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Social Darwinism
Some people prospered and others did not, economist, 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 proper, weaker ones would fail no one had the right to interfere with the progress. -
Father Naval Aviation
Between 1908 and 1910 Glenn H. Curtiss helped build a number of air crafts and set several early aviation records. It made everything more faster and easier to transport created the hydroero plane 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 the under construction auto on skids and dragged it down the line as they worked. Cater, 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
(Cause of this fear)
-Americans were terrified that a communist revolution could break out in the U.S.A after WW1 and 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 change, but also fear of external influences and 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 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 asains completely. -
Emergency Quota Act.
The act legislation restricted new immigration of 3% of the number of residents per year from their country of orgin all ready living in the united states. The act limit the immigrant helped the economy act. Another name for the act is the Emergency immigrant act. -
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Nativism In The 20's and 30's
Nativism- The policy of protecting interest of native-born or established inhabits against those of immigrants
-They created nativism because immigrants were willing to work for any wage which would made 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 racist groups that used this concept to gain public acceptance. -
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National Origins Act
-National origins act of 1924 severely restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that discriminated against immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and exclude Asains after WW1.
-Modified the emergency quota act in 1921 from 3% to 2% in which foreign-born persons of each nationality that resided in the united states was changed from 1910 to 1890.
-After WW1 nativist feelings against immigrants led congress to restrict immigrants from Europe for the 1st time. -
Changes to the Pledge of Allegiance
The changes between the 1923-1954 pledge of allegiance is that it seems that religion took part in it. The only changes made to it was the addition of " Under god" to the pledge. In 1923 the word "my" was dropped from the pledge of allegiance, and the words "the flag of the United States of America" were added. -
Harlem Renaissance Artist "Duke Ellington"
Duke Ellington was an American composer, paintist, and band leader of jazz orchestra which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years in 1974 the song "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Aint got that swing)" brought about the swing dance. The song and the era was all about having a good time. White audiences 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 sacle rose" he was very famous in the black commanite for his jazz and radio show.