Chapter 12 Section 1: Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues
- Why did Americans want to return to “normalcy” after World War I?
- Identify the major trends in American society which resulted from this desire for “normalcy.” (What three “isms” emerged at this time?)
- List some of the major principles of communist ideology.
- What was the “Red Scare?” Why did Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer launch a series of raids against suspected communists?
- Who were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti? What did the handling of their case tell you about the America of the 1920s?
- Who were the groups that were hated most by the revived KKK of the 1920s? What were their main goals/fears?
- Why did the police strike in Boston in 1919? What was Governor Calvin Coolidge’s position on the strike?
- How was the Steel Strike of 1919 portrayed to the public by management?
- Why did union membership drop in the 1920s?
Chapter 12 Section 3: The Business of America
- What were the major effects of the automobile on American industry? On American life?
- How did the use of electricity affect Americans’ lifestyles?
- Identify the major changes that took place in the 1920s in business and marketing.
- What were the advantages and disadvantages of buying on credit?
- What evidence suggests that the prosperity of the 1920s was not on a firm foundation?