| A | B |
|---|
| Langston Hughes | African American writer during the Harlem Renaissance |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald | Writer during the 1920's, wrote "The Great Gatsby" |
| Prosperity | time of success and wealth |
| Split ticket | Two candidates from the same party BOTH run in an election, votes end up divided between the two |
| October 29, 1929 | Stock Market Crash |
| Agnosticism | Lack of outright religious fervor |
| W.E.B. DuBois | Civil Rigts leader, wanted action NOW |
| Booker T. Washington | Civil Rights leader who argued for slow change |
| Calvin Coolidge | Vice President to Warren Harding, becomes President in 1923 |
| John T. Scopes | Teacher tried for teaching evolution |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition |
| Volstead Act | Enforced Prohibition |
| Great Migration | Movement of African Americans out of the segregated south to Northern and Western cities |
| 21st Amendment | Repealed Prohibition |
| Quota Act of 1924 | Limits placed on immigration, heavily favored Northern and Western favored |
| Harlem Renaissance | African American art and culture is reborn; African Americans speak out for rights |
| Buying on the margin | Paying only part for a stock with the intent of paying the rest later |
| Fundamentalism | Belief in "old time" religious ideals |
| Anarchists | Did not want ANY government |
| Warren Harding | Became President in 1920; administration has MANY scandals |
| Teapot Dome Scandal | President Harding's Secretary of the Interior accepted bribes for drilling righs in Teapot Dome, Wyoming |
| Flapper | Young, independent woman in the 1920's; wore shorter hair, shorter skirts, smoked and drank |
| Charles Lindbergh | First solo flight across the Atlantic; son kidnapped and murdered in 1932 |
| Effects of Automobile | Production techniques changed the way other industries operated |
| William Jennings Bryan | Fundamentalist; prosecuted John T. Scopes |
| Installment Buying | Pay in sections- pay a little at a time |
| Labor Issues | 1920's, unions have little or no success |
| Farmers | Many were in debt after WWI |
| speculation | borrowing money to buy stocks |
