Author Question: Pretend that you are reporting for a contemporary women's magazine concerning the conditions of ... (Read 19 times)

bio_gurl · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Sacco and Vanzetti, admitted ________, were convicted of murder and robbery more because of their radicalism than because there was clear evidence of their guilt.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

In 1919, Attorney General ________ led a campaign to suppress radicalism in the United States.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 3

Discuss the events that indicate the survival of progressivism during the 1920s.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

Discuss the philosophy of the three Republican presidents of the 1920s and evaluate their handling of the major developments in American domestic and foreign policies during their administrations.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 5

Pretend that you are reporting for a contemporary women's magazine concerning the conditions of women during the 1920s.

How would you describe the lifestyle of women in each class of American society, and how would you evaluate the change, if any, in the rights and opportunities for women in that period?
What will be an ideal response?

mjenn52 · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 21, 2019

Answer 1

Answer: anarchists

Answer 2

Answer: A. Mitchell Palmer

Answer 3

Answer: While the 1920s was a period of reaction against reform, progressivism did not completely disappear. Reformers pressed for a constitutional amendment to end child labor, and Congress passed the Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act in an attempt to reduce infant mortality in the United States, although the act was repealed in 1929. Reformers also succeeded in passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture and consumption of alcohol, which unfortunately encouraged lawlessness and the development of organized crime.

Answer 4

Answer: All three Republican presidents during the 1920s were basically economically conservative. Harding's administration was racked with scandals. Coolidge was committed to limited government and supported policies favorable to business interests, while Hoover emphasized planning and efficiency. All three pursued an isolationist foreign policy while emphasizing the development of American trade. They supported disarmament and an interventionist policy toward Latin America and demanded that the European governments pay their debts to the United States.

Answer 5

Answer: For some middle- and upper-class women, the 1920s was the age of the flapper. This group tended to enjoy greater sexual freedom than their predecessors and with the decline in family size they also enjoyed more leisure and educational opportunities. Technological development eased the burden of those who could afford the new conveniences, while advertising attempted to influence their spending habits. More women worked outside the home (lower-class women often because they had to do so), where they were still treated unequally.