you call this behavior in the U.S.?
What is isolationism?
Wildly popular in their own right, black American baseball leagues produced such talented players as Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige up until many entered the major leagues. What was the name of the 1920s leagues that they played in?
What was the Negro National Leagues?
During World War I, the price of corn and other foods reached an all-time high. At the start of the 1920s, farmers earned 70 cents per bushel. How LOW did the price of a bushel of corn reach by the end of the 1920s?
What was ten cents per bushel?
What major city in the 1920s and the 1930s was known as the most corrupt and crime ridden city in America?
What is Chicago?
Czar Nicholas II, unable to cope with desperate conditions in Russia, and great loss of Russian soldiers in WWI, abdicated (surrendered or gave up) his throne in what year?
What was 1917?
What is the term that explains why many native-born Americans would become increasingly suspicious of individuals not born in the U.S.?
What is nativism?
During the WWI era, many African-Americans had moved to northern cities for job opportunities and to escape racial injustice in the South. What was this mass movement of African-Americans called?
The U.S. economy in the 1920s benefited the nation’s families within urban areas, providing more income to spend on consumer products such as...
What is the term that described bold women who pushed conventional boundaries that defined the traditional way women were expected to look and act in the 1920s?
What are “Flappers”?
To slow immigration, what Act did Congress pass, that limited yearly immigration to 350,000 immigrants?
What was the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?
Communism frightened the American public; fear that the “Reds” or Communists would take over the country. What actions did the government take against suspected anarchists?
What was jailed without being entitled to a lawyer and deported without trials even though no evidence was found?
Rising tensions, especially in cities in the North, resulted in more than how many urban race riots culminating in the summer of 1919?
What were 25 race riots in 1919?
What is the name of an economic market where stock prices are rising, an investor could make money on the stock as its value increased greater than what they paid for it?
What is a Bull market?
Bootleggers also tried to stretch their supply of alcohol by diluting it with substances such as wood alcohol, rubbing alcohol. People began to make their own alcohol in their homes. What are the slang terms for home-made alcohol?
What is Bathtub Gin or Moonshine?
In what year was the Emergency Quota Act changed (strengthened) to exclude all Japanese immigrants? This change reflected America's Anti-Asian sentiment.
What was 1924?
During their height in the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) began to broaden their targets, to include what groups?
What are immigrants, Catholics, and members of the Jewish faith?
Known for his raspy sounding voice, and his use of improvisation, the influence of what African-American musician continues to impact music in the 21st Century?
Who was Louis Armstrong?
New businesses and industries like the automobile and home appliance industries prospered while older industries like the __________________ struggled as it was replaced by gasoline, electric, and natural gas industries. What industry struggled?
What is the coal industry?
During the 1920s, in Detroit alone, how many illegal bars are said to have existed?
What are 15,000 to 25,000?
In what year did Boston police officers send representatives to the police commissioner to ask for a pay raise because the cost of living had doubled? The police commissioner responded by firing everyone in the group and the remaining officers went on strike.
What was 1919?
Believing that a strike would yield the most positive benefits for the greatest number of unionized workers, how many strikes were used in 1919 alone?
What was 3,000 strikes?
What black nationalist leader promoted the idea that “Black is Beautiful” and encouraged African-Americans to be prideful in their culture and heritage. He initiated a “Back to Africa” movement, in an effort to build a separate society from whites?
Who was Marcus Garvey?
In November of 1919, the president of the United Mine Workers called for workers to strike in protest of long workdays and low wages, and the mines remained closed for a month. What was the result of the strike?
What were the miners didn’t receive a shorter work day or a 5-day work week, but they did get a 27% wage increase?
Which term refers to illegal bars during the Prohibition era?
What are speakeasies?
The radio shared major accomplishments with Americans. What pilot became famous with his first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic in May of 1927?
Who the heck was Charles Lindbergh?