| A | B |
|---|
| women's Christian Temperence | their main objective was to eliminate the manufacture and sale of alcohol |
| Political Party in the White House in the 1920's | Republican |
| Harlem Renaissance | A period of time when African Americans who contributed to achievements in art and literature |
| Langston Hughes | A famous writer during the Harlem Renaissance |
| racism | the idea that one race of people is better than another |
| African Americans experience in the 1920's | --moved to northern cities to escape southern segregation--many industrial jobs were available in the north--also found increased discrimination there |
| fad | an activity or style that is popular for a short period of time ex. flagpole sitting, dance marathons |
| 21st amendment | repealed prohibition |
| 18th amendment | an amendment that banned the manufacture, sale and transport of alchol |
| John Scopes | Was found guilty for teaching evolution. Demonstrated a clash between new scientific discoveries and religious beliefs |
| jazz | a type of music that became popular during the 1920's |
| Henry Ford | introduced assembly line methods to auto industry |
| Sacco and Vanzetti trial | Two foreigners who were found guilty and executed for a crime. This revealed a strong fear of foreigners in the United States during this time |
| Marcus Garvey | The black leader who called on African Americans to escape discrimination by forming a new "back to Africa" movement |
| Kellogg-Briand Pact | 15 nations agreed to outlaw war by signing this |
| Ku Klux Klan | The Southern organization that wanted to restore white control of the South by keeping former slaves powerless. In the 1920's its power and influence spread outside the South |
| Warren Harding | A popular president who led a corrupt administration including many scandals involving government officials. His presidential campaign centered on a return to normalcy |
| flappers | Trendy youg women in the 1920's who bobbed their hair and wore flashy, shortened skirts. They were revelling against traditional society |
| isolationists | The belief that the United States should stay out of other nations |
| speakeasies | illegal bars that operated during prohibition |
| bootleggers | The criminals who smuggled illegal liquor from Canada and the Caribbean |
| Return to normalcy | Most Americans favored this at the end of World War I |
| Calvin Coolidge | The president who believed that successful American businesses would creaate prosperity for all americans |
| installment buying | A system that allowed the American people to buy goods and pay for them with monthly payments |
