Interwar Years Vocabulary Flashcards
Prohibition
the prevention by law of the manufacturing and sale of alcohol
Inflation
a general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of money
The Great Depression
an economic recession that began on October 29, 1929, following the crash of the US stock market
Harlem Renaissance
an African-American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem, that celebrated black traditions, the black voice, and black ways of life
Black Tuesday
share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression
Red Scare
The American fears that foreign communists were going to come and make America a communist country.
Instalment Plan
a way of paying for something by making a series of small payments over a long time
