Roaring 20s Vocabulary and Key Terms
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| 18th Amendment | Making, selling, and transporting of alcohol is prohibited (prohibition law)
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| 19th Amendment | Women have the right to vote (women's suffrage)
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| 21st Amendment | Repeal of the 18th amendment (ends prohibition)
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| Suffrage | The right to vote
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| Flapper | A woman who acted "unladylike." Often wearing short skirts, had short hair, drank, smoked, etc.
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| Roaring 20s | A prosperous time in American history after WWI and before the Great Depression
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| Economy | The wealth or resources of a country or nation
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| Bootlegger | Someone who illegally transports, sells, or manufactures alcohol
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| Speakeasy | A secert or hidden place where people drank alcohol during prohibition
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| Jazz Age | A time when jazz music became very popular with younger people
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| Culture | A way of life or the way people live
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| Al Capone | The leader of the Chicago mafia during the 1920s
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| Prohibition | The time when making, selling, and transporting alcohol became illegal
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| Propaganda | Information and images used to promote a specific point of view
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| Mafia | Groups of organized crime that began to become powerful during prohibition
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