Unit 4 Vocab
Published on Dec 05, 2015
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The Red Scare: the rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views.
-The Red Scare was caused by the fear of subdiversion by the communists in the United States.
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Palmer Raids: series of raids intended to capture and deport anarchists in the U.S.
-The Palmer Raids were from 1919-1920 under the leadership of General A. Mitchell Palmer.
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Nativism: policy of protecting the interests of native-born against those of immigrants.
-Nativism was terrifying most of the imiigrants because they did not understand why they werent being accepeted in the new area they wanted to inhabit.
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Ku Klux Klan: a secret organization that was aiming at the white superiority over any other race.
-The Ku Klux Klan (a.k.a The KKK) terrorized the African American citizens due to the thought that the white race was superior to any other.
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Fundamentalism: a form of religion that upholds belief in the strict and literal interpretation of scripture.
-Fundamentalism was a strict form of a religious order which limited the people to do anything becuase it would be looked as wrong in the eyes of God.
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Prohibition: the prevention by law of the manufacturer and sale of alcohol in the U.S.
-This prohibition lasted from 1920-1933 and made people find other means of getting a hold of alcohol and abusing it.
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Speakeasy: an illicit liquor store or nightclub during the prohibition of 1920.
-Most speakeasy locations had a secret knock because they were secret places where people could enjoy alcohol and do it "safely."
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Flappers: a fashionable young woman intent on enjoyiong herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.
- Flappers were popular in the 1920's because they were women who were challenging the traditional ways of the woman that were established at earlier times.
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Art Deco: the predominant decorative art style of the 1920's which had geometric shapes and strong colors.
-The art deco was such a strong impact on the people that it was later presented to the architecture and homes of the people and influenced manty future art styles.
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Model T: automobile bulit by the Ford Motor Company from 1908-1927.
-The Model T was the first automobile that quickly gained fame for its low cost and durability.
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Harlem Renaissance: artistic movement that spanned the 1920's that took place in New York.
-The Harlem Renaissance was a movement that exploded with cultural, social, and artistic explosion that challenged the segregation of races.
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Back to Africa Movement: movement that encouraged those of the African descent to return to the African homelands of their ancestors.
-The Back To Africa Movement eventually inspired many other cultural movements to move other races to their homelands.
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NAACP: the National Association for the Advancements of Colored People.
-This association was formed in 1909 which helpled the african americans fight for their civil rights and liberties.
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ACLU: The American Civil Liberties union who works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties.
- This union helped people in danger of losing or geting their civil liberities violated.
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Jazz: typ of music of black american origin characterized by improvistaion.
- Jazz was a music style that allowed the black community to express their artistic abilities and entertain the white americans and earn a living out of it.
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Federal Reserve: known as the central banking system of america.
-The Federal Reserve is the central banking systemk of the U.S which controls all income and export of the economy.
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Stock Market Crash: severe downturn in equity prices that occured in 1929 in the U.S.
- The Stock Market Crash was a big failure and disappointment to the people who invested in it because it made them lose all their wealth and become poor.
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Hawley Smoot Tariff: the tariff that raised up 20,000 more tariffs on all imported goods.
-This tariff helped and damaged the economy of the United States because it got more money but it also made people want to sell their good to the U.S less.
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Dust Bowl: an area of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Northern Texas affected by severe soil erosion which obliged people to move.
-The Dust Bowl forced many americans to move out of the land they were living in and cause harm to their economy by leaving all their crops and livestock behind.
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Okies: migrant agricultural worker from Oklahoma who had been forced to leave due to the Depression of the 1930's.
-An Okie would usually be poor and not economically stable.
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Bonus Army: popular name of an assemblage of 43,000 marchers and World War I veterans.
-The Bonus Army was an affiliated group who gathered in Washington D.C.
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Bank Holiday: there was a restriction on how much money depositors could withdraw.
-FDR did a bank holiday and closed the banks for a 3 day cooling off period.
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Fireside Chat: one of a series of broadcasts made by President FDR to the nation in 1933.
-This broadcast was also known as an informal radio adress by a politician.
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One Hundred Days: the first one hundred days of Roosevelt's presidency.
- President FDR's attempt at ending the depression in his 100 first days of presidency.
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New Deal: series of programs to promote economic recovery and social reform introduced in the 1930's.
-These policies were made under President FDR for economic and social reform.
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TVA, AAA, CCC: Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Tennessee Valley Authority.
-All three of these organizations were meant to help the citizen recieve fair and just treatment.
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FDIC, SEC, SSA, WPA: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Securities and Exchange
Comission, Social Security Administration,
Work Projects Administration.
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Al Capone: an american gangster who attained fame during the prohibition.
-He was the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outift and died at the age of 33.
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Warren Harding: the 29th president whos goal was to return normalcy.
-Harding strongly oppossed the participation of the U.S in the League of Nations.
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Calvin Coolidge: the 30th president of the United States who was a republican.
-Coolridge worked his way up the ladder by becoming governor and then becoming president.
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Marcus Garvey: jamaican political leader who supported black nationalism.
- Marcus was so proud of his race that he started the Africanism movements which influenced later movements.
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Herbert Hoover: the 31st president of the united states.
-He was a professional mining engineer and was raised as a quaker.
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Zora Neale Hurston: american folklorist who published Their Eyes Were Watching.
-Her stories talked about the societal obstacles that the black community had to go through and brought awareness to the issue.
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Langston Hughes: american poet who was one of the early practicers of the jazz poetry.
- Langston Hughes' writing motivated many people to do better and he became an influential role model in the Harlem Renaissance.
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Franklin D Roosevelt: 32nd president of the United States who brought about an end to the depression in the economic aspect of life in the U.S.
-FDR was famously known for his efforts to always help out the citizens and he always kept in mind their well being.
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Eleanor Roosevelt: american politician who was wife to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- She was the longest serving First Lady of the U.S and was a huge advocate of human rights.
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18th Amendment: established the prohibition of alcohol.
-This prohibition denied the legal access to alcohol in any way and it made it hard to get.
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19th Amendment: prohibits any U.S citizen the right to vote.
-This amendment made it clear that all genders were equal to vote and have the freedom to do so.
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21st Amendment: repealed the 18th amendment on the prohibition of alcohol.
-This repeal allowed the U.S citizens to get legal access to the alcohol that was once banned from the country.
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National Origins Act: a law that severely restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that descriminated immigrants.
-This law was restricitng the immigrants from obtaining the life they wanted to live in anohter country.
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Volstead Act: act by congress that enforced prohibition from 1919 to 1933.
-A popular prohibition that was supported was the prohibition of alcohol.
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Sacco & Vanzetti: italian born anarchists who were convicted of murdering a gaurd.
-The two men were put on trial due to the robbery they were made responsible for and the murder of two people.
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Scopes Trial: american legal case in 1925 whic argued that a teacher taught the theory of evolution at school.
- These trials were put on a serious note becaus it was dealing with the theory of the earth and how it came to be. It brought out to light that the first amendment was being violated by not letting her say what she wanted to say.
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