The Roaring Twenties Flashcards
warren g harding
29 president
calvin coolidge
30 president
teapot dome scandal
a political scandal during Harding’ administration involving the secret lease of government land to oil companies
kellogg-briand pact
a 1928 treaty outlawing war
installment buying
buying on credit
communism
economic system in which all wealth and property are owned by the gov
disarmament
the reduction of armed forces and weapons of war
model t
an automobile with a 2.9-liter and 4-cylinder engine produced by the Ford Motor Company
flappers
a woman who wanted to rebel by wearing her hair short and wearing short skirts
red scare
a promotion of widespread fear by a society or state by a potential rise of communism or anarchism
21 amendment
prohibition
scopes trial
john scopes, a teacher, going to trial for teaching about evolution
great migration
the movement of millions of african americans from the south to the north and midwest
jazz age
a post WWI movement in which jazz music and dance emerged
harlem renaissance
an intellectual, artistic, and social explosion that took place in harlem, ny during the 1920s
langston hughes
an american poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from joplin, missouri
georgia okeeffe
an american artist known for her enlarged paintings of flowers, skyscrapers, and mexican landscapes
what did the wars end bring to america
recession
who was blamed for the recession
democrats
what happened when the gov cancelled contracts with businesses
unemployment went up and workers were laid off, others went on strike for higher wages
what was hardings campaign slogan
“a return to normalcy”
what did harding work hard to strengthen, and try the keep the gov from getting involved in
the economy
why and who did harding push tax cuts for
for the wealthy to help the lower classes
what was secretary of interior fall convicted of
bribery the us senate having committed a criminal act
what did calvin coolidge, “silent cal”, do when he became president
fired all those related to the teapot dome scandal, restored americas confidence in the gov, raised tariffs, probusiness
calvin coolidge slogan
“americas business is business”
what did coolidge sign when he got reelected
the kellogg-briand pact
what did fords assembly line do
helped keep the economy going
______could be bought at a cheaper price and more people owned them through the installment buying
model t
Ford created an ___ hour work day at $___, other companies gave $__ or $___ a day
8, 5, 3, 4
what did the model t give people a sense of
freedom and adventure
who took fords idea of the assembly line
companies that made washing machines, refrigerators, etc.
herbert hoovers campaign slogan
a chicken in every pot meaning that poverty was behind america
where did young people move from and to after the war
farms to urban areas
about italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti who went to trial
they were accused of killing two people, but claimed they were not guilty, the American Civil Liberties Union tried to get them out of jail, but was not able to, both were executed in 1927
what amendment was hard to enforce
18
speakeasies
illegal bars
what did prohibition fail to do
prevent drinking and decrease the amount in crimes
one of the three popular dances
charleston or shimmy
emergency quota act of 1921
restricted immigration in the us
