Warren G. Harding
He was a president that appointed his friends into Office (cronyism) and one of them committed corruption.
Teapot Dome Scandal
A US strategic reserve in Wyoming that only allowed the US navy to drill oil there.
Calvin Coolidge
He was the president after Harding died that gave the US the economic theory of laissez-faire capitalism. He was a pro-business conservative who favored tax cuts and limited government spending
laissez faire
A hands off approach to leadership
isolationist
People that believed that the US should deal with our own problems and not worry about other countries' problems.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
A treaty signed by powerful countries to agree to not make wars against each other (with some exceptions)
assembly line
Conveyor system made by Henry Ford that let workers stay in place while the invention went along the conveyor.
installment buying
Paying a certain amount of money per month instead of paying a lot only once
flapper
A new style of fashion in the 1920s.
- ex: women wore dresses that went right under the knees, lots of jewelry and fringe, bobbed hair
- men had slick back hair, suspenders, baggy pants
Prohibition
The ban of selling alcohol
Al Capone
The most ruthless crime boss in the 1920s based in Chicago. He is the most famous crime boss because he went out in public and tried to be heard instead of being hidden (philanthropist because he donated money).
NAACP
tried to protect the constitutional rights of African Americans (national association for the advancement of colored people). They put out a film reel for African american rights.
Marcus Garvey
the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (improved the lives of African Americans) and promoted the Back to Africa Movement.
fundamentalism
They believed in a word-for-word interpretation of the Bible.
Ku Klux Klan
A racist, terrorist, organization that wanted an all white america.
jazz
a form of music that combined African rhythms, blues, and ragtime to produce a unique sound.
mass media
communications that reach a large audience by radios, telephones, etc.
popular culture
new songs, dances, fashions, and even slang expressions.
Harlem Renaissance
a burst of African-American cultural activity that symbolized a rebirth of hope for African Americans.
Lost Generation
Artists and writers that became lost and hopeless after the war because Progressiveness was ending.
expatriate
people who choose to live in a country other than their own.