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The Roaring Twenties

QuestionAnswer
Prohibition A law against making, selling or drinking alcohol.
Reformer Political party that thought a ban on alcohol would reduce poverty.
Bootleggers Underworld gangs who sold alcohol illegally.
speakeasies Illegal nightclubs where alcohol was sold.
Installment To pay something over a certain period of time.
Waif A homeless child
Racial Segregation In the early 1900s affected the Chinese and African Americans.
Assembly Line Ford introduced this method of manufacturing.
Louis Armstrong Jazz musician
Roaring '20s A period of prosperity.
19th Ammendment Votes for Women
Jacob Lawrence Harlem Renaissance painter who showed African Americans life and history.
Radio A new technology that helped grow the jazz industry and helped to create sports stars and comedians.
F. Scott Fitzgerald A writer who became famous during the '20s. He wrote The Great Gatsby.
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