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The 1920s

vocabulary of the 1920s

QuestionAnswer
Normalcy A term used by President Harding to refer to the ways things were before World War I.
Red Scare Widespread fear of a Communist takeover that swept the United States after World War I
Anarchist One who is against all forms of government
Immigrant A person who comes to another country to live.
Ku Klux Klan A secret organization, which terrorized African Americans.
intolerance An unwillingness to respect the beliefs, practices, and backgrounds of other people.
radical A person who favors a sudden or extreme change.
Palmer Raids Raids on radical groups ordered by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer during the Red Scare.
xenophobia The fear of foreigners or strangers.
Deport To send back to one’s native country.
Model T The 1st mass-produced car that made automobile transportation affordable for many Americans. Henry Ford introduced it in 1908.
Assembly line The method of mass production used by Henry Ford in which each worker or team performed only one simple task as the product moved past.
Entrepreneur A person who develops a business.
industrial technology A method in which tools and machines are used to produce goods.
interchangeable parts Production advances involving parts that can be substituted one for the other. This is an essential process for mass production.
mass production Manufacturing of goods in large quantities, usually done by machinery.
18th Amendment Constitutional amendment that banned the sale and use of alcohol, also known as Prohibition.
21st Amendment Constitutional amendment that repealed Prohibition.
19th Amendment Constitutional amendment in 1920 that gave women the right to vote.
Volstead Act A law in 1919 that backed up Prohibition by declaring any beverage containing one-half of one percent of alcohol as “intoxicating.”
Prohibition The period of time (1920-1933) in which it was illegal to make, sell, possess or transport alcohol in the United States.
Women's Temperance Movement The movement to restrict the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
repeal To take back (a law).
Dry states States that adopted Prohibition.
bootlegger A person who produces, sells or transports liquor illegally, especially during Prohibition.
Golden Age of Radio Period during the 1920s when the radio, increased leisure time and money, and public relations efforts caused spectator sports to become very popular.
flappers Young women whose bold actions and dress expressed a new spirit of freedom after World War I.
Synthetics artificial substances such as rayon and plastics
subsidy financial aid provided by the government for programs that benefit the public
Black Tuesday the day the stock market crashed, October 29, 1929
boom period of thriving business activity
bust complete failure or disappointment
chain store store with a number of outlets in different areas
farm bloc group of US representatives from heavily agricultural states who organized to support the interests of farmers
Great Stock Market Crash disastrous fall in stock prices in 1929 that signaled the end of the prosperity of the 1920s
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