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Palmer Raids

A series of government actions in 1919-1920 aimed at capturing and deporting radical leftists, especially anarchists and communists.

Flapper

A young woman in the 1920s who challenged conventional standards of behavior by dressing in a flamboyant style and engaging in provocative activities.

Charles Lindbergh, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth

Famous American figures in the 1920s; Lindbergh was an aviator, Dempsey a boxer, and Ruth a baseball player, all symbolic of the era's culture.

Lost Generation

A term used to describe a group of American writers in the 1920s who were disillusioned by the devastation of World War I.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s, celebrating African American culture.

Al Capone/organized crime

A notorious gangster during the Prohibition era known for his involvement in organized crime and bootlegging.

National Origins Act (1924)

A law that established quotas for immigration based on national origins, restricting immigrants from certain countries.

Scopes Trial

A 1925 legal case in Tennessee that tested the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in schools.

Fundamentalism

A religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts.

Teapot Dome Scandal

A bribery scandal in the early 1920s involving the leasing of federal oil reserves to private companies.

Black Tuesday

October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.

Dust Bowl

A period of severe dust storms during the 1930s that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American plains.

Scottsboro Case

A legal case in 1931 that involved the wrongful conviction of nine African American teenagers accused of raping two white women.

John Steinbeck

An American author known for his novels about the plight of the poor during the Great Depression, including 'The Grapes of Wrath'.

Hawley Smoot Tariff

A 1930 act that raised tariffs on imported goods, contributing to the decline of international trade during the Great Depression.

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

A government agency established in 1932 to provide financial support to banks, insurance companies, and other institutions.

Bonus Army

A group of World War I veterans who marched to Washington, D.C. in 1932 to demand early payment of a bonus they were promised.

20th Amendment

Ratified in 1933, it changed the dates of congressional and presidential terms, effectively shortening the lame duck period.