US History II 1920\'s Test

Bray - 1920's test

43 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Harlem Renaissance (defined and results of)
- Literary and Artistic Movement Celebrating African American Culture
- Result of Great Migration
Prohibition (defined and results of)
- Forbids the creation, consumption, and distribution of alchohol in America
- Alcohol was blamed for sin, abuse, poor health, and money issues
What did the Washington Naval Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact have in common?
Both dealth with foreign issues and war
Why the "Roaring 20's"?
Because people had very expressive social lives and values/morals were challenged
Literature by F. Scott Fitzgereld and Langston Hughes were based on what?
American Culture
Scopes Trial (conflict between what and lawyers involved)
- Creationism vs. Evolution
- John T. Scopes (Clarence Darrow) vs. Tennessee (William Jennings Bryan)
"The business of America is business" (who said it and what did he support)
Calvin Coolidge...he supported business
Examples of Nativism in the 1920's
- KKK
- Quota System
- Palmer Raids
Economic growth of the 1920's was due to what?
Credit
Elections of 1920 and 1924
1920 - Warren G. Harding (rep) vs. James Cox (dem)
Harding wins
1924 - Calvin Coolidge
Sports hero's of the decade
Babe Ruth - baseball
Jim Thorpe - football
Jack Dempsy - boxing
Charles Lindbergh - pilot
Gertrude Ederle - swimming
Put the following in order:
(Coolidge elected President, Women recieve the right to voite, Prohibition, Teapot Dome)
1- Teapot dome
2- Coolidge president
3- Prohibition
4- Women vote
Why was there a rise in the KKK?
Because the ideas of nativsim, isolationism, and the red scare became common
Advertising
Companies came up with new ways to entice people to buy their products
Return to Normalcy
Warren G. Harding
-try to get back to their post-WWI lifestyle