20's Economy
This allowed Americans to purchase new appliances and vehicles by putting a little money down and paying the rest over time
What is Buy Now Pay Later
Rebellious young women of the 20s that demonstrated independence by wearing loose clothing and rejecting traditional roles
What are flappers
This group considered white protestant Americans superior to other groups and attempted to gain support of Nativists against immigrants
Who is the KKK?
What is the League of Nations
Mass movement of African Americans from southern states to northern states for better jobs and living conditions but lead to increased racial tensions across the country
What is the Great Migration
Betting on swings in the stock market, this meant risky investments for big gains or loss of money
What is speculation
Favoring native born citizens over immigrants, often pushed for immigration reform
Who are nativists
Civil Rights leader that promoted education and vocational training as a means to achieve equality over time
Who is Booker T. Washington
American plan aimed at restoring economic prosperity to Europe in the mid-1920's
What is the Dawes Plan
This movement promoted African American culture by focusing attention on artistic contributions
What is the Harlem Renaissance
Term for a return to peacetime economy where Americans suffered a mild recession as soldiers returned from war and industries shifted back to making consumer goods.
What is demobilization
Fear of communism spreading in American following World War I
What is the Red Scare
Civil Rights leader that promoted black nationalism and lead the "Back to Africa" movement
Who is Marcus Garvey?
The goal of this United States policy was to promote international peace by outlawing armed conflict
What is the Kellogg-Briand Pact
This trail pitted Fundamentalist versus Evolutionists in regards to the teaching of evolution in public schools
What is the Scopes "Monkey" Trial
Prolonged period in a financial market where stock prices are rising and investors are optimistic
What is a Bull Market
Series of raids of suspected anarchists and socialists that were making bomb threats against public officials.
What are the Palmer Raids
Civil Rights leader that co-founded the NAACP and demanded full social equality, often using the legal system
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
Primary objective of this international treaty was to limit the destructiveness of war by limiting the number of warships
What is the Washington Naval Conference
This state played an important role in the blossoming of African American culture through the works of Zora Neal Hurston, A. Philip Randolph and James Johnson.
What is Florida
Investors were able to get a loan from the bank to purchase stock, sometimes up to 90% of the price in loans
What is Buying on a Margin
Verdict of this court case displayed how many Americans saw immigrants and/or radicals as a threat to the American way of life.
What is Sacco and Vanzetti
The formation of these two civil rights advocacy groups was primarily a response to racism and prejudice
What are the NAACP and the ADL
What is the Fordney-McCumber Tariff
This 1923 massacre occurred when a mob, enraged over an alleged attack, descended upon a Black community southwest of Gainesville and burned and abandoned.
What is the Rosewood Massacre