Vocabulary
Flapper
a carefree young woman
Enermous
huge
Did prohibition fail?
YES
What did the 18th amendment do?
it established prohibition
What is Harlem?
-a section of the city dedicated for African Americans
-inspired by jazz music
Device
Equipment
Bootlegging
producing and selling illegal alcohol
What did a Flapper look/Dress like?
short”bobbed” hair, heavy makeup, and short skirts
When was the 21's Amendment passed?
1933
When was the 18th amendment passed?
1919
Mass media
forms of communication
Prohibition
a total ban on the manufacture
What was a Flapper a symbol of?
liberated women
What did the 21's amendment do?
Overturned an earlier amendment to repeal Prohibition
How did Prohibition fail?
Gangsters used money they got from bootlegging to influence businesses, unions and governments
Expatriate
people who choose to live in another country
Nativism
belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners
What are forms of Mass media?
Why was it necessary to pass the 21'st amendment?
-Prohibition contributed to the rise of organized crime
-Gangsters made millions of dollars from bootlegging
The nation was divided between "drys" and "wets", what did they support?
"Drys"-supported prohibition
"Wets"-opposed prohibition
Quota system
an arrangement that placed a limit on the number of immigrants from each country
Evolution
the scientific theory that humans evolved over vast periods of time
What was prohibition
ban of liquor
What genre of music inspired the Harlem Renaissance?
Jazz Age Music
Movement against alcohol use was rooted in religious objections to drinking and thinking that society would benefit if alcohol was unavailable,
A.) The movements were successful in the South but not the North
B.)The movements were successful in the North but not the South
A.)