Prohibition Era and Immigration in the United States

These flashcards cover key concepts and vocabulary related to the Prohibition Era and immigration laws in the United States, focusing on definitions and significant figures.

Prohibition

The legal act of prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

18th Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.

Volstead Act

A law enacted to provide for the enforcement of Prohibition, defining 'liquor' as any drink containing 0.5% alcohol or more.

Speakeasy

Secret bars that illegally sold alcohol during Prohibition.

Bootlegger

Individuals who illegally transported alcohol, often from overseas, during Prohibition.

Al Capone

A notorious gangster who led bootlegging operations during Prohibition.

Jim Crow Laws

State and federal laws that legalized racial segregation in the United States.

Marcus Garvey

A civil rights leader who founded the UNIA and advocated for black pride and repatriation to Africa.

W.E.B. Du Bois

A civil rights activist who co-founded the NAACP and advocated for equal rights for African Americans.

Palmer Raids

A series of violent raids led by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer aimed at capturing and deporting suspected radicals.

Scopes Trial

A 1925 legal case that tested the anti-evolution laws by prosecuting teacher John Scopes for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

National Origins Act (1924)

An immigration law that limited the number of immigrants allowed into the U.S. based on quotas from the 1890 census.