Vocab 22 Flashcards
Welfare Capitalism
Who- Henry Ford
What- Raised wages, implemented paid vacations, created a shorter workweek, and safer working conditions
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- To prevent strikes and rebellion in the workforce
A. Philip Randolph
Who- Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
What- Union for African American laborers cuz African Americans were excluded from the AFL
Where- USA, Mainly North
When- 1925
Why- Got significant gains for its members like better wages and shorter work hours
Issei/Nisei
Who- Japanese Immigrants and their American-born Children
What- Became farmers and created local markets
Where- California
When- 1913-1920
Why- They were getting too much success so California created a law to make it harder for them to buy land
American Plan
Who- Corporations
What- Didn’t want workers to join Unions and promoted open shop (workers not joining unions)
Where- USA
When- 1920
Why- Corps said that Unionism went against democratic ideas. It worked well cuz the gov went along with it
Automobile
Who- Rising middle class
What- A mode of transportation that was previously only accessible by the rich now for the middle and sometimes lower class
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- Transformed life for the middle class, city people could now travel to the country side, country side people could now go to the city, created suburban areas
Parity
Who- Farmers
What- A complicated formula for setting an adequate price for farm goods and ensuring that farmers would earn back their production costs no matter how the national or world agricultural market might fluctuate.
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- The demand for agricultural goods went up but the profit for farmers did not making it so many people left the industry
The Jazz Singer
Who- Al Jolson
What- The first movie that included talking dialogue (a talkie)
Where- Hollywood, CA, USA
When- 1927
Why- Revolutionized entertainment throughout the nation
Margaret Sanger
Who- Pioneer in the American Birth Control Movement
What- She promoted birth control out of concern for the working class women
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- She believed that one of the major causes for poverty were large families so with birth control she was trying to prevent that
Lost Generation
Who- Gertrude Stien
What- Americans searching for self-growth and development instead of societal growth
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- Americans after the War felt that the war had been a useless loss of life
H. L. Mencken
Who- Journalist
What- Wrote critics on religion, politics, art, and democracy
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- He was a part of the lost generation and he had many critics on American society
Duke Ellington
Who- Jazz musician
What- Promoted richness of his own racial heritage through music
Where- Harlem, New York City
When- 1920
Why- He was a part of pop culture at the time and played a big role in promoting an African American culture
Harlem Renaissance
Who- Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Fletcher Henderson
What- Created an African American culture through jazz music
Where- Harlem, New York City
When- 1920’s
Why- Wanted to create an African American culture based on their racial heritage
Ku Klux Klan
Who- William J. Simmons
What- White supremacists racists that went after African Americans, foreigners, Jews, Catholics, etc.
Where- Atlanta, Georgia
When- 1915
Why- They were nativists and felt that America only belonged to “true Americans” as in white males
Langston Hughes
Who- Poet
What- Captured the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance in a single sentence. “I am a Negro and beautiful.”
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- Part of the Harlem Renaissance movement which changed American society
Sinclair Lewis
Who- Writer
What- First American to earn a noble Peace Prize in Literature
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- He lashed out on certain aspects of modern society, like religion, small towns, modern cities, etc
Alain Locke
Who- Leader of Harlem Renaissance
What- Wrote “The New Negro” which was a popular collection of African American writings.
Where- USA
When- 1925
Why- As a part of the Harlem Renaissance
National Origins Act of 1924
Who- Nativists, Congress
What- Banned immigration from East Asia entirely
Where- USA
When- 1924
Why- Due to Nativist demand of less immigrants, this Act was passed to decrease the amounts of immigrants in the country, it followed the emergency immigration act of 1921
Scopes Monkey Trial
Who- John T. Scopes, William Jennings Bryan, Clarence Darrow
What- Violated a law that said you couldn’t teach human evolution in schools, he lost the case but it was later dismissed
Where- Dayton, Tennessee
When- March, 1925
Why- Was a fight between religion and science in politics and public education. Darrow made Bryans look like a fool by getting his defense to admit that the religious texts could be up to interpretation
Al Smith
Who- Irish Catholic prez nom for dems
What- He ran against Herbert Hoover.
Where- USA
When- 1928
Why- He was not able to unite the entire South underneath him and was the first dem nom to not do so since the Civil War
Teapot Dome
Who- Albert B. Fall
What- When Fall took control of the naval oil reserves and rented them out to make money
Where- Teapot Dome, Wyoming
When- 1920’s
Why- Hardings appointed him to office so it looked bad for him, Fall was also tried because this was illegal
Herbert Hoover
Who- Commerce Secretary
What- A notable progressive with the idea of a national organization of businessmen in particular industries called associationism
Where- USA
When- 1920’s
Why- Through these trade associations, private entrepreneurs could. Hoover believed, stabilize their industries and pro¬ mote efficiency in production and marketing.
