U.S. History: Chapter 11 – Flashcards
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As the 1920's progressed, farm incomes
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declined.
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African Americans in the 1920's faced discrimination especially in
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the South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect
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How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
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by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity
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In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the
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Twenty-first Amendment
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In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,
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black middle and upper classes emerged.
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What was the condition of America's economy following World War I?
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There was a brief recession, followed by economic growth.
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What was a major result of Henry Ford's innovative manufacturing techniques?
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The sale price of cars went down.
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The demand for automobiles in the 1920's
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stimulated growth in many other industries.
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Buying stock on margin remained profitable as long as
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stock prices rose.
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During the 1920's, American farmers as a group
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suffered economically.
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Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that
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aided the growth of business.
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As President G. Harding
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reduced the regulations on businesses put into place by the Progressives.
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President Coolidge believed that the creation of wealth
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benefitted the nation as a whole.
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Under President Coolidge, the nation economy
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boomed.
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In the 1920's, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding the war?
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by avoiding close interaction with other nations
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What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America?
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between urban Americans and rural Americans
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Why was formal education more important for urban Americans than rural Americans?
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Most higher-paying jobs in the cities required a formal education.
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At it's heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
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religion and science.
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Why were nativists opposed to immigration?
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They feared the loss of jobs and damage to America's tradition.
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Between which two years was the most significant increase in the number of motor vehicles sold?
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1922 and 1923
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How was Henry ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?
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Ford put his cars on moving assembly lines and reduced the time it took to make a car.
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The American movie industry was controlled by a handful of huge studios in
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Hollywood, California.
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The "New Woman" of the 1920s
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rejected Victorian morality.
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How did consumer economy of the 1920s affect the lives of women?
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It made life easier for urban women.
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Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s?
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for a chance at a better future
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Jazz was
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an American hybrid of African American and European music forms.
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The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
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explored the pains and joys of being black in America
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Where had most African Americans in the 1920s Harlem come from?
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They had moved there from the South and the Caribbean.
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Why is Louis Armstrong considered a jazz legend?
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for his ability to play the trumpet and his subtle sense of improvisation
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Who is depicted in the photograph?
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New Women known as flappers
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Which of the following statements about women in the 1920s is true?
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Not all women wanted to be flappers, but many wanted to challenge political, economic, social, and educational boundaries.
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Which of the following would be studied by scientific management experts?
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the number of steps between a stockpile of parts and an assembly line
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Why were American writers of the 1920s referred to as the "Lost Generation"?
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They lost their faith in the existing cultural guideposts.
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How did the influence of jazz spread across the country so rapidly?
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Photograph records and radio introduced the music to wider audiences.
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How did the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 affect Native Americans?
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It made them United States citizens
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wealthy banker who served in the Harding administration
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Andrew Mellon
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set the theories of Charles Darwin against fundamentalism
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Scopes Trial
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agreement intended to settle international debts from World War I
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Dawes Plan
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1920s cultural outpouring associated with African Americans
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Harlem Renaissance
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first film with synchronized sound
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The Jazz Singer
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wrote the pain and pride of being black
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Langston Hughes
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manufacturing method in which each worker preforms one step
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mass production
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psychologist who stressed the importance of the unconscious mind
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Sigmund Freud
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targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants
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Ku Klux Klan
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A period during which the value of stocks increases
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bull market
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What was made illegal in the United States in 1919? What condition was placed on its legalization in 1933?
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In 1919, alcohol became illegal. In 1933 it was repealed, but the citizens could not transport it.
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What was the purpose of the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
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The purpose of the WNDC was to limit the amount of money spent for military build-up. The Kellogg-Briand Act was an agreement to outlaw war signed on August 27, 1928.
