United States History

Mr. Harkins

Terms The Golden Twenties

DIRECTIONS: Identify the term or individual listed below. A minimum of 2 sentences must be used
in the identification.

Post War Labor Unrest (strikes)

Lots of strikes after the war.
Flapper
Hairstyle- short bob
Represented a change in womens lives during that time period
Music and dancing
o Red hot jazz
Looser morals
Wore hats
Short outfits. Showed skin
October 29 1929, stock market crash silenced the roaring 20s

The Red Scare

The fear that communism would make its way into the US
Major role in the Sacco and Vanzetti case

Sports
Golden ages of sports
Baseball was very popular
The NFL started
Boxing was popular also

Sacco & Vanzetti

Two Italian American anarchists are unjustly prosecuted for murder
Were executed by electric chair
Red scare played a role
Opened Americas eyes

Warren Harding
Elected in 1920
President of the US
Died of a heart attack 1923

A lot of scandals within his administration

Teapot Dome Scandal

Albert Fall
Secretary of interior
Sold navy oil reserves and made money off of it

Calvin Coolidge
Tool over as president after Harding
Reelected in 1924
Wall Street Crash
Decline in stock prices
Ended the golden twenties in 1929

Herbert Hoover

President in 1928
During the stock market crash

Prohibition
The ban on alcohol manufacture and sale
There was a concern about the effect of alcohol on society
A black market formed
Temperance movement
Organized crime increased to produce illegal alcohol
Passed in 1919
Went into effect
Lasted 13 years
18th amendment
21st amendment repealed it
Negative effect on the economy
Radio
1920 first radio broadcast
Could broadcast sports
Charles Lindbergh
Pursued aviation
Flight training school in Nebraska

In sir reserve corps

Flew from St. Lewis to Chicago
6 previous died trying got fly over the Atlantic ocean
He was the first person to fly across the Atlantic non stop
On march 1 1932, his son was kidnapped
o His was found dead.
o Looked to be a blow to the head
Lindberg died in August 1974

Banking System
Banks handed out many loans so people could invest in stocks
This was a major problem when the stock market crashed
Leaded to the great depression

Women Suffrage

19th amendment to the constitution

Women could now vote

Movies
No sounds
Musicians to play along
Dialogue was shown by text
Talkies- movies with sound
Harlem Renaissance
Culture explosion for African Americans
Jazz
Al Capone
Gangster
Crime boss
By 1926 he owned Chicago
Supplied alcohol during the 1920s
His gunmen killed OBannon on nov 8 1924
Jan24 1925 Torro was ambushed by OBannons gang as revenge
Controlled elections
Died Jan 25 1947
Made about 100 million a year

Henry Ford
Grew up at a small school
Good with math and mechanics
Could take apart a watch and reassemble as a kid
October 1st, 1908 the first model-T was built
Meant for not only the wealthy, but the middle class
Generally regarded as the first affordable car
The moving assembly line was implemented by ford
o Decreased the build time from 12 hours to 2 hours