Identifications:
A. Mitchell Palmer - Attorney General who was the man behind the Palmer Raids, rounding up suspected communists during the Red Scare.
John T. Scopes- Biology Teacher who broke a law banning the teaching of evolution in schools and taught evolution
Clarence Darrow - Expert trial lawyer who represented John Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial
Andrew Mellon - Secretary of the Treasury who had low tax policies that encouraged growth
Frederick W. Taylor - promoted efficiency in production by putting a stopwatch on a worker
Margaret Sanger - Promoted birth control for women
H. L. Mencken - used wit and biting criticism to jab at almost every aspect of society
F. Scott Fitzgerald - the spokesman for the jazz age, he gained fame for his novels "This Side of Paradise" and "The Great Gatsby"
Ernest Hemingway - Author who wrote "The Sun Also Rises" and "Farewell to Arms"
Sinclair Lewis - Depicted small town America in "Main Street" and "Babbitt"
Buying on Margin - Possess today and pay tomorrow, or buying on Credit
Red Scare - a fear of communism in the US during the Roaring 20's
Sacco and Vanzetti Case - 2 italian immigrants accused of murdering and were executed due to them being italian, athiest, anarchists, and draft dodgers
Emergency Quota Act 1921 - act that cut the number of immigrants who could enter America to 3% of their nationality's US population in 1910
Immigration Quota Act 1924 - sliced the number down to 2% of a group's US population
Volstead Act - carried out the 18th amendment which prohibited alcohol
Fundamentalism - People who believed in a literal reading of the bible
Modernists - People who believed that the Universe was a crummy place and that God was a good guy who overtook the Fundamentalists
Guided Reading Questions
1. Cite examples of actions taken in reaction to the perceived threat of radicals and communists during the red scare.
Mitchell Palmer began launching a series of raids on suspected communists, states passed laws outlawing advocacy of violence and some elected officials were denied seats because they were socialists.
2. Compare and contrast the new and old Ku Klux Klansmen.
The old KKK was an anti black group, and the new one was anti Catholic Jewish pacifist communist internationalist revolutionist bootlegger gambler adultery and birth control.
3. Describe the immigration laws passed in the 1920's. The Emergency Quota act cut the number of immigrants who could enter America to 3% of their nationality's US population, and in 1924 the Immigration Act cut that number down to 2%
4. What factors led Poles to America?
Starvation in their native country and their desire to earn money for land led the Poles to America.
5. How and why was the eighteenth amendment broken so frequently?
Many did not like the amendment, and America had a long tradition of liking a strong drink and a weak government.
6. What was Gangsterism?
The gangsters in organized crime, who created an industry in liquor distribution and bootlegging. The gang world was led by Chicago, where 500 gangsters were murdered in the 20's.
7. Describe the clash of cultures that took place in schools in the 1920's.
Although science made gains, teaching evolution was still outlawed in schools due to the existing fundamentalist beliefs. When Professor John Scopes broke the law and taught evolution at school, it led to the Scopes Monkey Trial: a battle between religion and science.
8. Give evidence to prove that America became a mass-consumption economy in the 20's.
Machinery got better and ran on cheap energy, Henry Ford perfected the assembly line which could produce a new car for every 10 seconds and advertisements became very common.
9. What methods made it possible to mass-produce automobiles?
Henry Ford perfected the assembly line technique, Frederick Taylor would put the stopwatch on a worker then orchestrate his movements to eliminate wasted movements.
10. What were the effects of the widespread adoption of the automobile?
Millions of jobs were created, roads were now needed, a gasoline industry boomed and gave independence to young people who dated. However, there were many car accidents.
11. What effects did the early airplane have on America?
They didnt have much effect, and many first only saw a plane when a stunt flier would fly over. However, after WW1, they were used for air mail.
12. How did America change as the result of the radio?
Radio standardized Americans and brought them back to their homes to listen to the radio with the family. Advertisers used the radio to sell things and sports fans could follow their favorite sports.
13. What were some milestones in the history of motion pictures?
Thomas Edison helped invent the picture show, D.W. Griffith created the first full length movie that glorified the KKK, and Hollywood became the movie headquarters with its sunny climate.
14. "Far-reaching changes in lifestyles and values paralleled the dramatic upsurge in the economy." Explain.
More americans lived in urban areas than rural areas, the flaming youth of the Jazz age shocked the older crowds, such as flappers who drank and danced dirty.
15. How did the arts of the 1920's reflect the times?
There were new writers who wrote about the glamour of the times and wrote about radical new ideas. There was a Harlem Renaissance in Harlem with an outpouring of African American culture.
16. Was government economic policy successful in the 20's?
Yes, they passed the Bureau of the Budget to get the financial house in order, and Congress did ease the tax burden on the rich, letting the economy boom. The national debt was lowered.
