Unit 1:: The Roaring 20's Flashcards
What is a flapper?
Women that preferred shorter dresses, they became simpler.
what is the Ku Klux Klan?
They were against african americans, long with catholics, jews and immigrants. They killed many people.
what is the “red scare”?
It was an intense fear of communism and other extreme ideas. US hated communism.
What is fundamentalism?
These type of people opposed to modern ideas, they were usually protestants.
What is a bootlegger?
People that hid alcohol in their boots..
what is “moral gown?
A gown to be worn by young ladies which would end Flappers.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974).
what is a speakeasy?
Illegal bar that served liquor during Prohibition.
what is “return to normalcy?
Harding’s campaign promise.
who is Al Capone?
United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947).
what are Palmer raids?
A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities.
what is jazz?
a style of dance music popular in the 1920s.
who is A. Mitchell Palmer?
attorney general who authorized anti-radical raids and deportations.
Who is Henry Ford?
United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947).
who is Sacco and Vanzetti?
two Italian-born anarchists, unfairly tried and convicted for the armed robbery and murder of two pay-clerks in Massachusetts.
who is Babe Ruth?
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948).
What are Quotas?
established limits by governments on the number of immigrants who can enter a country each year.
What is prohibition?
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages.
What was the Great migration?
movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920.
What was the National Origins Act of 1925?
More highly restricted immigrants.
Who is Warren G harding?
president who called for a return to normalcy following WWI.
Who is Marcus Gravey?
African American leader during the 1920s who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated mass migration of African Americans back to Africa.
What was the volstead act?
the means of enforcing Prohibition.
Who is John T Scopes?
A court case involving evolution being taught in schools.
