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Ch. 9 Review
America in the 1920s
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The panic surrounding the threat of communism in the early 1920s was called the __________________ | Red Scare |
| People who oppose all forms of government are called _________________ . | anarchists |
| Name three methods the KKK used to expand its membership in the early 1920s: | (1) Dressed up in hooded robes (2) Used an elaborate secret language & rituals ( 3) KKK salesmen, known as kleagles, kept $4 of the $10 initiation fee for each new Klan member they recruited (kleagling) |
| Who were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti? | two Italian immigrants and anarchists executed for robbery and murder |
| The phrase a “return to normalcy” was the slogan of______________________. | Warren G. Harding |
| The Teapot Dome scandal occurred during _________________ administration and involved the secret leasing of government-owned __________________ for profitable use by private companies. | Harding; oil-rich lands |
| __________________ refers to the growth and migration of people to cities. | urbanization |
| ______________ was the era after the Eighteenth Amendment went into effect from 1920 to 1933 when the manufacture and sale of alcohol was banned. | Prohibition |
| A _______________ was someone who provided illegal alcohol during the era of prohibition. | bootlegger |
| The idea of ____________________-the belief that the Bible should be literally interpreted- was defended at the Scopes trial. | fundamentalism |
| John T. Scopes was a biology teacher put on trial for teaching _______________. | evolution |
| The National Woman’s Party was founded by _______________ and _________________. | Alice Paul and Lucy Burns |
| The Nineteenth Amendment was named after __________________________ | Susan B. Anthony |
| The _________________________ gave women the right to vote in 1920. | 19th Amendment |
| Women who adopted the new styles during the 1920s were called _________________. | flappers |
| ____________ was known as the Sultan of Swat and was the most famous athlete of the 1920s. | Babe Ruth |
| Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic? | Charles Lindbergh |
| Who was the most famous silent movie star? | Charlie Chaplin |
| Who composed Rhapsody in Blue? | George Gershwin |
| ________________________ coined the term the “Jazz Age” and criticized society in The Great Gatsby. | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Who formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association and urged blacks to return to Africa to set up an independent nation? | Marcus Garvey |
| The _______________________________ was an African-American literary and artistic movement started in Harlem in the 1920s to celebrate African heritage and culture. | Harlem Renaissance |
| Who was the most famous African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about the daily lives of working class blacks? | Langston Hughes |
| He was an important actor and singer and was known for his bass voice. | Paul Robeson |
| He was the single most important jazz musician of all time who was known for his outstanding trumpet playing as well as his singing voice. | Louis Armstrong |
| List the the Presidents of the 1920s and the years they served in chronological order. | Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) |
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