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Social Darwinism
-Some people prospered and others did not,economists, social philosophy of Social Darwinism. This philosophy adapted the ideas of the British naturalism Charles Darwin and applied them to human society. Social Darwinism said stronger people, businesses, and nations would prosper, weaker ones would fail, no one had the right to interfere with the progress. -
Father Naval Aviation
-Between 1908 and 1910 Glenn H. Curtis helped build a number of aircraft and set several early aviation records. It made everything more faster and easier to transport faster and easier to transport created the hydroplane and seaplane marked the birth of the U.S Navy Aviation Arm air corps. -
Henry Ford Innovations
-Ford had been trying to increase his factories productivity for years. The workers who built his model in cars arranged the parts in a row on the floor, put under construction auto on skids dragged it down the line as they worked. Carter, the streamlining process grew more sophisticated. The ford motor Company announced that it would pay eligible workers minimum wage of $5 per day. For ford workers it meant double. Reduce work hours to 9.8 The most significant piece was the assembly line. -
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Red Scare
-Xenophobia
Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.
-Causes of this fear
Americans were terrified that a communist revolution could break out in the U.S.A after WW1 and take their jobs.
-Legal Actions
Emergency Quota Act
Deportation of Illegal Aliens on May Day. -
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The Roaring Twenties
-This time period is marked by optimism, celebration, experimentation and social changed, but also fear of external influences and a loss of 'American culture' -
The 19TH Amendment
-To the constitution of the United States provides men and women with equal voting rights, the amendment also failed to bring about the equality of economic sexes that sponsors hoped for -
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National Origins Formula
-The National Origin act of 1924 had established immigration quotes that discriminated strongly against people from outside western Europe. This act modified the immigration act of 1924.
-The act set a quota of about 150,000 people annually. It discriminated against southern Europeans and barred Asian completely. -
Emergency Quote Act
-The act legislation restricted new immigration of 3% of the number of residents per year from their country of origin already living int the United States. The act limited immigrant help the economy care. Another name for the act is the emergency immigrant act. -
Modification of the Pledge of Allegiance
-The word "my" was dropped and the words "The flag of the United States of America" was added, b/c they felt like immigrants could be pledging to their native land.(rather then the US)
-In 1950, responding to the threat of the soviet communism President Eisenhower encourage congress to add the words 'Under God" to the pledge. -
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Nativism in the 20's and 30's
-nativism- The policy of protecting the interest of native born of established inhabitants against those immigrants.
-They created nativism because immigrants where willing to work for any wage which world make it harder for native born america to find -
Harlem Renaissance Artist Duke Ellington
-Duke Ellington was an American Composer, Pianist, and band leader from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years in 1974 the song " It don't 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. White audience eventually embraced these brilliant artist despite the highly segregated state of America. -
Fats Waller
-Fats Waller was a jazz singer and professional piano player. He wrote aint misbehaving and honey sackle rose he was very famous in the black community for his jazz and radios now. -
First Solo Transatlantic Flight
-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 Long Island, New York to Paris, France. Charles Lindbergh became a national hero, he also laid the foundation for the future development of transcontinental aviation.