WWI and the 1920s

One of the most exciting heroes of the 1920s was the baseball star:

This enabled people to purchase consumer goods by making small payments spread out over time. 

This conservative was elected President after Wilson and called for a return to pre-Progressive Era “normalcy.”

This American was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.

John T. Scopes became famous around the world for breaking a Tennessee law that made the teaching of ___________ illegal

This established the maximum number of immigrants who were allowed into the United States from each foreign country. 

The Zimmerman telegram contained a suggestion of an alliance between Germany and: 

President Wilson’s proposed peace plan was known as the: 

In this period, American fears of communist revolution were made worse by a wave of mail bombs and radical activity. 

The Espionage and Sedition Acts made it illegal to do what? 

An estimated 500,000 people in the US and 30,000,000 people worldwide died from the ________ epidemic of 1918.

Sacco and Vanzetti’s immigrant status and support for _________, likely contributed to their convictions and executions.

The leaders of the Allied nations were less concerned about Wilson’s ideas for peace and more concerned about what?

The _____ Amendment, which banned the production and sale of alcohol, went into effect in January of 1920. 

This British passenger ship was sunk by a German “U-boat” submarine causing outrage in many nations including America. 

The peace treaty that officially ended World War I was called what?

 Back in the U.S., Republican opposition leaders were concerned about how harsh the treaty was, and also what?

To get access to liquor illegally, drinkers went to secret hidden nightclubs known as:

During the Harlem Renaissance, many white New Yorkers came to Harlem in order to

This required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. 

Marcus Garvey’s programs in the 1920s emphasized

This person wrote about and celebrated the folkways of poor southern blacks:

He/she wrote about rich and beautiful people leading empty lives in “The Great Gatsby” and coined the “the jazz age"

This US General commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) sent to help the Allies in Europe. 

In order to raise more money to help pay for the cost of the war, the US government encouraged citizens to do what?

The contributions of women to the war effort helped lead to:

The affordability of automobiles enabled more people to move to the suburbs and drive to work leading to: 

During the 1920s the main activities of the KKK were

This person was the U.S. President whose administration was known for corruption scandals. 

Which of the following was an unintended effect of Prohibition?

A person who was an example of the new sense of freedom and independence and showed it in their behavior and dress was a

A person who believed in the literal truth of religious scripture, and strictly followed it was known as a: 

Americans’ standard of living (how much stuff you have) was helped in the 1920s thanks to the

The people who lived in ________ supported Prohibition the strongest. 

The increase in automobiles led to the rise of new businesses such as

In the new advertising of the 1920s, psychologists were used to help sell products by: 

Though relatively few in number, flappers were a symbol of:

The US Navy convinced the British to use this strategy to help protect supply ships from German U-boat attacks. 

People who believed in this radical political philosophy were against any and all forms of government. 

A person who was involved in smuggling illegal alcohol into the US was known as a: 

The Republican opposition leader in the U.S. Senate who led the resistance to the Treaty of Versailles was: 

The “Palmer raids” were initiated by the Attorney General Palmer and directed against

 The new Committee on Public Information was created to do what for the government?

This was a literary and artistic movement focusing on the African American experience: