| A | B |
|---|
| Flapper | 1920s women who rebelled against tradition |
| Buying on Credit | using borrowed money to make purchases |
| Loan | borrowed money |
| African American Renaissance | cultural movement that celebrated black traditions |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Prohibition | prevention of the sale, manufacturing, and drinking of alcohol |
| The Great Depression | long series of decline in a nation’s economy (1930s in the US) |
| Roaring 20s | time period of great economic and social growth in the 1920s |
| The New Deal | programs in the US that will help bring us out of the Great Depression |
| Alphabet Agencies | nickname for New Deal programs to help end the Great Depression |
| Militarism | when a nation builds up their army |
| Nationalism | strong pride for one’s country |
| Imperialism | nations competing for control over world territories |
| Alliances | a friendly agreement between two countries |
| Dictator | powerful ruler who has total control |
| Fascism | government is seen as more important than individuals |
| Totalitarianism | government in which the state controls all aspects of citizen life |
| Democracy | government in which the people have the power |
| Home Front | civilian population and activities of those at home during war |
| Ration | set or fixed amount of something |
| Bond | government issued savings used to finance the war |
| Propaganda | posters, buttons, radio ads, and even TV ads encouraging people to support the war effort |
| Internment | the imprisonment or confinement of large groups of people without trial |
| Communism | Govt. in which a single party controls everything in hopes to make things communally equal |
| The Great Migration | When several African Americans decided to leave the south and move to Northern Cities |
| Jazz | New Style of Music popular in the 1920s |
| Leisure Time | free time |
| Allied Powers | America, England, Soviet Union in WWII |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Japan, Italy in WWII |
| The Dust Bowl | Time period in the US when their was a major drought out west (contributed to the great depression) |
