History Vocab Flashcards
In the United States and Europe in the 1920s, a rebellious young woman.
Flapper
A ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933.
Prohibition
Of the Upper Class
Elite
An African American cultural movement in the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem.
Harlem Renaissance
An International agreement signed by almost every nation in 19228 to stop using war as a method of national policy.
Kellogg-Brand Pact
Reduction of armed force and weapons.
Disarmament
Encouraged cooperation and tried to get members to make a commitment to stop aggression
League of Nations
A painful time of global economic collapse, starting in 1929 and lasting until about 1939
Great Depression
Emperor of Germany
Kaiser
A massive package of economic and social programs established by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help Americans during the Great Depression.
New Deal
A policy of rigid racial segregation in the Republic of South Africa.
Apartheid
Prepare military forces for war
Mobilize
German Submarine
U-Boat
Channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort.
Total War
Spread of a disease across a large area, country, continent or the entire world
Pandemic