Social Changes
This music genre that became popular during the Harlem Renaissance.
Jazz
What was it called when alcohol was illegal in the U.S.?
Prohibition
What group promoted white supremacy and opposed immigrants, African Americans, Catholics, and Jews in the 1920s?
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What development led to the use of new appliances in homes and changed American life in the 1920s?
electricity
What term describes the illegal production and distribution of alcohol during Prohibition?
Bootlegging
Who were the young women in the 1920s who embraced new fashions and social freedoms?
Flappers
The amendment that granted women the right to vote.
The 19th Amendment
Government raids during the Red Scare targeting suspected communists and radicals.
Palmer Raids
What allowed Americans in the 1920s to buy goods and pay for them over time instead of all at once?
credit
What were the hidden bars called where people would secretly consume alcohol during Prohibition?
Speakeasies
What was the movement of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities for better job opportunities?
Great Migration
The amendment that started Prohibition by banning the sale of alcohol.
The 18th Amendment
The period of intense fear of communism and radicalism following World War I.
Red Scare
Which industry grew rapidly in the 1920s, leading to new roads, jobs, and the growth of suburbs?
Automobile Industry
Who was the notorious gangster who made a fortune from illegal alcohol sales in Chicago during the 1920s?
Al Capone
What was the cultural movement celebrating African American art, music, and literature in the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
What 1924 law set quotas to limit the number of immigrants allowed into the United States based on nationality?
The National Origins Act
What scandal involved government officials taking bribes to lease oil reserves to private companies?
The Teapot Dome Scandal
Who used assembly line production to make cars affordable for the average American?
Henry Ford
What government agency expanded its role during the 1920s to combat organized crime and enforce Prohibition laws?
The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
In 1927, over this percentage of Americans owned cars.
50%
What law enforced the ban on alcohol during Prohibition?
The Volstead Act
The trial that debated the teaching of evolution in public schools.
The Scopes Trial
What industry grew in the 1920s to promote consumer goods, encouraging people to buy more products?
Advertising
What law was passed to enforce Prohibition in the United States?
The Volstead Act