Reading Quiz #4 (630-667)

League of Nations

Nine nation organization to establish world peace, the U.S. never joined the league because didn't let democrats vote, wanted the exact rules from the Paris treaty.

Marcus Garvey

A Jamaican political leader who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, promoted rejecting assimilation. Claimed that they should create their own society back in Africa.

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Italian immigrants and anarchists who were controversially convicted of murder in the 1920s.

Nineteenth Amendment

Granted women the right to vote in the United States.

Palmer Raids

A series of government raids in 1919-1920 aimed at arresting and deporting leftist radicals.

Red Scare

Period of intense fear of communism and radical leftism in the United States after World War I.

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge

A prominent Republican senator known for his opposition to the League of Nations.

The Fourteen Points

A statement by Woodrow wilson of principles for peace such as for self-determination, free trade, free seas, a League of Nations, and open diplomacy.

Treaty of Versailles

The peace treaty that ended World War I, imposing heavy reparations on Germany.

United Negro Improvement Association

An organization founded by Marcus Garvey promoting racial pride and economic independence for African Americans.

A. Philip Randolph

An American labor leader and civil rights activist, known for organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

Alain Locke

An African American philosopher and writer, known as the 'Father of the Harlem Renaissance'. Also called “New Negro”

Al Smith

The first Catholic presidential candidate, couldn’t unite the whole party because of an anti catholic sentiment.

"American Plan"

A business strategy of the 1920s advocating for open shops and opposition to unionism.

automobile

A self-propelled vehicle, which became a key part of American life in the 20th century. Rural men and women could escape rural life, and created suburbs.

Duke Ellington

An influential American jazz composer, bandleader, and pianist during the Harlem renaissance.

H. L. Mencken

A journalist known for his criticism of American middle class and culture such as arts, politics, religions, and democracy

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural movement in the 1920s centered in Harlem, celebrating African American culture and roots.

Herbert Hoover

The 31st president of the United States, considered a progressive encouraged voluntary cooperation from private companies.

Issei

Japanese immigrants to the United States, specifically those who had been born in Japan. More difficult for them to buy land

Jelly Roll Morton

An influential early jazz musician and composer, known for his piano playing and compositions.

Ku Klux Klan

A white supremacist hate group known for its violent acts against African Americans. Grew after anti-immigration sentiment associated with radicalism.

Langston Hughes

A major figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his poetry and writings on African American culture.

Lost Generation

The generation that lived through WW1, saw it as a useless loss of life many isolated themselves once returning, materialism had plagued American culture and was a waste of life.

Margaret Sanger

A nurse and birth control activist who founded the American Birth Control League, promoted to middle class women.

National Origins Act of 1924

A law that severely restricted immigration by establishing quotas based on national origin.

Nisei

Second-generation Japanese Americans born in the United States.

parity

A policy aimed at ensuring farmers receive equitable prices for their products, as a result of too many farmers producing goods which led to income plummeting for many of them.

Scopes "Monkey Trial"

A 1925 legal case where John T Scopes was teaching evolution illegally in tennessee, prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan, while scopes was represented by the ACLU. Modernism beat fundamentalism.

Sinclair Lewis

An American novelist and playwright who was the first writer from the U.S. to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, known for lashing out on major aspects of society such as; small towns, major cities, the medical profession, and religion.

Teapot Dome

Harding rose to presidency from corrupt politicians, Harding transferred control of the Teapot Dome oil reserves to Albert Fall, then leased to businessmen for bribes. 1 year in prison.

The Jazz Singer

The first significant film with sound was released in 1927, marking the end of the silent film era.

welfare capitalism

An approach to labor relations in the 1920s that aimed to improve workers' well-being while avoiding unionism.

Equal Rights amendment

Fought for by Alice Paul, guarante equal rights for men and women