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What were the Jim Crow Laws?
They were a set of rules that were part of the segregation of black and white people
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What did the Klu Klux Klan do?
They did many violent crimes, public lynchings and letter bombs. 3 million members.
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They were all forced to become 'pure' americans. how was this done?
Children were made 'ordinary' citizens, they all had the same haircuts, wore the same clothes. Native Americans were only allowed to become American citizens if they left their tribe.
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How many Native Americans fought in WW1?
around 12,000
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When were Native Americans granted American Citizenship and were allowed to vote?
1924
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What was the Red Scare?
the fear of communism throughout america
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Who were Sacco and Vansetti?
they were two robbers and murderers who were put on the trial. 61 people claimed they saw both men at the scene. both communists who hated americans. they were self confessed anarchists who were wrongly executed for robbery and murder.
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The Monkey Trial: Where was the trial held? What was its nickname?
Tennessee, the bible belt
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What was the trail about?
The teaching of Evolution in American Schools.
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How many states didn't allow the teaching of Evolution?
6
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When was the Monkey Trail?
July 1925
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Who was arrested?
John Scopes
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He was found guilty but how much was he fined?
$100
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Women in the 1920s: When did women get the vote?
1920
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How did work change for women?
They had more office work. 10million women were in paid work at the end of the decade. 25% increase in womens paid work in 1920. They worked in wartime factories.
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How did womens fashion change during the 1920s?
Ankle length dresses to knee high dresses, long to bobbed hair. no make up to lots of it.
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How did women have more freedom?
They could drive their own cars, go shopping alone. listen to the radio. earn their own living.
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What was Prohibition?
The illegal selling of Alcohol.
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What was a Speakeasy?
Illegal bars (mainly in cellars and basements)
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How much did gangs make?
$2billion.
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Who was Al Capone?
He was a gang member- who used mainly violence to get what he wanted.
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What was his major massacre?
The St. Valentines Day massacre in 1929. The Moran Gang were the ones who died.
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