Events
This person was President at the beginning of the decade, known for a presidency filled with controversy
Who is Warren G Harding?
This was the term given to the large group of people who would smuggle alcohol from foreign nations into the U.S.
What is bootlegger?
This is a term that describes prejudice against foreign-born people
What is nativism?
This is the term for the Moonshine that was created in Minnesota due to the specific kind of seed corn used to make it
What is Minnesota 13?
What is the Red Scare?
This person served as President from 1923-1929
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
This number amendment of the Constitution made prohibition legal (bonus points if you know the other name for it
What is 18th amendment? (Bonus: Volstead Act)
An economic and political system that is led by a single-party government
This group of people are opposed to any form of government
Who are anarchists?
This event was when the Sec. of Interior leased gov't oil reserves in exchange for kickbacks
What is The Tea Pot Dome Scandal?
These two Italian immigrants were arrested after being accused of robbing a store and were also charged with murder. They were ultimately executed and the trial caused outrage amongst the public
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?
This person was known as the biggest gangster of the Roaring 20's. He was known for his gambling rings, illegal alcohol selling, and prostitution as well
Who is Al Capone?
This is a form of foreign policy in which countries tend to pull away from world affairs
What is isolationism?
This specific tariff raised taxes on imports up to 60%
What is the Fordney McCumber tariff?
This man was President Harding's secretary of treasury and set about drastically cutting taxes and the nation's debt
Who is Andrew Mellon?
This was created to limit immigration to the United States. In 1924, European arrivals were cut to 2% of number of residents in 1890. There was unlimited immigration from Western Hemisphere nations in the U.S.
What is the quota system?
This term describes emancipated young women who would adopt new fashions and urban attitudes
This was a protest over pay for this group of people and their ability to unionize. It was ultimately ended when the governor hired a new batch of people to take their place
What is the Boston police strike?
This person was the secretary of interior during the Harding administration
Who is Albert B Fall?
The role that Charles Evan Hughes had in the Harding cabinet
What is Secretary of State?
This was the name given to the corrupt friends of President Harding who cause embarrassment to the nation
What is the Ohio Gang?
Under this plan, American investors loaned Germany billions of dollars to pay its war reparations to Britain & France.
What is the Dawes Plan?