American History Chapter 23

1919

1919

18th Amendment

1920

1st commercial radio station (KDKA)

1925

Scopes Trial

1927

Lindbergh flight across the Atlantic

Warren Harding

(1921-1923)

Calvin Coolidge

(1923-1929)

Ku Klux Klan

terrorist group newly organized to promote racism and radical supremacy

W.E.B. Dubois

Organized the NAACP; supported active opposition for civil rights

Gangs of professional criminals become common in big cities

Al Capone

most notorious gangster of the 20s; organized the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Third Communist International

attempted to spread communism in the Western World

William Z. Foster

leader in the American Communist Movement

A. Mitchell Palmer

established the General Intelligence Division

J. Edgar Hoover

leader of the G.I.D. (later the FBI)

Red Scare

raiding of Communication headquarters in 33 cities to stop communism in America

Japan began to aggressively grow their empire

Washington Conference for Limitations on Armaments

The World Court

international court designed to solve disputes among the League of Nations

Fordney-McCumber Tariff

gave the president power to raise tariff rates

Bureau of the Budget

government organization that created and approved the national budget

Veterans Bureau

government organization that provided aid, education, medical care, for military vets

American Legion

founded in Paris in 1919; known for patriotism, conservatism, and anti-communism

NAACP

What did W.E.B. Dubois organize

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

What did Al Capone organize

Emergency Quota Act

What act restricted annual immigration

Teapot-Dome Scandal

Government officials leased government land with oil reserves for personal gain

Roaring Twenties

A period of peace and prosperity in America

War Debt Commission

An organization that scheduled payments for the debt the Allies owed to America

Dawes Plan

the renegotiation of Germany’s war debt to prevent their financial collapse

Young Plan

proposed by Owen D. Young; stated that Germany's debt be reduced and payment period be over a longer timespan

Kellogg-Briand Pact (Pact of Paris)

A treaty signed by 62 nations burning war as a means to settle disputes

Nationalize

formally take ownership of something

Real Wages

wages compared to buying power, increased and businesses grew during the 1920s

Foreclosure

the taking of land by mortgage holders

McNary-Haugen Bill

proposed the establishment of a government agency to buy surplus crop and resell them on a world market

Charles Lindbergh

1st to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean (1927)

Richard E. Byrd

flew over the South Pole and explored the Antarctic

Owen D. Young

Who proposed the Young Plan

Pact of Paris

What is Kellogg-Briand Pact also known as

Federal Farm Board

What did the Agricultural Marketing Act establish

Auto industry

What industry grew more than any other industry or company