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suburbs
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areas outside urban areas; they grew because of auto availability (people could now live farther away from where they worked)
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Model T
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first affordable car made in the U.S.; made on an assembly line
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Henry Ford
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model businessman of the 1920s, created the Model T, paid his workers a fair wage and they worked fair hours
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installment buying
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buying an expensive products by paying for it in parts over time (same on buying on credit)
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consumer economy
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when people have extra spending money; mass produced affordable good are popular; advertising and popular culture increase demand for goods
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flapper
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symbol of the new woman in the 1920s; short "bobbed" hair, wore makeup, wanted more freedom and opportunities than previous generations
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18th amendment
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created the time period known as Prohibition; the sale, manufacture and transport of alcohol were illegal
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21st amendment
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repealed the 18th amendment; ended Prohibition
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bootlegging
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making alcohol illegally
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organized crime
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businesses that made money off illegal products;
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speakeasy
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an illegal bar
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Al Capone
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infamous leader of organized crime in Chicago
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Quotas
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limits on immigration; in the 1920s immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe was limited
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Harlem Renaissance
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a time period when African Americans expressed their experiences through art, literature and music
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John Scopes
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Biology teacher who illegally taught Evolution; his trial focused the nation on the science v religion debate
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Fundamentalists
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People who believed in the Bible and its ability to provide answers about life
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Butler Act
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Made teaching Evolution illegal in Tennessee
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Creationism
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the belief that the origin of man is explained in the Bible; God created humans
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Evolution
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the belief that science explains how humans evolved from less complex organisms
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Nativists
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people who believe America should limit immigration and immigrants' rights
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KKK
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a group who believed in 100% Americanism; they wanted an America in which white, protestants were in power
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Red Scare
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a time period in the 1920s when Americans were fearful of foreign influence, especially immigrants from countries with Communism or those with anarchist beliefs
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Sacco and Vanzetti
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Italian immigrants who were tried, convicted and electrocuted for murder; many believe their trial was unfair because their political beliefs and immigrant status influenced the judge and jury
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19th amendment
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gave women suffrage
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"100% Americanism"
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KKK's idea that America should limit immigration and reduce the rights of people who were not white, protestant, or born in America
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Duke Ellington/Louis Armstrong
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Jazz artists
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Chicago
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location of racial tensions and riots
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Great Migration
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movement of Southern African Americans from the South to Northern cities
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radio
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popular form of entertainment in the 1920s
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