Friday, February 11, 2011

Topic.07 Concept Guide

The Scopes Trial: is a case when religion and science went up against each other in court.
Prohibition: is when the 18th amendment was past, prohibiting sale and manufacture of alcohol.
Flappers: were women that cut their hair short and wore short close that showed their legs.
Economic Issues: credit available to consumer, low interest rates, installment plan
Dust Bowl: is when new machine were used to harvest which made farmers over use the land and when the wind blew it lifted the land and went for miles.
Agricultural Issues: the lad was over used making it unusable to farm.
Immigration Policies: on 2% of the amount of the people in the U.S from a country can be admitted.
Nativism: the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
significant literary works: how the other half lives, jungle, unsafe at any speed.
The great migration: is when African Americans moved from the south to the north.
Harlem Renaissance: is when African Americans embarrassed their music, culture, and dance.
Sacco and Vanzetti: they were anarchist charged with a crime.
Labor Issues: there was a lot of people but not enough jobs.
the red scare: is when people were afraid of communism.
schneck v. the united states: espionage and sedition acts were declared constitutional by the supreme court.

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