transition to modern america

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    fats waller

    fats waller was a jazz singer and professional piano player age fifth teen he wrote aint misbehaving and honeysuckle rose. he was very famous in the black community for his jazz and talk show
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    father naval aviation

    Glenn h Curtis helped build a number of aircraft and set and set several early aviation records it made everything more faster and easier to transport created the sea plane three years later he successfully flew his hydroplane in San Diego bay landing on a naval ship
  • social darwin

    social Darwin is a term used for different movements Charles Darwin was the main discoverers of evolution this philosophy adopted the ideas of British nationalist Charles Darwin would prosper weaker ones would fail because no one had the right to interfere with progress which cause the rich people a better chance to survive than the poor people
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    Bolshevik revolution

    In 1917, two revolutions swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting in motion political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. In March, growing civil unrest, coupled with chronic food shortages, erupted into open revolt, forcing the abdication of Nicholas II the last Russian czar Just months later, the newly installed provisional government was itself overthrown by the more radical Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin
  • 19 admendment

    The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, is passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. The 19th Amendment played a pivotal role in promoting rights for women, ushering in a new voting population with a political agenda . Women also experienced economic progress ,allowing more women to enroll in higher education and enter professional occupations.
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    nativism

    natiivism is the policy of protecting the interest of native born or established immigration the belief in nativism was a prejudice attitude towards immigrants based on their national origin or their ethnic background immigrants from Europe came to the us after ww1 they became a target to the KKK it was the most popular radical activist group
  • harlem renaissance

    duke ellington was a american composer pianist and band leader of a jazz orchestra which he led from 1923 till his death in a career spanning over 50 years in 1974 the song it font mean a thing brought about the swing dance the song and era was all about having a good time
  • tea pot dome scoundrel

    The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1921 to 1922, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding Albert Bacon Fall had leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and two other locations in California to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding
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    national origins formula

    a law that severely restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly discriminated against immigrants
    from southern and eastern europe and virtually exclude asians
  • pledge of allegiance

    in 1923 the phrase i pledge allegiance to the flag of united states of america,one nation under god was added in 1954 for the fear of communist
  • henry ford

    for was producing 1.6 million cars a year at 30 dollors per car by 1925 one car was rolling off for assembly line every ten second
    ford also raised the wages from 2.34 to 5 dollars an hour setting a standard for the industry ford motors became the number one companies in america to adapt a 5 day work plan
  • red scare

    The First Red Scare was a period during the early 20th-century history of the United States marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism, due to real and imagined events; real events included those such as the Russian Revolution as well as the publicly stated goal of a worldwide communist revolution.
  • black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday refers to October 29, 1929, when panicked sellers traded nearly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange (four times the normal volume at the time), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -12%. Black Tuesday is often cited as the beginning of the Great Depression.