vocab
Define inflation
A rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money, things cost more over time
One of the main reasons the US economy was able to rebound during the 1920's was because of the _____ industry.
auto
Which of the following was NOT a common trend in the 1920's?
the belief that saving was better than spending
Prohibition is the forbidding by law of of the manufacture, transport, and sale of _________.
alcohol
How many homeruns did Babe Ruth hit in his career?
714
Define Flappers
Flappers were young women who defied rules of conduct and dress.
Agreement in which countries agreed to outlaw war.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
During this time period, ______ became more educated, began working and voting and began marrying later.
Women
Prohibition led to increases in _______.
speakeasies, bootlegging, and organized crime
Name 3 candies invented in the 1920s!
Gummy Bears, Milky way, Babe Ruth bar, Butter finger, Heath , reeses peanut butter cup
Define Installment buying
Purchasing goods and paying for them over time in small payments , often leading to consumer debt.
The fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life.
Red Scare
A law that severely restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly discriminated against immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and virtually excluded Asians. The policy stayed in
National Origins Act
Person who makes, distributes, or sells goods illegally.
bootlegger
What is the most common female name in the 1920s
Mary
Define Speakeasy
Secret, illegal bars where people drank alcohol during prohibition.
TRUE OR FALSE
Red Scare beliefs, Emergency Quota and National Origins Acts, Sacco & Vanzetti Conviction were all examples of increased nativism during this time period.
true
Event that l revealed the judicial process as xenophobic
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
What decorative art style of the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by precise, bold geometric shapes and strong colors used most notably in household objects and architecture?
Art Deco
What city was the most populated in America?
New York
Define NAACP
Interracial organization founded to abolish segreagation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans.
Scandal during Harding's adminstration involved the leasing of government oil to private individuals in exchange for bribes.
Teapot Dome
_______ were all high at the beginning of the 1920's.
*NEED AT LEAST 2
Unemployment, inflation, nativism, and racism
an artistic and literary movement which resulted from breaking from past conventions.
Modernism
The first Miss America was held in 1920, where was it located?
Atlantic City, New Jersey