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Unit 7 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prohibition | the period (1920–1933) when it was illegal to make, sell, or transport alcohol in the U.S |
| Temperance Movement | groups that pushed to ban alcohol because they believed it caused family and social problems |
| 18th Amendment | Amendment that banned the sale, manufacture, and consumption of alcohol |
| 21st Amendment | Amendment that repealed the 18th Amendment, making the sale, manufacture, and consumption of alcohol legal again |
| Speakeasies | secret, illegal clubs where people went to drink alcohol during Prohibition |
| Mass Media | new ways of communication (radio, movies, newspapers) that spread culture and news across the country, helping to create a “national culture” |
| 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| Women's Suffrage Movement | the campaign that fought for women’s right to vote |
| Jazz Age | a nickname for the 1920s, highlighting the popularity of jazz music and a new, exciting cultural lifestyle |
| Roaring Twenties | A time of major cultural change in the United States when things went back to normal after World War I and people had more free time |