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Roaring 20s

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Roaring 20s the 1920s, specifically in reference to the culture (music, art, fashion) of the period
Warren G. Harding President from 1921-1923, known most for the Teapot Dome Scandal
Teapot Dome Scandal scandal involving the leasing of public land to private interests in Teapot Dome, Wyoming
Daugherty Scandal scandal involving Attorney General who accepted bribes from a German agent
Calvin Coolidge President from 1923-1929, assumed Presidency after Harding's death, known for laissez-faire policies
Andrew Mellon Secretary of the Treasury, known as the chief architect of supply-side economics
Isolationism belief that America should remain uninvolved in world affairs
Henry Ford industrialist known for his use of the assembly line to produce automobiles
Wright brothers develop first successful flying machine
Installment plans form of payment that allowed Americans to pay over time
Nativism intense dislike or hatred of immigrants
Flapper fashion style that encapsulated the feminist movement of the 1920s
Fundamentalism belief that upholds religion above all else
Prohibition ban on the sale, manufacture, or distribution of alcohol
Speakeasy business that sold alcohol in secret, often requiring a password for entry
Lost Generation generation that fought in and returned from WW1
Great Migration period beginning in the 1910s where millions of African-Americans moved from Southern states to Northern and Western states
Harlem Renaissance an explosion of African-American culture, emanating from New York City
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Marcus Garvey black nationalist who advocated for leading black people 'back to Africa'
Ernest Hemingway American author of the Lost Generation
Georgia O'Keefe American painter of the Lost Generation
Herbert Hoover President from 1929-1933
National Origins Act of 1924 set quotas for immigrants of all national origins, specifically targeted Southern/Eastern Europeans
18th Amendment national prohibition of alcohol
Cotton Club famous jazz club in Harlem
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