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Ch. 24 - the 1920s
Chapter 24, the 1920s
Term | Definition |
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return to normalcy | Slogan for Warren Hardings election campaign that (among other things) called for an isolationist foreign policy. |
Sacco and Vanzetti | Italian immigrants who were arrested, tried and executed for a robbery and murder even though much of the evidence against them was circumstantial. Much anti-radical, anti-foreign hysteria surrounded the case. |
Red Scare | a period of time where the public feared those with suspected communist ties and the government went after people with communist ties. |
Great Migration | mass movement of African Americans to Northern cities during WWI |
Nineteenth Amendment | guaranteed all women the right to vote |
Eighteenth Amendment | The Prohibition Amendment. Banned the production and sale of alcohol. |
Twenty-first Amendment | Repealed the 18th Amendment |
Harlem Renaissance | flourishing of African American culture that happened during the 1920s (particularly in Northern cities) |
nativism | idea that native born Americans were superior to foreign born Americans (and their ancestors). Came about because of increased immigration and fear of foreign ideas |
National Origins Act | limited immigration for certain countries |