The alliance system was...
when nations formed secret friendships
The Red Scare was the fear that _____ were working to destroy the American way of life
communists
This caused a wave of migration to the United States in 1910.
The Mexican Revolution
The 19th amendment did what?
Gave women the right to vote
Renaissance means...
Rebirth
What is imperialism?
When a country wants to control other nations
a recession
What did Americans think of immigrants in the 1920s?
They thought they were a threat and burden and would never fit in
A period of time when alcohol was banned
Prohibition
What is a fad? Name one example of a fad of the 20s.
A trend, something really cool for a short period of time (bob haircut, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Black Bottom, Breakaway)
The two things that made the United States join WWI
Zimmerman Note
Sinking of Lusitania
Who raided the offices of the Union of Russian Workers because he was afraid that communists would overthrow the US government?
A. Mitchell Palmer
Mexican workers brought to the USA to work during WWII
Braceros
They competed with white immigrants for the same jobs.
A period of time where African Americans made a lot of art and music. Their culture was celebrated.
The Harlem Renaissance
Two acts that punished the expression of Antiwar views
Espionage Act of 1917
Sedition Act of 1918
Which countries are usually associated with Communism?
He organized union farmworkers to help migratory workers get better pay and working conditions
Cesar Chavez
What did the 21st amendment do?
It ended prohibition so alcohol was legal again
This is an example of a famous author who wrote about how they thought the lifestyle of the 20s was actually lame
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sinclair Lewis
Ernest Hemingway
What did countries realize after WWI?
Some events can affect the entire world
What is communism?
The idea that no one has private property, the community owns everything and everything is equal
How is migration different from immigration?
migration is movement from one place to another usually as a group and immigration is when a person goes to live in another country to stay.
What did John Scopes get in trouble for?
Teaching evolution (survival of the fittest) to high schoolers in Tennessee
Why is it called the Roaring Twenties?
Because it was an exciting time for a lot of people.