Economy Amend- ments Facts MISC

Why did the farmers prosper in the 1920s like other people? They overproduced too much crops, so the prices went down.

Name 2 ways cars changed people’s lives in the 1920s. Cars made living in the country easier by traveling to town more, and suburbs grew.

Why did the KKK lose power? corruption and scandals in the leadership

to keep the economy growing Why did the government break up strikes in the 1920s?

Who was the poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance & wrote about his pride in his black culture and about African American influence on American culture? Langston Hughes

What did Marcus Garvey want African Americans to do? be proud of their culture and heritage and move to Liberia in Africa

What did African Americans do in the Harlem Renaissance? created a lot of art and literature

What events in the 1920s showed nativist ideas? KKK rebirth and National Origins Act

What did Marcus Garvey hate? interracial marriages and blacks acting “white”

influenced future Civil Rights leaders How did Marcus Garvey impact America?

mass media like radios, magazines, and newspapers What helped unify the nation and spread ideas and attitudes?

Jazz What type of music was invented in the 1920s with an upbeat rhythm?

F. Scott Fitzgerald Who wrote The Great Gatsby?

Louis Armstrong Who was the greatest trumpet player in the 1920s?

Europe owed the U.S. billions. Who owed billions after WWI?

organized crime What grew as a result of Prohibition?

Such big changes in the economy and society Why are 1920s called the Roaring 20s?

They weren’t affected and could come to the U.S. How were Mexicans affected by the immigration laws in the 1920s?

He was weak-willed and a poor judge of character. Why is Harding considered one of the weakest presidents ever?

With the Palmer raids during the Red Scare by violating the 4 th Amendment When did the American Civil Liberties Union get its start?

Interfere as little as possible with businesses. What was the government’s idea about business in the 1920s?

Lynching was outlawed. What law did the NAACP help push through Congress that was a great victory for African Americans?

Jews, Catholics, immigrants, and African Americans What groups were targeted by the KKK?

better jobs and pay What caused African Americans to go north in the Great Migration?

It decreased. What happened to the power of labor unions in the 1920s?

Calvin Coolidge Which president was president when the the Teapot Dome Scandal occurred?

whites onlly Who were the customers at the Cotton Club in Harlem?

black only What color did Ford’s cars come in?

Isolationism What did most Americans support in the U.S. after WWI?

Japan What country got angry over the U.S. and Britain having bigger navies?