Vocabulary I
What is consumerism?
excessive consumption is good for the economy.
Buy more.
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
Identify a cause of Prohibition.
1. Temperance Movement
2. 18th Amendment
3. WWI-less people drank
Explain the role of women in American society prior to WWI.
1. Stayed home
2. Took care of family/household
3. Minimal education
4. Most did not work
Identify the causes of the Great Migration.
1. Racism
2. Segregation
3. Freedom from Jim Crow Laws
4. Education and Job Opportunities
Prohibition
A young woman from the 1920s who defied traditional rules.
Identify an effect of Prohibition.
1. People still consumed alcohol.
2. Rise in Organized Crime
3. Speakeasies
4. Bootlegging
Explain the role of women during WWI.
1. Joined the workforce-replaced men in the factories
2. Became nurses, drove ambulances, helped the military
3. Independence, made their own money
4. Did not need to rely on husbands/family
Identify the effects of the Great Migration.
1. Northern cities begin to be populated by African Americans.
2. South loses cheap labor sources
3. Black population decreases in the south
4. Harlem Renaissance
A time period that was full of prosperity and freedom for flappers and others during the Prohibition era until the economy crashed in 1929.
The Roaring Twenties
What was the Great Migration?
The movement of 6 million African Americans from the rural south to Northern cities in search of opportunities and to escape racism.
Who was known as the most notorious gang leader during the Roaring Twenties?
Al Capone
Why were there less women in the workforce during the 1920s?
Men returned home from war and took their jobs back. Women were no longer needed.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A cultural explosion of African American art, music, literature and culture.
The right to vote is known as
Suffrage
An intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, art, literature and culture.
The Harlem Renaissance
What amendment ended Prohibition?
the 21st Amendment
Describe a flapper.
1. Young woman
2. Short dresses, bobbed hair, heels and make up
3. Carefree
4. Drank, smoked, went to speakeasies
5. Independent, worked, education, liberated
Why is the Harlem Renaissance important?
It showcased the pride in African American cultural achievements.
What did the 18th Amendment do?
The 18th Amendment banned the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol.
A person known for smuggling liquor into the United States.
Bootlegger
Explain how people were able to still get alcohol during Prohibition.
1. Pharmacies
2. Religious Activities
3. Make their own
4. Speakeasies
5. Bootlegging
What rights was granted when the 19th Amendment was passed?
Women were given the right to vote.
When is Mrs. Camia birthday? Month/Day/Year
01/19/1987