Ch 31 Insights- American Life in the Roaring Twenties

Ch 31 Insights- American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” Part 1

ID- Radicals on the Run Summary 1- Bolsheviks/Leftists/Reds are nicknames for what group of people? OI- Seeing Red 1) What was the Red Scare? 2) How did Attorney General Palmer react to the “red Scare”? 3) Who were Nicola Sacco and Bartolemeo Vanzetti?

ID- Klanswomen on Parade Summary 2-What happened to the membership of the Klan in the 1920’s? Summary 3- What city are these Klanspeople marching in? Summary 4- What do you feel is disturbing about this picture? OI- Hooded Hoodlums of the KKK 4) Who did the KKK extend their hate to include? 5) Why did the KKK gain in popularity so much during the 1920’s 6) What areas of the US were attracted to the KKK besides the South? 7) What caused the KKK to lose credibility?

ID- The Only Way to Handle It Summary 5- What is the picture trying to say about how America is handling immigration from Europe? OI- Stemming the Foreign Tide 8) Identify how the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 limited immigration? 9) How did the Immigration Act of 1924 change immigration to the US from Europe? 10) What group was prevented from immigrating to the US? 11) Who had no limitation of immigration? 12) Why did many Americans want to change the immigration policy of the US in regards to immigration from Europe? 13) How were Randolph Bourne and/or Horace Kellen different from anti-immigrant activists?

ID- No More Moonshine Summary 6- What are the G-Men busting in this picture? OI- The Prohibition Experiment, The Golden Age of Gangsterism 14) Why was Prohibition popular in the South or West? 15) Identify one reason Prohibition was difficult to enforce? 16) What was the name of illegal saloons that replaced corner saloons? 17) Who was the most famous gangster that provided illegal alcohol? 18) How much money did organized crime involved in illegal alcohol take in 1930?

ID- The Battle over Evolution Summary 7- What group is selling books in this picture? Summary 8- What is the conflict that these men are concerned about? OI- Monkey Business in Tennessee 19) What was John Dewey’s belief in education? 20) Who was John Scopes and what did he try to teach? 21) What type of belief in Christianity established itself as a potent force in American spiritual life?