The Jazz Age : 11/17/14 Flashcards

1
Q

A 1925 survey conducted in ______ found out that __ out of __ families owned cars, but did not have _____ or ______ _____.

A

Indiana, 21, 26, bathtubs, running water

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_____ _________, large-scale manufacturing done with machinery, made these changed possible by increasing supply and reducing costs.

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Mass production

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The _____ ______ ____ divided operations into simple tasks and cut unnecessary motion to a minimum.

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Moving assembly line

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In 1913, automaker ______ ____ installed the first moving assembly line at plant in ______ ___, __.

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Henry Ford, Highland Park, MI

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5
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By 1925, a ____ car was rolling off the line every __ seconds.

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Ford, 10

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The _____ __ demonstrated the economic concept of _______, or how sensitive product demand is to price.

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Model T, elasticity

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7
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By the mid 1920’s, _______ _____ and _______ competed successfully with _____.

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General Motors, Chrysler, Ford

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8
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The ____ _______ also spurred growth in the production of s____, p_______, r______, p____ g____, n_____, and l____.

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Auto industry, steel, petroleum, rubber, plate glass, nickel, lead

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9
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Americans bought new innovations such as e______ r_____, f______ t______, f_____ f_____, and h____ h____ c____.

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Electric razors, facial tissues, frozen foods, home hair color

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10
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M_______, d_______, c________, and p_______ became popular products.

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Mouthwash, deodorants, cosmetics, perfume

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_____-_____ were introduced such as the e______ i____, v______ c______, w_____ m______, and r_______.

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Labor-savers, electric iron, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, refrigerators

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12
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After the _____ ______ first successful flight in 1903, the _______ industry began developing.

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Wright Brothers, aviation

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Leading the way was _____ ______ who invented ______ - surface attached to wings that could be tilted to steer the plane.

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Glenn Curtiss, ailerons

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_______ made it possible to build rigid wings and much larger aircrafts.

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Ailerons

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15
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In 1918 the _________ _____ introduced the world’s first _______ ______.

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Postmaster general, airmail service

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16
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In 1925 Congress passed the _____ ___, authorizing postal officials to hire private airplane operators to carry mail.

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Kelly Act

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17
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The ___ ______ ___ of _____ provided federal aid to build airports.

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Air Commerce Act of 1926

18
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In 1913 American Engineer _____ ________ invented a special circuit that made it practical to transmit sound via ____ - _____ ____/

A

Edwin Armstrong, long- range radio

19
Q

In November 1920, the __________ _______ broadcast the news of ______’s landslide election victory from station _____ in _______.

A

Westinghouse Company, Harding, KDKA, Pittsburgh

20
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In 1926 the _______ ___________ _____ ( ? ) set up a network of stations to broadcast daily radio stations.

A

National Broadcasting Company ( NBC )

21
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In 1928 the _______ ___________ ______ ( ? ) assembled a coast-to-coast network of stations to rival NBC.

A

Columbia Broadcasting System ( CBS )

22
Q

______ had been available before the 1920’s, but most Americans had considered debt shameful.

A

Credit

23
Q

Americans bought _____ of their radios and ____ of their automobiles on the installment plan.

A

75 %, 60 %

24
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Companies were split into divisions with functions such as _____, ________, and ________.

A

Sales, marketing, accounting

25
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On average American farmers earned less than ______ of the income of other American workers.

A

One third

26
Q

Technological advances in ________, ____ ______, and _____ __________ allowed them to produce more.

A

Fertilizers, seed varieties, farm machinery

27
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Congress tried to help farmers by passing legislation to help farmers sell their ________, but President _______ vetoed the bills.

A

Surpluses, Coolidge

28
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The _____-_______ ____ reflected the prejudices and fears of this era.

A

Sacco- Vanzetti Case

29
Q

The police arrested ______ _____ and ______ _____, two Italian immigrants, for the crime of murder.

A

Nicola Sacco, Bartolomeo Vanzetti

30
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Newspapers revealed that the two men were ______, or people who oppose all forms of government.

A

Anarchists

31
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The group that most wanted to restrict immigration was the ___ ____ _____.

A

Ku Klux Klan

32
Q

The old ____ began in the South after the _____ ____ and used threats and violence to intimidate newly freed ______ ______.

A

KKK, Civil War, African Americans

33
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The new Klan also targeted _____, ____, _______, and other groups said to be “ __-______. “

A

Catholics, Jews, immigrants, un- American

34
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_______ __ ______, a former Methodist preacher, found the new KKK in ______, __ in 1915.

A

William J. Simmons, Atlanta, GA

35
Q

In 1921 President _____ signed the _______ ______ ____ which restricted annual admission to the US by ethnic group.

A

Harding, Emergency Quota Act

36
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In 1924, the _______ ______ ___ made immigration restriction a permanent policy.

A

National Origins Act

37
Q

The law set ______ at ___ of each national group represented in the ___ _____ of ____.

A

Quotas, 2%, US Census, 1890

38
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The _______ ______ ___ exempted natives of the ________ ___________ from the _____.

A

National Origins Act, Western Hemisphere, quotas

39
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________ immigrants had already begun moving to the US due to the _________ _______ ___ of _____.

A

Mexican, Newlands Reclamation Act, 1902

40
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The __________ __________ ___ funded irrigation projects in the _________ and led to the creation of _____ _____ that needed thousand of workers.

A

Newlands Reclamation Act, Southwest, large farms