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Harlem Renaissance (defined and results of)
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- Literary and Artistic Movement Celebrating African American Culture
- Result of Great Migration |
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Prohibition (defined and results of)
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- Forbids the creation, consumption, and distribution of alchohol in America
- Alcohol was blamed for sin, abuse, poor health, and money issues |
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What did the Washington Naval Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact have in common?
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Both dealth with foreign issues and war
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Why the "Roaring 20's"?
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Because people had very expressive social lives and values/morals were challenged
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Literature by F. Scott Fitzgereld and Langston Hughes were based on what?
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American Culture
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Scopes Trial (conflict between what and lawyers involved)
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- Creationism vs. Evolution
- John T. Scopes (Clarence Darrow) vs. Tennessee (William Jennings Bryan) |
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"The business of America is business" (who said it and what did he support)
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Calvin Coolidge...he supported business
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Examples of Nativism in the 1920's
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- KKK
- Quota System - Palmer Raids |
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Economic growth of the 1920's was due to what?
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Credit
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Elections of 1920 and 1924
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1920 - Warren G. Harding (rep) vs. James Cox (dem)
Harding wins 1924 - Calvin Coolidge |
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Sports hero's of the decade
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Babe Ruth - baseball
Jim Thorpe - football Jack Dempsy - boxing Charles Lindbergh - pilot Gertrude Ederle - swimming |
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Put the following in order:
(Coolidge elected President, Women recieve the right to voite, Prohibition, Teapot Dome) |
1- Teapot dome
2- Coolidge president 3- Prohibition 4- Women vote |
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Why was there a rise in the KKK?
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Because the ideas of nativsim, isolationism, and the red scare became common
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Advertising
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Companies came up with new ways to entice people to buy their products
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Return to Normalcy
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Warren G. Harding
-try to get back to their post-WWI lifestyle |
