APUSH Chapter 31 - The Roaring Twenties

A fear of Russia that ran high in the US even after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, leading to a nationwide crusade against those whose Americanism was suspect.

He was head of the witch hunt related to the Red Scare and jailed anyone who spoke of communism or anarchy.

Laws passed during the Red Scare that outlawed the mere advocacy of violence to secure social change.

<p>A case where two Italian immigrants were charged with murder and robbery, convicted on circumstantial evidence, and later executed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>African Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Limited immigration to 3% of the people of their nationality living in the US in 1910.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It replaced the Emergency Quota Act, cutting immigration numbers to 2% based on the census of 1890, and outright banned Japanese immigration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Secret bars where alcohol could be purchased illegally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Made interstate abduction in certain circumstances a death-penalty offense.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prostitution, gambling, narcotics, and kidnapping for ransom in urban areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A philosopher who advocated for 'learning by doing' and progressive education.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They believed that the teaching of Darwinism was destroying faith in God and contributing to moral breakdown.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A science teacher who challenged a Tennessee law banning the teaching of evolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The trial of John T. Scopes in Tennessee which debated whether creationism or evolution should be taught in schools.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was the Secretary of Treasury under Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, known for his tax reductions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A leader in the advertising industry and author of 'The Man Nobody Knows'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It led to an accumulation of debt and made the economy vulnerable to disruptions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A United States manufacturer of automobiles known for pioneering mass production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It freed women from their dependence on men and helped break down isolation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first flight, lasting 12 seconds and covering 120 feet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wireless telegraphy, also known as radio.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It reached audiences and contributed to educational and cultural developments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A prolific inventor known for creating the phonograph, light bulb, and motion pictures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was used as anti-German propaganda.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The majority had shifted from rural areas to urban areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Head of the National Woman's Party that campaigned for an Equal Rights Amendment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Led by Alice Paul to campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Young women who embraced new trends in fashion and social behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A psychologist who argued that sexual repression caused various nervous and emotional issues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Head of the Universal Negro Improvement Association who promoted black economic cooperation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A black nationalist organization founded by Marcus Garvey to promote resettlement and a separate black economy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A writer and journalist known for his criticism of marriage, patriotism, democracy, and prohibition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An author known for his works 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An author who wrote about disillusioned American expatriates in Europe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An author known for 'Main Street' and 'Babbitt'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An author known for 'Winesburg, Ohio'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Created in 1921, its task was to prepare the annual budget and improve government efficiency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He instituted tax reductions to aid wealthy investments and significantly reduced the national debt.</p> Signup and view all the answers