4. Why were the 1920's sometimes called the "Roaring 20’s"?

5. The 1920's are sometimes called the "Roaring 20's" because widespread social and economic change occurred

7. What did Warren G. Harding support when he used the phrase "return to normalcy" during his presidential campaign of 1920?

10. The decade after World War I was characterized by a clash of ideals and values between which two groups?

11. Traditionalism vs. Modernism
Old Values
Adults
Dry
Rural
Religion
New Values
Youth
Wet
Urban
Science

12. How did the growth of the automobile industry after World War I change the United States economy ?

14. The growing automobile industry was the result of mass production techniques (assembly line) in American factories

15. What was the Nineteenth Amendment?

17. How did the image of many young women change during the 1920’s?

18. The changing image of women during the 1920’s was symbolized by the popularity of the flappers and their style of dress.

19. What was the primary reason many African Americans migrated to the North during and after WWI?

20. The primary reason many African Americans migrated to the North both during and after World War I was because more economic opportunities existed in the North.

21. How did the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s influence American society?

22. A period when blacks created noteworthy works of art and literature
Harlem Renaissance
A period when blacks created noteworthy works of art and literature

23. The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s influenced American society by increasing awareness of African American contributions to American culture.

24. What issues did Langston Hughes write about in his poems?

25. Writers of the Harlem Renaissance were most concerned with the experience of blacks in America

26. Which movement’s primary goal was the ratification of a constitutional amendment authorizing Prohibition?

27. The TEMPERANCE movement’s primary goal was the ratification of a constitutional amendment authorizing Prohibition

28. What were the results of Prohibition?

29. Ban against the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal
Prohibition
Ban against the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal

31. Why did Prohibition fail?

32. One reason that national Prohibition failed was because
many Americans did not support the law.

33. Which number amendment repealed the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)?

35. What court case demonstrated a clash between traditional beliefs and new scientific influences?

36. The Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial demonstrates a clash between traditional beliefs and new scientific influences during the 1920s.

37. What issue was at the center of the Scopes Trial in 1925?
What issue was at the center of the Scopes Trial in 1925?

38. The Scopes Trial centered on the issue of teaching evolution in public schools

39. Which group openly hated immigrants, Jews, blacks and the Catholics?
Which group openly hated immigrants, Jews, blacks and the Catholics?

40. The KU KLUX KLAN openly hated immigrants, Jews, blacks and the Catholics in the 1920’s.

41. What was the objective of the Immigration Act of 1924 (Quota Acts) established by the government in the1920’s?

42. The main objective of the quota system established by the immigration laws of the 1920s was to reduce the number of immigrants from certain nations.

43. What caused the Red Scare?

44. The Red Scare was influenced by a distrust of foreigners and people with radical political ideas.

45. person opposed to organized government
Anarchists
person opposed to organized government

47. How did the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti reflect the intolerance that existed in the U.S. during the 1920s?

48. The murder convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti were influenced by a distrust of foreigners and radicals that existed in the 1920’s.

51. THE GREAT DEPRESSION (1929 – 1940)
Great Depression - a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

52. What event marks the beginning of the Great Depression?

53. Stock Market Crash

54. What were the causes of the Great Depression?

55. Causes of the Great Depression
OVERPRODUCTION OF GOODS CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH UNWISE STOCK MARKET INVESTORS BUYING STOCKS “ON MARGIN” CONSUMERS BUYING ON CREDIT

58. SOUP KITCHENS AND BREADLINES

59. How DID President Hoover believe the problems of the Great Depression could best be solved?

60. President Hoover

61. People should rely on private enterprise and individual initiative to improve economic conditions not the Federal government.

62. What were Hoovervilles?

63. A "Hooverville" was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States of America. 

64. Who was the Bonus Army?

65. The Bonus Army was made up of World War I veterans who demanded a promised bonus ahead of schedule.65

66. How did the Bonus Army episode in 1932 hurt President Hoover?

67. AMERICANS SHOCKED AT TREATMENT OF WWI VETS
Because of the Bonus Army episode in 1932, President Hoover lost public confidence and was unable to win the 1932

69. Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in 1932 mainly because of hopes that Roosevelt would do something about the economy

70. What were the three goals of the New Deal?

71. 71

72. ALPHABET AGENCIES

73. What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?

74. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures savings accounts in banks.

75. Which New Deal agency was set up to provide pensions for the elderly and retired workers?

76. Social Security Administration (SSA)

77. How did the New Deal agency, AAA, attempt to improve the farm economy during the Great Depression?

79. In which area of the United States did the Dust Bowl of the 1930s occur?

80. The Great Plains 80

81. What factors caused the DUST BOWL?

82. Poor farming methods and sustained drought

83. How did many farmers in the region react to the devastation of the
Dust Bowl?

84. They Migrated to California

85. How did President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal increase the power of the Federal government?

86. In the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that the Federal Government must concern itself with the people’s economic well-being

87. How did President Franklin D
How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt respond to the Supreme Court decisions that declared several New Deal laws unconstitutional?

89. Why did opponents of the New Deal criticize President Franklin D
Why did opponents of the New Deal criticize President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

90. CRITICS OF THE NEW DEAL

91. What was the impact of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?

93. "Ho Hum! No chance of contagion.”
Dr. Seuss
May 1941