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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. The philosophy adapted the ideas of the British naturalism, Charles Darwin and applied them to human society. Social Darwinism and stronger people, businesses, and nations would prosper, weaker ones would fail. No one had the right to interfere with the progress. -
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Fats Weller
Fats Weller was a Jazz singer and professional piano player. He wrote ''ain't misbehaving'' and ''honey sackle rose'' he was very famous in the Black committee for his jazz. -
Father Naval Aviation
Between 1908 and 1910, Glenn H.Curtiss helped build a number of aircraft's and set several early Aviation records. It made everything more faster and easier to transport, created the hydroplane 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 N 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. Later, the streamlining process grew more sophisticated. The Ford Motor Company announced that it would pay eligible workers a 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.
Causes of this Fear-Americans were terrified that a communist revolution could break out in the U.S after WWI and take their jobs.
Legal Actions- Emergency Quota Act. deportation of Illegal Aliens or may Day. -
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The Roaring Twenties
This time period is marked 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 Untied 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 discrimination 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. -
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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 WWI. Modified the emergency Quota act 1921 from 3% to 2% in which foreign born persons of each nationality that resided in the Untied States was changed from 1910 to 1890. After WWI natinist feeling against immigrants lead congress to restrict immigrants from Europe for the first time. -
Emergency Quote Act
The act legislation new immigration of 3% of the number of Presidents per year from their country of origin already living in the United States. The act limit the immigrant helped the economy out. Another name for the act is Emergency Immigrant Act. -
Modification of the Organized Pledge of Allegiance
The word my was dropped and the words the flag the 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 Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the word under god to the pledge. -
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Nativism in The 20s
The policy of protecting the interest of native born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. They created nativism because immigrants where willing to work for any wage which would made it harder fro native born Americans to find a job. They targeted the Jewish and non Catholic. The KKK was one one of the Racial groups that used this concept to gain public acceptance. -
Harlem Renaissance Artist - Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington was an American composer, Pianist, and band of a 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 ain't got that swing) brought about the swing dance. The song and the era was all about having a good time. White audience eventually embraced these brilliant artists despite the highly segregated State of America.