The Sacco and Vanzetti case illustrated what perception of immigrants during the 1920’s?
Immigrants were seen as untrustworthy and only wanted chaos. The murder was blamed on them because of their political thoughts instead of based on actual evidence.
African Americans utilized voting blocks following the Great Migration. How did this affect voting, and to what political party did African Americans vote for from reconstruction to the 1920’s?
By all agreeing to vote for one person, there is a large amount of votes for them, while the others don’t agree and place votes singularly. The African Americans voted for the Democratic Party.
What ideas did Marcus Garvey popularize within the African American community?
Negro Nationalism or Black Pride
The Emergency Quota Act made immigration to the US based upon what?
It was based on ethnic origin. Eastern Europe and Southern Europe mainly were being pushed away.
What was the purpose of the Butler Act?
The Butler Act talked about the banning of teaching of evolution. The Scopes Trial said evolution should not be taught. It also questioned teaching religion in schools.
What was the new morality of the 1920’s?
New morality was all about changing ideas and values. Dancing, women, music, and lots of other things changed during this time.
What was the purpose of the Volstead Act?
This tried to prevent people from having alcohol because the 18th amendment wasn’t working. It gave police permission to interfere if they saw illegal alcohol.
What caused the KKK to increase in membership during the 1920’s?
Growing hate. There were just a lot of haters in the 1920’s which led to more members in the KKK.
What was the Harlem Renaissance? Who were some leading African American entertainers, authors, and poets? How did it affect race relations.
The Harlem Renaissance had lots of new music, poetry, books, and lots of other kinds of art made by the people in New York (mainly African Americans). Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Langston Hughes were a few people. This led to more equality between the races.
Who founded the NAACP? How did his views on gaining racial equality differ from those of Booker T. Washington? What was the NAACP successful in doing during the 1920’s?
WEB DuBois was the founder. He wanted immediate change for African Americans, while Booker T. Washington thought we should slowly earn recognition. The NAACP raised awareness on lynching.
What were some effects of Prohibition? Did the system work as intended?
Some effects were organized crime and illegally drinking alcohol. The system didn’t work as intended because so many people had relied on alcohol.
How did assembly lines affect industry during the 1920s.
It made things a lot faster which meant more things getting done in a certain amount of time. They lowered the prices due to having so many products.
What effect did the radio have on advertising in the 1920s?
It made everyone able to hear the same thing. Finally people could talk together about the same thing even from across the country they could be talking about the same thing.
Bootlegging
illegally selling and using alcohol and other illegal things
eugenics
wanted to limit other cultures from having kids with white people (very racist)
evolution
Charles Darwin’s idea of animals evolving that was taught in a classroom when it was described with humans instead.
flapper
a lady that disobeyed the standards set for them with very high fashion.
Negro nationalism
being proud of who you are as an African American
Louie Armstrong
very famous Harlem Renaissance trumpet player.
Langston Hughes
a poet during the Harrlem Renaissance
