Chapter 12- Politics of the Roaring Twenties

It hurt the American economy

What impact did the end of World War I have on the American economy?

A policy of avoiding involvement in other countries' affairs and focusing on domestic issues

Which of the following is a definition of the policy of isolationism?

A policy that favors the interests of native-born inhabitants over those of immigrants and encouraging the suspicion of foreign-born people

Which of the following is a definition of the policy of nativism?

Increased suspicion of foreigners and desire to pull away from world affairs

What was the result of the wave of nativism and isolationism that swept over America after World War I?

An economic and political system that supports government control over property to create equality

What is communism?

Seize political and economic power and overthrow capitalism

What did the Communist leaders want workers to do?

About 70,000

How many people joined the Communist Party in the United States?

A fear of communism

What was the "Red Scare" that swept across the nation?

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

What was the agency that was set up in the Justice Department to arrest communists, socialists, and anarchists during the "Red Scare"?

Trampled on their civil rights

What did these agents often times do to those that they arrested?

The Ku Klux Klan

What group used the Red Scare as an excuse to act against any people who were different?

The establishment of the Emergency Quota Act

Which of the following was a result of nativism during the Red Scare?

To limit the number of immigrants from each country who could enter the United States

What was the purpose of the quota system established by the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?

1. It limited immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe

2. It banned immigration from Japan

What did the quota established by the 1924 do?

They might have hurt the war effort

Why were strikes not allowed during World War I?

1. Boston police officers; higher wages

2. steelworkers at the U.S. Steel Corporation; the right to join a union

3. United Mine Workers ; higher wages and shorter hours

What were the three major strikes that occurred in 1919 and what were their demands?

1. Immigrants were willing to work in poor conditions

2. Language barriers made organizing people difficult

3. Farmers who had migrated to cities were used to relying on themselves

4. Most unions excluded African Americans

Why did union membership decline in the 1920s?

they favored laissez-faire policies with limited government interference

What was the overall approach of Coolidge and Hoover towards government interference in business?

1. it led to new roads and new businesses

2. it ended the isolation of rural families

3. it gave young people and women more independence

4. it made it possible for people to live farther from their jobs

How did the automobile change the American landscape?

1. gas stations and repair shops

2. motels

3. tourist camps

4. shopping centers

What kind of businesses sprang up due to the growth of automobiles?

it led to the growth of suburbs and urban sprawl

What was the impact of the automobile on urban areas?

they carried mail

What role did planes initially play in the airline industry?

it made air travel more widely available to the public

What was the impact of the growth of the airline industry?

The spread of electricity

What was a major change that occurred in the 1920s?

1. radios

2. washing machines

3. vacuume cleaners

What electrical appliances became popular in the 1920s?

An increase in leisure time for families

What was one result of the spread of electrical appliances?

It tried to use people's desire for youth, beauty, and popularity to sell products

How did advertising change in the 1920s?

1. Business was not as healthy as it seemed

2. consumer debt rose to high levels

What were two economic problems with business during the 1920s?

A form of borrowing money to buy goods

What was the installment plan?

To make it easier for people to buy goods

Why did businesses encourage customers to buy on the installment plan?

Buying on credit

What did advertising push during the 1920s?

People were spending more money than they had

What was one problem with consumer spending during the 1920s?