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1920s: An Unsettled Decade

Key terms for Chapter 12, the 1920s

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SpeakeasiesSecret, illegal clubs that served alcohol during prohibition
ProhibitionThe banning of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol
Great MigrationMass migration of some 500,000 African Americans to mid-western and northern US cities during and after WWI
Harlem RenaissancePeriod of great African artistic achievement in the 1920s; named after the Harlem neighborhood in NY City
19th AmendmentConstitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote
Red ScareA wave of anticommunist fear that swept the US after WWI
18th AmendmentConstitutional amendment that outlawed the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the US
Jazz AgeA term for the 1920s; so called because of jazz music's popularity during the decade
TalkiesMovies with sound or dialogue
FlappersYoung women in the 1920s who challenged social traditions with their dress and behavior


US History
Tunstall Middle School
VA

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