The Roaring Twenties & Inter-War America Review

A comprehensive set of question-and-answer flashcards covering the major political, social, legal, and cultural developments of the United States in the 1920s, designed to aid exam review.

What was the central goal of the Palmer Raids?

To remove suspected radicals and Communists

The term “normalcy” was most associated with whose post-war rhetoric?

Warren G. Harding

Which event most directly contributed to the fear that spurred the Red Scare?

The Russian Revolution

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded in response to what?

The Palmer Raids and suppression of speech

The Immigration Act of 1924 primarily targeted which population for exclusion?

Southern and Eastern Europeans

What did the Teapot Dome Scandal involve?

Political bribery over oil leases

What was a major focus of the Harlem Renaissance?

Celebrating Black identity through the arts

The Scopes Trial revolved around which controversy?

Teaching evolution in public schools

Which economic trend of the 1920s most contributed to rising consumerism?

The widespread use of credit and installment plans

Which president was nicknamed “Silent Cal”?

Calvin Coolidge

What was the central belief of religious fundamentalists in the 1920s?

That the Bible should be taken literally

What issue did the Dawes Plan attempt to address?

European war-reparations payments

The phrase “Lost Generation” referred to whom?

American youth who rejected materialism and post-war society

Who was the first U.S. cabinet member convicted of a felony while in office?

Albert Fall

What factor most helped increase Ku Klux Klan membership in the 1920s?

Anti-immigrant and nativist sentiment

Which group was exempt from the 1924 immigration restrictions?

Mexicans

What was one major motivation for the Great Migration?

Opportunities in northern industry

Which development is most associated with Henry Ford?

Assembly-line mass production

What was the main purpose of the Volstead Act?

To enforce the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)

Who led the “Back to Africa” movement?

Marcus Garvey

What best describes Harding’s foreign-policy stance?

Isolationist and disarmament-oriented

The National Origins Act set quotas based on which data?

1890 U.S. census figures

What was a key result of the 1919 Steel Strike?

Strikers were portrayed as radicals

Why did many Americans oppose joining the League of Nations?

They feared loss of U.S. sovereignty

What precedent did Schenck v. United States establish?

Speech can be limited during wartime

Lost Generation writers were primarily disillusioned with what?

American materialism and post-war society

Which was an unintended effect of Prohibition?

Rise of organized crime

The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 focused on what issue?

Childbirth and maternal healthcare

What was the goal of the Five-Power Naval Treaty?

To limit naval armaments among major powers

What did Gitlow v. New York establish regarding speech?

States must honor First Amendment protections

Whose rights did Meyer v. Nebraska protect?

Non-English speakers and their educators

What characterized Harding’s economic policy?

Deregulation and tax cuts

Who most symbolized the flapper image of the 1920s?

Clara Bow

Which industry had the greatest ripple effect across the 1920s economy?

The automobile industry

Which concept best describes 1920s economic policy?

Laissez-faire capitalism

What major factor caused the farm depression of the 1920s?

Overproduction and falling prices

How did the 1920s Ku Klux Klan differ from the original?

It targeted a broader range of groups

What caused labor unions to lose public support in the 1920s?

Fear of communist infiltration

The Johnson-Reed Act is another name for what law?

The National Origins Act

A major cultural split in the 1920s was between which groups?

Urban modernists and rural traditionalists

What does the term “nativism” mean?

Preference for native-born citizens over immigrants

Which writer critiqued capitalism in the novel “Babbitt”?

Sinclair Lewis

What contributed most to stock-market speculation in the late 1920s?

Buying on margin

Who was president when the stock market crashed in 1929?

Herbert Hoover

The Harlem Renaissance was primarily supported by whom?

Private white patrons and Black intellectuals

What business strategy did Ford’s $5 workday promote?

Efficiency through employee retention

What was a core goal of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?

Establishing Black economic independence

Which artistic form flourished most during the Harlem Renaissance?

Jazz music

Why are the 1920s often called the “Jazz Age”?

Jazz became a symbol of modern youth culture

What did “The New Negro” movement encourage?

Pride and assertiveness in Black identity