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Bloodied by war and disillusioned by piece, what did Americans do in the 1920s and what did they denounce?
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-because of Wilson we had been internationalists
-And we turned inward, isolate ourselves from world -Ignore diplomatic commitments -denounced radical foreign ideas -Condemned on American lifestyles -Supported immigration restriction -Concentrated on our own economy; transition from war call me two piece economy = recession followed by prosperity = roaring 20s |
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Describe the red scare
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-1919 1920-during the session.
-Fear of communism after World War I -Associated with Bolshevik Revolution -There was no secret of the Communist Party in United States; News blows it out of portion |
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How did Americans respond to the red scare and who led the crusade against radicals
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-30 states pass addition loss
-A. Mitchell Palmer-"red Hunter"-lead crusade against radicals; it was a US Atty. Gen.; created the Justice Department (led by J Edgar Hoover) Palmer raids-raids Communist Party headquarters |
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What events highlighted the red scare?
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-Mall bombs
-Bomb exploded on Wall Street -Bomb sent to a Mitchell Palmer -We are hysterical - Union membership decreases -Person shot for not standing for US anthem |
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How did Americans respond to the flood of immigrants into the United States following World War I?
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18,000 and the grant moved into US-two thirds from southeastern Europe
-Emergency quota act -Second immigration act of 1924 |
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Emergency quota act
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-3% of each race can come to america
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Who did the quota system discriminate against
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-Eastern and southern Europeans
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Identify Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeu Vanzetti.
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-Two men were men arrested for murder
-They were professed anarchist, Draft dodgers, dark skinned Italian immigrants -Circumstantial evidence -Sentenced to die -Just called them "anarchist bastards" -executed after six years of appeals |
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Why did many Americans support prohibition
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-to conserve grain
-To go against German brewers |
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Where in the US is opposition to prohibition the strongest
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Eastern cities "large number of immigrants"
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What did the 18th amendment due and when did it go into effect
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Prohibited sales of intoxicating liquor
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What conditions hampered the enforcement of prohibition
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-Disillusionment
-Ex post facto law (something that had always been legal) -Not enough law-enforcement |
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What sort of crime to prohibition spawn
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-speakeasies, police bribery, gangsterism, gained wars
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What US city was the most spectacular example of lawlessness
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Chicago
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Who was branded as public enemy number one
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Al Capone
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What replaced corner saloons during Prohibition
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Speakeasies
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Once prohibition was repealed what other illicit activities to did gangsters move into
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Drugs, prostitution, gambling
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Who was the "Noble experiment" of prohibition a complete failure
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No:
-arrest for drunkenness decrease -Absenteeism at work decreased -Savings accounts increased -That's from alcohol decreased |
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Identify what is meant by the term great migration
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"Red Summer"
African-Americans leave the south and move into cities looking for jobs that are empty due to boys overseas -Harlem, Philly, St. Louis, Detroit -Predominately all-white cities are being infiltrated by blacks = racial tensions (lynchings, KKK) |
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Describe race relations in the US following world War I
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Black Americans not content with treatment
-Many go overseas to find more for democracy -much more militant attitude among blacks Americans after World War I-sparked racial violence |
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Eugene Williams
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-swimming at beach in Lake Michigan
-beach divided by rope: black versus white side -He swim so far away were wasn't there and crossed over to white side -whites threw rocks at him; he was knocked unconscious and drowned -Sparks extreme racial violence and riots in Chicago |
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Marcus Garvey
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-Black nationalist/separatist
-Jamaican -Created United Negro improvement Association -Goal is to promote resettlement of blacks in Africa -Promote the establishment of black businesses -Started steamship company to transport blacks -Deported for mail fraud because he became a threat to the government |
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How did the revived KKK of 1920s differ from the reconstruction era KKK?
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-Why people rise up because blacks became more militant
-Nationwide (not just anti-black) Anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant, anti-do, anti-Darwinism, anti-gambling, anti-birth control -5 million do you paying members -Believe they guard public morality |
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Why did the KKK collapse in the 1920s?
