The Roaring Twenties
What amendment prohibited alcohol?
18th Amendment
What group of women became known for shorter hemlines, makeup, and independence?
Flappers
What trial focused on teaching evolution?
Scopes Trial
What major event occurred on Wall Street in 1929?
Stock Market Crash
Who promised Americans a New Deal?
Franklin D Roosevelt
What term describes the economic growth and prosperity of the 1920s?
Roaring Twenties
What movement celebrated African American art, music, and literature?
Harlem Renaissance
What was the Red Scare?
Fear of communism and radical political ideas
What was October 29, 1929 called?
Black Tuesday
What was the main goal of the New Deal?
What did consumerism encourage Americans to do?
Buy more mass produced goods
What musical style became especially popular in the 1920s?
Jazz
What is hostility toward immigrants and foreign influences called?
Nativism
What happened to consumer demand and business failures after the crash?
Demand decreased and business failures increased
What were the three Rs of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
What innovation helped make automobiles?
Henry Ford's assembly line
Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
What laws restricted immigration through numerical limits?
Immigration Quota Laws
Who was president when the Great Depression began, and why was he criticized?
Herbert Hoover; many Americans believed he did too little to help
What were FDR's radio addresses commonly called?
Fireside chats
How did automobiles change American life and business?
They increased travel and encouraged roadside businesses, gas stations, and restaurants
What was the Great Migration?
The movement of Black Americans from the South to industrial cities in the North
Which two Italian immigrants were at the center of a famous trial associated with fears of radicalism?
Sacco and Vanzetti
Who made up the Bonus Army, and what did they want?
World War I veterans and their families seeking bonus payments
What major event finally ended the Great Depression?
World War II