Topic 7 Study Guide
- Scopes trial- Was a case in 1925 that had to deal with a biology teacher that went against the law. He taught evolution to his students. John Scopes was found guilty of the crime.
- Prohibition- Is the act of going against alcohol and drinking. Drunks were alsoknown s bootleggers. The saling of alcohol was illegal but the consumption of alcohol was not.
- Flappers- Were women who revealed their skin. They wore short shorts, cut off shirts, and wore make up. Flappers were out at night and were mainly found in speakeasies.
- Economic Issues- Consumer demands, Stock market speculation, Dawes plan, credit made available.
- Dust bowl- Were dust storms, Also the drought of the 1930's. Also known as Black sunday.
- Agricultural issues- The soil was being overused, decrease in prices.
- Immigration Policies- Was the reduction of allowed immigrants. There were only a certain amount of immigrants of each race allowed in the U.S. Asians were banned.
- Significant literary works 1920's- Ralph nader: Unsafe a any speed. & Upton sinclair: Jungle & Jacon Reese: how the other half lives.
- Great migration- African americans escaped racism, They seek jobs. Segregation. & 2 Million blacks.
- Harlem Renaissance- Was a cultural movement when art and traditions were introduced. It was a new negro movement.
- Sacco and Vanzetti-Were arrested on may 5 1920. They were also italian immigrants.
- Labor issues 1920's- There were less working hours which led to less money. which soon led to strikes.
- Red Scare - Lenin comes to power in Russia, Lenin was a communist, Bolshevik Revolution, Russia; Soviet Union
- Schenck V. U.S. - Acts constitutional by supreme court, Espionage and sedition