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-Publicity ties KKK lynching
-Decent people back away (most don't approve and are terrified of KKK; the KKK is made up of a very prominent minority) -Embezzlement |
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Describe the Harlem Renaissance
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-Revival of black culture
-Celebration of black culture -jazz becomes a force for racial tolerance -Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, WC Handy, Bessie Smith, Claude McKay, Zora Neal Hurston |
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John T Scopes
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High school biology teacher in Tennessee
-State law prevented teaching evolution -Scopes taught evolution and was charged, arrested and tried -appeals upheld guilty verdict -Found guilty and fined $100 -American Civil Liberties Union wanted to test/challenge the law -Fined $100 |
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What was the famous trial nicknamed
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Monkey trial
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How did the trial polarize Americans?
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Fundamentalist versus modernist
(Tradition versus science) |
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To the American Civil Liberties Union hire to defense Scopes
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Clarence Darrow
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Who served in the prosecution team
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Williams Jennings Bryan
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What happened fundamentalism after the trial
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Remained a vibrant force in American spiritual life
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What size are made in education during 1920s. Identify John Dewey
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-Professor from Columbia
-Believe that you should educate students for life: common core = boring and not helpful -Took pragmatic approach to education reform -Practical education -founded lab schools |
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What made possible the prosperity of the 1920s?
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-Pent-up savings accumulated during World War I
-Installment buying: buy now, pay later -Increase production: produce more with less (for the assembly line) |
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What was the main problem faced by manufacturers in the 1920s?
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Advertising
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Bruce Barton
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"The man nobody knows"
-Bestseller 1925 -Tried to convince people Jesus Christ is the best |
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Why was a tremendous cloud of debt accumulated during the 1920s
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Installment buying and banks were offering home mortgage
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What was Henry Ford contribution to automobile industry
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-Mass production
-Assembly-line production -Guaranteed five dollars a day-average was $2 -Fair work |
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Which city became the motor capital of United States?
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What was the model T nickname? How much did it cost? How fast did it go?
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What impact of the automobile have one American life in the 1920s?
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-leads to development of suburbs
-Became a favorite past time -Convenience, pleasure, excitement -And isolation and rural areas |
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What were the social byproducts of the automobile?
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-Nation of commuters
-Women become more independent |
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What negative impact on mobile have on society?
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-Accidents-serious injury and death
"House of prostitution on wheels" -Leaves to decline a morals -Stimulates crime -Leads to pollution |
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Babe Ruth
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-famous New York Yankees baseball player
-60 home runs-record not broken until 1961 |
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The Negro National League
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First in a series of all black leagues
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Josh Gibson
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69 home runs in one single season
-Catcher for Pittsburgh |
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Jack Dempsey
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Heavyweight boxing champ
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Harold "Red" Grange
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"Galloping ghost"
-College football running back -Played for University of Illinois |
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Knute Rockne
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-The coach Notre Dame
-Five undefeated season |
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Bill Tilden and Helen wills
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Tennis greats
Tilden: number one for years Wills: 31 grand slams |
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Johnny Weismuller
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Five Olympic gold-medal
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Gertrude Ederle
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First woman swim English Channel "20 miles"
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Bobby Jones
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One every major in two years
-Only player to win grand slam |
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Jackie Robinson
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Number 42
First black in white league |
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Who is the most celebrated hero of the 1920s
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Charles Lindbergh
"The flying fool" "Lucky Lindy" -Tries to fly nonstop from New York to Paris for $25,000 -It takes 33 and half hours -1930s is 20-month-old son was kidnapped; the boy was dropped on the way down the ladder from the window; Lindburg payed ransom; He was found two months later and shallow grave |
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Which political party dominated the presidency during 1920s
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Republican
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Name the three presidents elected during the 1920s
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Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover
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Who is the famous secretary of treasury during the 1920s
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Andrew Mellon
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What did he consistently support? What was his theory known as and how was it supposed to work?
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-supported laissez-faire
Trickle-down theory -text breaks for rich and big businesses: -thought extra money would trickle-down for expanding businesses and higher wages |
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how did the US government make up for the lost revenue
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the debt raised from $1 billion-$24 billion
-Tariffs: dried-up trade: when stock market crashes-Hoover raises care (never-ending cycle) |
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The Harding administration was marked by scandals similar to that which occurred during which other presidential administration?
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Grant
-Harding was average: he associated with the wrong people; put friends into office and they ripped off the government -secretary of State: Charles Hughes -Atty. Gen. : Henry Daugherty -sec. interior: Albert fall -Secretary of treasury: melon -Sec. of commerce: Herbert Hoover |
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What was the most famous scandal of the Harding administration
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