Chapter 22 The Roaring 20's Flashcards
What were some famous Jazz Musicians?
Louis Armstrong, Duke Elington
Fad
Style or activity popular for a short time
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wrote “The Great Gatsby”
Langston Huges
Poet gained popularity for his expression of racial pride
Installment buying
Buying goods on credit
Stocks
Shares of the company
Bull market
Period of rising stock prices
Buy on the margin
Borrowing money
What was the percentage of unemployment
5%
Why did Americans fear the immigrants?
Because the Americans were scared that the US jobs will be lost to immigrants.
Emergency immigration law 1921
Limited emigration from Eastern and Southern Europe further restrictions in 1924 and 29, quota system
18th amendment
Making selling or transporting alcohol illegally
19th amendment
Gave woman the right to vote
Bootleggers
Alcohol smugglers
Speakeasies
Illegal taverns
21st amendment
Repealed the 18th amendment
What was the first movie that had audio?
The Jazz singer 1927
Scopes trail 1925
John Scopes high school biology teacher accused of violating Tennessee law by teaching the theory of evolution
Where did many African-Americans move after World War I
They moved up north
The great migration
When African-Americans moved north after the war
Anarchists
People who oppose all government responsibilities
What were communists known to the anarchists
The reds
Prohibition
Total ban on alcoholic drinks
Who was Marcus Garvey
He was a Jamaican immigrant trying to encourage African Americans to say what they want or move back to Africa permanently
