A New Era, 1920–1930

The __________ of the 1920s helped construct a new identity for black Americans--the New Negro who exuded self-confidence, bowed to no one, and confronted racism head on.

The __________ began in the summer of 1925 when a prosecutor in Tennessee indicted a high school science teacher for violating a state law that barred teaching evolution.

Called __________, on October 29, 1929, the bottom dropped out of the American stock market and everyone wanted out.

The __________ provided a $110 million loan from private Ameriacn banks to Germany, which could then resume reparations and repayment of American war loans.

GM chairman Alfred P. Sloan's notion of __________ boosted sales by luring consumers into purchasing new cars before their old ones wore out.

Marcus Garvey's __________ became the largest black nationalist movement in history, insisting on black separatism and calling for "Africa for Africans."

Most countries worldwide signed the __________, although many officials remained skeptical of its effectiveness at stopping war.

With the passage of the __________ of 1921, Congress created specific immigration limitations based on national origin. Three years later immigration quotas became permanent.

Just as jazz signified the 1920s, the __________ symbolized the "new woman" of that decade.

The __________ began in the fall of 1929, dried up lending and international commerce, destroyed hopes for prosperity, and resulted in unprecedented levels of mass unemployment in teh world's industrial nations.

__________ fused racism with science to provide "evidence" of the inferiority of new immigrants for those eager to justify ethnic and racial immigration restrictions.

The __________ limited immigration to only 120,000 Europeans per year--primarily from countries like England and Germany. The act drastically cut quotas for Eastern and Southern Europe.

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