Vocabulary
Prejudice against foreign-born people.
nativism
Americans supported immigration.
False
Strikes were popular during the 1920s
TRUE
Who was considered to be the least successful president? WHY?
Warren Harding because
Despite Harding’s soothing speeches, his judgment turned out to be poor. The discord among the major world powers and the conduct within his own cabinet would test his politics and his character.
Harding’s administration began to unravel as his corrupt friends used their offices to become wealthy through graft.
1922, America adopted this act, which raised taxes on
U.S. imports to 60 percent—the highest level ever.
Fordney-McCumber Tariff, which raised taxes on
U.S. imports to 60 percent—the highest level ever.
a policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs.
isolationism
This was a common reason immigrants came to the U.S.
What is to find religious and political freedom?
The 1920s hurt the labor movement. True or False? Why?
TRUE because
• much of the work force consisted of immigrants will-
ing to work in poor conditions,
• since immigrants spoke a multitude of languages,
unions had difficulty organizing them,
• farmers who had migrated to cities to find factory jobs
were used to relying on themselves, and
• most unions excluded African Americans.
Technology &
Business Changes
of the 1920s
Radio, newspapers, TV
payments demanded from a defeated enemy
reparations:
an economic and political system based on
a single-party government ruled by a dictatorship.
What is communism?
The "new immigration" (immigrants after 1870) were from these countries.
What is eastern and southern Europe? (Italy, Poland, Russia, etc.)
Why did the Boston Police strike?
The Boston police had not been given a raise
since the beginning of World War I. Among their many grievances was that they
had been denied the right to unionize. When representatives asked for a raise and
were fired, the remaining policemen decided to strike.
Scandal involving the leasing of government lands to oil companies.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
The government had set aside oil-rich public lands at Teapot Dome, Wyoming, and Elk Hills, California, for use by the U.S. Navy was known as this scandal
Teapot Dome Scandal
people who opposed any form of government.
They trampled people’s civil rights, invading private homes and offices and jailing suspects without allowing them, legal counsel. Hundreds of foreign-born radicals were deported without trials.
anarchists—people who opposed any form of government.
One of the many Italian cuisines brought to America by immigrants.
What is pizza? (or spaghetti, lasagna, etc.)
Did African Americans have union membership?
Yes, less than 1 %
President Harding's poker playing cronies known for corrupting his administration.
Who is the Ohio Gang?
Gas for Cars in the 1920s was cheap./
TRUE
quota system
This system established the maximum number of people who could enter the United States from each foreign country. The goal of the quota system was to cut sharply European immigration to the United States.
Native-born Protestant Americans sometimes resisted immigration because they did not like these religions.
What are Catholic and Jewish religions?
Why did the steel mill strike?
Workers in the steel mills wanted the right to
negotiate for shorter working hours and a living wage. They also wanted union
recognition and collective bargaining rights. In September 1919, the U.S. Steel
Corporation refused to meet with union representatives. In response, over
300,000 workers walked off their jobs.
In an effort to help Germany pay war reparations to France and Britain and to aid the collection of loan money France and Great Britain owed to the USA
What is the Dawes Plan?
Significane of Calvin Coolidge
Stepping into office in 1923, the
tightlipped Vermonter was respect-
ed for his solemnity and wisdom.
Coolidge supported American
business and favored what he
called “a constructive economy.”
Known for his strength of charac-
ter, Coolidge forced the resigna-
tion of Attorney General Daugherty
and other high officials who had
created scandal in office.