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Chapter 24 Study Terms
The Unfiinished Nation Vol 2: From 1865
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05/09/2011

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Auto Industry
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One of the most important industry’s because it stimulated growth in other industry’s like steel, gasoline, rubber glass, and tools.
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Ham Radio
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A short wave radio that allowed individuals to establish contact with others.
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Commercial Aviation
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Developed slowly in the 1920’s with the use of planes to deliver mail. Technological development such as the radial engine and creation of pressurized cabins, were laying the ground work for an increase in commercial travel in the 1930’s and beyond
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Genetic Research
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Founded by Gregor Mendel, by performing experiments on hybrids of vegetable plans.
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Welfare Capitalism
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Paternalistic techniques that some employers adopted. (ex: Henry Ford by giving
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American Plan
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Crusade for open shop that became a pretext for a harsh campaign of union-busting
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Pink Collar Jobs
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Low paying service occupations. Like secretaries, salesclerks, telephone operator and nurses
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
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One of the few unions that was led by African Americans
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Asian and Latino Laborers
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Worked on railroad and constructions sites, farms and many other low paying occupations. Some of the Asian workers were able to make it big
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Agricultural Technology
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Tractor amount quadrupled during the 1920’s and increased product but the increase produced inflation in the food market which dropped the price of food
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Consumerism
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The act of buying thing. In the 1920’s we were a consumer society because we bought thing for pleasure instead of necessity
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Refrigeration
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First refrigerator was made by the Delcom Light Company in the 1920’s
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Behaviorism
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Where you observer and treat the symptoms of behavior, by reinforcing good behavior and discouraging bad behavior.
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The New Woman
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Woman were told that they couldn’t take care of their children all alone and needed the help of doctors, nurses and teachers. This caused woman to start to work on roles as a house wives and wives to their husbands
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Margaret Sanger
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Promoted birth control and thought that the reason most are in poverty was because of large families
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Flappers
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Woman who liberated lifestyle found expression in dress, hair style, speech, and behavior
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Harlem Renaissance
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In New York a generation of African American intellectuals created a flourishing artistic life known as the Harlem Renaissance
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Prohibition
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Started in January 1920, where sell of alcohol was illegal. It produced organized crime
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Wets vs. Dry
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Wet’s where the ones who wanted alcohol legalized and Dry’s wanted to keep it illegal. During the Great Depression Wet’s were able to get enough support to have alcohol legalized again
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National Origins Act
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Banned immigration from East Asia completely
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Scopes Trial
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Result Scopes was found guilty and had to pay a fee of 100 dollars.
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Associationism
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Is when society’s affairs are handled by organizations
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ACLU
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American Civil Liberties Union, offered council to any Tennessee teacher who went against the court and taught evolution
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Senator Albert B. Fall took illegal bribes from oil company executives. Fall was convicted of bribery and sentenced to a year in prison
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