League of Nations
Definition of the League of Nations
International Peace Group after WWI, 48 country members
Definition of Suffrage
The right to vote
The first territory that gave women the right to vote
Wyoming
What is the 1920's referred to as?
The Roaring 20's
Most people could afford __________ to drive
cars/ automobiles
Definition of International
Between two or more countries
Why did women want the right to vote
To express themselves and have a voice in government,
be more independent,
have some control in their life,
The first state that gave women the right to vote
Colorado
This type of music became popular in the 1920's
Jazz Music
Brand of cars mass produced
Ford
What was the problem with decision making in the League of Nations
All members needed to agree in order to make changes
What Amendment gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
The President during WWI and when women received the right to vote.
Woodrow Wilson
_______________ production of Industry made things more affordable
Mass
The 1920's can be described as a time of _____________ change
cultural
The League of Nations promoted disarmament, what does disarmament mean
to decrease weapons, limit weapons
In what year did women recieve the right to vote
1920
The First Women's Rights Convention was held in what in 1848 in __________________________
Seneca Falls New York
Nickname for young women in the 1920's
Flappers
The _____________ market crashed and ended this time of prosperity and optimism
stock
List the three major weaknesses of the League of Nations
No Army
Everyone needed to agree
Powerful countries like the United States were not members
Name of the women's suffragist leader that held hunger strikes in jail, protesting for women's rights
Alice Paul
What is the purpose of a strike? Give an example of how women used strikes to get women's suffrage
Strike: Public Protest
Hunger Strike: Refused to eat until women were given the right to vote
Describe prohibition in the 1920's
made alcohol illegal
The Great _____________ came after the 1920's.
Depression