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The movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the early 20th century, seeking better economic opportunities and escaping segregation.
Great Migration
A cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, celebrating African American culture in the 1920s.
Harlem Renaissance
An organization founded to fight for civil rights and end racial discrimination.
NAACP
Illegal bars or clubs where alcohol was sold during Prohibition.
Speakeasies
Famous actor and filmmaker known for his silent film comedies, especially the character "The Tramp."
Charlie Chaplin
Influential jazz musician and trumpeter.
Louis Armstrong
Notorious gangster during Prohibition, involved in bootlegging and organized crime.
Al Capone
Conditions that drive people away from their homes (push) or attract them to new areas (pull), such as job opportunities or social conditions.
Push and Pull Factors
A cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, celebrating African American culture in the 1920s.
Harlem Renaissance
An organization dedicated to defending and preserving individual rights and liberties.
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
The law that provided for the enforcement of Prohibition.
Volstead Act
Native American athlete, considered one of the greatest all-around athletes in history.
Jim Thorpe
Journalist and activist who fought against lynching and racism.
Ida B. Wells
29th president of the U.S., associated with corruption scandals like Teapot Dome.
Warren Harding
A manufacturing process in which workers add parts to a product in a sequential manner, greatly speeding up production.
Assembly Line
Young women in the 1920s who challenged traditional norms by wearing short skirts, bobbing their hair, and embracing new freedoms.
Flappers
A Tennessee law that prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools.
Butler Act
A group of corrupt politicians and officials close to President Harding.
Ohio Gang
Inventor and industrialist who revolutionized the automobile industry with the assembly line and the Model T.
Henry Ford
Leader of the UNIA, promoted black pride and economic independence.
Marcus Garvey
31st president of the U.S., president during the start of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
The rapid manufacturing of large quantities of standardized products, often using assembly lines.
Mass Production
A policy favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants, often leading to discrimination and restrictive immigration laws.
Nativism
The period (1920-1933) when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were illegal in the U.S.
Prohibition
A bribery scandal involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves during Harding’s presidency.
Teapot Dome Scandal
Poet and leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes
Politician and prosecutor in the Scopes Trial, opposing the teaching of evolution.
William Jennings Bryan
Secretary of the Interior involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal.
Albert Fall
Segregation that happens in practice or by custom, not by law.
De Facto Segregation
The fear of communism and radical leftist ideologies spreading in the U.S. after World War I.
Red Scare
The illegal production and distribution of alcohol during Prohibition.
Bootlegging
Investing in stocks or assets with the hope of making quick profits, often taking high risks.
Speculation
Writer and anthropologist who documented African American folklore and culture.
Zora Neale Hurston
Famous defense attorney who defended John Scopes in the Scopes Trial.
Clarence Darrow
30th president of the U.S., known for pro-business policies and limited government.
Calvin Coolidge