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Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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What was Harding’s goal for America?

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  • to return to normalcy
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2
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Ohio Gang

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Harding’s friends who had high positions

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3
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Teapot Dome -

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Private companies were leasing land from the govt illegally

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4
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Supply side Economics-

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lower taxes = more money for people to spend

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5
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Cooperative Individualism-

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businesses share ideas to be more efficient

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6
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Coolidge
- Nickname

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Silent Cal

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7
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How did Harding and Coolidge plan to return to normalcy? -

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Lower taxes, reduce debt

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8
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Dawes Plan -

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Loan germany $ to help pay reparations

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Washington Conference -

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tried to limit the arms race of building navy’s

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10
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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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outlaw war

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11
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What was the importance of mass production and the assembly line?

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  • to make cars affordable
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12
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Who made cars affordable? -

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Henry Ford (he did not invent the car)

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13
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Airline -

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Transportation

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14
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Radio -

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Communication and entertainment

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15
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Consumer Credit -

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allowed people to buy things with money they didn’t have

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16
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Mass Advertising -

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turned the US to consumer society

17
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What was the cause for the rise in nativism in the Jazz Age?

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Just got out of WW1, afraid of Germans and communist

18
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Sacco-Vanzetti Case -

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Two foreigners executed for a murder with no evidence (Italian immigrants)

19
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National Origins Act

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limited immigration in America

20
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What changes did women see in the Jazz Age

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more independence

21
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What is a Flapper?

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Women who smoked, drank, and acted out

22
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What was religious fundamentalism

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conservative christians response to society changing in Jazz age, decided to be super strict

23
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What did the 18th amendment do?

A

Prohibited the production and sale of alcohol

24
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21st amendment

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repealed the 18th

25
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What was a problem with prohibition -

A

Criminal organizations formed. Drinking was more dangerous

26
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What is Speakeasy

A

a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally

27
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What is Bootlegging-

A

the illegal production and distribution of alcohol

28
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How did art and literature express modern American values?

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Consumerism, postwar depression

29
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Who wrote the Great Gatsby?

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

30
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What was the first talking movie?

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The Jazz singers

31
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What 2 sports were popular in the 20s?

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Baseball & Boxing

32
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What was the Harlem Renaissance?

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Great Migration → growth of african american art, pride, and politics

33
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Jazz-

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created by African Americans, experimental / improv

34
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What are blues?

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Music that evolved from African Americans

35
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What struggles did African Americans face after WWI?

A

Racism and Discrimination

36
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What did the NAACP do?

A

Fought for african americans rights

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