new technologies. consumer products on credit. consumer consumption. leisure/self realization. urban
traditionalists vs modernists---- modernists
trickle down economics
shifted too much of the tax burden onto middle class; reduced debt, decreased taxes
William j Bryan
led the prosecution in the scopes monkey trial; secretary of state for president Wilson; ran for president 3 times; turned evangelical leader
wright brothers
flew the first gas powered plane at kitty hawk, NC
John Dewey
professor at Columbia University advocated "learn by doing" and "education for life
8 hour work day. 5 dollars a day
2 things that Henry Ford did to increase loyalty in his workforce and undercut unions
return to normalcy
republicans platform for the election of 1920
18th amendment
made alcohol illegal
21st amendment
repealed the 18th amendment
raised tariffs. corporate and personal income taxes cut. spending cuts
3 things done by harding to accomplish the return to normalcy act
Andrew mellon
secretary of treasury; worked for all presidents of the 20s; introduced "trickle down" theory
babe ruth
famous for baseball in the 20s
Calvin coolidge
republican, election of 1920, hardings VP running mate
Charles lindberg
flew spirit of St. Louis form NY to Paris (first solo transatlantic flight)- 1927
chicago. detriot. harlem
cities that experienced a population increase during the "great migration
Clarence darrow
led the defense team in the scopes monkey trial; famous lawyer who represented scopes
CBS. NBC. ABC
commercial broadcast companies
consumer credit
consumers could buy goods now and pay later
creditor nation
U.S. post war
criminal syndicalism laws
illegal to advocate for violent social change
debtor nation
US pre-WWI
Detroit Michigan
car industry capital
election of 1920
first election in which women could vote
emergency quota act of 1921
limited immigration to 3% of those living in U.S. in 1910; favorable to new immigrants
eugene v debs
socialist; election of 1920; imprisoned; gained 919,000 votes
William faulkner
Mississippi author; wrote the sound and the fury & as I lay dying
f Scott fitzgerald
wrote the great Gatsby
flappers
epitomized the new independent woman
fordney mccumber tariff adn hawley smoot tariff 1930
1923; raised tariffs to an unbelievable 60%
frank Lloyd wright
possibly the greatest American architect
Franklin d roosevelt
VP running mate to James m. cox; democrat; election of 1920
fundamentalism
literal interpretation of the Bible
GID
created by the justice department to find radicals; later changed to the FBI; headed by J Edgar Hoover
marconi
invented wireless telegraphy
Harlem renaissance
a flourishing era of African Americans in the arts; expressed pride in their culture
Henry ford
created first moving Assembly line
immigration act of 1924
lowered the limit to 2% of those living in the U.S. according to the 1890 census
immigration act of 1929
limits total number to 150,000 per year
J Edgar hoover
headed the general intelligence division
jack Dempsey
famous for boxing
James cox
democratic presidential candidate from Ohio in the election of 1920
John T scopes
respected high school biology teacher; arrested in Dayton Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution
UNIA
founded by Marcus Garvey; emphasized black pride, self-reliance, black nationalism, black separatism; promoted resettlement of blacks back to Africa
volstead act
enable the federal government to enforce prohibition; expanded the police powers of the US
warren g harding
republican presidential candidate in the election of 1920; won
westinghouse
company provided electric services for cities
KKK
membership grew in the 1920s; anti-everything
langston hughes
poet laureate of Harlem
Mitchell palmer
attorney general that led the palmer raids
noble experiment
nickname of the prohibition
organized crime
bribery of police, gang wars, gambling, and prostitution
palmer raids
led by Mitchell palmer; 2 raids; 6,000 people jailed
prohibition
alcohol illegal
red scare
nationwide movement to root out left wing radicals
supported laissez faire and big business
republican economy
Robert frost
1920a poet; born in San Francisco; traveled to England and wrote about life there
Route 66
ran 2448 miles from Chicago to los Angelos, California
sacco Vanzetti case
2 Italian immigrants were charged with murdering a guard adn robbing a shoe factory in braintree, Massachusetts; trial lasted form 1920-1927; both were executed
scopes monkey trial
teacher arrested in Dayton Tennessee for teaching evolution; first conflict between religion and science taught in school; 1925; famous trial; scopes loses
speakeasies
bars that operates during prohibition
spirit of st Louis
plane flown by Charles Lindberg; first solo transatlantic flight
limited immigration. deported communists. prohibition. attack the teaching of darwinism
successes of the fundamentalists of the 1920s
the great train robbery
first full length story on screen; 1903; movie; 5 cents
the jazz singer
first talking movie; 1907; movie; starred al Johnson
turned inward. frugality. fundamentalism. cult of domesticity. rural
traditionalist vs. modernists----traditionlists