The Roaring Twenties Flashcards

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warren g harding

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29 president

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calvin coolidge

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30 president

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teapot dome scandal

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a political scandal during Harding’ administration involving the secret lease of government land to oil companies

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kellogg-briand pact

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a 1928 treaty outlawing war

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5
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installment buying

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buying on credit

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communism

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economic system in which all wealth and property are owned by the gov

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disarmament

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the reduction of armed forces and weapons of war

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model t

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an automobile with a 2.9-liter and 4-cylinder engine produced by the Ford Motor Company

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flappers

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a woman who wanted to rebel by wearing her hair short and wearing short skirts

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red scare

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a promotion of widespread fear by a society or state by a potential rise of communism or anarchism

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21 amendment

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prohibition

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scopes trial

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john scopes, a teacher, going to trial for teaching about evolution

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great migration

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the movement of millions of african americans from the south to the north and midwest

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jazz age

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a post WWI movement in which jazz music and dance emerged

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harlem renaissance

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an intellectual, artistic, and social explosion that took place in harlem, ny during the 1920s

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langston hughes

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an american poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from joplin, missouri

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georgia okeeffe

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an american artist known for her enlarged paintings of flowers, skyscrapers, and mexican landscapes

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what did the wars end bring to america

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who was blamed for the recession

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what happened when the gov cancelled contracts with businesses

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unemployment went up and workers were laid off, others went on strike for higher wages

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what was hardings campaign slogan

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“a return to normalcy”

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what did harding work hard to strengthen, and try the keep the gov from getting involved in

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the economy

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why and who did harding push tax cuts for

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for the wealthy to help the lower classes

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what was secretary of interior fall convicted of

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bribery the us senate having committed a criminal act

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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
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calvin coolidge slogan
"americas business is business"
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what did coolidge sign when he got reelected
the kellogg-briand pact
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what did fords assembly line do
helped keep the economy going
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______could be bought at a cheaper price and more people owned them through the installment buying
model t
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Ford created an ___ hour work day at $___, other companies gave $__ or $___ a day
8, 5, 3, 4
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what did the model t give people a sense of
freedom and adventure
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who took fords idea of the assembly line
companies that made washing machines, refrigerators, etc.
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herbert hoovers campaign slogan
a chicken in every pot meaning that poverty was behind america
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where did young people move from and to after the war
farms to urban areas
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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
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what amendment was hard to enforce
18
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speakeasies
illegal bars
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what did prohibition fail to do
prevent drinking and decrease the amount in crimes
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one of the three popular dances
charleston or shimmy
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emergency quota act of 1921
restricted immigration in the us