Chapter 8 Jazz Age

What did the 1924 National Origins Act do?

For women of the 1920s, new fashions represented ________.

The belief that one's homeland needs to be protected from immigrants is called _______.

Fundamentalists were active in which social movement that pushed for the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment?

Which famous scandal involved the secretary of the interior taking bribes to lease oil reserves to private interests?

During the Forbes Scandal, what was Colonel Charles Forbes accused of doing?

What new type of products changed the lives of homemakers in the 1920s?

Consumerism led to which of the following changes in views on debt and borrowing?

What caused the emergence of the new consumer products which flooded the market in the 1920s?

Rather than relying on armed force to influence global policy during the 1920s, the U.S. used _______.

Mellon's principle of cutting tax rates in order to stimulate the economy is known today as _______.

Why did Henry Ford double his factory workers' pay while decreasing their hours?

The unconventional way in which many writers and artists lived during the 1920s was referred to as _______.

President Harding's cabinet appointments, including his friends from Ohio, were referred to as _______.

One of the striking features of African American writing in the 1920s, as exemplified in Claude McKay's work, was

Which two of Harding's appointees remained with President Coolidge, contributing greatly to the prosperity of the 1920s?

The explosion of African American arts, music, and political activity in the 1920s became known as

An early form of this style of music, which combined Dixieland blues and ragtime, called __________

Anger against immigrants and emerging racial tensions over jobs led to the rise of which previously defunct group?

Why did the mass media help unify Americans?

Women who wore makeup, drank prohibited liquor, and smoked cigarettes in the 1920s were called _______.

How did African Americans influence politics in the 1920s?

What process, first adopted by Henry Ford, allowed the price of products to be reduced while volume of sales increased?

What group of Americans found themselves let go from factory positions when servicemen returned from war?

Much of the turmoil of the early 1920s was blamed on _______.

What was the significance of the movie The Jazz Singer?

What was the primary result of the Great Migration?

How was Marcus Garvey successful in influencing African American culture?

What fact about the Sacco-Vanzetti case prejudiced the jury into convicting them for murder?

What entertaining pastime rose to new heights of popularity because of the mass media?