AP US History Name______Period______

Chapter

31 / Study Guide / American Life in the “Roaring Twenties”
1920-1929
Terms and Names: Define each term with complete sentences, using your own words
A.  Palmer’s round-ups
B.  Bible Belt
C.  Horace Kallen/Randolph Bourne’s views
D.  18th Amendment/Volstead Act
E.  Bootleggers
F.  Al Capone
G.  Hiram W. Evans
H.  Fundamentalists
I.  The Man Nobody Knows
J.  George H. Ruth/Jack Dempsey / K.  Guglielmo Marconi
L.  Birth of a Nation
M.  Al Jolson/The Jazz Singer
N.  Margaret Sanger
O.  Alice Paul/ERA
P.  Harlem Renaissance
Q.  Marcus Garvey
R.  UNIA
S.  Andrew Mellon

Short Answer: Carefully answer each question in paragraph form, using information from the text. It is best if you can put it in your own words.

1. Describe the background leading to the “red scare” of 1919-1920. How did states, conservative businessmen react to the scare? How did the Sacco and Vanzetti case reflect the times?

2. Explain the revival of the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920’s. What circumstances contributed to its abrupt decline?

3. How did America react to the flood of immigrants following WWI? How did the Quota Act of 1921 differ from the Immigration Act of 1924? How did the quota system stand as a departure from previous policy? Explain reactions to this policy.

4. Why did prohibition find support in the south and west? What about cities? Why were people naïve about the difficulties in enforcing prohibition? How did people get around it? Was the experiment a complete failure?

5. Describe the rise of rival gangs in cities due to prohibition. What kinds of businesses did they branch into besides selling alcohol?

6. Discuss the Scopes “Monkey Trial”, its major players, the historic clash it presented, and the outcomes, short and long term.

7. What contributed to the growing prosperity of the early 1920’s? What was the nation’s new “love affair” What role did advertising play? How did the use of credit run contrary to tradition?

8. Describe Henry Ford’s revolution in the automobile industry, and transforming Detroit into the motorcar capital. Discuss his methods and accomplishments.

9. What new industries emerged in support of the infant automobile industry? How many did these employ? Describe the good and bad social by-products of the automobile revolution.

10.  Make a timeline identifying the beginning steps of American aviation. What effect did Charles Lindbergh have on the American spirit and identity? How did it impact older methods of transportation?

11.  Describe the contributions the radio made to advertising, family life, entertainment, education, and culture. Why did Hollywood become the capital of the new movie industry? How did the movies become a battle of moral beliefs? How did censorship become involved? Were stars popular?

12.  The 1920’s were a time of cultural change. Describe the place of each of the following in reflecting the changes: flappers, sexual allure, Dr. Sigmund Freud, Jazz, and the Harlem Renaissance.

13.  Construct a chart showing all the major writers of the twenties, their major works, and subject matter.

14.  Describe the growing crisis that the American economic system faced in the late twenties. What contributed to this problem, and what was the government’s reaction to the issue?