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What was the main goal of the Prohibition Era in the United States?

  • To promote temperance and individual moral reform
  • To prohibit the production, sale, and transport of alcohol (correct)
  • To reduce crime rates across the country
  • To generate revenue for the government through taxation

Which piece of legislation officially defined intoxicating beverages during Prohibition?

  • The Woman's Christian Temperance Union Act
  • The Volstead Act (National Prohibition Act) (correct)
  • The 18th Amendment
  • The 21st Amendment

Which two organizations were prominent proponents of Prohibition?

  • The American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Columbus
  • The Anti-Saloon League and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (correct)
  • The Anti-Saloon League and the National Organization for Women
  • The National Rifle Association and the American Medical Association

What was a primary argument used by Prohibition supporters?

<p>Alcohol consumption undermined military discipline and threatened family stability (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were speakeasies?

<p>Illegal establishments selling alcohol during Prohibition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group actively advocated for the repeal of Prohibition?

<p>The Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which amendment repealed Prohibition?

<p>The 21st Amendment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were 'separate spheres' in the 18th and 19th centuries?

<p>The gender roles that confined women to the domestic sphere and men to the public (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial focus of women's clubs during this period?

<p>Educational initiatives and promoting women's access to learning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did women's clubs contribute to the women's suffrage movement?

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What marked the official commencement of the women's rights movement?

<p>The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did some early feminists oppose the Equal Rights Amendment?

<p>They believed it would undermine existing labor laws protecting women. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which prominent suffrage leader is the 19th Amendment named after?

<p>Susan B. Anthony (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

<p>An artistic and intellectual movement celebrating African heritage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which famous Harlem nightclub was known for featuring black musicians but excluding black patrons?

<p>The Cotton Club (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which poet pioneered the combination of jazz and poetry?

<p>Langston Hughes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What social factors contributed to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?

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What was the First Red Scare?

<p>A period of intense anti-communist paranoia in the United States (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggered the Wall Street Crash of 1929?

<p>Over-speculation and inflated stock prices (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What finally ended the Great Depression?

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A Declaration of Sentiments

Document advocating for women's rights, presented in 1848.

Seneca Falls Convention

The first women's rights convention in 1848, marking the movement's start.

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Proposed amendment to ensure equal rights regardless of sex.

19th Amendment

Granted women the right to vote, ratified in 1920.

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Harlem Renaissance

A cultural movement of black artists and intellectuals in the 1920s-1930s.

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New Negro Movement

Another name for the Harlem Renaissance, focusing on black pride.

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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

A violent group promoting white supremacy, re-emerging in the 1920s.

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First Red Scare

A period of intense fear of communism in the U.S. post-World War I.

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Wall Street Crash of 1929

A major stock market crash due to over-speculation, starting the Great Depression.

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Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929.

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Prohibition Era

Period from 1919 to 1933 when alcohol sale was banned.

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Volstead Act

Legislation that enforced Prohibition and defined intoxicants.

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Anti-Saloon League

Major organization supporting Prohibition during the temperance movement.

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Speakeasies

Illegal bars that sold bootlegged alcohol during Prohibition.

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Dries and Wets

Dries supported Prohibition, while Wets opposed it.

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The Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform

Group advocating for ending Prohibition due to negative effects.

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21st Amendment

Passed in 1933, it repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition.

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Separate spheres

19th century belief in distinct gender roles for men and women.

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Women's clubs

Social groups that helped women engage in public issues and suffrage.

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