1. What was the 18 th Amendment and why was it so difficult to enforce?
Prohibition. Many people, like cops, looked the other way. Too much money to be made.
2. How were gangsters such as Al Capone, able to continually break the law?
The bought off police and judges
3. Describe a flapper (include more than her appearance). Modern day woman of the 1920s. Wore short skirts and bobbed hair. Attitude change, more aware of politics and life in general. Unmarried women began working: seamstresses, waitresses, secretaries
4. What was the Great Migration?
The Great Migration saw more than 1.2 million African Americans move to the North to escape racism and find better jobs. Unfortunately, it was hard to find a job in the north too.
5. What were the goals of the NAACP in the 20?
Appealed to lawmakers, lawsuits, fight for voting rights
6. What was the purpose of the Black is Beautiful Movement?
To change attitudes about color
7. What was the Harlem Renaissance?
period during the 1920’s considered an outpouring of art and literature that explored the African American experience. In other words, African American novelists, poets, and artists celebrated their culture.
8. Describe the movies of the 20s.
silent movies, Charlie Chaplin, Keystone Kops, Slapstick,
Deadpan. 4 th largest industry, cost 5 cents for a movie.
9. Who was Babe Ruth?
Home run king in 1927, hit 60 HRs-record stood until the 60s Who was
Bobby Jones?
He was a lawyer from Atlanta who designed Augusta National-Masters for Golfing.
10. Who was Charles Lindbergh?
Flew the Sprit of St. Louis-1 st transcontinental, non-stop, solo flight from NY to Paris-33 hours.
11. What was the issue of the Scopes Trial?
A.k.a. Monkey Trial. Most people believed in
Creationism. TN made it illegal to teach evolution. Mr. Scopes taught it anyway and was sued.
12. What was the Red Scare?
Was like xenophobia, which is a fear of foreigners. There was a fear of communism and Russia had just become communist. American newspapers exaggerated the results of communism, so Americans began thinking immigrants were dangerous to our society.
13. Why were Sacco and Vanzetti convicted and sentenced to death using circumstantial evidence?
Because they were immigrants.
14. Who were the targets of the KKK in the 20s?
Roman Catholics, (many immigrants), Jews, and
Blacks.
15. Why was the economy of the 20s described as Golden?
Production was high and there were many new products and small appliances to make life easier. If you didn’t have the money, you could now buy it on the installment plan. You could also purchase stock on borrowed money by “buying on the margin”.
16. What was the installment plan?
Buy now on credit and pay monthly amounts to the store.
17. What is speculation?
Buying for the purpose of resale to make a profit And what were investors speculating on in the Twenties?
Land-- focused on “get rich schemes”
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18. What was buying on the margin?
Buying stock with borrowed money. You put 10% of your own money in and can borrow 90% from the broker. This works fine if you have buyer when you want to sell the stock. If you don’t, you will lose and have to pay the broker back with making no profit..
19. What businesses were not booming in the 20s?
railroads, textiles, coal mining, farming, construction, people eventually stopped buying new goods and stock prices flatlined.
20. What caused the Stock Market Crash?
Panic due to people not buying stock. Prices went down and many people tried to sell.
21. Why were those who did not invest in the Stock Market or deposit money into the banks negatively impacted by the Stock Market Crash?
There was a spiral effect which caused stock prices to keep falling because so many people were selling. Bank loans became due and people could not afford to pay them.
22. To which political party did the three Presidents of the 20s belong?
Republican: Harding,
Coolidge-Hoover
23. What did Harding mean by a Return to Normalcy?
He wanted things to return to the way they were before WWI & progressivism, which was less government, pro-business policies (raise tariffs & lower taxes), and a foreign policy of isolation.
24. Why was Warren Harding’s Presidency viewed as negative?
There was a lot of scandal in his administration. Forbes from the Veterans Bureau stole money from the VA. Daugherty was the
Attorney General who accepted kickbacks from the sale of govt property. Fall (Sec. of Interior) =
Teapot Dome Scandal—gave private executives leases to oil reserves.
25. How was Calvin Coolidge able to overcome the negative legacy of Harding?
He was completely of
Harding. He had character and lived by a strict moral code
26. How did Calvin Coolidge become President?
He became Pres. When Harding died in office since he was Harding’s VP How long was he President?
2 yrs + 1 re-election of 4 years so 6 total years
27. What is meant by Coolidge Prosperity or Keep Cool with Coolidge?
He was “cool-headed”, said little, but thought out decisions very carefully. He favored business and wanted to bring back prosperity.
28. What was Coolidge’s strategy for the economy?
Support & favor big business. He reduced the national debt and lowered taxes to give incentives to businesses.
29. Who was President when the Stock Market Crashed? Hoover Was it his fault?
no Was he blamed for it?
yes
30. What is meant by Herbert Hoover’s Rugged Individualism?
He asked businesses to voluntarily maintain employment, wages, and investments rather than cutting them. He stimulated federal works programs to create 1000s of jobs like the Hoover Dam.
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