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1920's Vocab
| Word | Def. |
|---|---|
| Eletrification | this technological improvement that led to labor-saving-products (washing machines, and electric lighting) that changed how Americans live their day to day lives |
| Bootlegers | smugglers who illegally transported alcohol to be sold during the prohibition era |
| 21st Amendment | amendment that repealed the 18th amendment- alcohol was again legal in the US |
| Prosperity | a term describing a condition of success or wealth- a time of plenty |
| Great Migration | mass movement of Southern Blacks to Northern and Western cities for jobs and a better life |
| Mobility | term meaning "on the move"- the average American now had access to automobiles and could travel long distances easily |
| Prohibition | the period of time when alcohol was illegal to produce, transport, or sell |
| Red Scare | when society had a fear of communism and communist groups within the US- especially after the Bolshevik's took over Russia at the End of WWI |
| 18th Amendment | constitutional Amendment that made it legal to produce, transport. or sell alcohol |
| Sufferage | the right to vote: this term is often associated with the women's movement to win the right to vote |
| Harlem Renaissance | cultural rebirth (a new start) that included art, music and literature in African American communities |
| Speakeasies | a bar (or saloon) where customers illegally drank alcohol |
| Temperance | a social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages- pressuring the government to enact laws against drinking and promoting of abstinence |
| Intolerance | Resistance or hostility to minority rights |
| 19th Amendment | constitutional amendment granting the women the right to vote |
| Immigration Act of 1924 | Legislation that limited the number of African Americans allowed in the US |
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