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13 Cards in this Set
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Henry Ford |
Henry Ford is the creator of the Ford car manufacturer company. He helped the industry with the creation of the assembly that reduced workers and hours to make a vehicle. Wich mad car manufacturing more efficient. Pg #807 |
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Suburbs |
Suburbs are an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. They grew especially with the increase in automobiles. Pg #808 |
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NBC and CBS |
They led the way in creating popular radio programs that relied heavily on older cultural forms. Pg #813 |
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The jazz singer |
This was a film by the Warner Brothers that successfully introduced sound. The film starred AL Johnson. Pg #811 |
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KDKA |
A radio broadcast station that offered regular nightly broadcast. Pg #812 |
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Amos and Andy |
Radios first truly national hit, it was a direct descendant of 19th century blackface minstrel entertainment. Pg #813 |
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Phonograph |
Phonograph was a popular entertainment medium. It helped transform the popular music business. Pg #815 |
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Babe Ruth |
Babe was baseball's greatest star. He honored with politicians, movie stars, and gangsters. He was the first athlete sought after for celebrity endorsement. Pg #817 |
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Negro league |
Negro national league was a baseball league for African Americans organized by Andrew Foster. Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige were some stars in the league. Pg #816 |
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AL capone |
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who attained fame during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33 years old. Pg #818 |
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Clarence Darrow |
Clarence defended Scopes in his trial and he was also a American Civil Liberties Union member. He was the most famous trial lawyer. Pg #823 |
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Speaksies |
During Prohibition on the 20's speaks it's were used as a name for under cover clubs where people could purchase liquor. Pg #818 |
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The new negro |
New Negro is a term popularized during the Harlem Renaissance implying a more outspoken advocacy of dignity and a refusal to submit quietly to the practices and laws of Jim Crow racial segregation. The term "New Negro" was made popular by Alain LeRoy Locke. Pg #831 |
