The Jazz Age (1920's) Flashcards
Henry Ford used the _______________________________ to reduce costs and speed up production of his Model T automobiles.
assembly line
Women who wore their skirts and hairstyles short and became a symbol of the 1920’s were called
flappers
This was a period between 1910 and 1930 where African Americans moved from the South to northern cities like Chicago, Detroit, and New York City.
The Great Migration
This took place between 1920 and 1930 when African American artistic creativity flourished as writers, artists and musicians moved to New York.
Harlem Renaissance
Laws that made it illegal to make, sell, or transport alcoholic beverages in the United States.
prohibition
Harlem Renaissance musician who helped bring Jazz music from New Orleans to northern cities.
Louis Armstrong
Author and poet who became Harlem’s most famous writer when he wrote about the difficult living conditions for African Americans.
Langston Hughes
Famous trial in the 1920’s that took place when a biology teacher in Tennessee was accused of violating the Butler Act and teaching evolution in school.
Scopes Trial
Two Italian men who were admitted anarchists that went on trial and were found guilty for murder and executed.
Sacco & Vanzetti
The summer of 1919 when over 20 race riots broke out in cities across the country.
The Red Summer
Hysteria caused by the fear of communists ideas that led to organizations being raided by A. Mitchel Palmer in the 1920’s and deportations of immigrants.
The Red Scare
A system of laws that placed limits on the number of immigrants coming to the U.S. that disproportionate discriminated against new immigrants.
quota system
Buying a large item and paying it back on a monthly basis.
installment buying
New technology of the 1920’s that allowed people to listen to music and sports in their homes.
radio
