Chapter 31 American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1919-1929
Theme 1: A disillusioned America turned away from idealism and reform after World War I and toward
isolationism in foreign affairs, domestic social conservatism, and the pleasure of prosperity.
Theme 2: New Technologies, mass marketing techniques, and new forms of entertainment fostered
rapid cultural change along with a focus on consumer goods. But the accompanying changes in moral
values and uncertainty about the future produced cultural anxiety, as well as sharp intellectual critiques
of American life.
Key Terms: (For each set of key terms, define their meaning and identify their relationship)
1. The Bolshevik Revolution and the Red Scare
2. The Ku Klux Klan and the Bible Belt.
3. The 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act
4. Religious Fundamentalism and the Scopes Monkey Trial
Chapter 32 The Politics of Boom and Bust, 1920-1932
Theme 1: The Republican administration of the prosperous 1920’s pursued conservative, pro-business
policies at home, and economic unilateralism abroad.
Theme 2: The great crash of 1929 led to a severe, prolonged depression that devastated the American
economy and spirit and resisted Hoover’s limited efforts to correct it.
Key Terms: (For each set of key terms, define their meaning and identify their relationship)
1. Washington Conference/ Nine-Power Treaty/ Kellogg-Briand Pact
2. Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act / Hawley-Smoot Tariff
3. The Ohio Gang/ Teapot Dome Scandal
4. Hoovervilles/ The Bonus Army
Chapter 33 The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1933-1939
Theme: Roosevelt’s New Deal tackled the Great Depression with massive federal programs designed to
bring about relief, recovery, and reform.
Key Terms: (For each set of key terms, define their meaning and identify their relationship)
1. First 100 Days/ The 3R’s
2. Fr. Charles Coughlin, Francis Townsend, and Huey Long/ The campaign of 1935/ The passage of the
Social Security Act.
3. Wagner Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act
4. Keynesian Economics / TVA
5. Fair Labor Standards Act/ CIO