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Chapter 24: The Roaring Twenties

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ExpatriatesCitizens who leave their country to live elsewhere.
FlappersYoung women who challenged traditional ideas of womanhood in the 1920s.
FundamentalismReligious belief characterized by a literal interpretation of the Bible.
Great MigrationA period of African American movement from the South to cities in the North.
Harlem RenaissanceA period of African American artistic achievement during the 1920s.
IncentiveSomething that encourages people to behave in a certain way.
InnovationA new idea or way of doing something.
Jazz AgeNickname for the decade of the 1920s based on the popularity of this music.
Kellogg-Briand PactAn agreement signed by nations that outlawed war.
Lost GenerationFought in WWI and later became disillusioned with the promise of American society.
MarathonLong distance race or a test of endurance.
Model THenry Ford's automobile designed with the average American in mind.
Moving Assembly LineHenry Ford's innovation that dramatically reduced the cost of production.
ProhibitionLegal restriction of the manufacture, transport, sell, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Red ScareA widespread fear of communism and Communists.
Scopes TrialTrial of a teacher accused of teaching evolution.
TalkieA film that includes sound.
Teapot Dome ScandalGovernment officials were accused of taking bribes to allow oil to be mined from federal lands.
TraditionalCustomary, time-honored.
Twenty-First AmendmentEnded Prohibition.


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