1920-1930 Flashcards

288110807	Henry Ford	perfected the assembly line, and produced a reliable, affordable automobile to the average american.
288110808	As the stock market grew how did people start buying?	purchasing on margin
288110809	scopes trial	found guilty for teaching evolution in the public schools
288110810	ku klux klan	promoted white superiority, reached height in membership during 1920's
288110811	prohibition	bootlegging and speakeasies were the result of this. (18th amendment)
288110812	charles lindbergh	made the first non stop flight across the atlantic.
288110813	lost generation	talented group of american writers who lost faith in the victorian principles of their predecessors
288110814	f scott fitzgerald	called the 1920's the jazz age
288110815	louis armstrong	jazz musician who introduced jazz in the 1920 african american trumpeter, singer, cornet player, introduced scat, jazzman.
288110816	duke ellington	african american musician jazz piano player, A-train.
288110817	harlem renaissance	name given to the achievements in art, music and literature by african americans in the 1920's
288110818	sigmund freud	phsychologist, developed free association therapy
288110819	lou gehrig	the iron horse, known for his batting average. had aid now called lou gehrig disease.
288110820	babe ruth	played for the new york yankees, the home run king, 1st to be in baseball hall of fame.
288110821	the chicago black sox	fixed series, shoeless joe jackson- best hitter
288110822	waren harding	29th president, return to normalcy, teapot dome scandal with albert fall
288110823	calvin coolidge	30th president, known as quiet call, during the booming years.
288110824	knute rockne	developed the forward pass in football while head coach at Notre Dame
288110825	clara bow	known as the "it" girl, in lots of movies, flapper life.
288110826	al capone	american gangster, smuggled liquor, modern day robin hood. saint valentines massacre
288110827	jack dempsy	heavy weight champion and legend 1919-1926
288110828	coco chanel	perfume, chanel no. 5, concept of the little black dress, chanel suit, invented flapper look.
288110829	herbert hoover	31st president, relationship with the press, ignored civil rights for african americans, blamed for the depression
288110830	flappers and vamps	women of the 20's, independent, worked outside of the home, short hair, raised hemlines, straight waist.
288110831	gene tuney	called the fighting marine, smart fight, excellent footwork. long count, rematch
288110832	bobby jones	amateur golfer never went pro, because he was a lawyer. won the grad slam. built agasta national golf course
288110833	xenophobia	the fear of foreigners, policies put in place to limit immigration. quota system- specific # of people, asians excluded.
288110834	mary pickford	Americas sweatheart, united artist corporation, best actress, 1930
288110835	alexander fleming	creator of penicillin, pharmologist, nobel prize winner for the medicine.
288110836	installment plan	small down payment, paid balance over months years.
288110837	consumer spending	made stock purchases on margin, americans accumulated debt, credit hid the problem.
288110838	uneven distribution of wealth	the rich got richer and the poor got poorer, the rich didn't spend their money, they invested in it.
288110839	causes of the stock market crash	easy credit, uneven distribution of wealth, buying stock on margin, over production and underconsumption
288110840	industry	business leaders started laying off workers, after wages went up.
288110841	agriculture	rural depression, price of crops dropped, had no cash, overproduction, underconsumption.
288110842	alfred e. smith	ran against hoover,
288110843	dow jones industrial average	primary indicator of the health of the economy
288110844	black tuesday	Oct. 29 1929
288110845	hawley-smoot tariff act	raised price on foreign goods, ruined international trade
288110846	great depression	stock market crash, tariffs, world wide crash, credit, uneven distribution of wealth. (banks collapse, unemployment, international trade ruined)
288110847	who march on washington	the bonus army
288110848	fireside chats	speeches given by FDR
288110849	buying on margin	overspeculation
288110850	FDIC	federal deposit insurance corporation, reestablished americans faith in banks.
288110851	AAA	Agriculture adjustment administration helped farmers by trying to raise crop prices, and to control production.
288110852	TVA	Tennessee valley authority- brought electricity, flood control, and modernized some of the most rural areas.
288110853	CCC	civillian conservation corps- employed young men, restoring forests, parks, beaches, and roads. sent money home to their families
288110854	NRA	national recovery administration- purpose was to create a code of fair competition, helped to set minimum wage.
288110855	PWA	public works association- launched projects such as the grand coulee dam, hover dam. sewer systems
288110856	WPA	works progress association- contraction or repair, on high schools, hospitals, airfields.
288110857	SSA	social security act- suppose to protect the elderly, unemployed, disabled, helped americans feel secure.
288110858	REA	rural electrification administration- modernize rural areas, built power lines.
288110859	the wagner act	(national labor relations act) - limited the means by with employers may react to labor unions
288110860	SEC	securities and exchange- regulate stock market to prevent another crash