History Vocab

history

de-mobilization

the transition from wartime to peacetime

consumerism

the process of buying a large amount of goods and is seen as beneficial to the economy

red scare

postwar fear of radicals

normalcy

promise of returning to american life the way it was before the WW

popular culture

culture of ordinary people/society including music, art, literature, and entertainment

harlem renaissance

african american movement in the arts, music, and literature

flappers

young women of the \`1920s with a particular styles that went against tradtional norms

speakeasies

secret drinking clubs

creationism

belief that god created the universe as described in the bible

prohibition

the outlawing of buying, making, or selling alcohol in the country

fundamentalism

religious movement based on strict Bible interpretation and beliefs

mass media

Sources/methods of communicating to a mass audience

Mass production

The manufacturing of goods on a large scale in factories