Ch18
What were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti charged with, and convicted of?
Robbery & Murder
An economic and political system based on a single party government ruled by a dictatorship.
Communism
Women who showed rejection in traditional restrictions
Flappers
Problems facing American farmers during 1920s
Overproduction of farm crops
What year did the first Iphone come out?
2007
Established the maximum number of immigrants who were allowed in the U.S. from each foreign country
Quota System
All examples of Racial and ethnic intolerance of the 1920s
The Red Scare/Sacco & Vanzetti/ Resurgence of the KKK
Social and economic movements of the 1920s
Adopting women's suffrage and Prohibition
stimulated many industries: steel, glass, and rubber. New businesses sprang up: gas stations, motels. Increased mobility
automobile
How many bones are in the human body?
206
Result of this is a conflict of new thinking and view of traditional values
John Scopes/"monkey trial" (1925)
Reasons why African Americans went to the North during and following
WW I
Availability of new factory jobs
The rise of a "consumer culture" was caused by
Installment buying and advertising
What did employers accuse striking workers of to protect their own interests?
Being communists
What is the average height for an American male
5'9
What was a nativist? would they have found fault with the Emergency Quota Acts of 1921?
Nativists were individuals who opposed all foreigners. They felt the quota system did not restrict immigration enough.
Characteristics of the 1920s Sacco and Vanzetti case
Intolerance toward immigrants
Primarily motivated nativism in the US in the late 1800s
Hostility toward immigrant workers
Reasons for economic prosperity in 1920s
Demand for automobiles increased & Installment buying and buying on credit AND new consumer goods
Who was the mayor of Chicago in 2009?
Richard Daley
Effect the Great Depression had on American economy
High unemployment and underproduction
New immigration laws of the 1920s
Quotas were set to limit immigration from many countries
Goal of ratifying the Prohibition Amendment
Bring about social reform
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
restore the public's faith in financial institutions
Who leads the NBA in points all time.
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar