APUSH Notes Week of 3/3

Jazz Age

A term used to describe the 1920s, reflecting the era's cultural dynamism and the rise of jazz music.

Roaring Twenties

A term synonymous with the Jazz Age, highlighting the economic prosperity and cultural change in the 1920s.

Laissez-faire economics

An economic philosophy of minimal government intervention in the economy, prevalent during the 1920s.

Red Scare

A period of intense fear and repression of communism and radical leftist ideologies in the United States during the 1920s.

Teapot Dome Scandal

A bribery incident during the Harding Administration involving the lease of federal oil reserves.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural movement in the 1920s characterized by the flourishing of African American arts and literature.

Lost Generation

A group of American writers in the 1920s who were disillusioned by the aftermath of World War I.

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Proposed amendment aimed at ensuring equal rights under the law, which has yet to be ratified.

Scopes Trial

A 1925 court case that debated the legality of teaching evolution in schools, symbolizing the conflict between science and religion.

Prohibition

The legal ban on alcohol production and sale in the U.S. from 1919 to 1933, leading to increased organized crime.

Margin lending

A practice that allowed investors to borrow money to buy stocks, which contributed to the stock market crash.

Bonus Army

A group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. in 1932 to demand early payment of their bonuses.

Volstead Act

The law that enforced the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol.

Black Tuesday

The day (October 24, 1929) when stock prices plummeted, marking the start of the Great Depression.

Stock market crash

A steep decline in stock prices that marked the onset of the Great Depression.

Dawes Plan

A plan devised in 1924 to restructure Germany's reparations payments and stabilize its economy.

Young Plan

A plan set up in 1929 to reduce Germany's reparations payments further and provide a longer repayment period.

Federal Reserve

The central bank of the U.S. that regulates the money supply and acts as a lender of last resort.

The Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn that lasted from 1929 until the late 1930s.

Sacco and Vanzetti

Italian-American anarchists whose trial and execution for robbery and murder in the 1920s are often cited as examples of the Red Scare's impact on civil liberties.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

An organization founded in 1920 to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution.

Al Capone

Notorious gangster and bootlegger who rose to prominence during Prohibition in the 1920s.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

An international agreement signed in 1928 to outlaw war as a means of resolving disputes.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

A prominent author of the 1920s known for his novel 'The Great Gatsby', capturing the Jazz Age's themes.

Harry Sinclair

Oil tycoon involved in the Teapot Dome scandal alongside Albert Fall.

Aimee Semple McPherson

A popular evangelist of the 1920s known for her radio sermons and founding the Foursquare Church.

Billy Sunday

A former baseball player turned evangelist known for his energetic preaching style in the 1920s.

Dust Bowl

A period of severe dust storms in the 1930s caused by drought and poor agricultural practices, significantly impacting the agricultural sector.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

A government agency established in 1914 to prevent unfair business practices, which was largely ineffective in the 1920s.

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

A government agency created by Hoover in 1932 to provide financial support to banks and businesses during the Great Depression.

Palmer Raids

A series of violent law enforcement actions during the Red Scare, targeting suspected radicals and anarchists.

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

An act passed in 1930 that raised tariffs on imported goods, worsening the economic situation during the Great Depression.