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History Test Chapt
history test chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bootlegger | people who smuggle alcohol |
| 3 social problems facing the US in the 1920's | fear of outsiders, political scandals, social change, |
| red scare | fear of a communist take-over |
| Sacco and Vanzetti | two immigrants executed for murder in 1927 |
| The Scopes Trial | "monkey" trial. prosecution of a tendency teacher for teaching evolution |
| fundamentalism | man's knowledge should be found in the bible not in science |
| prohibition | a ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages |
| speak easy | illegal bars |
| Harlem Renaissance | 1920's rise in awareness of black culture in the US |
| Jazz | a New Orleans based original American music that became famous in the 1920's |
| Louis Armstrong | most famous American jazz performer |
| 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| What two inventions changed dating? | the car, movies |
| double standard | greater sexual freedom for men than for women |
| Babe Ruth | professional baseball star in 1920's |
| Red Grange | the most popular football player of the 1920's |
| Gertrude Ederle | the American swimming hero of the 1920's |
| Great Depression | a period from 1929-1941 of economic decline and massive unemployment |
| economics | making choices about using resources and spending money |