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Chp. 7 Review Flashcards

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Fundamentalism

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strict adherence to the basic principles of scripture - supports creationism

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Evolution

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the growing or evolutuion of something

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Nativism

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protecting the interests of native-born against those of immigrants

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Flapper

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young, dramatic, stylish & unconventional women

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Prohibition

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the act of prohibiting the manufacturing, storage in barrels or bottles, transportation, sale, procession, and consumption of alcohol

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Assembly Line

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divide operation into simple tasks so unskilled laborers could do work

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Bohemians

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an artistic and unconventional lifestyle of these neighborhoods offered young artists and writers new lifestyles

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Great Migration

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AA escape the segregated society of the south, to find economic opportunities and to build better lives

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Mass Media

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radio, movies, newspapers, and magazines aimed at a broad audience - did more than just entertain

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Anarchists

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people who oppose all forms of gov.

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Creationism

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the belief that God created the world as described in the Bible

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Mass Production

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  • large scale product manufacturng usually done by machinery
  • creates more supply, lowers consumer costs
  • helps create more disposable income
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Police Powers

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a gov.’s power to control people and property in the interest of the public’s safety

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Speakeasy

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secret bars

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Model T

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1908 $850
1924 $295
- price decreased because they want more people to buy it and they think the model will be beneficial

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Emergency Quota Act

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(1921) established a temporary quota system, limiting immigration

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National Origins Act

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(1924) 1890 census
allow less people into U.S.

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Cotton Club

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  • the famous night club in NYC where musicians would play
  • encourages new lifestyle
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Harlem Renaissance

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  • flowering into the arts
  • effect from the great migration (people migrated to northern cities)
  • changes in music, literature, poetry
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Resurgence of KKK

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growing again and becoming more popular
attacks aa, jews, catholic - anybody unamerican

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Sacco & Vanzetti Case

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  • thought to have been anarchists because they were Italian immigrants & put in jail for armed robbery & killing two men
  • later sentenced to death
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John T. Scopes

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  • a high school biology teacher who taught evolution (as an experiment)) & put on trial
  • result > $100 fine (later overturned)
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Ernest Hemingway

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new literary style using direct, simple, and concise fiction - wrote about war in A Farewell to Arms

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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the most famous writer of his era created colorful, glamourous characters who chased

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Marcus Garvey

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  • led “Negro Nationalism” glorified black culture, tradition
  • gain lots of economic and political power
  • 1920: 50,000 person rally, never get justice in America, move to Africa
  • seen as dangerous by FBI
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Louis Armstrong

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(trumpet) shift to long inventive solos

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Langston Hughes

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prolific and versatile poet
DREAM DEFERRED

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Duke Ellington

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(piano) composer, bandleader, and arranger
wrote w/ orchestrion and improvisation

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  • Immigration post WWI (restrictions & impact on society)
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  • rise of immigration coming into the united states because of the damages of war due to less places to live
  • second wave of immigrants coming ingot the U.S.
    rise in nativism
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“New Morality” of 1920’s

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  • with immigration, people want to preserve traditional values
  • glorifies youth and personal freedom
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Birth of Mass Media & Popular Culture

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  • media reaches more people, it unites people
  • now people are talking about the same thing

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