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Roaring Twenties
Term | Definition |
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Quota System | Slowed immigration by limiting the amount of immigrants allowed into the United States from different countries, mainly in Asia and Europe. |
Red Scare | Fear of communists in the United States led to the government arresting lots of people. |
Anarchists | oppose all forms of organized govt |
Disarmament | reducing a nation's weapons of war |
Kellogg-Briand Pact | tried to preserve peace by outlawing war. |
Teapot Dome Scandal | Albert Fall was caught for taking bribes. |
19th Amendment | Gave women the right to vote (suffrage movement) |
Prohibition | made it illegal to buy or sell liquor |
speakeasies | people want here to drink illegally |
bootleggers | people who smuggled alcohol into the United States from Canada and the caribbean. |
Flappers | young women who bobbed their hair. |
Fads | trends like flagpole sitting and mahjong. |
Harlem Renaissance | produced outstanding works by black writers, led to African American pride in their own culture. |
Bull Market | rising stock prices |
Installment Buying | buy goods with one down payment and many monthly payments. |