roaring twenties vocab Flashcards
Roaring Twenties
the decade of 1920 to 1929
Palmer Raid
arrests of immigrants in 1919 who were suspected of being communists
Red Scare (Red Hysteria)
fear that communism or anarchism would take over America
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
a law that reduced European immigrants to 3% of nationalities present in 1910
Immigration Act of 1924
a law that reduced European immigration to 2% of nationalities present in 1890, tightened Asian immigration, and set annual total quotas
Assembly line
a new process where workers were put on one part on an unfinished product as it moved past their work station
Interchangeable parts
identical parts (made by machines rather than by hand) that can be assembled together into goods such as cars or appliances
Lindbergh, Charles A.
first pilot to fly across the Atlantic to Paris, France, alone; his flight is known as the first solo transatlantic flight
Mass production
the making of the same item in large quantities in order to decrease its price
Spirit of St. Louis
the name of Charles Lindbergh’s airplane
Harlem Renaissance
a revival of African American culture by black artists, writers, and musicians
Jazz
emotional music based on the rhythm of African work songs and folk music
Mass culture
set of ideas and values that develop when people are exposed to the same media resources
Mass entertainment
entertainment, such as radio, movies, and sports, available for larger audiences
Dry
a word that described areas where alcohol was illegal
