APUSH CHAPTER 30 - KEY TERMS AND PEOPLE TO KNOW

Scientific Management

Improving economy through actual studies and analysis.

Fordism

Use of assembly lines employing unskilled workers for repetitive tasks.

United Negro Improvement Association

Founded by Marcus Garvey to help African Americans reclaim their land.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural movement led by African American artists in the early 20th century.

Bolshevik Revolution

A significant revolution in Russia that drew American attention.

Red Scare

Fear that immigrants were communists, leading to bombings and paranoia.

Criminal Syndicalism Laws

Laws prohibiting advocacy of violence.

Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

Granted citizenship to Native Americans born in the US, but denied voting rights.

Eighteenth Amendment

Prohibition of alcohol, leading to widespread controversy.

Volstead Act

Made it illegal to produce, sell, or consume alcohol.

Racketeers

Individuals engaged in fraud or bootlegging activities.

Bible Belt

Region from North Carolina to Oklahoma where Protestant Fundamentalism thrived.

Scopes Trial

A legal case involving a teacher arrested for teaching evolution.

Fundamentalism

Strict adherence to religious texts like the Bible or Quran.

Modernism

Movement aimed at changing old views through revitalization and experimentation.

Lost Generation

Individuals who came of age during World War I.

Bureau of the Budget

Allowed the President to control national spending and submit a budget to Congress.

Adkins v Children’s Hospital

Court case that changed labor laws for women, recognizing their equality.

Nine-Power Treaty

Agreement for all nations to respect China's sovereignty.

Kellogg-Briand Act

International agreement to renounce war as a means of resolving disputes.

Fordney-McCumber Tariff Law

Raised tariffs on imports, prompting reciprocal tariffs from Europe.

Teapot Dome Scandal

A scandal involving illegal oil leases by the Interior Secretary.

McNary-Haugen Bill

Proposed government purchase of surplus crops to stabilize prices.

Dawes Plan

Financial plan where America loaned money to Germany to facilitate reparations payments.

Agricultural Marketing Act

Legislation to support farmers and stabilize agricultural prices.

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

High tariff law that worsened the Great Depression.

Black Tuesday

The day the stock market crashed, marking the start of the Great Depression.

Muscle Shoals Act

granted a dam to be build in Tennessee

Hoovervilles

Makeshift shantytowns built by homeless people during Hoover's presidency.

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Provided financial support to banks and businesses during the Great Depression.

Norris-La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act

Protected nonviolent strikes and labor unions from government intervention.

Bonus Expeditionary Force

Group of veterans protesting for bonuses, met with military force.

Cummins Transportation Act

Returned railroads back to private owners

A. Mitchell Palmer

Attorney General known for his raids against suspected radicals.

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Italian immigrants accused of robbery and murder, sparking controversy.

Horace Kallen

Advocate for pluralism and immigrant rights in the US.

Randolph Bourne

Promoted the idea of embracing diversity in American society.

Al Capone

Notorious gangster involved in bootlegging, arrested for tax evasion.

John T Scopes

Teacher arrested for teaching evolution in violation of state law.

Fredrick W Taylor

Known as the father of Scientific Management.

Henry Ford

Innovator of the assembly line, making cars affordable for the lower class.

Charles A Lindbergh

Aviator famous for the first solo transatlantic flight.

Margaret Sanger

Pioneer of birth control advocacy and opened the first clinic.

Sigmund Freud

Psychologist who advocated for sexual liberation.

H L Mencken

Journalist known for his coverage of the Scopes Trial.

F Scott Fitzgerald

Renowned author associated with the Jazz Age and the Lost Generation.

Ernest Hemingway

Influential author known for his distinct writing style.

T S Eliot

Celebrated poet and playwright of the 20th century.

William Faulkner

Notable author known for his complex narratives and themes.

Langston Hughes

Prominent poet and activist of the Harlem Renaissance.

Warren G Harding

President known for the Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act and his untimely death.

Albert B Fall

Key figure in the Teapot Dome Scandal.

Calvin Coolidge

Harding's VP known for his pro-business policies and high tariffs.

John W Davis

Democratic candidate who lost to Coolidge in the presidential

Alfred E. (Al) Smith

Ran from the progressivists against Coolidge and Davis, but lost

Herbert Hoover

President after Coolidge who was famous before presidency for his efforts to save America from starvation during WW1