Post War
Anti-communist hysteria that swept the U.S. following WWI (and WWII!)
The Red Scare
The three presidents of the decade all belonged to this political party
Republican
Isolationism
Henry Ford pioneered this method of producing cars efficiently
The assembly line
Banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors
18th amendment
A genre of Black music that was embraced by America and became a part of pop culture
Jazz
The process of transitioning a country's resources from wartime to peacetime
Demobilization
Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover promoted this method of not interfering with the economy
Laissez-Faire
The purpose of our post WWI conferences and agreements with other countries
Promote peace
An option to buy now and pay later to encourage consumerism
Credit
Granted women's suffrage
19th amendment
A celebration and flourishment of black culture, artists, and attitudes
The Harlem Renaissance
Italian anarchists who were convicted of murder despite a lack of evidence for their crimes
Sacco & Vanzetti
This scandal involved a member of Harding's Ohio Gang selling oil rich land that belonged to the U.S. Navy for personal profit
Teapot Dome
A disarmament agreement between the U.S., Britain, Japan, Italy, & France
The Washington Naval Conference
An appliance that entertained, established a common culture, and promoted consumerism through advertising
The Radio
An unintended consequence of the 18th amendment
Organized crime
OR
Speakeasies
A Florida-based Harlem Renaissance author who often celebrated black culture and the black experience in her works (such as Their Eyes Were Watching God)
Zora Neale Hurston
Immigrants from these regions were the targets of immigration restriction legislation like the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and the Immigration Act of 1924
Southern and Eastern Europe
The resurgence of this terrorist organization led to them holding political power in at least 8 state governments (including one governorship!)
The Ku Klux Klan
An attempt to stabilize the economies of Europe by lending money to Germany so that they could make their reparation payments
The Dawes Plan
The practice of purchasing something with the intention of selling it later for a profit
Speculation
The Scopes Monkey trial highlighted the clash between
Religion and Science
OR
Rural and Urban
Advocated for immediate civil rights, political action, and higher education for Black Americans
W.E.B. Du Bois
Mass arrests and deportations without due process of immigrants suspected of radicalism
Palmer Raids
This was one of the highest tariffs in U.S. history, aimed at protecting American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition
The Fordney-McCumber Act
An international agreement where nations renounced war and pledged to settle disputes peacefully
The Kellogg-Briand pact
Buying on margin
A predominantly Black Florida town that was brutalized by a white mob due to a false allegation
Rosewood
Emphasized racial pride and advocated for the "Back to Africa" movement
Marcus Garvey