U.S History - WWI/1920's Vocab

Selective Service Act

a law that required men from ages 18-45 to serve in the war

War Industries Board (WIB)

a government agency created to coordinate the production of war materials during World War I.

The Great Migration

the movement of African Americans from the South to the North in search for better opportunities

Committee on Public Information

a government agency created to influence public opinion and promote support for World War I through propaganda efforts

Espionage Act of 1917

federal law that made it a crime to interfere with military operations or support U.S. enemies during wartime

Sedition Act of 1918

extended the Espionage Act, prohibiting speech that was disloyal or abusive toward the U.S. government or military

Schenck vs. United States

a court case that ruled that free speech can be restricted during wartime

The Red Scare

period of fear of communism

“Normalcy”

the desire for a return to pre-war conditions and stability after World War I

“The Lost Generation”

writers during the 1920s that were not content about the effects of WWI on the nation

Mass Consumption

a term that refers to people buying a large amount of consumer goods

Jazz Age

a cultural period where jazz began to spread throughout the nation

Flapper

women that challenged traditional societal expectations of women by changing their behavior and the way they dressed

Prohibition

the movement that aimed to ban the sale and consumption of alcohol

Anti-Saloon League

an organization that promoted prohibition

18th Amendment

the amendment that established the prohibition of alcohol in the U.S

Scopes Trial

the court case regarding teaching evolution in schools

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

a white supremacist group that carried out violence against Blacks