1920s Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key topics, historical figures, legislation, and essential essay criteria from the 1920s study guide.

Emergency Quota Act of 1921

A 1921 federal law setting immigration limits, listed as a major multiple-choice topic on the study guide.

Butler Act

The state law restricting the teaching of evolution that served as the legal basis for the Scopes Monkey Trial.

Scopes Monkey Trial

A famous 1920s legal trial concerning the teaching of evolution and the Butler Act.

Teapot Dome Scandal

A major political corruption scandal during the 1920s presidential era included on the study guide.

1920s Presidents

The three U.S. presidents listed for evaluation on the study guide: Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover.

Essential Question Essay Format

An 8-10 sentence written response containing a Topic Sentence, Evidence, Analysis, and Concluding sentence(s).

Palmer Raids

A series of government raids directed against suspected radicals during the post-WWI Red Scare.

Sacco & Vanzetti

A high-profile legal case involving two Italian-born anarchists, listed as a major 1920s study topic.

Tulsa Race Massacre

A prominent historical event of racial violence listed as a topic on the 1920s study guide.

Scottsboro Boys

A famous historical court case topic included on the 1920s study guide.

NAACP

A leading civil rights organization featured as a study guide topic for the 1920s.

Harlem Renaissance

An African American cultural, social, and artistic movement highlighted as a key 1920s topic.

Speakeasies

Illegal drinking establishments that arose during the Prohibition era of the 1920s.

Fundamentalism

A religious stance in the 1920s that opposed modern concepts such as evolution in public education.

Nativism

An anti-immigrant attitude that saw a post-war surge alongside groups like the KKK in the 1920s.