U.S. History Unit 11 The Roaring 20's

Artistic, unconventional lifestyle

What name was given to Harding’s cabinet?

Albert B. Fall leased govt. land containing Navy oil reserves to private companies for bribes

Resurgence group in 20's whose philosophy was based on preserving America for white Protestants

Which best describes the Coolidge presidency?

Who were babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey?

Disposable incomes resulted in new products to buy which were bought in mass.

Radio, movies, newspapers, and magazines aimed at a broad audience

Low tax rates, businesses hire, increasing wages, workers spend money, govt. collects taxes

Which of the following best describes the effect that prohibition had on organized crime?

Improvisational style of music with Dixieland blues and ragtime influences

Which best describes the Harding presidency?

Belief that God created the world as told in the Bible

Which of the following industries developed during the 20’s in the United States?

Encouraging businesses to form trade associations that share information with the government.

large-scale manufacturing done with machinery

What phrase was used to describe the culture of the 20’s?

The trial of two Italian immigrants proof of the country’s prejudice against immigrants

Moving line that divided operations into simple tasks cutting unnecessary motion to a minimum

What did Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover do to promote economic growth?

Believed the Bible was literally true without error, God determined morality not society.

Soulful style of music evolved from African American spirituals

Less restrictive cities of north allowed African Americans to build up culture, racial pride

Trial in Tennessee where biology teacher was put on trial for teaching the theory of evolution?

Techniques and styles of art differed in the 20’s but what was the underlying goal of artists?

Which of the following places became centers of culture during the 20’s?

Who wrote about the harshness of racism in the poem called “If We Must Die”

Popularized Jazz music in 20’s, altered traditional New Orleans jazz and added creative solos

Secret bars that sold alcohol in the 1920's

What affect did mass production have on the economy?

What were secretary of the treasury Andrew Mellon’s three goals to repair the economy?