Review Part 3- 1920s to New Deal Flashcards
The student will analyze the cycles of boom and bust of the 1920s and 1930s on the transformation of American government, the economy, and society.
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Harlem Renaissance
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-Period during the 1920s in which African American novelists, poets, and artists celebrated their culture
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Jazz Age
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- Named by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Symbol of the 1920s
- Jazz musicians recombine different forms of music
- Demonstrated depth and richness of African American culture
3
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Talkies
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- Movies that began to incorporate sound/talking
- Movies spoke to the desires, needs, fears, and fantasies of the US people
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Tulsa Race Riot
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- 1921
- Tulsa, OK
- Armed African Americans tried to protect a black man from lynching
- 35 city blocks burned down by white rioters
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Sit Down Strikes
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- Workers refuse to leave the workplace until settlement is reached
- If workers were not working, products were not being made, money was not being made
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Court Injunction
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-A court order by which an individual is required to perform, or is restrained from performing, a particular act
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Socialism
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- System or theory under which the means of production are publicly controlled and regulated rather than owned by individuals
- Many believed socialism and communism could be the answer to the country’s problems during the 20s/30s
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Communism
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- a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless, moneyless, and stateless social order structured upon common ownership of the means of production
- Many believed socialism and communism could be the answer to the country’s problems during the 20s/30s
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Easy Credit
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- 1920’s
- People spent beyond their means and bought goods on credit and made small monthly payments
- Contributed to the Great Depression
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Installment Buying
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- 1920’s
- Method of purchasing an item with a down payment and pays off the rest of the debt in regular monthly payments
- Contributed to the Great Depression
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Modern Conveniences
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- Flood of new, affordable goods became available
- Electric washing machines, vacuum cleaners, irons, radios, refrigerators
- Made housekeeping easier and quicker
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Automobile
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- Henry Ford introduced methods that revolutionized the car industry
- Model T was the first car the ordinary man could afford
- Assembly line helped the building process faster and easier
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Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
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-Granted full U.S. citizenship to America’s indigenous people
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Speculation
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- Practice of making high risk investments in hopes of obtaining large profits
- Contributed to the Great Depression
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Buying on Margin
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- System of buying stocks in which a buyer pays a small percentage of the purchase price while the broker advances the rest
- Contributed to the Great Depression
