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SS Gr 8 Ch 11
Roaring 20's
Term | Definition |
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isolation | after WWI the United States wanted to be isolated (separated) from other countries and their problems |
credit | a way to buy goods by paying for them over time |
interest | a fee (money) paid for paying for something on credit |
Harlem Renaissance | during the 1920's; African Americans created new art, music, books and poems |
communism | the government owns land and businesses; there is little freedom "the Red Scare" |
Babe Ruth | a baseball player who hit more runs than any other player; he was an American hero |
Harlem | a large neighborhood in New York City |
Langston Hughes | famous African American author who wrote books and poems about African American life |
Charles Lindberg | the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean |
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) | members of this group attacked and sometimes killed African Americans, Catholics, Jews and immigrants |
Soviet Union | Russia and some other countries formed a large communist nation; this group of countries is sometimes called the Soviet Union |
communists | people who are part of the government of communism |
prohibition | a total ban on alcoholic drinks |
the 19th amendment | 1920; women could vote for the first time |