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18 Cards in this Set
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Flappers |
Young women that cut their hair short and wore short clothing along with make up; they were considered scandalous. |
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Red Scare |
A time of fear of the Communists, or Reds. |
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18th Amendment |
It outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. |
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Fundamentalism |
It was characterized by the belief in a literal, or word-for-word, interpretation of the Bible. |
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Scope Trail |
The trail of silence teacher John T. Scopes for teaching evolution, that place in May of 1925. |
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Great Migration |
The large movement of AfricanAmericans beginning to leave the South to take jobs in northern factories, during World War 1 |
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Expatriates |
People who leave their home country to live elsewhere. |
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Langston Hughes |
Writer for the Harlem Renaissance; made poems, plays, and novels about African American life. |
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Jazz Age |
An explosion in the popularity of jazz music. |
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Harlem Renaissance |
A period of African American artistic accomplishment. |
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Lost Generation |
Writer who criticized American society in the 1920s. |
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Warren G. Harding
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A senator from Ohio that was elected president to bring hope to the voters of America
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Calvin Coolidge
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The governor of Massachusetts picked by Harding to be running mate.
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Involved secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, who accepted large sums of money and valuable gifts from private oil companies to control government oil reserves in Elk Hill, California, and Teapot Dome, Wyoming.
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Model-T
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Ford achieved his goal by building a sturdy and reliable car nicknamed the Tin Lizzie
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
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In 1928 the United and 14 other nations signed an agreement that outlawed war.
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Moving Assembly Line
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This system used conveyor belts to move parts and partly assemble cars from one group to another.
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Herbert Hoover
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Became president after President Coolidge: was once the secretary of commerce before being president.
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