Vincent- U.S. History (Unit 8, ch. 8)The Jazz Age

hostility toward immigrants

automobile built by the Ford Motor Company from 1908-1927

Henry Ford, installed the first moving assembly line at a plant in Michigan, in 1913

Automobiles revolutionized American life.

The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, repealed the 18th Amendment

American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues. Uses improvisation

a workplace where employees are not required to join a union

Ford decreased efficiency by dividing operations into simple tasks that could be performed

Garvey advocated interdependence and inclusion between White & Black Americans

The new morality of the 1920s glorified youth and personal freedom and brought big changes

if taxes were lower, businesses and some consumers would spend & invest their extra Money

Clarence Darrow challenged creationism as reported in the Bible during the Scopes, Monkey trial

These preyed on consumers’ fears and anxieties to convince them to purchase goods

Supply-Side Economics led to rapid economic growth during the 1920s

Harding won the 1920 election by promising “normalcy,” or life as it was before the war

a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally

Who was John T. Scopes?

Harding’s Secretary of Interior allowed private interests to lease lands containing U.S. oil

belief that God created the world & everything in it, usually in the way described in the Bible

From reducing the income tax the economy grew, the GNP rose, and there were more jobs created

the scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time

After WWI, most Americans wanted to avoid future wars.

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants who also happened to be Socialists

style of music evolving from African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound

radio, recorded music, film and television transmit their information electronically

a person who believes that there should be no government

Fundamentalism was a Christian religious movement during the 1920s

Klan membership declined mainly due to power struggles & new laws restricting immigration

Companies split into divisions with functions like sales & accounting, managers ran them

a production system w/ machines & workers made so that each person performs an assigned task

By the 1920s, the United States was the dominant economic power in the world

businesses that allowed workers profit sharing, medical care benefits, paid vacations

Which one of these is not true