unit 7B APUSH

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Palmer Raids

investigations about people who were suspected to associate with communism

Flapper

a young woman who had her hair bobbed, dressed in flashy dresses, and was young and independent

Charles Lindbergh, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth

aviator, boxer, baseball player - American heroes

Lost Generation

a group of writers that criticized materialism, consumerism and conservative ideals

Harlem Renaissance

An African American culture/movement of artists

Al Capone/ organized crime

An American businessman and gangster, organized crime was at an all time high during the 20s

National Origins Act

limited immigration based on nationalities

Scopes Trial

a high school biology teacher was accused of teaching Darwinism in class instead of the biblical account of creation

Teapot Dome Scandal

involved the Harding and Coolidge administrations, took bribes from big businesses in exchange for controlling government oil reserves

Black Tuesday

the beginning of the Great Depression, sellers traded nearly 16 million shares

Dust Bowl

caused by misuse of the land, a period of drought in the Great Plains and midwest

Scottsboro Case

nine teenage African Americans accused of raping two white women

John Steinbeck

An American novelist

Hawley Smoot Tariff

raised tariffs on imported goods, enacted by President Hoover

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

A government lending agency established in order to assist companies, banks and local governments

Bonus Army

20,000 veterans marched on Washington to demand immediate payment of bonuses earned during World War I

20th Amendment

changed the serving terms of the president, vice president, and members of congress

Fundamentalism

a protestant Christian movement that opposed religious modernism