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social darwinism
some people prosperd 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 ,buissness and nations would prosper,weakeer ones would fail no one had the right to interfere with the progress. -
father naval aviation
between 1908 and 1910 Gleen hcurtiss helped build a number of air craft and set several early aviations records it made everything more faster and easier to transport created the hydroplane and the seaplane marked the birth of the u.s navy aviation arm air corps -
Henry ford innovation
ford had bun 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,pat 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 9-8 The most significant piece was the assembly line -
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red scare
intense or irrational dilike or fear of people from other countries americans were terrified that communist revoulution could break out in the usa after ww1 and take their job -
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 orgins Formula
The national orgins act of 1924 had established immigration quoats that discriminated strongly against people from outside western europe.This act modified the immigration act of 1924.The act set aquota of about 150,000 people annually .It discriminated against southern europeans and barred asians completely -
modification of the organized pledge of allegiance
the word my was dropped and the words the flag thye united states of america was added because they felt like immigrants could be pledging to their native land in 1950 responding to the threat of soviet c president elsenhower encouraged congress to add the world under god to the pledge -
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nativism in the 20s and 30s
nativists believed white protestant american were superior were superior to other people it led to new restrictions on immigation the migation of african americans increased sacial tensions after the ku klux klan were dead for decades that found new lies in 1915 they were hostile to immigrantys catholic and african americans -
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National origins act
national orgins act of 1924 severly restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that discriminnated against imagrants from southern and eastern europe and excluded asians after ww1 modfied the emergency quota act 1921 from 34 to 2% in which foreigh born persons of each nationality that rised in the united states was changed from 1910 to 18% -
Emergency quota act
The act legislation restricted new immigration of 3% of the number or residents per year from their of orgin all ready living in the united states.The act limit the immigrant helped the economy are.and there name for the act is the emergency immigrant act -
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nativmism in the 20s
the policy protecting the intrest of native bore of established inhabitants against those of immigrants they created nativism because imigrants where willing to work for any wage which would make it harder for native born american to find a job they targeted the jewish and new cathelic -
fats waller
fats waller was glass singer and proffsional piand plaver. He worte aint mispehaving and honey sackle rose he was very famous in the black commanite for his lqzz and radios how -
Harlem Renaissance Artist Duke Ellington
duike ellington was american composer pianist 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 dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing brought about bthe swing dance the song and the era was all about bhaving a good time white audience eventully embraced these brillant artist despite the highly segregated state of america