Transition to Modern America

By allan.c

  • Father Naval Aviation

    -Father naval Aviation between 1908 and 1910 Glenn h. Curtis helped build a number of air craft and set several early aviation records. it made everything faster and easier to transport created the seaplane three years later he successfully flew his hydro plane in San Diego by landing on a naval ship.

  • Henry Ford Innovations

    -his innovation reduced the time that it took to build a car from 12 hrs to about 2 hrs and 30 min
    -ford paid his workers $5 an hr for five days of the week as other companies paid 2.34 an hr for 6 days
    -ford paid his workers well so they could buy his cars.
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    Red Scare

    -red scare took hold in the Us American became xenophobic is the irrational fear of foreigners congress passed emergency quota act closing the door to southern and eastern European immigrants Palmer raids the raids when the FBI would go in into homes and businesses of public looking or anything associated with communism many immigrants were deported without trial. department of justice had uncovers plots against the lives of over 20 federal and state officials as part of planned may day.
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    The Roaring Twenties

    -after WW1 america would enter a new age of prosperity with cars telephones an electricity making life better
    -making money and enjoying
    -new american prosperity and new cultural values
    -isolation from everyone else

  • 19th Amendment

    -the cause was because of the woman suffrage so that woman would be able to vote. the effect was that women can vote now ended women suffrage the amendment also failed to being men and woman to be equal in business and economics.
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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 excluded Asians
    -After WW1, nativist feelings against immigrants led congress to restrict immigration from Europe for the first time.
    -modified the emergency quota act 1921 from 3% to 2% in which foreign-born persons of each nationality that resided in the US was changed from 1910 to 1890
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    Nativism in the 20's and 30's

    -nativist believed white protetaet america were superior to other people. it led to new restrictants
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    Emergency Quota Act

    • the act legislation restricted new immigration of 3 percent of the number of residents per year from their or origin all ready living the unified states . the limit immigrant helped the economy out. another name for the act is the emergency immagrantact

  • Duke Ellington

    -duke Ellington was an american compacter pianist and band leader of a jazz orchestra which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning after 50 years in 1974 the song it dont mean a thing if it aint got a swing brought about the swing dance. the white audiences eventual embraced these brilliant artist despited the nightly segregated state of america.

  • Fats Waller

    -fat Waller was palazzo laser and pro confessional piano player. he wrote it is his veterinarian and honer shackle rose he was very fame us in the black communicate four his jazz and radio show

  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    -events leading to the scandal was the H administration Harding elected in 1920. during the scandal president H appointed the ohs gang was turned out to be dishonest the intentions issued oil rich government lands at teapot dome Wyoming businesses friends to exchange bribes from each other the scandal uncover just after harridans death in 1923 one of the worst in us history additional scandals emerged in other departments H poor choices for cabinet positions let a stain on his rep n the gov

  • 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 island new York to pairs France Charles Lindbergh became a national hero he also laid the foundation for the future development of transcendentalism aviation.

  • Changes of the Pledge of Allegiance

    -in 1923 the groups for "my flag" to be replaced by "the flag of the united stated of america"
    -the organization felt that with so immigrants coming to the country that it was important for new comers to affirm their loyalty to the US
    -in 1945 the words "under god" were added
    -under god was added to our pledge in a response to the threat to communism because communist don't believe in god