The Roaring 1920s (Ch 7)

Restricted immigration; # of immigrants entering U.S could not exceed 2% of that nationality living in U.S. as of 1890

Wrote folk tales; she expressed a longing for independence felt by women both black and white during Harlem Renaissance.

In 1927, he became the first person to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.

Why did the price of the automobile drop significantly between 1908 to 1916?

Prominent AA leader in 1920s; more militant; believed the races should be separated; started Back to Africa movement. 

Improving efficiency, experts looked at every aspect of manufacturing process find ways to reduce time/effort/ expense

Musical form based on improvisation; combines African American blues, ragtime, and European based music. 

Urban Americans who enjoyed new consumer products, leisure activities & who were open toward science & social change. 

Treaty aimed at outlawing war; signed by 62 countries; later found to be unenforceable.

Movement of 6 million blacks out of the Southern U.S to N.E., West, & Midwest between 1910-1970; looking for better life

Rebirth African American culture; new literary, artistic and cultural ideas blossomed; racial pride. 

Infamous American gangster; crime ring out of Chicago; by 1927 he was earning some $60 million a year from bootlegging.

The author of The Great Gatsby; portrayed the American dream ending in tragedy.

famous trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and unofficial ambassador of jazz. 

Elected 1921 under slogan "Return to Normalcy"; favored conservative policies that resulted in business growth in 1920s.

Which of the following was NOT a change during the 1920s?

Secretary of Interior who secretly leased federal oil reserves to private businessmen; part of the Teapot Dome scandal.

A young woman from the 1920s who defied traditional rules of conduct and dress.

A movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles; centered around religion.

Scandal-involved transfer oil reserves from Navy to Dept. of Interior; leased reserves to private businessmen for profit

Due to cities expanding outward this developed during the 1920s; the living area outside of the city.

Consumers would make a small down payment and then pay the rest of the debt in regular monthly payments.

This group believed that immigrants took jobs away from native-born workers

Which of the following were new products introduced during the 1920s consumer revolution?

One of the most famous clubs in Harlem that characterized the jazz age; helped to make Jazz popular.

Believed human behavior driven by unconscious desires not rational thought; people began exploring subconscious mind. 

Literary voice of his time; believed in celebrating African American culture & life; captured everyday life of AA's. 

Radical break with past; African Americans would no longer accept discrimination and exploitation. 

A flood of new, affordable goods in the decades after WWI

Which industry drove prosperity during most of the 1920s?

Introduced methods & ideas that revolutionized production, wages, working conditions, daily life in his auto industry.

Plan in which U.S. loaned money to Germany to pay their war debts to Great Britain & France; damaged U.S. reputation.

Which U.S. Constitutional Amendment established Prohibition; passed in 1919?

Sold illegal alcohol to consumers; sold homemade alcohol or smuggled it into the U.S to sell to customers. 

Which of the following is NOT something Henry Ford did for his employees during the 1920s?

President Harding's trusted this group of men to help make complex decisions for him; were greedy & corrupt.

A period of rising stock prices; occurred for most of the 1920s.

Which industries grew in the 1920s due to the automobile?

The trial in which a teacher was tried for teaching the Theory of Evolution in science class. 

Rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical products; generally using the assembly line method. 

The banning of alcohol use; made manufacture, distribution and sale of alcohol illegal anywhere in the U.S

President in 1923; Republican; supported big business reduced national debt, & brought overall prosperity during 1920s.

The growing trend to emphasize science and secular values over traditional ideas about religion during the 1920s.