USHC-6.1-6.4 Vocab Part 1

Popular music after WW1. From Louisiana & MS. Spread to Northern cities. Crossed ethnic lines

Helped to create a national culture as these became popular in 1920s for entertainment

Group of writers disillusioned w/ greed & corruption in society. Hemingway, Lewis, Fitzgerald

The US became this type of society in the 1920s as people spent money/consumed over saving $$

Belief that bible is literal true and without errors because the Bible came directly from God

New inventions like washers and refrigerators made possible by electricity- more leisure time

First to successfully manufacture and market the automobile through mass production techniques

Industry born through works of Wright Brothers and boosted by Charles Lindbergh

Technology allowed people to go to city after dark to attend shows, restaurants, social events

Concerns about communism that swept across USA following WW1

Bible should be studied as any other work of literature to determine validity and relevance

Women of the 20s- rebellious, challenged traditional gender roles- caused great concern

Idea that all life, including human, evolved over time. Based on Darwin's theories

Attitude strongly opposed to immigration

Plans that arose in 1920s- allowed people to buy more expensive items. Pay little at a time

Government owns all property and rights of individual come second to needs/good of the nation

This united the country as everyone listened to the same shows and news

Ford saw his employees as potential car buyers so he paid them a high wage

To produce on a large scale lowering production costs and making goods more affordable

1925 trial of teacher who violated state law by teaching evolution- he was found guilty

African American cultural movement that involved music, art, literature

Production technique perfected by Ford- workers remain stationary and goods moved to them

Arose in 1920s- radio, magazines, movies created mass culture. People exposed to similar ideas