Roaring '20s (AP)

In the United States, the decade of the 1920’s was characterized by

• a willingness to encourage immigration to the United States

• the active involvement of the US in European affairs

• major reforms in national labor legislation

• increased consumer borrowing and spending

After WWI, why did Am. farmers fail to share in the economic growth of the United States?

• immigrants settled in the west and competed with farmers

• Federal Gov't reduced the # of acres for subsidized crops

• Farmers could not produce enough to keep up with demand

• Overproduction and competition caused falling prices

Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that

• Aided the growth of business

• Brought about social reform

• Encouraged activism

• Discouraged a laissez-faire approach to the economy

The "New Woman" of the 1920s

• Embraced traditional Victorian morality

• Rejected traditional codes of morality

• Rejected the notion of suffrage

• Began to prefer more modest fashions

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

• Explained the origins of jazz

• Explored the black experience in America

• Argued for the decrease in immigration

• Argued against the materialism of American society

The 1st Red Scare, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and the rise of nativism were all signs of

• the benefits of new technologies

• the start of the Great Depression

• a rising fear of foreigners

• the return of normalcy

What was the major goal of U.S. immigration laws in the 1920s?

• restrict immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe

• increase immigration from Southeast Asia

• establish equal numbers of immigrants from all nations

• attract wealthy and well-educated immigrants from Latin Am.

Which were the major causes of the Red Scare and the Palmer Raids, which followed World War I?

• Success of the Communist Party in US Presidential elections

• Race riots in Los Angeles and revival of the Ku Klux Klan

• Failure of the US to join the League of Nations

• Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and the workers’ strikes in US

Based on a study of the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, which conclusion is most accurate?

• Nativism and racism can override US constitutional ideals

• arresting suspected criminals is necessary during wartime

• Ethnic hostilities effectively checked by due process of law

• Bill of Rights is not intended to apply to foreigners

The economic boom of the 1920s was primarily caused by the

• New economic policies of the League of Nations

• Development of new consumer goods industries

• Advent of advertising on radio

• Elimination of barriers to international trade