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| The mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, spurred especially by new job opportunities during WWI and the 1920s. |
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| A new African-American cultural awareness that flourished inliterature, art, and music in the 1920s. |
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| The 1920s, so called for the popular music of the day as a symbol of the many changes taking place in the mass culture. |
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| 1928 international treaty that denounced aggression and war but lacked provisions for enforcement |
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| Multinational corporations |
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| Firm with direct investments, branches, factories, and offices in a number of countries. |
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| National Origins Act of 1924 |
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| A 1924 law sharply restricting immigration on the basis of immigrants' national origins and discriminating against southern and eastern Europeans and Asians. |
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| Children of the Japanese residents of the U.S. who were American citizens by birth. |
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| An industry, such as steel making or automobile manufacturing, that is controlled by a few large companies. |
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| Factory or business employing workers whether or not they are union members; in practice, such a business usually refuses to hire union members and follows antiunion policies. |
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| Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act |
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| The 1st federal social-welfare law in 1921. It provided federal funds for infant and maternity care. |
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| The 1920 law defining the liquor forbidden under the 18th Amendment and giving enforcement responsibilities to the Prohibition Bureau of the Department of the Treasury. |
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| A paternalistic system of labor relations emphasizing management responsiblity for employee well-being. While providing some limited benefits, its function was primarily to forestall the formation of unions or public intervention. |
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| Employment agreements binding workers not to join a union. |
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