AP US 7.4 & 7.5 Vocabulary Prep

director of the film "Birth of a Nation"

the first "talkie"

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

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

joined the prosecution in the Monkey Trials

federal act enforcing the 18th amendment

founder of psychoanalysis, tied many psychological processes to sexual desire

rescheduled German reparation payments

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

playwright who won four Pulitzers for his tragic dramas

man whose music gave birth to the development of jazz

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

illegally taught evolution in Tennessee

manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production

outlawed wars, although defensive wars were still permitted

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

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

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

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

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

stock market crash that signaled the Great Depression

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

condition in which minority groups participate fully in the dominant society

organization founded by Marcus Garvey that promoted black pride and unity

criminal defense lawyer for Scopes

President who attempted to first deal with the Depression

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

President after Harding's death and supported big business

gangster who made the majority of his money through bootlegging

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

scandal involving bribes for oil reserves in Wyoming and California

prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion

nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood

Secretary of the Treasury during the Harding Administration

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

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

heavy-drinking journalist who wrote "Babbitt"

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

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

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

a system of assembly-line manufacturing and mass production

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

one of the first comedy shows on teh radio

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

Pulitzer prize winner for "The Age of Innocence"

first person to complete a transatlantic flight

philosopher who advocated for progressive education

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

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

negotiator of a plan to reschedule German reparations payments

mechanical engineer who wanted to improve industrial efficiency

founder of advertising; published "The Man Nobody Knows"

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

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

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

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

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

impoverished veterans that demanded payment of their bonuses

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