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Flapper
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A type of young women having a straight,slim silhouette and a fondness for dancing and brash actions,a symbol of the Jazz Age.
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Assembly Line
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Broke down car production into precise steps.
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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
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A organization formed in the south in 1866, which used lynching and violence to intimidate and control African Americans and others
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what is the red scare?
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It is a fear of communism,soscialism,or other so called extreme ideas.
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Scopes Trial
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Tennessee trial of 1925 that challenged the laws against teaching evolution in puplic schools.
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Henry Ford
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Henry Ford's ingenious production methods were based on the assembly line and uniformity of products.
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Evolution
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that similar laws violate the constitution by promoting certain religious views and the debate over the proper place of evolution theory in American education was continued.
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Marcus Garvey
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Garvey came to new york from his native jamaica in 1916 to establish a new headquarters for his Universal Negro Improvement Association
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Fundamentalism
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A christian religious movement based on pamphlets issued between 1909 and 1914, holds that every word in the bible was inspired by god.
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Jazz Age
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Terms for the 1920, a period marked by the great popularity of jazz music,which was linked to changes in manners,morals, and fashions
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General Strike
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general strike is one in which many unions participate as show of workers unity.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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He was from Minnesota.He was a stunt flyer and airmail pilot.
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Sacco and Vanzetti
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Sacco and Vanzetti were both Italian immigrants.Sacco was a shoemaker and Vanzetti was a fish peddler.They were both arested for killing a guard.They were sentenced to death.
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Warren G. Harding
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He is a Ohio senator.He was also the twenty-ninth president of the united states,1921-1923,presided over a short administration marked by corruption
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General Strike
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general strike is one in which many unions participate as show of workers unity.
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Calvin Coolidge
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The thirtieth president on the united states in 1923-1929,promoted big business and opposed social aid
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Nativism
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A pratice of favoring native-born citizens over immigrants
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Censorship
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The gov. prohibition of the printing of certain materials
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Harlem Renaissance
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A period in the early 1900 during which the literary,musical,and artistic expression of african americans blossomed in Harlem
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Uniformity of product
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Held that each car should be indentical .
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