Roaring 20's Flashcards
(29 cards)
Attacks on suspected radicals
palmer raids
Widespread fear of communism in the united states
red scare
A person who believes in the destruction of the gov.
anarchist
A system which holds that all people should share equally in society’s wealth
communism
A young woman who behaved in non traditional ways
Flapper
Music that blends different Music forms and is often composed on the spot
jazz
smuggler of illegal liquor
bootlegger
Illegal bar where liquor was sold during the prohibition
Speak easy
Religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of the bible
fundamentalism
Who was the attorney general who raided communist party headquarters and arrested many people during the Anti- communist campaign?
A. Mitchell Palmer
In this famous case, the political ideas of two defendants played a major role in the criminal trial and ultimately their conviction
Sacco and Vanzetti trials
What was the Post war movement in the United States called that supported all things american and opposed or attacked ideas or people viewed as foreign or anti-american
100% Americanism
Which country’s army, led by Vladimir I. Lenin, took control and later created the soviet union, causing fear in americans due to their belief in worldwide communism?
Russia or the Soviet Union
What term is used to describe the distrust of anything foreign?
Nativism
Why was John Scopes put on trial in Tennessee?
For Violating the law against teaching evolution
What was the outcome of the John Scopes trial
Scopes was fined $100 for violating the law
What did the Volstead act enforce in 1920?
The prohibition of alcohol
Name the fundamentalist preacher who spoke out against the ills of alcohol
Billy Sunday
What constitutional protections were the newly formed aclu trying to secure in the scopes trial?
Freedom of speech
What did the 19th amendment to the US constitution grant to women in 1920
suffrage/ voting
Who was Al Capone
A gangster involved in illegal liquor business
Why did the federal authorities have a difficult time enforcing prohibition
Bootleggers bribed city officials and police to turn a blind eye to the criminal activities and the public were still willing consumers of the illegal booze
What was Urbanization
A population shift from rural areas to urban cities
How did the role of women change in the 1920’s
Took jobs, made their own money, looked for greater equality in their relationships, cut their hair short, wore make-up, and promoted a lifestyle of independence and freedom
