Unit 4 Test Flashcards
nativism
prejudice against foreign born people
isolationism
a policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs
communism
an economic and political system based on a single party government ruled by a dictatorship
anarchists
people who opposed any form of government
Sacco and Vanzettii
Two Italians who were charged with robbery and 2 murders. Despite the little to none evidence against them, they were both sentenced to death.
quota system
this system established the maximum number of people who could enter the US from each foreign country
Warren Harding
Became president in 1921, wanted to return America to “normalcy” like before the Progressive Era and WWI, but had no success.
Teapot Dome scandal
Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall’s secret leasing of oil rich public land to private companies in exchange for money and land.
Calvin Coolidge
President who favored government policies that would keep taxes down and business profit up. Goal was to keep government interference in business to a minimum and to allow private enterprise to flourish.
urban sprawl
the unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of cities into surrounding regions
installment plan
enabled people to buy goods over an extended period without having to put down much money at the time of the purchase
prohibition
era in which the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol beverages was illegal.
speakeasies
hidden saloons and nightclubs where people drunk illegally
bootleggers
liquor smugglers bringing alcohol from other countries to sell in the US, name came from the practice of smuggling alcohol in the legs of boots
fundamentalism
protestant movement grounded in a literal, non symbolic, interpretation of the Bible
Clarence Darrow
the most famous trial lawyer of the day, hired to defend John Scopes in the Scopes trial
Scopes trial
a fight over the teaching of evolution in fundamentalist school
flapper
an emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day
double standard
a set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than to women
Charles Lundbergh
Small town pilot, made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic.
Georgia O’Keefe
Painter who produced intensely colored canvases that captured the grandeur of New York.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author who gave the 20s era the name “Jazz Age”, he revealed the negative side of the period’s gaiety and freedom, portraying wealthy and attractive people leading imperiled lives in gilded surroundings.
Ernest Hemingway
Wounded in the war, he criticized the glorification of war in his books; introduced a tough, simplified style of writing that set a new literature standard.
Harlem Renaissance
a literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
Langston Hughes
Was the movement’s best known poet, poems described the difficult lives of working class African-Americans.
Louis Armstrong
A young trumpet player, famous for his astounding sense of rhythm and his ability to improvise.
Bessie Smith
A female blues singer, recorded on black-oriented labels produced by the major record companies.
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
US adopted it to protect businesses from foreign competition. Made it difficult for France and Britain to sell goods in the US.
Dawes Plan
American investors loaned Germany billions of dollars to pay its war reparations to Britain and France.
Paul Robeson
Actor, “Othello”, support for soviet union and communist party
