Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

2. Politics of the Roaring 20’s

3. Postwar Issues: 200 • Question: • He conducted many raids on people looking for communist radicals in the United States • Answer • A. Mitchell Palmer Back

4. Postwar Issues: 400 • Question: • These people oppose any and all forms of government • Answer • anarchists Back

5. Postwar Issues: 600 • Question: • These two individuals were from Italy and executed for the murder of a factory paymaster • Answer • Sacco and Vanzetti Back

6. Postwar Issues: 800 • Question: • This Massachusetts governor helped to end the Boston Police Strike • Answer • Calvin Coolidge Back

7. Postwar Issues: 1000 • Question: • He was president of the United Mine Workers that violated a court order not to strike in 1919 • Answer • John L. Lewis Back

8. Normalcy and Isolationism: 200 • Question: • He was elected President of the United States in November 1920 • Answer • Warren G. Harding Back

9. Normalcy and Isolationism: 400 • Question: • This agreement essentially renounced war as an instrument of national policy • Answer • Kellogg-Briand Pact Back

10. Normalcy and Isolationism: 600 • Question • This raised the tax on imports to there highest level ever-nearly 60% on foreign goods • Answer • Fordney-McCumber Tariff Back

11. Normalcy and Isolationism: 800 • Question: • This law set up a quota system by limiting the number of people who could enter the U.S. from each foreign country • Answer • Emergency Quota Act of 1921 Back

12. Normalcy and Isolationism: 1000 • Question: • This occurred when Albert B. Fall sold public land to a private oil drilling company for personal financial gain • Answer • Teapot Dome Scandal Back

13. Business America: 200 • Question: • This happened as cities spread in all direction and allowed workers to live miles from their jobs • Answer • Urban sprawl Back

14. Business America: 400 • Question: • This enabled people to buy goods over an extended period of time • Answer • Installment plan Back

15. Business America: 600 • Question: • This was used in advertising to get people to buy more consumer products • Answer • Psychology Back

16. Business America: 800 • Question: • He followed Warren Harding as President and won his own term in 1924 • Answer • Calvin Coolidge Back

17. Business America: 1000 • Question: • This large corporation produced the Model T until 1927 and then began producing the Model A • Answer • Ford Back

18. Famous Quotes: 200 • Question: • This President said that “I have no trouble with my enemies…But my damned friends…they’re the ones that keep me walking the floor nights!” • Answer • Warren G. Harding Back

19. Famous Quotes: 400 • Question: • This President quipped about America, “The chief business of America is business” • Answer • Calvin Coolidge Back

20. Famous Quotes: 600 • Question: • This advertiser used this slogan “Even your best friend won’t tell you” in an effort to end halitosis • Answer • Listerine Back

21. Famous Quotes: 800 • Question: • “A dollar down and a dollar forever” refers to this type of system • Answer • Installment plan Back

22. Famous Quotes: 1000 • Question: • This President remarked “They hired the money, didn’t they” when asked about debt repayment to the U.S. after WWI • Answer • Calvin Coolidge Back

23. Potpourri:200 • Question: • The group of friends President Harding brought to D.C. that were rowdy poker playing cronies from back home • Answer • Ohio gang Back

24. Potpourri: 400 • Question: • This type of policy kept the United States out of the affairs of Europe • Answer • Isolationist/isolationism Back

25. Potpourri: 600 • Question: • This group was known to have criminals as members and members kleagled dues from new members • Answer • KKK Back

26. Potpourri: 800 • Question: • This Asian country was not allowed to send immigrants after the Emergency Quota System of 1921 • Answer • Japan Back

27. Violent Strikes: 1000 • Question: • This type of government is also an economic system that desires to have all of the businesses controlled by the people or state • Answer • communism Back

28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. • Question: • During the 1920’s the labor movement was hurt by a lack of members. What are 3 reasons why the labor movement lost followers • Answer • … • Immigrants, foreign language, farmers, excluded African-Americans Back

29. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

30. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!