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League of Nations
What are immigrants accused of taking?
Jobs
What was the black cultural movement in the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
How did the US raise money for the war effort?
Liberty Bonds
Many accused labor unions and immigrants of being communists who sought to overthrow the government
First Red Scare
Gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Why did people stop joining labor unions in the 1920s?
They didn't wanna be labeled as communist
Great economic prosperity and rapid social and cultural change, most people were happy
Roaring 20's
Young women that were rebellious and "fun" loving and more independent than women in the past
Flappers
Process in which you make alcohol illegally
Bootlegging
Why did the US make the Eighteenth Amendment?
To improve society by getting rid of alcohol
Secret clubs that sold alcohol
Speakeasies
Repealed the 18th Amendment
21st Amendment
Why did the government overturn the 18th Amendment?
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?
To distract the US
Why did Speakeasies and Bootleggers become popular in the 1920s?
The Eighteenth Amendment, alcohol was banned
Exaggerated stories that tried to persuade the US to fight Spain
Yellow Journalism
Why did Americans fear the Russian Revolution?
They did not want to become communists like the Russians
What crime increased when alcohol was banned?
Organized Crime
What did the Roosevelt Corollary influence Latin Countries to build?
Panama Canal
What was the government solution to the First Red Scare?
Immigration Laws
What was the Lost Generation?
They thought that society was greedy and corrupt
What was life like for immigrants during the Red Scare?
Terrible, they were thought to be communists
What event highlighted the conflict between traditional beliefs and latest ideas? (Christianity vs. Science)
Scopes Trial