Prosperity of 1920s

Teapot Dome Scandal and location

illegal leasing of public lands in Teapot Dome Wyoming.

Immigration from Eastern Europe

Immigrants from Europe are coming in large numbers.

American economy after WWI

factories converted from military to civilian production; led to recession 1919-1921.

Quota System and National Origins Act

passed to reduce immigration from certain parts of Europe.

Effect of Radios in 1920s

radio helped create a mass market for consumer goods.

Scopes Trial

Tennessee passes law outlawing teaching evolution; ACLU defends John Scopes.

Labor Unions during the 1920s

decline in membership, associated with communism; immigrants willing to take low-paying jobs.

Palmer Raids, Mitchell Palmer

military style raids on suspects without warrants.

Results of Prohibition in America

prohibition led to speakeasies and organized crime.

Charles Lindbergh

flew over Atlantic Ocean in 1927.

Ku Klux Klan

restore 100% Americanism, broadened attacks against most groups.

Flappers

girls that demonstrated independence by wearing loose clothing, rejecting traditional values.

Marcus Garvey

political activist, "black is beautiful".

Eugenics

belief that the human race could be improved by breeding.

Overproduction and the American farmer

farmers go into debt from overproduction.

Sacco and Vanzetti

two immigrants accused of robbing and murdering a store.

Glenn Curtiss

first motorized airplane, U.S. naval aviation.

Harlem Renaissance

1920s jazz age reflecting African American music and culture.

Installment Plans

buying on credit small down payment, pay off rest in increments.

American Indian Citizenship Act

Native Americans granted citizenship.

Causes of World War I in Europe

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, assassination of Archduke.

American stance at the beginning

U.S. neutral and isolationist.

Reason for U.S. entering World War I

German submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram.

Constitutional Rights (Schenck v. U.S.)

limits on free speech during wartime.

U.S. Isolationism

policy of avoiding foreign alliances and wars post WWI.

League of Nations

proposed international peace organization; U.S. did not join.

Zimmerman Telegram

secret German proposal to Mexico to join war against U.S.

Propaganda

used during the war to influence public opinion.

Selective Service Act

law for draft registration of men.

Factors leading to stalemate in Europe

trench warfare and modern weapons.

Treaty of Versailles

peace treaty ending WWI, punished Germany.

Social Unrest

Labor Unions was decline in membership because they were associated with communism.

Welfare Capitalism

avoid labor unrest, benefits for the workers.

American Civil Liberties Union

Challenge the constitutionality of laws that violate the Bill of Rights.

Great Migration

1910-1930 looking for Northern industrial jobs. Escape Southern segregation.

Herbert Hoover

first republican to perform well in the South.

Rugged Individualism

power of the individual.