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Prosperity-Depressio

Roaring 20's through the Great Depression

TermDefinition
Radio Mass media form of communication in the 1920's.
Automobiles Massed produced form of transportation.
Lost Generation Term coined by Gertrude Stein. Group was disenchanted writers who were alienated by consumerism and materialism.
Jazz Music developed by black Americans. It started in New Orleans and spread to Harlem, NY.
Radio Stations Broadcast news reports, Plays, Dramas, Jazz as well as popular music.
Fireside Chats Radio talks FDR had to discuss his plans with the public to provide information about his New Deal policies during the Great Depression
Jazz Singer First movie that had sound (talkie).
Prohibition 18th Amendment. Made it illegal to consume, produce, sell or transport alcohol.
Bootleggers Men & Women who made & sold illegal whiskey
Speakeasies Illegal bars during prohibition in the 1920's.
Flappers New breed of young women who wore short skirts, visited bars and danced to jazz. Flouted conventional social & sexual norms
Harlem Renaissance A literary & artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
Black Nationalism advocates a racial definition (or redefinition) of black national identity. Emphasized black pride and independence from whites.
Universal Negro Improvement Association Founded by Marcus Garvey in 1914, it called for African Americans to build their own society separate from white society
Fundamentalism Belief that everything in the Bible is literally true
Scopes Trial Trial in 1925 in Tennessee in which a teacher went on trial for teaching evolution (John Scopes)
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