Unit 3 Flashcards
History
Plessy v. Ferguson
1896
WW1
1914-1918
The Nineteenth Amendment Ratified
1920
Great Depression Begins
1929
FDR elected
1932
Olympica in berlin
1936
US In WW2
1941-1945
Results of the war in the U.S. ik
- Soldiers did not have jobs
- They wanted to spend a lot of money
- Unhappy about the economic growth
- Death, injuries, trauma
- It made Americans not want to get involved in the world
Women suffrage ik
Women suffrage - They wanted to be able to work even when the men were still their
Red summer and the Tulsa Massacre ik
Jazz and the Harlem Renaissance
Red - protest for black rights, ending with police violence
Jazz & Harlem, Black artistic movements taking place in Harlem new york
Red scare and labor unrest ik
Red scare - People being afraid of communism
Labor unrest - people protesting bad working conditions, Unions were accused of being communists
Prohibition and the results ik
The 18th amendment making alcohol illegal, it caused people to illegally sell alcohol
Roaring 20s and breaking boundaries ik
- People spending alot of money, a lot of drinking, dancing, and partying
- Lots of rich people and new businesses
Urban centers and NYC and the lives of the wealthy ik
- People moving into the cities, New York getting very popular
- Made a lot of money and spent it on luxuries
Cotton club ik
A jazz club with black musicians in Harlem
Lower east side and europeans immigrants ik
- A less wealthy part of New York, lots of Irish and German immigrants
- Tightly packed in small spaces
Rural America ik
How people were farming and didn’t know how to farm, the government were giving away farm land move citizens out of the city
Advertising and credit ik
- Advertising: Brands starting advertising on the radio and newspaper
- Credit: Stores offering people to pay later
Radio and importance ik
Families that would listen to radio shows together, and it made Americans feel more connected
Social changes ik
Women (flappers and vamps)
Flappers: dancers, more free
Vamps: women who smoke and drank in public
Fundamentalism ik
- Christians being upset about women being more free in public
- Traditional values of family and women in the house
Scopes trial (science v. religion) ik
It’s when a school teacher was put on trial for teaching evolution
Nativism and intolerance ik
- KKK
Nativism: Americans not wanting immigrants to come to the U.S.
Intolerance: Treating them badly