1920s Vocabulary
This term describes a return to traditional values and stability after World War I.
Normalcy
This method allowed Americans to buy goods by making small payments over time.
installment plans
These three men served as U.S. presidents during the 1920s.
This religious movement supported a literal interpretation of the Bible.
Fundamentalism
This law limited immigration based on national origin.
National Origins Act
This period involved widespread fear that communists or radicals would overthrow the U.S. government.
This risky practice involves buying stocks in hopes of quick profits.
speculation
This conference aimed to reduce naval armaments and prevent war.
Washington Naval Conference
Young people in the 1920s criticized for lacking moral values were known by this name.
Flaming Youth
This organization experienced a major resurgence during the 1920s.
Ku Klux Klan
This foreign policy involves avoiding political and military involvement with other nations.
Isolationism
A stock market period marked by rising prices and investor confidence.
This pact outlawed war as a tool of national policy.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
This scientific theory sparked conflict between Fundamentalists and Modernists.
evolution
This decade saw rising resentment fueled by rapid social and cultural change.
The Roaring 20s
This economic policy supports minimal government interference in business.
Laissez-faire
A stock market period marked by falling prices and pessimism.
bear market
American loans to Germany, German reparations to Allies, and Allied payments back to the U.S. created this circular system.
Circular flow of money
Two groups often admired as American heroes during the 1920s.
athletes and entertainers
The year the stock market crashed
1929
October 29, 1929, the day the stock market collapsed.
Black Tuesday
This plan used U.S. loans to help Germany repay World War I reparations.
Dawes Plan
A major corruption scandal that damaged President Harding’s reputation.
Teapot Dome Scandal
The religious conflict of the 1920s was mainly between these two groups.
Fundamentalists and Modernists
Two inventions that greatly changed American life in the 1920s.
automobile and radio