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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
