The Roaring 1920s (Ch 7)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which industry drove prosperity during most of the 1920s?