Progressivism and Jazz Age

Question 1

Progressivism

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political reform movement: wanted to improve society as a whole

Question 2

Harlem Renaissance

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Period of Black Culture in mostly northern cities during 1920’s associating w/ jazz - type of music focused on improv. Figures like Claude McKay and Langston Hughes.

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New Morality

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Glorified personal freedoms. Scope Trial - debate subjects of creationism, evolution, and their place in education.

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Teapot Dome Scandal

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Albert F Hall took bribes for allowing private interests to lease land with Oil Reserves owned by U.S. Navy.

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Flappers

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Women who challenged traditional society: Shot hair, employed, educated/college.

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Laissez-Faire

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Little gov’t intervention

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Initiative

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Legislation proposed by citizens and voted on by legislators

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Recall

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way ppl can remove legislator if disliked

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Mass Production

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increase in products, lower costs. Assembly line - manufacturing system by Henry Ford, helped speed up production.

Question 10

Referendum

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Legislation proposed AND voted on by citizens

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Direct Primary

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Each political party will vote to who will be on ballot + represent.

Question 12

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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deal w/ AF AM discrimination + segregation by lobbying public officials using court system.

Question 13

MuckRakers

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Journalists wanting to create political reform

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Graduated Income tax

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tax provided for higher tax rate for those w/ higher income

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Suffrage

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right to vote

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Black Nationalism

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rise to rep for AF AM

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Marcus Garvey

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African American leader found UNIA + believed in black nationalism

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Warren G. Harding

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Died in office, Calvin Coolidge took over as pres

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Teddy Roosevelt

Answer 19

increased executive branch pwr

Question 20

Charles Lindbergh

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1st solo non-stop flight across Atlantic Ocean, 1927

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Charlie Chaplin

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Associated w/ “talking” movies, added to major dev.: strong interests in Hollywood

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Langston Hughes

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Harlem Renaissance Leader

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Louis Armstrong

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Made jazz popular through trumpet

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William Howard Taft

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Split Republican votes in 1912 election

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Carrie Nation (Hatchet Granny)

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Radical member of temperance movement

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16th Amendment

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allow congress to issue income tax

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17th Amendment

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direct vote for senators

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18th Amendment

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no alcohol

Question 29

19th Amendment

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women can vote

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21st Amendment

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alcohol is legal

Question 31

Emergency Quota Act of 1921

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restriction on immigrants like the National Origins Act of 1924 + Hispanic Immigration

Question 32

Clean Food & Drug Act of 1906

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All ingredients in food + medicine must be listed on

Question 33

With the rise of a consumer society in the United States, many Americans began buying more expensive products such as Automobiles, Washing machines, and radios using what?

Answer 33

Credit; accumulated debt

Question 34

What issue of the Progressive Movement did the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire demonstrate?

Answer 34

workplace safety and lead to more protection for workers

Question 35

What was the main goal of the Temperance movement?

Answer 35

addressing issues alcohol causes

Question 36

What Progressive issue did Upton Sinclair's "the Jungle" bring attention to, and how did it impact the U.S?

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Chicago meatpacking industry, promoted clean food + drug act

Question 37

What was the effect of the Coal Strike of 1902? What did it demonstrate that the government could do?

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coal miners in Pennsylvania wanted better wages + conditions. Showed how gov't could intervene in conflicts but settle to their interests

Question 38

What was the main goal of the creation of a Federal Reserve?

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Make ppl trust banks

Question 39

What was the Clean Food & Drug Act?

Answer 39

companies required to list ingredients

Question 40

What was the Great Migration and what social factors led to it?

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People moved from the South to the North for jobs and bc of industrialization. One of the largest movements of ppl in U.S. Social factors like Jim Crow and KKK.

Question 41

What did many Progressives believe was the best tool in American society to create social change and address social issues?

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Muckraking + mass media

Question 42

Why were the mass media of Radio and Movies so important to the culture of the 1920s?

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rise in connection through national events like news, sports scores, and politics.

Question 43

What was one effect of the popularity of the automobile during the 1920's?

Answer 43

ppl could live farther from where they work