WW1 After

Red Scare

A period of intense fear of communism, socialism, and anarchism in the U.S. following WWI, leading to the Palmer Raids.

Palmer Raids

A series of actions led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and J. Edgar Hoover to arrest suspected radicals in 1919-1920.

A. Mitchell Palmer

U.S. Attorney General who led the Palmer Raids during the Red Scare.

Teapot Dome Scandal

A bribery scandal involving Secretary of Interior Albert Fall who leased federal oil reserves to private companies.

Calvin Coolidge

30th President of the U.S. (1923-1929); known for his pro-business policies and laissez-faire capitalism.

Hoover's Rugged Individualism

Herbert Hoover's belief that individuals should take care of themselves without government assistance.

18th Amendment

Constitutional amendment that established Prohibition (1920-1933), making the production and sale of alcohol illegal.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem between the 1920s-1930s, celebrating African American culture.

Scopes Trial

A 1925 legal case in which John T. Scopes was tried for teaching evolution, highlighting the conflict between science and religion.

19th Amendment

Ratified in 1920, it granted women the right to vote in the U.S.

Flappers

Women in the 1920s who challenged traditional norms by embracing new fashions and social norms related to independence.

Economic Prosperity

The rapid economic growth in the U.S. during the 1920s, characterized by mass production and consumerism.

Emergency Quota Act (1921)

Legislation that limited immigration from specific countries based on the 1910 census, reflecting nativist sentiments.

Sacco and Vanzetti Case

The trial of two Italian immigrant anarchists accused of robbery and murder, symbolizing prejudice and injustice in the 1920s.