Chapter Twenty Three Flashcards

1
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harding “return to normalcy”

A

•isolation
-weariness from a world war unprecedented in its destruction
•end of the progressive reform
-government deregulation

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2
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republican policy toward american business

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keep business regulation should be kept to a minimum

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3
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these two measure set the stage for the short term economic explosion for the roaring 20s

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•harding passes several measures to aid american business
•supreme court decisions opposing any federal regulations

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4
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welfare capitalism

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companies attempts to discourage unions and generate employee loyalty

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5
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implementations

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improved factory safety
sanitation
paid vacations
pension plans

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6
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american wages were still insufficient to purchase

A

credit

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7
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americans consumed illegal alcohol in

A

Speakeasies

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8
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most celebrated act of gangland violence during prohibition

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st valentine’s day massacre

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9
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why was the 18th amendment repealed

A

gang slayings
police corruption
disrespect for the law
and a demoralized judiciary system

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10
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no change in the 20s sparked more heated debates than

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the changing roles of women

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11
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the new negro

A

african americans challenged the caste system that confined blacks to the lowest levels of society

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12
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the harlem renaissances

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create a distinctive african american culture stressing self confidence

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13
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the harlem renaissances

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create a distinctive african american culture stressing self confidence

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14
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cities

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undesired immigrants
Catholics,
jews,
liberal protestants,
and atheists.
cities spawned every imaginable vice

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15
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rural

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old time Protestants
old fashion moral standards (abstinence and self-denial)

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16
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the rebirth of the ku klux klan

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“100% american campaign” klan promised to defend family morality and traditional american values

17
Q

scopes trial

A

clarence darrow vs william jennings bryan

18
Q

trial dramatized and inflamed divisions between:

A

intellectuals vs. uneducated, city vs. country, privileged vs. poor, scoffers vs. faithful (3/4)

also there’s another answer herbert hoover but like idk what question that goes with or if we’ve gotten it yet

19
Q

causes of the great depression

A

•over production and under consumption
•tariffs
•agriculture slump and surpluses
•easy availability of credit

20
Q

october 29th 1929

A

“black tuesday” refers to the stock market crash

21
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cause of the collapse

A

speculation
-on margin buying

22
Q

hawley-smoot tariff

A

highest protective tariff in peace time history

23
Q

hoovers philosophy of government

A

government should not let economic events run their course, but they should “help people help themselves”

24
Q

reconstruction finance corporation (RFC) provide loans to

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railroads, banks
local government
and mortgage associations

25
Q

makeshift communities on the outskirts of cities became knows as:

A

hoovervilles

26
Q

the popular expression of the day was

A

“brother can you spare a dime?”

27
Q

clear out the bonus army

A

demanding their war bonuses
general douglas macarthur

28
Q

European born political philosophies/parties

A

socialist and communist