Social
What movement brought African Americans to Harlem?
Great Migration
What do modernists believe?
Evolution, a more liberal interpretation of the Bible, more popular in cities
What hate group revived during the 1920s?
KKK
What were the presidents of the 1920s in order?
Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
What are characteristics of the Harlem Renaissance?
Jazz, poetry, art - all made by African American artists
**Make sure you study this.
What do fundamentalists believe?
Literal interpretation of the Bible, felt morals were declining, Creationists, more common in rural areas
What group was targeted by Nativists for being "radical"? (Weren't actually all radical)
Immigrants
What economic system is known for being hands-off?
Laissez-faire
What is the Lost Generation?
The group of writers in the 1920s who were disillusioned with war and the government
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Hemingway
Why was the Tennessee teacher arrested in the Scopes Trial?
For teaching about evolution
How did women's lives change in the 1920s?
More freedom, more jobs, more promiscuity (dresses at the knee, dancing, etc), more dating, more divorce permitted (escape abuse)
Who benefitted the most from Coolidge Prosperity?
Big businesses
What inventions improved home life/social life?
Dishwasher, vacuum, radio
What led to the riots of 1919?
New racial tensions in the North from the Great Migration
What was an effect of the 18th Amendment?
Less people wanted to follow the law, creation of speakeasies, growth of organized crime/bootleggers
What are characteristics of urban/rural life?
Urban - Fast-paced, very social, more drinking/partying, women had more freedom
Rural - Conservative, afraid of changes in cities, agrarian, against drinking
How did the automobile change society?
People were able to travel farther distances, commute to work, and date (more privacy in a car).
Negative: Traffic jams, death/injury from accidents
What major events happened during each presidency of the 1920s?
Harding - Washington Naval Conference
Coolidge - Coolidge Prosperity
Hoover - Stock Market Crash