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100
Protestant Christians who believe in a literal, or non-symbolic, interpretation of the Bible, they can be skeptical of some scientific discoveries and theories.
What is Fundamentalism?
100
smugglers who brought in liquor illegally from Canada, Cuba, and the West Indies.
What are bootleggers?
100
the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were legally prohibited by the passage of the 18th Amendment.
What is Prohibition?
100
his novels The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms, criticized the glorification of the war. He also introduced a tough, simplified style of writing that set a new literary standard.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
100
made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic.
Charles A. Lindbergh
200
a fight over evolution and the role of science and religion in public schools and in American society.
What is the Scopes Trial?
200
famous trial lawyer of his day who defended Scopes during the Scopes trial.
Who is Clarence Darrow?
200
hidden saloons and nightclubs so called because when inside one spoke quietly or "easily", a password or card had to be presented to gain access.
What are speakeasies?
200
literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
200
person who opposed all forms of government (extreme radicals)
What is an anarchist?
300
under his leadership as executive secretary of the NAACP, fought for legislation to protect African-American rights. He was a poet and lawyer and wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing", which became known as the black national anthem.
Who is James Weldon Johnson.
300
US Attorney General. Convinced radicals were undermining America. Directed the Palmer Raids.
Who is Michell Palmer?
300
an emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day
What is a Flapper?
300
trumpet player whose name became famous for his astounding sense of rhythm and his ability to improvise, he made personal expression a key part of jazz
Who is Louis Armstrong?
300
President of United Mineworkers Union. Negotiated higher wages for miners during the Coal Miners' Strike.
Who is John L. Lewis?
400
economic and political system based on one party government and state ownership of property.
What is communism?
400
Italian immigrants. Both radicals. Accused of murder. Found guilty and electrocuted in a high visibility trial that was not fair.
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?
400
a set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than to women
What is a double standard?
400
Albert Fall secretly leases oil rich gov't land to oil companies for money.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
400
1929 treaty in which 64 nations renounce war. Harding initiates this.
What is Kellogg Brand Pact?
500
Former Gov of Mass. Ended the Police Strike. VP under Harding; becomes President when Harding dies.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
500
From Ohio. "Return to Normalcy", isolationist. Good man, poor judgement. Scandals. Dies in office.
Who is Warren Harding?
500
Unplanned and unorganized spreading of cities into surrounding areas.
What is The Urban Sprawl?
500
Harding's Interior Sect'y. Responsible for Teapot Dome Scanda
Who is as Albert Fall?
500
opposes political and economic entanglements with other countries
What is an Isolationist?