AP US 7.4 & 7.5 Vocabulary Prep

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

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

founder of advertising; published "The Man Nobody Knows"

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

negotiator of a plan to reschedule German reparations payments

playwright who won four Pulitzers for his tragic dramas

scandal involving bribes for oil reserves in Wyoming and California

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

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

federal act enforcing the 18th amendment

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

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

nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood

President who attempted to first deal with the Depression

President after Harding's death and supported big business

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

manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production

criminal defense lawyer for Scopes

illegally taught evolution in Tennessee

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

founder of psychoanalysis, tied many psychological processes to sexual desire

heavy-drinking journalist who wrote "Babbitt"

the first "talkie"

mechanical engineer who wanted to improve industrial efficiency

gangster who made the majority of his money through bootlegging

Secretary of the Treasury during the Harding Administration

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

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

prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion

Pulitzer prize winner for "The Age of Innocence"

condition in which minority groups participate fully in the dominant society

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

director of the film "Birth of a Nation"

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

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

joined the prosecution in the Monkey Trials

stock market crash that signaled the Great Depression

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

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

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

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

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

rescheduled German reparation payments

impoverished veterans that demanded payment of their bonuses

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

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

a system of assembly-line manufacturing and mass production

outlawed wars, although defensive wars were still permitted

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

first person to complete a transatlantic flight

philosopher who advocated for progressive education

one of the first comedy shows on teh radio

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

organization founded by Marcus Garvey that promoted black pride and unity

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

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

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

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

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