Postwar Problems The Red Scare Rascally Repubs African Americans Minority Groups P & P Life in the Twenties Creative Splurge Potpourri (T/F) Jeopardy!!
100 Why did unemployment rise after the First World War? back
200 Why did wages fall following the First World War? back
300 Why did goods and services cost more following the First World War? back
400 What year was well known for labor strikes? back
500 What was used in order to bridge the gap between low wages and expensive goods and services? back
100 Why were strikes unsuccessful in 1919? back
200 Why did the Red Scare occur in the United States? back
300 What was the name of the leader of the Communist Party in Russia? back
400 What was the name of the leader of the Socialist Party in the United States? back
500 These raids, named after the attorney general of the United States, arrested suspected communists and/or deported them. back
100 Who won the election of 1920? back
200 Who won the election of 1924? back
300 Who won the election of 1928? back
400 What were the economic policies of the Republican Presidents? back
500 DAILY DOUBLE Why did the Republicans control the White House during the 20’s and what happened that the Republicans survived? back
100 Why did African Americans move north between 1910 and 1930? back
200 What was one effect of African Americans moving northward? back
300 Under Woodrow Wilson’s encouragement, what group grew to a membership of 5 million by 1923? back
400 Name two ways that African Americans defended their rights during the 1920’s. back
500 Describe Black Nationalism. back
100 By 1920, what percentage of the nation’s population was foreign born? back
200 What did Congress do to limit immigration? back
300 What types of jobs did Mexican Americans get when they moved north? back
400 How did American Indians fight back against the government taking their land? back
500 What was the biggest way that Mexican Americans became adjusted to American life? back
100 About what percentage of American homes had electricity by 1930? back
200 What was the business practice of simplifying a process by mastering each of its tasks? back
300 Who was the person who instituted the assembly line in his automobile factory? back
400 How did automobiles change family life in the 1920’s? back
500 Name two ways that consumers were impacted by the new business practices of the 1920’s. back
100 When did Prohibition occur? back
200 Name the gangster that prohibition allowed to gain power? back
300 Name three of the new forms of mass entertainment. back
400 Define Revivalism. back
500 Define Fundamentalism. back
100 Jazz as a music form came from what earlier music form? back
200 Why did jazz move north? back
300 The Harlem Renaissance involved what two forms of entertainment? back
400 Name one of the two authors from the Lost Generation (1920’s). back
500 DAILY DOUBLE Who was Frank Lloyd Wright? back
100 True of False: The Scopes trial allowed evolution to be taught in the classrooms of Tennessee. back
200 Who was Jim Thorpe? back
300 True or False: Charles Lindbergh was an Olympic hurdler and a three sport athlete in college. back
400 True or False: Installment plans allowed consumers to buy expensive items on credit. back
500 True or False: Henry Ford was able to control his workers because he paid them so much. back