Key Terms from the 1920s Cultural and Social Movements

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering significant cultural and social movements from the 1920s.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural, social, and artistic movement centered in Harlem, New York during the 1920s.

Assembly Line

A manufacturing process in which parts are added in sequence to create a finished product efficiently.

Jazz Music

A genre of music that originated in African American communities, characterized by improvisation and syncopation.

Ku Klux Klan

A white supremacist hate group that targeted African Americans, immigrants, Catholics, and Jews.

Scopes Trial

A 1925 court case in Tennessee where teacher John Scopes was tried for teaching evolution.

Volstead Act

Law that enforced Prohibition banning manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Flapper

A young woman in the 1920s who defied traditional norms through fashion, behavior, and attitudes.

Lost Generation

A group of American writers in the 1920s disillusioned by World War I and critical of consumer culture.

Stock Market

A system for buying and selling shares of companies.

Tin Pan Alley

A district in New York City known for music publishing and songwriting in the early 20th century.

Red Scare

A period of intense fear of communism and radical political ideas in the U.S., especially after World War I.