AP US 7.4 & 7.5 Vocabulary Prep

one of the first comedy shows on teh radio

African-American novelist best known for her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

author who saw combat in Italy, his writings reflected postwar disillusionment

leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"

playwright who won four Pulitzers for his tragic dramas

Harding Cabinet member who profited from and was convicted for the Teapot Dome Scandal

President who attempted to first deal with the Depression

Two Italian immigrants who were arrested in connection with a shooting in Massachusetts

founder of psychoanalysis, tied many psychological processes to sexual desire

started government regulation of public utilities and was Secretary of State under Harding

stock market crash that signaled the Great Depression

federal act enforcing the 18th amendment

joined the prosecution in the Monkey Trials

wrote "This Side of Paradise" and "The Great Gatsby"

manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production

President who called for normalcy and then worked with "scandalous" people

Harding's advisors who played poker, drank, and smoked; involved in scandals

negotiator of a plan to reschedule German reparations payments

Pulitzer prize winner for "The Age of Innocence"

government lending bank, provided indirect relief by assisting insurance companies, etc.

movement that focused on personal growth, not mastery of body of knowledge

American foreign policy that stated that the US would not recognize seized by force territories

the first "talkie"

law that reduced the annual immigrant quota to 2% based on the 1890 census

Secretary of the Treasury during the Harding Administration

founder of advertising; published "The Man Nobody Knows"

period in the 20s when African-American achievements in art, music, and literature flourished

prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion

attorney general in the 20s known for his zeal in rounding up suspects of the Red Scare

Jamaican-American writer and poet who wrote "Home to Harlem"

trial of Italian immigrants who were charged with murdering a guard and robbing a shoe factory

meeting to discuss naval disarmament and the situation in the Far East

condition in which minority groups participate fully in the dominant society

a system of assembly-line manufacturing and mass production

criminal defense lawyer for Scopes

highest protective tariff in the nation's history (60%)

court case, that reversed Muller v. Oregon since women were legal equals of men

heavy-drinking journalist who wrote "Babbitt"

President after Harding's death and supported big business

impoverished veterans that demanded payment of their bonuses

mechanical engineer who wanted to improve industrial efficiency

Secretary of State, won a Nobel for his treaty trying to end war as a national policy

organization founded by Marcus Garvey that promoted black pride and unity

gangster who made the majority of his money through bootlegging

outlawed wars, although defensive wars were still permitted

writer and Nobel Prize laureate; better known for his depiction of southern culture in books

man whose music gave birth to the development of jazz

illegally taught evolution in Tennessee

rescheduled German reparation payments

philosopher who advocated for progressive education

scandal involving bribes for oil reserves in Wyoming and California

Protestant Christians who emphasize the literal truth of the Bible and oppose modernism

"National Origins Act" this law established quotas for immigration to the US

first person to complete a transatlantic flight

system of industrial management created & promoted by Taylor, emphasizing stopwatch efficiency

work stoppage that began when steelworkers in Pennsylvania walked off the job to make demands

nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood

director of the film "Birth of a Nation"

organization that was established during Reconstruction that will see a resurgence in the 20s

he led the Universal Negro Improvement Association and started the "Back to Africa" movement