1920s

After World War 1, the number of strikes increased. Many Americans were distrusting of labor unions because they associated labor unions with _____.

• Increased prices for consumer goods

• Radicalism (Anarchy and Communism)

• The federal government using injunctions to stop strikes.

• A desire to replace native-born American workers with foreign workers

This technological advancements helped to create a mass culture in the United States.

• Television

• Phone

• Catalogs

• Radio

American writers; reached adulthood during or after World War 1; disillusioned with life in America

• Muckrakers

• Impressionists

• Gothic

• Lost Generation

Select the reaction to increased fear of communism in the United States

• Immigration into the United States required a literacy test

• Immigration into the United States was decreased by a rigid quota system

• There was a decrease in nativism

• Labor unions became more welcoming of immigrants

As culture changed during the 1920s, social tension began to develop. Rural Americans were more traditional and Urban Americans were more modern. This social tension showed up as:

• Disagreements about currency

• Resistance to more government regulations

• Science vs. Religion

• The Harlem Renaissance

The desired "return to normalcy" after World War 1 meant that the United States:

• Embraced its role as a global leader

• Joined the League of Nations in order to encourage collective security

• Became less involved in global affairs

• Developed a more open immigration policy

What was the result of prohibition?

• decline in immigration

• fear of communism

• growth of the economy

• Rise in crime

What direction did Black Americans move during the Great Migration

• North

• South

• West

• East

Why was national attention drawn to the Scopes trial of 1925?

• It represented a conflict between modern science and religion.

• It upheld the right of veterans to protest.

• it revealed the extent of prejudice against immigrants.

The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti demonstrated the

• persistence of lynchings.

• corruption of political machines.

• increase in Nativist attitudes.