assembly line
a row of factory workers who put together a product, part by part, as it passes by on a conveyor belt
installment plan
the payment for an item in small, regular amounts over a period of time
what was the main concern of the three the pool were elected president in the 1920s
to improve the economy
why did President Hoover believed in American industry and government working together
because it could bring prosperity and well-being to the American citizens
how did Henry Ford change the way Americans lived
because more affordable by using a subway line to build cars and it produced more jobs
how did the automobile effect of industries
the assembly line which was a quicker way to put products together and other industry began using assembly lines too
how did the business boom affect the average American
create more jobs for the average American and they had more money to take care of the family
how did advertising help to strengthen the economy in 1920s
it got the word out about the product and more people purchased so more product had to be made, creating more jobs, stimulating the economy
Warren G Harding
won the election 1920; president plagued with many scandals
Albert Fall
Secretary of the Interior responsible for the Teapot Dome scandal; first cabinet member to be imprisoned
Henry Ford
invented the assembly line and an affordable automobile
Calvin Coolidge
became president after Warren Harding died; served until 1928
famous musicians
Bessie Smith and Duke Ellington
famous writers
Langston Hughes, F Scott Fitzgerald, Zora Neil Hurston
famous athletes
Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Gertrude Ederle
famous Governors
Miriam Ferguson, Natalie Taylor Ross, Helen wills
Jazz age
the name given to the 1920s because of the new popularity of jazz music
Harlem Renaissance
a cultural movement of African-American writers, painters, and musicians; many lived in Harlem area of New York City
what was the Harlem Renaissance
a burst of music and literature from people in Harlem
though were some of the heroes of the nineteen twenties
Louis Armstrong, Ellie Taylor Ross, Helen wills, and Bessie Smith
what games that women make in politics in the 1920s
women could vote and became governor
Louis Armstrong
African-American musician who made jazz famous around the world
Zora Neale Hurston
wrote novels based on African-American folklore
F Scott Fitzgerald
the great Gatsby which betrayed people only interested in becoming rich
Al Jolson
start in the first "talkie" released in 1927
George Herman Ruth -Babe Ruth
played for the New York Yankees in the
Charles Lindbergh
became the first person to fly from New York to Paris, across the Atlantic, alone
Gertrude elderle
was the first woman to swim across the English Channel from France to England
bootlegger
person who made or transported alcohol illegally
deport
to force someone to leave the country
Ku Klux Klan
group that Saw all foreigners as a threat to the United States
fundamentalists
a person who believes in a strict interpretation of the Bible or other religious book
Amiee Semple McPherson
evangelism who build a large church in Los Angeles that appeal to people who had recently moved to the city
Nicole Socko ad Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Italian immigrants who were arrested in Massachusetts for a payroll robbery and the murder of a paymaster and his guard
John T Scopes
young teacher who taught Darwin's theory and was arrested and put in jail
quota
a fixed number of a certain group of immigrants admitted to a country
Al Capone
a famous gangster who transported and sold alcohol illegally
Clarence Darrow
the ACLU lawyer that represented John Scopes during his trial
ACLU
the organization that disagreed with the law prohibiting the teaching of evolution
William Jennings bryan
a strong fundamentalist who represented the state of Tennessee in the Scopes trial
bootlegger
a person who made or transporting alcohol illegally
deport
to force someone to leave a country
fundamentalists
a person who believes in a strict interpretation of the Bible or another religious book
how did prohibition lead to an increase in organized crime
people would smuggle alcohol
what were two reasons people wanted to limit immigration
because they were taking jobs and the presence of communist in the US
how do some people think Socco and Vanzetti had been wrongfully convicted
because they were foreigners and had radical ideas to change the government
what was one way religion and science seem to differ in the nineteen twenties
religion believe that God do things and evolution and scientists believed that man created it
what was the outcome of the Scopes trial
Scopes was convicted and fined $100 and Supreme Court later reversed the decision
when did the Great Depression began
1929
when did Adolf Hitler rise to power in Germany
1933
profit
money gained from a business or investment after expenses have been paid
depression
a long period of economic decline
Public Works
projects paid for by the government for public use
migrant worker
a person who moved from place to place to find work, usually harvesting crops
what part did the consumer goods play and causing the Great Depression
they made more product that they could sue so they were both for producing and people bought products they wanted but didn't need
why did the Hawley Smoot Tariff Act backfire
European countries also raised tariffs which lowered trade between the countries
what steps to President Hoover take to help the economy
refuse to send surplus food and money to states. He felt handouts would weaken American self-confidence
what caused farm families to migrate from the Great Plains to California
the migrated because they needed jobs
what caused the dust bowl
drought , strong winds and dark cloudy skies