Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
WWI and Roaring 20's
Study Guide For WWI and Roaring 20's Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Roaring 20's | *Albert Fall- Albert Fall is first Cabinet official to be sent to prison |
| Teapot Dome Scandal | Secretary of Interior Albert Fall was secretly bribed by oil executives to lease them government land in Teapot Dome, Wyoming . |
| President Calvin Coolidge | stock market experienced a “bull market”, installment buying or buying on credit begins, economic boom |
| Henry Ford | his use of the moving assembly line led to the mass production of automobiles, as the cost of Ford’s Model T decreased the number of Americans that owned a car greatly increased |
| Harlem Renaissance | A large number of African American artists, musicians, and writers had begun to settle in Harlem in New York City in the 1920’s |
| Georgia O’keeffe | famous painter from the 1920’s that painted many urban and Southwest U.S. scenes |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald | 1920’s novelist, most famous work was the Great Gatsby which depicted the lives of the wealthy during the 1920’s |
| John Steinbeck | 1920’s novelist, The Grapes of Wrath told the story of Oklahoma farmers during the Dust Bowl |
| Jacob Lawrence | 1920’s painter, most famous paintings were of the Great Migration |
| Langston Hughes | 1920’s poet, wrote about the Great Migration and discrimination towards African Americans |
| Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong | famous 1920’s jazz musicians |
| President Warren Harding | Harding was a good man but betrayed by members of his cabinet Ohio Gang - nickname of Harding’s corrupt cabinet Teapot Dome Scandal - Cabinet member Albert Fall was sent to federal prison for taking a bribe from oil execs |
| Red Scare | fear of communism and anarchy during the 1920’s |
| Installment Buying | buying a product on credit or putting a small percent down and making monthly payments |
| Great Migration | millions of African Americans moved to northern cities in search of better jobs and opportunities |
| Nativists | people who were against all immigration to the U.S. |
| KKK | had a resurgence during the 1920’s; starting targeting immigrants, Catholics, Jews |
| Harlem Renaissance | led to widespread recognition of African American artists, musicians and writers Jazz Musicians Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Bessie Smith (blues/jazz singer) Painting Jacob Lawrence - painted scenes of Great Migration |
Created by:
Your Boi Sossy
Popular U.S. History sets