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Langston Hughes
It was a Harlem Renaissance artist. He wrote the poem to revolve the importance of roots &the way they provide meaning in life
It influenced the value of the African race during the Renaissance Era
The crisis is the official magazine of the (NAACP)
National Association of the advancement of colored people, founded in 1910 -
social darwinism
Haves were rich people or people that had power
If you were poor or not educated then it means that they dont deserve to have money or power
Concept behind social darwinism was racism, money, and power
"What social classes owe to each other" was a pamphlet by William Graha sumners about solving social problems created in 1883-1903 -
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Transitional Immigration
Congress strengthened national immigration law with new legislation in 1903 and 1907
Another change the introduction of pre inspection and more rigorous medical examinations at the point of departure saved time for people passing through some american of entry and reduced the number of excluded immigrants
Nativist believed that because the U.S. now had fewer unskilled jobs available fewer immigrants should be led into the country -
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Red scare
Xenophobia-irrational fear of foreigners
the U.S. was scared of the communist party that was forming in the united states. when a wave a strikes also hit the U.S. in 1919
The Palmer raids were the direct response to the supposed attented bombing which led into the breaking into peoples houses violating their rights headed buy Attorney general Alexander Mitchell Palmer
Sacco and vanzetti were both italians accused for "being communist" and were sentenced to death to death for robbery -
Expanding world power
in this time period, america changes their view from internal expansion and domestic issues to becoming a global force, both economically and military -
Father of Naval Aviation
Designed seaplanes, early aircraft carriers, hydroplane (takeoff/ water and land on the deck of a ship)
Convinced the Sec of the Navy to buy its first aircraft for military use
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The 19th Amendment
19th amendment to the U.S. constitution granted american women the rights to vote - a right known as women sufferage
1848 the movement for womens right launched on a national level with a convention it became a center piece of womens right movement. after a 70 year old battle the passage of 19th amendment -
UNIAE
Marcus Mosiah Garvey
The members plead themselves to do all in their power to conserve the rights of their noble race and to respect the rights of all mankind believing always in the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of god
North and the frustration of struggling to cope with urban life set the scene for Garvey's Back to Africa movement
He went to Jamaican and was kicked out of the united states
He wanted the people to come back to Liberia which was a movement "back to Africa " -
henry ford
When manufacter first adopted their assembly line to their production process , they often achieved dramatic gains in productivity
ford was producing 1.6 million cars a year at a price of less than 300 per car
the growth in automobile ownership, from 8 to 24 million, greatly affected all aspects of american life
ford payed his workers 5 an hour, so they could afford model T they built -
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the roaring twentys
this time period is marked by optimism, celebration, experimentation and social change but also fear of external influences and a loss of american culture -
Emergency quota act
Restricted immigration to the untied states
cause a high number of immigrants became a major concern
Northern europeans were allowed in (similar culture)
Americans werent pleased with increased of political power in immigration
WW1 just happened and wanted to come to america -
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National Origins Formula
It was an American System of immigration quotes between 1921-1965
It restricted for all Asians and south and east Europeans from entering the U.S. on the basis of existing proportion of the population
The U.S. were afraid of immigrants taking jobs and communist
It modified the Chinese exclusion act and the Immigration act of 1924 -
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Nativism in the 20s and 30s
Nativism- the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants
Nativism has become a term for "opposition to immigration" based on fears that the immigrants will distort or spoil existing cultural values
The Ku Klux Klan dead for decaded, found new life in 1915, Klan members were hostile to immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African Americans -
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teapot dome scandal
1920s involved national security big oil companies and corruption of U.S and selling military land
events led decades before government and U.S. navy officicals new global precense
Albert b fall served as secretary of the interior in president warren g hardings cabinet
scandal left a lasting stain on the presidents reputation -
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pledge of allegiance
in 1923 the word " the flag of the united states of america" were added. because who could theoretically be pledging their native land (rather than US) as they spoke so it could be clear as to which they were saluting
in 1954 responding to the threat of the soviet communism (again more national pledge) President Eisenhower encouraged congress to add the word "under god" to the pledge " -
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Harlem Renaissance
During WW1 African American had witnessed a society in Europe that was tolerant in American Soldiers returned home, they found racism against African American as deeply entrenched -Two decades from 1910 to 1930 witnessed the movement known as the "Great migration" about 2 million african americans out of the south to the "Promise Land" of the North East or Midwest -" New negro movement" occured as a result as a increase in radical american intellectuals and Urban migration into harlem -
Monkey trials
Known as "The state of Tennesse vs John Thomas Scopes"
John scopes was acussed of violating Tennesse's Butler Acts which made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state funded school
Scopes was defended by Clarence Darrow & across the aisle was William Jennings Bryan
Most people on jury were church going farmers
John Scopes lost & had to pay a fine of $1.00 & the butler act stood strong until 1967
The Butler Act was teachers who couldnt deny biblical origin -
First solo transatlantic flight
Name of the pilot was Charles Lindberg
Name of the plane was the spirit of St. Louis
Start of this flight was Roosevelt field NY to land at La Bourget Airport near Paris
He changed Public opinion on the value of air travel and laid the foundation for the future development of aviation -
fats waller
Its jazz music
Was created specifically as a theme song for the Razaf/ Waller/ Brook off broadway musical comedy & radio show
Aint misbehaving recording of 1929 were hits in the ASCAP ranking for that year
His radio show was in every bodies living room black, white he used his radio show to influence the black and white -
Eugenic
The concept of eugenics was a movement aimed at improving the genetic composition of the human race
Alexander Graham Bell and Leonard Darwin had come up with the earlier ideas of Eugenics in 1912
Eugenics was carried out by the Nazi Party during ww2 by Adolf Hitler during the genocide of the Jews -
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington was a jazz composer he called his music "American music" during his 50 year career he played 20000 performances
Ellingtons orchestra began a four year residency at harlem cotton club in 1927
Ellington gained a national profile through his orchestra appealances at the cotton club his name became known ater, the success of "It dont mean a thing" and "mood indigo"
The cotton club was for african american composers and for white audiences