A. Mitchell Palmer - Attorney General who was the man behind the Palmer Raids, rounding up suspected communists during the Red Scare.
John T. Scopes- Biology Teacher who broke a law banning the teaching of evolution in schools and taught evolution
Clarence Darrow - Expert trial lawyer who represented John Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial
Andrew Mellon - Secretary of the Treasury who had low tax policies that encouraged growth
Frederick W. Taylor - promoted efficiency in production by putting a stopwatch on a worker
Margaret Sanger - Promoted birth control for women
H. L. Mencken - used wit and biting criticism to jab at almost every aspect of society
F. Scott Fitzgerald - the spokesman for the jazz age, he gained fame for his novels "This Side of Paradise" and "The Great Gatsby"
Ernest Hemingway - Author who wrote "The Sun Also Rises" and "Farewell to Arms"
Sinclair Lewis - Depicted small town America in "Main Street" and "Babbitt"
Buying on Margin - Possess today and pay tomorrow, or buying on Credit
Red Scare - a fear of communism in the US during the Roaring 20's
Sacco and Vanzetti Case - 2 italian immigrants accused of murdering and were executed due to them being italian, athiest, anarchists, and draft dodgers
Emergency Quota Act 1921 - act that cut the number of immigrants who could enter America to 3% of their nationality's US population in 1910
Immigration Quota Act 1924 - sliced the number down to 2% of a group's US population
Volstead Act - carried out the 18th amendment which prohibited alcohol
Fundamentalism - People who believed in a literal reading of the bible
Modernists - People who believed that the Universe was a crummy place and that God was a good guy who overtook the Fundamentalists
Guided Reading Questions
1. Cite examples of actions taken in reaction to the perceived threat of radicals and communists during the red scare.
Mitchell Palmer began launching a series of raids on suspected communists, states passed laws outlawing advocacy of violence and some elected officials were denied seats because they were socialists.
2. Compare and contrast the new and old Ku Klux Klansmen.
The old KKK was an anti black group, and the new one was anti Catholic Jewish pacifist communist internationalist revolutionist bootlegger gambler adultery and birth control.
3. Describe the immigration laws passed in the 1920's. The Emergency Quota act cut the number of immigrants who could enter America to 3% of their nationality's US population, and in 1924 the Immigration Act cut that number down to 2%
4. What factors led Poles to America?
Starvation in their native country and their desire to earn money for land led the Poles to America.
5. How and why was the eighteenth amendment broken so frequently?
Many did not like the amendment, and America had a long tradition of liking a strong drink and a weak government.
6. What was Gangsterism?
The gangsters in organized crime, who created an industry in liquor distribution and bootlegging. The gang world was led by Chicago, where 500 gangsters were murdered in the 20's.
7. Describe the clash of cultures that took place in schools in the 1920's.
Although science made gains, teaching evolution was still outlawed in schools due to the existing fundamentalist beliefs. When Professor John Scopes broke the law and taught evolution at school, it led to the Scopes Monkey Trial: a battle between religion and science.
8. Give evidence to prove that America became a mass-consumption economy in the 20's.
Machinery got better and ran on cheap energy, Henry Ford perfected the assembly line which could produce a new car for every 10 seconds and advertisements became very common.
9. What methods made it possible to mass-produce automobiles?
Henry Ford perfected the assembly line technique, Frederick Taylor would put the stopwatch on a worker then orchestrate his movements to eliminate wasted movements.
10. What were the effects of the widespread adoption of the automobile?
Millions of jobs were created, roads were now needed, a gasoline industry boomed and gave independence to young people who dated. However, there were many car accidents.
11. What effects did the early airplane have on America?
They didnt have much effect, and many first only saw a plane when a stunt flier would fly over. However, after WW1, they were used for air mail.
12. How did America change as the result of the radio?
Radio standardized Americans and brought them back to their homes to listen to the radio with the family. Advertisers used the radio to sell things and sports fans could follow their favorite sports.
13. What were some milestones in the history of motion pictures?
Thomas Edison helped invent the picture show, D.W. Griffith created the first full length movie that glorified the KKK, and Hollywood became the movie headquarters with its sunny climate.
14. "Far-reaching changes in lifestyles and values paralleled the dramatic upsurge in the economy." Explain.
More americans lived in urban areas than rural areas, the flaming youth of the Jazz age shocked the older crowds, such as flappers who drank and danced dirty.
15. How did the arts of the 1920's reflect the times?
There were new writers who wrote about the glamour of the times and wrote about radical new ideas. There was a Harlem Renaissance in Harlem with an outpouring of African American culture.
16. Was government economic policy successful in the 20's?
Yes, they passed the Bureau of the Budget to get the financial house in order, and Congress did ease the tax burden on the rich, letting the economy boom. The national debt was lowered.