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15 Cards in this Set
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Anti- German Sentiment
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- unleashed after WWI
- Germans lost coltural pride and they were treated differently - people afraid they were spies - many Germans wound up changing names |
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African American Community
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- migrated north to fill jobs previously taken by soldiers at war
- established themselves in the black belt community |
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Black Belt
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- The community where african americans migrated to
- reached south along state street for more than 30 blocks - separated african american culture from rest of the cultures |
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Great Migration
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- When many african americans came to chicago
- came looking for better jobs, higher wages, and new freedoms - between 1916-1919 |
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Chicago Defender
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- city's black newspaper
- founded by robert s. abbott - spread ideas - considered to be most influential black newspaper in pre-WWII america |
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Langston Hughes
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- writer who grew up in black belt community
- wrote about how extraodinary it was to live there |
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Jazz
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- main source of entertainment
- brought people together in black and tan clubs... only places where races could be mixed |
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Oscar DePriest
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- citys first black city council member
- elected in 1915 |
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William "Big Bill" Thompson
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- used WWI to his advantage> supported america first movement
- would use patronage to get vote (allowing people to hold offices in order to gain votes) - many people wanted him out of office |
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Chicago Riot of 1919
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- cultural race/discrimination
- started when eugene williams was killed by a white man |
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Eugene Williams
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- killed by a white man throwing rocks... hit him in the head and he drowned
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The Merchandise Mart
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- one of the most impressive buildings downtown
- landmark in the loop - prospered in the 1920's |
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Ku Klux Klan
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- part of the nativist movement
- against anybody not anglo-american - angry that there were new immigrants taking over their area |
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Prohibition
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- banning alcohol
- selling, buying and consuming was illegal - only made alcohol seem more valuable |
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Al Capone
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- gang member who paid people to sell alcohol (sold through speakeasies)
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