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Harding’s slogan

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“Return to normalcy”

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Whose slogan was “return to normalcy”

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Harding

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Hands off policy

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Laissez Faire

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Laissez-Faire

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Hands off policy

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How did farming do in the 1920’s compared to before

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Not well

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Birthplace of the automobile

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Detroit, Michigan

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Why could Ford make so many cars?

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Assembly line

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First company to observe assembly line styled goods

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Henry ford

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What was the red scare

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People’s fear that america would result to communism

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Bolshevik revolution

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Communist party takes over in Russia

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Fear in citizens that america would result to communism

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Red scare

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Who led the palmar raids? What did they do?

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  • Mitchell A. Palmer

- Went hard after suspected communists

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What was Mitchell A palmer’s position?

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Attorney general

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Where were Sacco and venzetti from?

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Italy

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Who were the Italian immigrants that were tried and executed in 1927?

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Sacco and venzetti

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Sacco and venzetti were arrested for _______ and put to death

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Robbery

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Goal of both the 1921 immigration restriction act and national origins act

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Cut down European immigration

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Whose goal was to cut down European immigration?

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  • National origins act

- 1921 immigration restriction act

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National origin act and 1921 immigration restriction act aimed to restrict people from where?

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  • Southern and Eastern Europe
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Which cities were the race riots most prevalent?

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Chicago and Detroit

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The race riots brought a major rise to what? An example?

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  • hate groups

- KKK

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The race riots allowed for violence to greatly ______

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Increase

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What did the red scare negatively effect?

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Labor unions

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Labor unions were hurt by what?

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The red scare

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the ___ _____ reminded people of communis
Red scare
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What reminded people of communism?
The red scare
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After WWI the US became
Isolationist
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Which country became isolationist after WWI
US
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When did the stock market crash take place?
October 29, 1929
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LISTING: CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION (3/5)
- stock market crash - unequal distribution of wealth - world wide economic problems - Credit crunch - Farm problems
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Most famous baseball player in the 1920's
babe Ruth
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KDKA was what?
The first radio station
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Where was KDKA stationed?
Pittsburg PA
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What was the first radio station?
KDKA
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What was the scopes trial also known as?
Monkey trial
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Scopes trial was about what ?
The teaching of evolution in the classroom - teaching evolution was illegal
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Calvin Coolidge party
Republican
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John Davis party
Democrat
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Who was a republican
Coolidge
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Who was a democrat
John Davis
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Who was a progressive
LaFollette
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Robert LaFollette party
Progressive
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ESSAY: DO YOU THINK TECHNOLOGY HAD A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE 1920S AND WHY
Positively: 1. Invention of cars allowed for easier transportation - people could commute for jobs, travel, move etc. - allowed other businesses to prosper like gas and oil companies as well 2. KDKA and radios - information could reach across the country - brought people from around the states together and shared important information 3. Invention of the assembly line - makes more products in a more efficient manner - could mass produce for cheaper
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Who wins the 1924 election? Why?
Coolidge - support of big business
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Republican Party (all __ presidents in the _____)
- 3 | - 1920s
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Who stated "The business of America is business"
Coolidge
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Superme court made rulings on the side of _______
Big business
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Who made rulings on the side of big business?
Supreme Court
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Why was the 1920's so difficult for farmers?
Overproduction
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Who chooses not to run in the 1928 election?
Coolidge
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Who wins the 1928 election?
Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Hoover was ____ business and and ________
- pro business | - engineer
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Who was hoover's democratic opponent in the election on 1928?
Al Smith
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What religion was Al Smith?
Catholic
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How did Hoover become popular?
He was in charge of the food administration board
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Harding was a ____ public speaker
Bad
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Which president was bad at speaking in public?
Harding
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Who died in August of 1923?
Harding
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Who was the main face behind Teapot dome?
Albert Fall
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What did Albert fall do during the teapot-dome scandal?
Accepted bribes
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What two states were involved int he teapot-dome scandal?
CA and WY
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Flappers were symbolic of what?
A changing female culture exhibited in attitude and style
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What was the name of Lindurgh's plane?
Spirit of St. Louis
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Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Charles Lindbergh
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Lindbergh law
Make kid napping a federal crime rather than a state issue
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Prohibition was what amendment?
18th
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18th amendment?
Prohibition
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What were speakeasies?
Illegal bars
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Passwords to speakeasies included... (2)
"Blind pig" and "Blind tiger"
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Names given to prohibition agents (2)
Izzy and moe
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Which amendment released the 18th?
71st
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71st amendment appealed whcih other amendment?
18th
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Where was Al Capone born?
Brooklyn
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How much of the Chicago police were paid off by Capone?
50%
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50% of who were paid off by Capone?
Chicago police
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50% of Chicago police were paid off by who?
Capone
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How did Capone end up in jail?
Convicted of tax evasion
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Who was Mitchell A Palmer? How did he respond to the fear of communism?
- Attorney general | - went hard after suspected communists
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Why did Gov Calvin Coolidge become so popular in Massachusetts?
Haunted the police strike in boston which could have led to a lot of chaos

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