America P1 Flashcards
The Boom (40 cards)
What y6ear was the Russian Revolution?
1917
How did the Russian Revolution affect discrimination?
Increased fear of Communism –> increased political disrimination
Determine 3 ways that political discrimination was expressed
Bombings
1919 Strikes and Riots
Anarchist and Anti-government pamphlets
April 1919 Bombing statistics
Milwaukee church bomb kills 10
May 1919 Bombing statistics
Bombs posted to 36 prominent Americans
June 1919 Bombing statistics
Bombs explode in 7 US Cities
Palmer Raids: who built the suspect files?
J Edgar Hoover
Palmer Raids: how many suspect files were built?
60,000
Palmer Raids: how many people were threatened with deportation?
10,000
Palmer Raids: how many suspect cases were based on fact?
556
What were Sacco and Vanzetti accused of?
2 murders during armed robbery
Who was the judge of Sacco and Vanzetti’s case?
Thayer
What was the outcome of Sacco and Vanzetti’s case?
They were executed in 1927
How were Sacco and Vanzetti supported?
6 years of legal appeals and worldwide support
When was prohibition initiated?
1920
What were the 4 main reasons for prohibition?
Temperance movement
Dries
Anti-immigrant feeling
WW1
What was the Temperance movement?
movement dedicated to promoting moderation and, more often, complete abstinence in the use of intoxicating liquor
What were the main arguments of the Temperance movement?
Links to Christianity
Moral and family arguments
Rural areas
Banning of Saloons 1916 statistic:
21 states banned saloons
Who were dries?
They believed alcohol did severe damage to family life, morals, health, the economy and law and order.
What did ‘dries’ claim about the affects of drunkenness?
3,000 infants had been smothered by drunken parents
How did WW1 affect feelings towards prohibition?
Anti-German feelings impacts German brewing companies
Need to export wheat
What was the 18th amendment?
Prohibiting manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquor
How long does the Volstead Act last?
until 1933
