Benchmark 3 Review
Reacting to the end of WWI, the US followed this type of foreign policy A policy of isolationism
When President Coolidge stated the “business of America is business”, he was emphasizing his belief in this economic policy of leaving businesses alone A laissez-faire attitude toward business
Part of President Harding’s promise of a return to “normalcy” was a resumption of this traditional US foreign policy Isolationism – A resumption of traditional foreign policy principles
What international event of 1917 helped spark the Red Scare of the 1920s? The Russian Revolution of 1917
How were the Sacco and Vanzetti case, the Red Scare and the Ku Klux Klan all threats to civil liberties in America? Threats to civil liberties – Right to fair trial – Freedom of speech – Right to assemble
What effort led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer led to thousands being jailed and deported during the Red Scare? The Palmer Raids
What group was formed to protect the civil liberties of those accused of being radicals? The American Civil Liberties Union was formed to protect the rights of people
What minority groups did the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League protect the rights of? Jewish, African-Americans, people of color – Minorities
What was the goal of Marcus Garvey and the UNIA? To send African Americans back to Africa to start an independent society
What right did the women’s movement fight for in the early 20 th century? Which Constitutional amendment achieved this goal? Suffrage for Women The 19 th amendment passed in 1920
Why was Prohibition so difficult to enforce? Lack of funds Making of alcohol Organized crime speakeasies Bootleggers
What law was passed to enforce Prohibition? The Volstead Act
How did Prohibition, the Scopes Trial, and the National Origins Act all demonstrate the increasing conflict between “old” and “new” America? People were willing to challenge old ideas in favor of new ideas – Breaking drinking laws – Evolution – Immigration policies
How did the Scopes Trial demonstrate the struggle between science and fundamentalism? Scientific ideas were still taken as wrong when compared to the Bible. Fundamentalism promoted traditional values.
Why are the 1920s sometimes called the “Roaring Twenties” Widespread social and economic change occurred in the United States
How did the role of women change during the 1920s? Joined the workforce Became more independent Smoke and drank in public
Who are some writers of the Harlem Renaissance? Langston Hughes Claude McKay Zora Neale Hurston Jean Toomer
How did the Great Migration of blacks from the South to the North impact race relations? Racial tension increased in the North because of the influx of African Americans from the south
What artistic movement encouraged black pride and artistic expression? The Harlem Renaissance
How did the radio create a mass culture in America? By reporting the same news, music, and shows
What led to the flood of new consumer products on the market in the 1920s? New production techniques – Assembly line – new technology – innovated ideas
How could many Americans afford these new products? Credit – installment plans
Understand the emergence and importance of movie and sports stars during the era Movie stars and sport heroes became popular to the masses – Escape problems – Expressed great interest in sport heroes and movie stars
What impact did the automobile have on American culture? People could travel to different places inside and outside of the cities