US Immigration Laws Chapter 24

Questions and Answers

What did the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 limit?

The total number of immigrants allowed into the country (correct)

Travel from South America

Immigration from Asia

The number of immigrants from Europe

What did the National Origins Act of 1924 do?

Limited immigration from Northern Europe

Established a quota for immigration from all regions

Allowed unlimited immigration from Southern Europe

Banned immigration from East Asia entirely (correct)

What is Prohibition?

Doing something forbidden by law.

What did the Eighteenth Amendment outlaw?

The manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Signup and view all the answers

What are speakeasies?

Illegal bars. Signup and view all the answers

Who were bootleggers?

People who made or smuggled alcohol. Signup and view all the answers

What were gangsters in relation to bootleggers?

The opposing side to the bootleggers. Signup and view all the answers

What did the Twenty-first Amendment accomplish?

Ended Prohibition. Signup and view all the answers

What is fundamentalism?

Characterized by the belief in a literal, or word-for-word, interpretation of the Bible. Signup and view all the answers

Who led the ACLU defense team in the Scopes trial?

Clarence Darrow. Signup and view all the answers

Who assisted the prosecution in the Scopes trial?

William Jennings Bryan. Signup and view all the answers

What does the Great Migration refer to?

Large numbers of African Americans began leaving the South to take jobs in northern factories. Signup and view all the answers

What was the Ku Klux Klan?

The racist group that had terrorized African Americans. Signup and view all the answers

What was the goal of NAACP newspaper ads?

Presented the harsh facts about large numbers of lynchings taking place across the South. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Marcus Garvey?

Encouraged black people around the world to express pride in their culture. Signup and view all the answers

What was LULAC?

This group worked to end unfair treatment such as segregation in schools and voting restrictions. Signup and view all the answers

What did the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 grant?

Citizenship to all Native Americans. Signup and view all the answers

What was significant about radio broadcasting?

Allowed people all over the country to listen to the same programs. Signup and view all the answers

Why did businesses love national advertising on radio?

It allowed their advertisements to reach millions of listeners. Signup and view all the answers

What are talkies?

A motion picture with sound. Signup and view all the answers

What was 'The Jazz Singer' known for?

The first talkie. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Mary Pickford?

America's sweetheart. Signup and view all the answers

Who was George Herman 'Babe' Ruth?

Shattered home run records. Signup and view all the answers

Who were Satchel Page and Josh Gibson?

Considered to be some of the best baseball players in history. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Gertrude Ederle?

First woman to swim the English Channel beating the men's world record. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Charles Lindbergh?

Completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Amelia Earhart?

First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Sigmund Freud?

New ideas like psychoanalysis. Signup and view all the answers

What does the Jazz Age refer to?

An explosion of jazz music. Signup and view all the answers

What is the Charleston?

A new dance craze. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Louis Armstrong?

Famous jazz musician. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Edward 'Duke' Ellington?

Blended many instruments together in songs. Signup and view all the answers

What is blues music known for?

An expression of the suffering of African Americans during slavery. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Bessie Smith?

One of the leading blues singers of the 1920s. Signup and view all the answers

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

A period of African American artistic accomplishment. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Langston Hughes?

Harlem Renaissance writer. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Zora Neale Hurston?

Wrote about great African American women. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Ernest Hemingway?

Young American writer who expressed feelings of disillusionment in American society. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Gertrude Stein?

Called these writers 'a lost generation'. Signup and view all the answers

What is notable about Paris in relation to the Lost Generation?

Members of the Lost Generation moved to Paris and formed a community. Signup and view all the answers

What does expatriates mean?

People who leave their home country to live elsewhere. Signup and view all the answers

Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Criticized the free-spirited Jazz Age. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Georgia O'Keeffe?

Known for detailed paintings of flowers and of the Southwest. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Immigration Acts

The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 limited the total number of immigrants allowed into the United States.
The National Origins Act of 1924 completely banned immigration from East Asia.

Prohibition Era

Prohibition refers to activities that are forbidden by law, notably the ban on alcoholic beverages.
The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
Speakeasies were illegal bars that emerged during Prohibition.
Bootleggers engaged in the production and smuggling of alcohol.
Gangsters were criminals who opposed bootlegging efforts.
The Twenty-first Amendment formally ended Prohibition.

Cultural Movements

Fundamentalism involved a strict interpretation of the Bible.
The Scopes Trial featured Clarence Darrow as the ACLU defense lead, against William Jennings Bryan who assisted the prosecution.

Migration and Racial Issues

The Great Migration saw a significant movement of African Americans from the South to northern factories in search of jobs.
The Ku Klux Klan was a racist organization that targeted African Americans.
NAACP newspaper ads highlighted the high rates of lynching occurring in the South.

Civil Rights Advocates

Marcus Garvey promoted pride in African heritage among black communities globally.
LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) aimed to eliminate segregation and voting restrictions.

Native American Rights

The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans.

Communication and Entertainment

Radio broadcasting through networks like NBC and CBS allowed Americans to listen to the same content simultaneously.
National advertising became popular as businesses could reach millions of listeners through radio.
The rise of talkies, or motion pictures with sound, transformed the film industry, with "The Jazz Singer" being the first talkie.

Film and Sports

Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart" in the film industry.
George Herman "Babe" Ruth became famous for breaking home run records.
The Negro Leagues included legendary players like Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson.
Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim the English Channel, surpassing the men's record.
Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Psychological and Artistic Movements

Sigmund Freud introduced new ideas, including psychoanalysis.
The Jazz Age was marked by a popular explosion of jazz music, with figures like Louis Armstrong leading the movement.
The Charleston emerged as a popular dance craze of the time.
Edward "Duke" Ellington blended various instruments in his musical compositions.
Blues music expressed the suffering of African Americans during the era of slavery, with Bessie Smith as a prominent blues singer.

Harlem Renaissance and Literary Movements

The Harlem Renaissance signified a period of African American artistic achievement.
Writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston highlighted the experiences of African Americans, particularly women.
The Lost Generation included disillusioned American writers, with Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald being notable members.
Gertrude Stein referred to these writers as a "lost generation," and many expatriates from this group settled in Paris, forming a supportive literary community.

Art and Literature

Georgia O'Keeffe became renowned for her detailed paintings of flowers and southwestern landscapes.

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Explore key terms related to U.S. immigration laws from Chapter 24, Section 2, including the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and the National Origins Act of 1924. This quiz helps you understand the significant changes in immigration policy and their implications for American society. Test your knowledge on these historical concepts with flashcards.