Red Scare Test

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

1. Nine new nations were formed and boundaries adjusted

2. Ottoman Empire split up & given to France & Great Britain as mandates

3. German colonies divided up

4. German armed forces reduced

5. War-Guilt clause

What countries were weakened by The Treaty of Versailes?

Germany, Russia, Japan, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Europe