Chapter 8 Flashcards
What was Harding’s goal for America?
- to return to normalcy
Ohio Gang
Harding’s friends who had high positions
Teapot Dome -
Private companies were leasing land from the govt illegally
Supply side Economics-
lower taxes = more money for people to spend
Cooperative Individualism-
businesses share ideas to be more efficient
Coolidge
- Nickname
Silent Cal
How did Harding and Coolidge plan to return to normalcy? -
Lower taxes, reduce debt
Dawes Plan -
Loan germany $ to help pay reparations
Washington Conference -
tried to limit the arms race of building navy’s
Kellogg-Briand Pact
outlaw war
What was the importance of mass production and the assembly line?
- to make cars affordable
Who made cars affordable? -
Henry Ford (he did not invent the car)
Airline -
Transportation
Radio -
Communication and entertainment
Consumer Credit -
allowed people to buy things with money they didn’t have
Mass Advertising -
turned the US to consumer society
What was the cause for the rise in nativism in the Jazz Age?
Just got out of WW1, afraid of Germans and communist
Sacco-Vanzetti Case -
Two foreigners executed for a murder with no evidence (Italian immigrants)
National Origins Act
limited immigration in America
What changes did women see in the Jazz Age
more independence
What is a Flapper?
Women who smoked, drank, and acted out
What was religious fundamentalism
conservative christians response to society changing in Jazz age, decided to be super strict
What did the 18th amendment do?
Prohibited the production and sale of alcohol
21st amendment
repealed the 18th
What was a problem with prohibition -
Criminal organizations formed. Drinking was more dangerous
What is Speakeasy
a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally
What is Bootlegging-
the illegal production and distribution of alcohol
How did art and literature express modern American values?
Consumerism, postwar depression
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What was the first talking movie?
The Jazz singers
What 2 sports were popular in the 20s?
Baseball & Boxing
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Great Migration → growth of african american art, pride, and politics
Jazz-
created by African Americans, experimental / improv
What are blues?
Music that evolved from African Americans
What struggles did African Americans face after WWI?
Racism and Discrimination
What did the NAACP do?
Fought for african americans rights
