Chapter Questions
What factors contributed to the Red Summer of 1919?
How did issues and tensions emerging from World War I create the anger and violence of 1919?
Defend or refute the following statement: "If it were not for American participation in World War I, Prohibition would never have been enacted."
What light does the Teapot Dome scandal shed on the nature of Republican government in the 1920s?
Compare and contrast the domestic ideal of womanhood of the late 1800 s with the "new woman" epitomized by the flappers of the 1920 s. What was new about the "new woman"?
Compare and contrast the Ku Klux Klan of the 1860s and 1870 s with the Klan of the 1920 s. How did the new Klan differ from the original Klan?
How did anti-immigrant sentiment shape the culture of the 1920 s?
What accounts for the Republican dominance of national politics in the 1920 s?
What connections can you make between the election of 1928 and the general social and cultural trends of the 1920 s?