Cultural and Social Changes in 1920s America

Consumerism

Increase in advertising targeting consumers, especially women.

Stock Market

Rapid rise in stock prices during 1920s prosperity.

Buying on Credit

Purchasing items without immediate cash, using borrowed funds.

Mass Media

Radio as the first unifying communication medium in households.

Jazz Singer

First sound movie released in 1927, revolutionizing cinema.

Leisure Time

Increased free time due to rising incomes and prosperity.

Charles Lindbergh

Famous aviator known for transatlantic flight achievements.

Lindbergh Law

Federal offense for kidnapping across state lines.

Amelia Earhart

First female aviator to fly solo across Atlantic.

Model T

First affordable automobile mass-produced by Ford.

Post-WWI Auto Culture

Increased car ownership and suburban commuting.

Baseball's Golden Age

1920s era of heightened baseball popularity.

Flappers

Rebellious women embracing new social freedoms.

Women's Suffrage

Legal voting rights for women post-WWI.

Great Migration

Movement of African Americans to northern cities.

Sacco and Vanzetti

Immigrants executed amid ethnic prejudice.

Eugenics Movement

Discredited science promoting hereditary superiority.

National Origins Act

1924 law restricting immigration by ethnicity.

Palmer Raids

Mass arrests due to fear of communism.

Nativism

Anti-immigrant sentiment fueled by economic recession.

Race Riots of 1919

Violence against African Americans post-WWI.

The KKK

Group targeting minorities and immigrants in America.

Emergency Quota Act

Temporary immigration limit set at 3%.

Women's Workforce Participation

Increased independence for women in society.

Cork-filled Baseballs

Enhanced performance of baseballs in the 1920s.

Miss America Pageant

First held in 1921, showcasing women's beauty.

Suburban Living

Rise in commuting and suburban lifestyle post-WWI.

Red Scare

Fear of communist influence in American society.

Chicago Race Riot

Violence in 1919 resulting in 38 deaths.

Mitchell Palmer

U.S. Attorney General during the bombings.

General Intelligence Division

Precursor to the FBI, created by Palmer.

J. Edgar Hoover

First director of the FBI, led the Division.

Palmer Raids

Mass arrests of suspected radicals in 1919-1920.

Butler Act

1925 law prohibiting teaching evolution in Tennessee.

Fundamentalism

Movement advocating literal Bible interpretation.

Scopes Trial

1925 trial challenging Butler Act's constitutionality.

Radicals

Individuals deemed dangerous by Palmer, often immigrants.

Anarchists

Political extremists involved in the bombings.

Scopes Trial

Legal case testing teaching evolution in schools.

Butler Act

Law prohibiting teaching evolution in Tennessee.

Fauvism

Modernist movement emphasizing color and expressiveness.

Cubism

Art movement using geometric shapes for abstraction.

Surrealism

Art inspired by dreams and the unconscious mind.

Art Deco

Style emphasizing symmetry and geometric simplicity.

Prohibition

1919 law banning alcohol in the U.S.

Speakeasies

Secret bars selling alcohol during Prohibition.

Bootleggers

Smugglers of illegal alcohol during Prohibition.

Al Capone

Infamous gangster controlling Chicago's liquor trade.

21st Amendment

Repealed Prohibition, allowing alcohol sales again.

Harlem Renaissance

Cultural movement celebrating African American art and identity.

Disenfranchisement

Deprivation of voting rights and legal privileges.

Claude McKay

Jamaican poet addressing racism in America.

Langston Hughes

Prominent writer highlighting African American experiences.

Zora Neale Hurston

Author of 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'.

Jazz

Improvisational music style popularized by Louis Armstrong.

Duke Ellington

Jazz musician known for ragtime influence.

Blues

Music genre expressing themes of love and oppression.

Bessie Smith

Famous blues singer, highest paid in U.S.

Marcus Garvey

Leader promoting Black nationalism and self-reliance.

NAACP

Organization fighting against racial discrimination.

Back to Africa Movement

Garvey's initiative for African American repatriation.