7th SS M9 Review

Question 1

People who left home country to live elsewhere Hemingway/Fitzgerald were both famous authors whowrote about these people

Accepted Answer

expatriots

Question 2

What was another reason economic difficulties increased after the war

Accepted Answer

increased demand on products so prices soared when wages couldn't keep up

Question 3

Economically, how can the 1920's be classified

Accepted Answer

The 1920s were years of rapid economic growth and prosperity

Question 4

Outlawing the manufacture sale & transport of alcoholic beverages Nearly impossible to enforce & led to many speakeasies

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18th Amendment

Question 5

The 21st Amendment _ so the government could regulate the industry making it safer for consumers

Accepted Answer

ended prohibition

Question 6

Period of African American artistic accomplishment where artists centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City

Accepted Answer

Harlem Renaissance

Question 7

The movement of large numbers of African Americans from the south to take jobs in northern factories

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Great Migration

Question 8

An agreement signed by the US and 14 other nations which agreed to outlaw war Unfortunately it was impossible to enforce

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

Question 9

What did national radio networks allow people to do

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People all overwere able to listen to the same information at the same time

Question 10

It led to the government to make new laws restricting immigration into the US

Accepted Answer

result of the Sacco and Vanzetti court case

Question 11

What other new "passion" was shared by people across the country

Accepted Answer

Motionpicture & talkies/movies with talking actors had people fill theaters

Question 12

What ethnic group still lacked protections on citizenship in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

Native Americans

Question 13

What is the nickname given to the 1920s and why is it called this

Accepted Answer

The Jazz Age b/c there was an explosion in the popularity of the music

Question 14

What was one of the first things Calvin Coolidge did as president

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Hefired everyone in the bribery scandal/began a very probusiness presidency

Question 15

Who became president in 1923 and how

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VP Calvin Coolidge became president after Harding died of a heart attack

Question 16

Why was the building of the Model T a great achievement for Ford

Accepted Answer

He reached his dream of producing a car that most Americans could afford

Question 17

What helped Ford succeed with the production of the Model T

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The moving assembly line

Question 18

What did Warren Harding promote as he ran for president

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He promoted normalcy/conservative policies promising a return to stability

Question 19

(AA = Africans Americans) What racist group began to gain support

Accepted Answer

Ku Klux Klan saw membership rise They harassed Catholics/Jews/immigrants/AA

Question 20

Young women who openly challenged traditional ideas of how women were supposed to behave.

Accepted Answer

Flappers

Question 21

Believed in the the literal interpretation of the Bible Religious leaders worried that changes in society were bad

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Fundamentalist Movement

Question 22

Albert Fall accepted large amounts of money/gifts from private oil companies to allow companies to control oil reserves

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Teapot Dome Scandal

Question 23

Period of fear of communists who were commonly associated with red. People were worried they would try to control the US

Accepted Answer

Red Scarce

Question 24

Who became president after Coolidge and what did he claim

Accepted Answer

Herber Hoover He claimed the US would overcome poverty

Question 25

The illegal production of alcohol by private citizens. Competition between them often turned to violence

Accepted Answer

bottlegging

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