History Test

Scopes Trial - trial over teaching evolution in schools

Bootleggers - people who illegally made or sold alcohol

Speakeasies - secret bars where people illegally drank alcohol

Jazz Age - time when jazz music became popular

Harlem Renaissance - growth of black art, music, literature, and culture

Flapper - young woman who challenged traditional rules and fashions

Al Capone - Famous gangster who made money selling illegal alcohol.

Marcus Garvey - Black leader who promoted Black pride and independence.

Louis Armstrong - Famous jazz musician and trumpet player.

Charles Lindberg - First person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.

Warren G. Harding - President before Coolidge; associated with scandals

Calvin Coolidge - President who supported business and limited scandals

Babe Ruth - Famous baseball player who played for the Yankees

Charlie Chaplain - Famous silent-film comedian

Henry Ford - Made cars affordable using mass production and assembly lines

Rural Vs Urban - rural means countryside; urban means cities

Prohibition - ban on making, selling, and transporting alcohol

Ku Klux Klan - racist hate group that targeted Black Americans and other groups

Mass Production -making large amounts of products quickly

Assembly Line -workers complete different steps to build a product

Langston Hughes - Poet and important figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

Teapot Dome Scandal - government corruption involving secretly leasing oil reserves.

Kellog-Briand Pact - agreement between countries to avoid war

Laissez Faire - government stays out of businesses and the economy

Consumerism - buying more products and goods

Buying products on credit - buying now paying later

Red Scare - fear of communism spreading in America