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Recession

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economic slowdown

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Inflation

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rising prices

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Consumer revolution

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a flood of new affordable goods available to the public
Grew stockmarket
Show off material things with new goods

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Installment buying

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method of purchase in which the buyer makes a small down payment, then pays off the rest in regular monthly payments

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Buying on margin

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system of buying stocks, in which a buyer pays a small percentage of the purchase price, while a banker takes the rest
Unreliable for the rising and falling of stocks

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Income tax

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tax on your salary

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Eugenics

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Immoral theory that people with desirable genetic features should reproduce and those who do not shouldn’t

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Quota system

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limited entry of immigrants into the U.S.
2-3% allowed into the U.S per year

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Prohibition

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Banning of alcohol
WWI increased Temperance
18th Amendment
Grew organized crime

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Bootlegger

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sold illegal alcohol, illegal drinking clubs, made by criminals

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Jazz

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Mix of blues and ragtime, expressed AA culture.

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Creditor nation

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country which is owned more money by others than it owes

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Henry Ford

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Revolutionized the automobile industry and helped the economy to grow
Assembly lines
Mass production
Workers are also consumers (rights for workers)

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Model T

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Affordable car 4 all
more travel= more customers
made by Ford

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Boom in Industry

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Companies made since travel and tourism increases
Steel, oil, glass

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Shorter work hours, more pay

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allowed workers to have more free time and buy cars/rest
Workers went on strike for rights

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Ohio Gang

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Advisors to Hardin who were greedy, small-minded men
wanted to take advantage of govt. power

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Harding’s campaign promises

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“return to normalcy”
reduce big business taxes
conservative policies

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Harding as president and he used his advisors

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Told others to make decisions for him

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Teapot Dome Scandal

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secretary of interior used oil reserves for oilmen, to they could give him loans to pay him with.
Oil was meant for Navy
Made Americans lose faith in the govt.

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Calvin Coolidge

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Preserving the old values of America
“Silent Cal” but good with words
30th president

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“The man who builds a factory builds a temple”

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He is saying that a factory is like a temple for business. Which means business and the economy is just as important as religious values

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Tax Revenue Acts

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Andrew Mellon reduced taxes
help people and govt. get income flow

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Increase economic productivity

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Lift country from financial hole, more jobs, debt is paid back

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Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928
A treaty to outlaw war in National Policy Plan 4 Peace
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Dawes Plan
Arrange Germany's reparations for WWI U.S loaned Germany money so they could pay Britain and France Stopped because of stock market crash
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Red Scare
Against suspected radicals and communists Caused wave of fear to radicals and communists thought to be plotting revolution in the U.S
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Communism
Trade and Industry owned by the community and the individuals Less financial freedom by govt.
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Capitalism
Trade and industry owned by private owners for a profit Individual Freedom above state
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Palmer Raids
Deport radicals and some immigrants who have never committed a crime ACLU wanted to protect the liberties of those deported. Involved in their court cases
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Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Italian anarchists who were charged with killing 2 men bc the eyewitness said they "looked Italian" They were sentenced to death
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Why was the KKK revived?
backlash against the changes in new American cities and targeted Jews, Catholics, immigrants, and labor unions
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KKK activities
Terrorized citizens at night burning crosses outside people's homes lynching control politicians boycott businesses
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Chicago Race Riots
A black teen went over the "colored line" and whites threw stones at him. He drowned. Both sides were mad and acted on the anger.
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18th Amendment
reduce alcohol consumption Temperance Movement- alcohol could lead to disorders and violence
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Volstead Act
passed to enforce the 18th Amendment included punishments
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Speakeasies
Illegal secret drinking establishments, mostly in cities Underground (need code to get in)
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Organized crime
Al Capone, bootlegging, secret clubs and bars
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Modernism
art/literature of 1920s, moved away from traditionalism Pessimistic/skeptical Gloomy, negative outlook on life
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Sigmund Freud
psychologist who argued much of human behavior was driven by unconscious desires
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Lost Generation
F. Scott Fitzgerald/Ernest Hemingway Lost faith in the old ways and were searching for new ways of expressing themselves characteristics- no faith in old standards
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Harlem Renaissance
a period of rich artistic and cultural activity among African Americans between the end of World War I (1917) and the onset of the Great Depression and lead up to World War II (the 1930s).
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Great Migration
When many AAs and Mexicans came from the South to the North for economic opportunities
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Challenges of AAs migrants in the North
KKK, economic and social discriminations
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Why did the Harlem Renaissance grow?
Jazz, Speakeasies
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Jazz Age
Started by Louis Armstrong greater recognition of the multicultural elements of America
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How was jazz uniquely American?
Used elements of American music, such as Ragtime and the Blues, and grew from the African American community
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Jazz was characterized by what?
fast, loud, rebellious, and fun
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Andrew Mellon
Secretary of Treasury Conservative govt. that benefitted business Mellon Plan, lower taxes for the wealthy
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Andrew Mellon
Secretary of Treasury Conservative govt. that benefitted business Mellon Plan, lower taxes on big business
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Warren G. Harding
Did not do his job 29th president Tried to help U.S return to normal after WWI
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Calvin Coolidge
30th president frugal, cut taxes for economy helped American economy and faith
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A Mitchell Palmer
Attorney General Directed Palmer Raids
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Al Capone
Crime boss grew organized crime bootlegger
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Bootlegger
Sold illegal alcohol to consumers
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Babe Ruth
One of the most famous baseball players of all time who grew to prominence in the 1920s Captured the excitement of sports
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Charles Lindbergh
Aviator Gained fame when he flew solo for over 33 hours from Long Island to Paris in 1927
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Novelist that explored the reality of American wealth, success, and emotional fulfillment
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Ernest Hemingway
Novelist who felt betrayed by the American dream
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Marcus Garvey
Jamaican immigrant Promoted black nationalism taught AAs to admire their culture
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Louis Armstrong
Influenced development of jazz and was the unofficial ambassador of this genre as his sense of improvisation made him a legend
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Langston Hughes
the most powerful voice of the Harlem Renaissance over 50 literary works
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Zora Neale Hurston
wrote novels collect AA stories Her novels, short stories, and plays often depicted African American life in the South.
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Claude McKay
A militant voice of the Harlem Renaissance he showed the African American struggle for dignity in the face of discrimination
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Why was the Jazz Age an important transition for American society?
broke down the cultural barrier and united people of different races together to just enjoy music. very different from the strict segregation it used to be. AAs could showcase their talents Flapper girls changed the way women were viewed in society promoted by new device (radio)

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