-
Father Naval Aviation
between 1908 and 1910 Glenn H. Curtis helped built a number of aircraft and set several early aviation records it made everything more faster and easier to transport created the hydroero plane and sea plane marked the birth of the us navy aviation arm air crops -
Social Darwin
social Darwin is a term used for different movements Charles D was one of the main discovers of evolution leaders embraced the philosophy of -
Henry Ford Innovations
~ His innovation red need the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours o 2 hours plus 30 min
~ Ford paid his workers $5 an hour for 5 days of the week as other companies paid $2.34 an hr for 6 days
~ Ford paid his workers $5 and hour so they could buy his cars. -
Period: to
red scare
red scare took hold in the us american became xenophobic is the irrational fear of foreigners congress passed emergency quota act closing the door to southern and eastern European immigrants Palmer raids the raids were when the FBI would go into houses and business of people looking for anything associated with communism many immigrants were deported without trail Department of justice had uncovered plots against the lives of over 20 federal and state officials as part of planned many day -
Period: to
The roaring twenties
"This time period is marked by optimism, celebration, experimention and social changed, but also fear of external influences and loss of American culture." -
19th amendment
the cause of the 19th amendment was because of women suffrage so that women would be able to vote the effect was that women can vote now ended women suffrage the amendment also failed to bring men and women to be equal in business and economics -
Period: to
NATIVISM in the 20s
nativism is the policy of protecting the interest of native born or established immigrants based on there national origin or their ethnic background immigrants from Europe came -
The Pledge of Allegiance
~ in 1923, The pronoun "my" was dropped from the pledge of allegiance , and the words "The Flag of the United States of America" were added.
~ in 1954 , The Pledge of Allegiance underwent yet another change in 1954. Responding the threat of Soviet Communism ( again more national fear ) , President Eisenhower encouraged congress to add the words "under god" to the pledge. -
Fats Waller
A Musical by Thomas "Fats" Waller called "Aint Misbehaving" that later received a Tony Awards as Best Broadway Musical. Wallers desire to this story was to answer quips regarding his reputation for over-indulging in wine, woman , and song. -
Harlem Renaissance Artist- Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington was an American Composer, Pianist , and band leader of a jazz orchestra which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years in 1974 The song " It dont mean a thing( if it ain't got that swing)" brought about the swing dance. The song and the era was all about having a good time. Write audiences eventually embraced these brilliant artists despite the highly segregated state of America -
Period: to
National Origins Formula
A law that severely restricted immigrants by establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly discriminated against immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe and virtually excluded Asians Revised immigrants and nationality act continues (N.O.F) with proportional quotas but removed racial restriction. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic ocean in 1927. His airplane is called "The Spirit of St. Louis . He traveled from Island, New York to Paris, France Charles Lindbergh became a National hero, he also laid the foundation for the future development of transcontinental ariation