Chapter 25 Flashcards

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Model T

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The most poplar mass-produced car by Ford. Thought to be the first mass-produced car.

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Al Capone

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Chicago gangster who ran a criminal empire bootlegging alcohol.

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Samuel Insull

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Businessman who worked to establish an electrical network throughout the country.

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19th Amendment

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Granted women the right to vote. Was not enough to make women truly equal.

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Babe Ruth

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Baseball legend who became one of the many new sports heroes of America.

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Ernest Hemingway

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An author who wrote about those who were alienated from society. He wanted redemption from the modern plight.

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Roaring Twenties

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The conservative time of economic prosperity following the First World War.

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Sacco and Vanzetti

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Two Italian Immigrants who had radical ideas. Were executed without being first found guilty of the crime they were suspected of.

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Scopes Trial

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Scopes was a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee who taught Darwin's theory of evolution. He was prosecuted and fined $100.

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Clarence Darrow

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The lawyer who defended Scopes during his trial. He was unsuccessful.

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KKK

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Racist group which was violently against anything not a WASP. Grew rapidly reaching membership of 5 million.

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Fundamentalism

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The belief that one should stick to a strict adherent doctrine.

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Teapot Dome

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Scandal that damaged Harding administration. Sec. of Int. Albert Fall took bribes in return for sale of lands to private corporations.

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Albert Fall

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Secretary of the Interior for Harding administration. Teapot Dome scandal would forever destroy the administration's image even though Harding had nothing to do with it.

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Al Smith

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Democratic candidate for the presidency in the election of 1928. Lost in a landslide but was the first to unite the cities behind him.

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National Women's Party

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Group that lobbied for full equality of women under the law.

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Equal Rights Amendment

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The Bill that would have given women complete equality with men. Was opposed by some because it threatened gender-specific legislation.

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Charles Lindbergh

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Flew from New York to Paris, over the Atlantic Ocean. Immediately became an international sensation.

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A Mitchell Palmer-"Palmer Raider"

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Mitchell Palmer used his office to arrest and deport hundreds of immigrants. Most of these immigrants were innocents whom he deported without trial.

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Ezra Pound

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Author who wrote about how materialistic and horrible American society had become.

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TS Eliot

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Wrote literature attempting to show the cultural and moral emptiness of modern man.

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Sinclair Lewis

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Wrote satirical pieces of literature which made fun of both small-town America and the city.

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F Scott Fitzgerald

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Wrote literature that showed the emptiness and lack of human concern of modern times.

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Warren Harding

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The Republican candidate during the election of 1920. He beat Wilson, starting a conservative period in America.

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Calvin Coolidge

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President after Harding. He saw it as his job to keep the country afloat. It was not his job to put out reforms.

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Herbert Hoover

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The last president of the roaring twenties. Won in the election of 1928 in a landslide.

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"Normalcy"

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Harding wanted the country to return to "normalcy". This meant to go back to the way things used to be before the time of progressive republicans.

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18th Amendment

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The amendment prohibiting alcohol. It worked but there were far too many problems with enforcing it. It was later repealed.

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Sheppard-Towner Act

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A federal act that provided funding for the care of mothers and their children.

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Effects of Organized Labor

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Labor union membership decreased during the 20's. They were not popular and proved unable to accomplish anything during the time.

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National Origins Quota Act

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A law which allowed the continued immigration of peoples from northern europe. Limited immigration from eastern europe, and especially asia.

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Fordney-McCumber Act

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The highest tariff ever placed on imported goods. There was a 60% tariff put in place. It aimed to eliminate the threat of a flood of goods from Europe.

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yellow dog contracts

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Contracts that managers had employees sign that forbade the worker to join a union.

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Marcus Garvey

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An African American man who set out to expand black pride and nationalism.

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Red Scare

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The fear that communist immigrants from eastern europe would take over the United States and destroy capitalism.

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Volstead Act

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The legislation in the Eighteenth Amendment that allowed for the prohibition of alcohol.

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Andrew Mellon

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The Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932.