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ch 30 key terms Flashcards

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(bolshevik revolution) the second stage of the … in november 1917 when … and his … seized power and established a …

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russian revolution; vladimir lenin; bolshevik party; communist state

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(bolshevik revolution) the first stage had occurred the previous february when more

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moderate revolutionaries overthrew the Russian czar

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(red scare) a period of intense …. the “palmer raids” of attorney General A. Mitchell palmer resulted in about … of people suspected of “subversive” activities

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anticommunism; six thousand deportations;

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(criminal syndicalism laws) passed by many states during the red scare, these nefarious laws outlawed the mere advocacy of … to …

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violence; secure social change

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(criminal syndicalism laws) stump speakers for the … were speical targets

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international workers of the world (IWW)

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(american plan) a business-oriented approach to … popular among firms in the 1920s to …

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worker relations; defeat unionization

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(american plan) managers sought to strengthen their … and to offer …

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communication with workers; benefits like pensions and insurance

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(american plan) they insisted on an “…” in contrast to the mandatory union membership through the “…” that many labor activists had demanded int the strike wave after ww1

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open shop; closed shop

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(immigration act/ national origins act of 1924) established … for immigration to the us. immigration from … and … europe was sharply curtailed, while immigrants from … were shut out altogether

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quotas; southern; eastern; asia

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(eighteenth amendment) constitutional amendment prohibited the .., … and … of alcoholic beverages, ushinering in the era known as prohibition

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manufacture; sale; transportation

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volstead act: a federal act …

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enforcing the eighteenth amendment

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racketeers: people who obtain money … by .., …, …, or …

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illegally; fraud; bootlegging; gambling; threats

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racketeers invaded the ranks of … during the 1920s, a decade when gambling and gangsterism were prevalent in american life

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labor

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bible belt: the region of the american south, extending roughly from … to .. and .., where … and belief in literal interpretation of the bible were traditionally strongest

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north carolina west to oklahoma and texas; protestant fundamentalism

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fundamentalism: a protestant christian movement emphasizing literal truth of bible and opposing modernism which sought to …. it was especially strong in the … and the …, first organized in 1906

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reconcile religion and science; baptist church; church of christ

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scientific management: a system of industrial management created and promoted in the early 20th century by …, emphasizing … to …

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frederick w. taylor; stopwatch efficiency; improve factory performance

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scientific management gained immense popularity across

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the US and Europe

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(fordism) a system of … and … named after henry ford, founder of the ford motor comapny and developer of the model t car

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assembly-line manufacturing; mass production

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(modernism) in response to the demanding conditions ofo modern life, this artistic and cultural movement revolted against comfortable … and accepted .., .., …, .., and ..

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victorian standards; chance; change; contingency; uncertainty; fragmentation

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(modernism) originating among avant-garde artists and intellectuals aroudn the turn of the 20th century, modernism blossombed into a full-fledged cultural movement in

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art, music, literature, and architecture

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“lost generation”: a creative circle of … and … who found … and … in post-WW1 europe

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american artists and writers; shelter; inspiration

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(harlem renaissance) a creative outpouring among african american .., …, and …, centered around harlem in the 1920s, that celebreated … and advocated for a “…” in american …, …, and ..

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writers; jazz musicians; social thinkers; black culture; new negro; social; political; intellectual life

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(a. mitchell palmer) palmer was the … of the us during the red scare. he was quick to …, gather approx .. suspects

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attorney general; accuse individuals of being communists; 6,000

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(nicola sacco) sacco was an … who was executed due to his supposed involvement in a … in boston, mass. during which two individuals were …

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italian shoe-factory worker; robbery; murdered

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bartolomeo vanzetti: vanzetti was a … who was said to have collaborated with nicola sacco in a robber in boston mass that resulted in themurders of two individuals. sent to the ..

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fish peddler; electric chair

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(horace kallen) kallen was a … who argued against the .., advocating the notion that they retained the right to …

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philosopher; americanization of immigrants; observe their cultural traditions

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(randolph bourne) a critic who opposed te … he advocated mixing cultures through ..

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americanization of immigratns; cross-fertilization among immigrants

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al capone also known as “…” and was labeled “…”

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scarface; public enemy number one

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frederick w. taylor was an … and .. .who established the …

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inventor; engineer; system of scientific management

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henry ford; mechanic who substantially advanced the … and established … his company quickl and efficiently produced the …

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automobile industry; fordism; model t car

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charles a. lindbergh was fundamentally considered a

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hero of aviation

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margaret sanger was a strong proponent of …

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contraception

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sigmund freud: attempted to scientifically justify the “…” that was prevalent in the 20s he claimed that engaging in sexual relations would sustain one’s …

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new sexual frankness; health

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h.l. mencken: critic who focused on the condemnation of …, such as .. and …. works were published in the ..

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significant aspects of american society; marriage; democracy; baltimore sun

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fitzgerald wrote

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this side of paradise

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hemingway’s books “responded to … and the overblown…”

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pernicious propaganda; appeal to patriotism

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t.s. eliot was a … and the writer of ..

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modernist poet; the waste land

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hemingway received the … in 1954

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nobel prize in literature

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william faulkner’s works analyzed … and involved a level of … that contributed to his style he wrote … in 1929 and … in 1930

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southern american society; complexity; the sounda nd the fury; as i lay dying

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langston hughes: contributed to the … and was considered the “…”

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harlem renaissance; poet laureate of harlem

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