1. Question #1 –Debate over League of Nations leaves American public deeply divided –Economy in state of adjustment Soldiers returning home faced unemployment Wartime orders decrease; hurting farmers and factory workers –Fearful of outsiders/Nativism –Isolationism – policy of pulling away in foreign affairs

2. Question #2 Red Scare: Fear of Communism Begins in 1919 – after WWI There had been a Communist Revolution in Russia

3. Question #3 Palmer Raids: nationwide raids to round up suspected “Reds” (communists)

4. Question #4 Sacco and Vanzetti were anarchists that dodged the draft Convicted of murder – sentenced to death Many believe they were killed because of their heritage and beliefs (not the crime)

5. Question #5 Nativism – prejudice against foreign-born people Policy made Congress limit immigration

6. Question #6 Group was devoted to “100 percent Americanism” which it considered to be English, Protestant heritage Hostile to African Americans, Catholics, Jews, foreigners, and any other group it judged to be immoral or un-American

7. Question #7 Quotas – limits on immigration People believed that now there were fewer jobs, fewer immigrants should be allowed to enter the US Immigrants from the Western Hemisphere were not included in the Quota

8. Question #8 During WWI, people were not allowed to go on strike, so after the war people were still upset with working conditions Wanted an increase in pay

9. Question #9 Immigrants worked for less Most unions did not allow African Americans to join

10. Question #10 Given a bad label so the public will support boss, not workers If they organized as a union/strike, it looked like they were planning a “revolt”

11. Question #11 Keep taxes down for business – have more in their pocket to invest in business (buy more land, hirer more workers, etc) Keep government interference low (laissez-faire type policies: opposite of Communism) Increase tariffs (helped support American business)

12. Question #12 New roads must be built – Route 66 (travel from Chicago to California on one road) Houses came with garages New gas stations, repair shops, motels, tourist camps, shopping centers Farming families could drive to the cities Allowed families to vacation in new places Urban sprawl

13. Question #13 Prohibition banned alcohol Began with a movement to promote morals/healthy behavior Effect – organized crime, bootlegging, speakeasies, increase in bars

14. Question #14 John Scopes was arrested for teaching about evolution Shows the huge clash btwn. fundamentalists/traditional values and changing/liberal ideas

15. Question #15 Women’s traditional role as wife and mother changed More free time b/c of new inventions (vacuum, washing machine) Some became flappers Shorter hair and skirts 19 th Amendment – gained the right to vote

16. Question #16 Great Migration – movement of African Americans from farms/rural areas in the south to cities/urban areas in the north Cause: better factory jobs in north, failure of crops and racial discrimination in the south Effect: racial tension in the north, overcrowded cities, Harlem Renaissance

17. Question #17 a cultural movement in 1920s America during which black art, literature, and music experienced renewal and growth, originating in New York City's Harlem district

18. Question #18 Italy – Mussolini took over as dictator Germany – Hitler failed to overthrow gov’t –Jailed for 9 months –Wrote Mein Kampf

19. Question #19 Lindbergh Hero –First person to fly solo across Atlantic Lindbergh Villain –Racist/anti-Semitic remarks –Ties to German air force/Nazis

20. Question #20 New electrical appliances Running water – more baths! Electricity – safer than gas.