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Social dawism
Some people prospered and others did not , economics, social , philosophers and business leaders embraced the philosophy adapted ideas of British naturalism Charles Darwin and applied them to human society social Darwinism said stronger people , business and nations would prosper weaker ones would fail no one had the right to interfere with the progress -
Father navel aviation
Between 1908 and 1910 glen H Curtis helped build a number of aircraft and set several early aviation records it made easier to transport created the hydro plane and sea plane marked the birth of the U.S navy anivation arm air corps -
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RED SCARE
Took place in the U.S became xenophobic is the irrational fear of foreign congress passed emergency quota act closing the door to southern and Eastern European imm palmer raids the raids were when the FBI would go into houses and business of people looking for anything associated with communism many imm were deported without trail department of justice has uncovered plots against the lives over 20 federal and state officials as part of planned may day -
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The roaring twenties
this time period is marked by optimism,celebration,experimentation and social change but also fear of external influences and a loss of american culture -
19th amendment
The cause of the 19th amendment was because of the women suffrage so that women would be able to vote the effect was that the women can vote now ended women suffrage the amendment also failed to being men and women to
Be equal in buissniess and economics -
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National origins formula
A law severely restricted imm bye establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly discriminating against imm and nationality act continues N.O.F with proportional quotas but removed facial recognition -
Emergency quota act
The act legislation restricted new imm of 3% of the numbers of residents per year of origin all ready living in the u.s the act limits imm helped the economy out -
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Nativism in the 20's and 30's
*Nativism - the policy of protecting the interests of native - born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
they created nativism because immigrants where willing to work for any wage , which would make it harder for native - born Americans to find a job
*The targeted Jewish immigrants and non Catholics
the klu klux Klan was was one of the radical nativist groups that used this concept to gain public acceptance -
"Fats" Waller
A musical by Thomas "fats" Waller called "ain't misbehavin" that later recived a tony award as a best broadway musical Waller desire to this story was to answer quips regarding his reputation for overriduling in wine and woman song -
Harlem renaissance-duke Ellington
Duke Ellington was a American composer pants and band leader of a jazz orchestra which led from 1923 til
His death in a career spanning over fithfty years -
Charles lindbergh
became the first person to fly across the Atlantic ocean in 1927 his plane was called "the spirit of st Louis" he traveled from island new York to Paris Charles became a national hero he also laid the foundation for the future development of transcontinental aviation