U.S History Chapter 32: American Life in the Roaring Twenties
What were immigration restrictions of the 1920s a result of?
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and the Immigration Act of 1924
What was the Immigration Act of 1924?
1. Limit was reduced to 2% 2. Nations were limited to an allotted number 3. Japan was entirely rejected 4. Eastern and Southern Europeans were targeted most
What is buying stock on "the margin"?
Buying stuff with a small down payment
What was the main problem faced by American manufacturers in the 1920s?
Consumption
Who resisted the Volstead Act?
Easterners they wanted alcohol
What was the impact of Andrew Mellon's stint as Secretary of Treasury?
He helped engineer a series of tax reductions and reduced national debt by $10 billion.
How did John Dewey impact American education?
He promoted "learning by doing" and "education for life"
What was henry Ford's chief contribution to American industry?
He put America on rubber tires
The works and impact of Ernest Hemmingway? F. Scott Fitzgerald? Sinclair Lewis?
Hemmingway- crafted a fine novel about war experience Fitzgerald- found the Great Gatsby and "All gods dead..." Lewis- created the Main Street
What was Frederick Taylor's contribution to American industry?
His stopwatch efficiency techniques
What was the Scopes-Monkey Trial?
John Scopes was indicted for teaching theory. He was found guilty but the trial was inconclusive
Who did the immigration quota system discriminate against?
Latin America and Canada
What did the 1920 census reveal?
Most Americans no longer lived in the countryside, but in urban areas.
What did Marcus Garvey found?
The United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)- It called for the resettlement of blacks in the "African homeland"
What were some of the results of the automobile revolution in America?
The advent of the gasoline age and gas stations
What did Margaret Sanger advocate?
The use of contraceptives
How did the lives of women change during the 1920s?
There was a National Women's party created in 1923 to campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution
What did post-war KKK advocate?
They were anti foreign. They dislike Jews, Blacks, Catholics, and immigrants. They disliked immoral behavior like drinking, gambling, and abortion
What happened to Sacco and Vanzetti?
They were convicted of murder of a Massachusetts paymaster and murder by electrocution
What was the Red Scare of 1919-1920?
When a feeling of distrust, dislike, and fear of communism that peaked in 1919
How long did Americans presume Prohibition would last?
forever
How did business people use the Red Scare?
they used it break the backs of fledging unions
