SAQs for APUSH Topic 7.8 — The 1920s (Political and Cultural Controversies)

Ten questions designed to help students review for the annual exam and that relate to various debates that took place in the 1920s

1. In the 1920s, Americans debated gender roles. What was one important question relating to gender roles (women and the word ‘flappers,’ in particular?) that was debated in the 1920s and that Clue: The term “gender roles” is used when trying to describe how society expects males and females to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct themselves.
2. In the 1920s, Americans debated modernism. What does the word “modernism” mean? What was one important question relating to the word “modernism that was debated in the 1920s?”
3. In the 1920s, Americans debated science. What was one important question relating to the word “science? that was debated in the 1920s.
4. In the 1920s, Americans debated religion. What was one question relating to the word “religion that was debated in the 1920s?”
5. In the 1920s, Americans debated issues related to race. What was one important question relating to race that was debated in the 1920s?
6. In the 1920s, Americans debated issues related to immigration. One important question related to immigration that was debated in the 1920s was the question of whether to support the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924. Click here for fifteen questions that relate to the Immigration Act of 1924, a post-World War I Congressional law seeking to preserve the ideal of U.S. homogeneity.
7. Name and briefly describe one cultural controversy that took place in the 1920s.
8. Name and briefly describe one political controversy that took place in the 1920s.