Economy
________________________ rose as war production decreased and left many Americans without jobs.
What is unemployment?
type of government where there is a classless society and government owns all property
What is communism?
Began the assembly line to mass produce his cars in 1914
Who is Henry Ford?
most popular form of entertainment
What is the radio?
Amendment that granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
After WWI, times were unsettled. Farmers struggled with crop ___________________ and many faced foreclosure.
What are surpluses?
The ACLU stands for _______
What is the American Civil Liberties Union?
primary source of energy in the 1920’s
What is electricity?
Jazz was developed by black musicians from this southern city
What is New Orleans?
Secret bars that sold drinks to patrons during prohibition
What are speakeasies?
Large scale movement of hundred of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the North
What is the Great Migration?
Fear and distrust of Communism became known as the _____________________.
What is the Red Scare?
Name of Ford's affordable new car
What is the Model-T?
novelist who nicknamed the 1920’s "the Jazz Age"
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
became the first person to fly a plane non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
The cost of living nearly _________ between 1916-1920
What is doubled?
Two methods the KKK used to terrorize communities
What are whippings, cross burnings, kidnappings, and arson?
Name “modern conveniences” that came about during this time
What are refrigerators, irons, washing machines, vacuums and the radio?
joined the Yankees in 1920 and in 1927 hit a record of 60 home runs
Who is Babe Ruth?
Famous black poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Langston Hughes?
The action of taking possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments
What is foreclosure?
The Ku Klux Klan moved beyond just targeting blacks, and broadened its message of hate to include what groups of people?
What are Catholics, Jews and foreigners?
two industries that grew in response to the mass production of cars
What are steel, rubber for tires, glass/paint, service stations, oil and gas, highways and roadside restaurants?
The Harlem section of NY became the center of a literary and artistic movement known as
What is the Harlem Renaissance ?
What two things was the ACLU known for?
What is defending freedom of speech and protecting the unpopular ethnicities of the time?