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social darwinism
some people prospered and others did not, economists ,social philosophers and business leaders embraced the 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 process. -
father of 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 . he also created the hydro plane and sea plane which marked the birth of the US navy aviation and army air corps. -
Henry ford innovations
ford had been trying to increase his factories productivity for years. the workers who built his model w cars arranged the parts in a row on the floor , put under construction auto on skids and dragged it down the line as they worked . later, 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 is the intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries . Causes of this fear were that Americans were terrified that a communist revolution would break out in the US after ww1 and take their jobs. Legal actions were emergency quota act and the deportation of illegal aliens or 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 ". -
the 19th amendment
to the constitution of the U.S 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 origins act of 1924 had established immigration quotas 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 asians completely. -
emergency quota act
the act legislation restricted new immigration of 3% of the numbers of residents per year from their country of origin all ready living in the U.S. the act limited the immigrant helped the economy out. another name for the act is the emergency immigration act . -
Modification of the original pledge of allegiance
The words "my country" was dropped and the words "the flag of the united states of America" was added because they felt like immigrants would be pledging to their native land rather than the u.s. In 1950 responding to the threat of soviet community ,president Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the word "under god" to the pledge . -
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Nativism in the 20's
Nativism is the policy of protecting the interests of native born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants . They created nativism because migrants were willing to work for any wage which would make it harder for native born Americans to find a job . They targeted the Jewish and non catholic . The klu klux klan was one of the most radical racist groups that used this concept to gain public acceptance -
Harlem renaissance artist-duke Ellington - jazz music,cotton club,"it dont mean a thing (if it aint got that swing)
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 -
fatts waller
fatts waller was a jazz professional pianist. he wrote "aint misbehaving" and "honey sickle rose ". he was very famous in the black community for his jazz and radio show.