Chapter 31 Questions

9) How did airplanes affect the US?

Airplanes affected the US by creating a new form of transportation.

3) How did Americans react to foreign immigration in the 1920's?

Americans reacted to foreign immigration in the 1920's with the rise of nativism, the formation of the new KKK, and with Congress passing the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and the Immigration Act of 1924.

African Americans

Great migration, jazz, Harlem, NYC, Harlem Renaissance, New Negro

13) How did literary culture change in the 1920's?

Literacy culture changed by writing about the lost generation.

11) How did movies change America?

Movies changed America by standardizing American language, tastes, fashion, and styles and by creating less diversity. It also created the celebrity industry.

4) What was Prohibition?

Prohibition was the movement to ban alcohol. The 18th amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol. The Volstead Act enforced the 18th amendment. Bootleg alcohol was bought. Police were understaffed and corrupt.

14) How was the American economy in the 1920's on unsound ground? What was Andre Mellon's economic philosophy?

The American economy in the 1920's was on unsound ground because there was over-speculation, banks were failing, the banking system was based on fragile credit, and people bought on margin. Secretary of Treasury Andre Mellon's economic philosophy was reducing taxes on the rich.

2) Why did the KKK become popular in the 1920's?

The KKK became popular in the 1920's because of the new immigrants arriving in the US from Southern and Eastern Europe and Asian immigrants. The KKK broadens its influence. They hated blacks, immigrants, Jews, Catholics, and radicals.

1) What was the Red Scare?

The Red Scare was a series of raids to round up and arrest immigrants who believed in radical political views such as communism. The Red Scare was a result of the fear following the creation of the Communist Party in Russia. Workers were striking for more benefits. This created anti-Union beliefs. There were also race riots that occurred as a result of resentment over competition for jobs and housing between whites and blacks. There were many bombings.

6) What was the Scopes Monkey Trail? What did it reflect in American society?

The Scopes Monkey Trial was a trial in which John T. Scopes, a high school teacher, was charged with teaching evolution. The prosecutor was religious fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan and the defense attorney was Clarence Darrow. This case reflected the clash between creationists & evolutionists/religion & science/traditional & modern. Scopes was convicted but he was not punished.

10) What affect did the radio have on America?

The affect that radio had on America was that it united the nation. The radio was used to broadcast sports, politics, talk shows, and entertainment. It also created the celebrity industry.

8) How did the automobile affect America?

The automobile affected America by allowing people to travel long distances, providing jobs, and creating new industries such as the steel, rubber, highways, and gasoline industry. The growth of the automobile industry led to the decline of the railroad industry. Car accidents killed many people. Henry Ford's assembly line allowed the increased production and efficiency of cars.

5) What was the golden age of gangsterism?

The golden age of gangsterism was the time period in the 1920's during which gangsters participated in the sale of alcohol, drugs, gambling, and prostitution.

7) What was the mass consumption society of the 1920's?

The mass consumption society of the 1920's was the American society in which there was economic prosperity which resulted in mass consumption of affordable consumer goods. These goods include radios, cars, washing machines, and vacuums. Electricity in homes led to the demand for household appliances. The advertisement industry grew.

12) How did values and lifestyles change in the 1920's?

Values and lifestyles changed in the 1920's with most Americans living in urban areas, women advocating for birth control, fundamentalists and modernists clashing, flappers, Sigmund Freud, Jazz, dancing, drinking, and black pride. People were challenging traditional values.