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What is the Red Scare?
Fear of the spread of communism
What were the Palmer Raids?
the roundup and arrest of suspected communists in the US
What impact did the Palmer Raids have on immigrants?
it caused limitation on immigrants
What is a anarchist?
a person who believes there should be no government
How did the Sacco & Vanzetti Case reflect the fears Americans have about immigrants?
we thought immigrants were anarchists
What did the National Origins Act do?
made immigration restriction a permanent policy
What were women able to do in the 20's?
vote, go to college, pursue careers
Why did some Americans fear the "new morality"?
believed that the country was losing its traditional values
What is the Volstead Act?
Gave the U.S. Treasury Department the power to enforce Prohibition.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
was a bribery incident that secretly allowed private interests to lease lands containing U.S. Navy oil reserves
What did the Washington Conference accomplish?
limited the naval arms race, slowed construction of new warships
What didn't the Washington Conference accomplish?
It failed to limit land forces
Who is the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
What is ideal communism?
everyone living in commune, gradual process people choose, rich vs poor, the poor would win
What was real communism like?
government has control over businesses, freedom of choice eliminated, no free reading allowed
What is the Bolshevik Revolution?
The Russian Revolution by Lenin created the communist power of the 20's
What color were communists?
red
Why did we fear Soviet Communism?
opposite of capitalism, dictatorship, closed trading markets, loss of individual freedom (written)
What was our biggest fear of the Soviet Communism?
that it would spread to countries that were allies militarily & economically
What three conditions following WW1 that lead to the economic boom?
U.S. was debt free, allies owed us money, European factories and farms destroyed (written)
How did Industrial Productivity Increase?
rebuild & free Europe, electricity powers factories and machinery, wages increased, # of hours worked decreased
How did the middle class rise?
new jobs (sales, management-white collar), wages increased=increased spending, roles in families started to change
Many Americans in the 20's found themselves with?
more money, more time
Automobiles (rise in popular culture)
record # sold, more mobility, debt, and freedom
How did the rise in popular culture help other industries?
steel, oil, highway construction, mail-order services, motels, gas stations
Women (rise in popular culture)
had the right to vote, workforce, freedom
Radio (rise in popular culture)
brought news, entertainment and advertising to a mass market
Sports (rise in popular culture)
baseball (Black Sox scandal, Babe Ruth), football, golf, boxing
What was the 18th amendment?
Prohibited the production, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors
What did the 18th amendment lead to?
rise in organized crime (Mob, Mafia, Bootleggers)
What amendment repealed the 18th?
the 21st amendment
Harding wanted to:
restore economic growth (return to normalcy)
What were Pres. Wilson's ground rules for peace?
the 14 points
The first 5 points:
tried to remove the causes of the war
Points 6-13 deal with:
boundary changes, self-determination
Point 14:
league of nations
Who believed in Supply-Side economics?
Calvin Coolidge & Sectary of Treasury
supply-side economics
cut taxes on businesses & individuals, economy would grow
Isolationism
Americans wanted to stay out of European affairs
Why did we want isolationism?
safer, more prosperous, did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles
What was the Dawes Plan?
US banks would loan money to Germany to pay GB & France
What were we trying to do with the Dawes plan?
GB & France would pay back more on their debts to the United States
How many nations signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
US & 14 other nations
What is the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
Outlawed war, agreed to settle disputes by peaceful means
Treaty of Versailles
Nine new nations were formed and boundaries adjusted
Ottoman Empire split up & given to France & Great Britain as mandates
German colonies divided up
German armed forces reduced
War-Guilt clause
What countries were weakened by The Treaty of Versailes?
Germany, Russia, Japan, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Europe
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