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Vocabulary 20s

Roaring twenties (1919-1929)

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"return to nomalcy" return to the way of life before World War 1.
Red Scare Fear of communism
Sacci and vanzetti trial italians that murdered someone and were sentenced to death.
New KKK Were anti jews, immigrant, abortion, catholic, and bookeging.
Emergency Quota Act of 1921 limited number of immigrants in the United States and did not work. Southern and eastern.
Immigration Act of 1924 limited number of immigrants and did work. Eastern and Southern.
Voisted Act and 18th Amendment voisted: established prohibition in the United States. 18th amendment: prohibited the sale, production, and transport of "intoxicated liquor".
Speakeasies when one spoke quietly or "easily", to avoid detection. Underground bars were you get and peak easily.
bottlegging smuggling liquor into boots.
fundamentalism conservative views
scopes trial "monkey trial". The Mr. Scopes teacher was found guilty for teaching evolution. Was in Tennessee.
John Dewey Father of progressive education. Phrase "learning by doing and doing by learning".
Flappers Liberated woman that dirnked, smoked, and had short hair. Not a prostitute. Used short dresses.
Henry Ford Industrialist that made car cheaper.
Harlem Renaissance Rebirth of African American culture. St Louis New Orleans Chicago.
"Trickle down" Theory Government economic policy of helping the poor by helping the rich first.
Chicago Riots major racial conflict that began in chicago, Illinois on July 27, 1919 and ended on August 3.
Isolationism country isolates from foreign affairs of other nations by decline to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc.
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