BJ American Republic Chapter 22 new – Flashcards
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What did Warren G. Harding stress in his presidential campaign?
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return to normalcy
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What did the Washington Naval Conference seek to limit?
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naval shipbuilding
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Why did Americans want to set immigration quotas?
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fear of immigrants who might spread Communist ideas in America
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What was the Red Scare?
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American's fear of communism
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How did the automobile change life for farmers? for city workers?
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Farm families could make more frequent trips to town for shopping and social events.; City workers could live in suburbs.
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What American pilot was a hero of the 1920's? What did he accomplish in 1927?
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Charles Lindbergh; solo flight across Atlantic Ocean
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What basic mass production technique did Henry Ford introduce?
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assembly line
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Why were the 1920's called the "Roaring Twenties"? What does the literature of the era reveal about the satisfaction people gained in such a society?
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immoral lifestyles increased; Literature reveals despair and lack of meaning in life.
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What bill did the NAACP try to have Congress pass?
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anti-lynching law
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What is "bootlegging"?
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selling illegal liquor
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What famous trial took place as a result of the teaching of evolution? Where did it take place?
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Scopes trial; Dayton, TN
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Name the three Republican presidents of the 1920s.
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Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
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What act of corruption is associated with Albert B. Fall?
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Teapot Dome Scandal (leased government oil reserves to two oil men for kickback)
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Al Capone
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a Chicago gangster
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Calvin Coolidge
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"the business of America is business"
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Albert B. Fall
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organizer of the Teapot Dome scheme
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Warren G. Harding
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America should "return to normalcy"
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Herbert Hoover
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inherited the fall from prosperity
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Charles Lindbergh
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flew the Spirit of St. Louis to Paris
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What two international agreements did the US sign in the 1920s
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1 Washington Naval Conference (limited production of naval warships) 2 Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact (outlawed war as a means of settling international disputes)
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What was the "Red Scare"?
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fear of Communism
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When was the first commercial radio broadcast, and what did it announce?
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November 2, 1920--Harding's election to the presidency
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In what ways was racism ingrained in early twentieth century America?
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In the minds of many white Protestants, the immorality of the 20's was blamed on immigrants, Catholics, and minorities.
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What were the shockingly fashionable young women of the 1920s called?
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flappers
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When did Prohibition begin, and when did it end?
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1919-1933
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What is bootlegging?
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selling illegal liquor
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In what famous trial was a teacher convicted of teaching evolution but biblical Christianity ridiculed?
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Scopes trial
