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Prohibition
Time period when it was illegal to drink alcohol
Speakeasy
Hidden places to sell alcohol
Evolution
Belief that organisms change over time
Communism
Unpopular political belief in 1920s America
Jazz Age
Another name for the time period in the 1920s
Suburb
An area outside of a city
Credit
Buy something now and pay for it later
Repeal
To take away a law or amendment
Progress
To move forward or toward something
Flappers
Women in the 1920s who changed the way women had to behave
Backlash
A negative reaction by a group of people
Great mobility
Created new jobs
Movement to the suburbs
Positive impacts from automobiles
Working longer hours
Entertainment (new leisure activities)
Improved communications
Positive impacts from electricity
Chores didn't take as long to complete
People bought them using credit
Positive impacts from washing machines/ vacuums
Great Migration
Time period when millions of Black Americans moved from the South to cities in the North
Scopes Trial
Teacher was sent to jail for teaching evolution in Tennessee classroom
Red Scare
People feared communism would spread throughout the US
Limits, bans
The US put ______ and ____ on immigration from "less desirable" countries
Harlem Renaissance
Time period that saw the revival of African American culture and arts
Harlem, NY
Where was the Harlem Renaissance centered?
Jacob Lawrence
Painter who showed the experiences of African Americans during the Great Migration through art
Langston Hughes
Poet who combined experiences of African and American culture. Wrote Harlem
Zora Neale Hurston
Write whose books portrayed Black life in the US. Wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Duke Ellington
Piano player known as one of the greatest jazz composer
Louis Armstrong
Trumpet player who inspired America's love of jazz music
Bessie Smith
Blues singer who was called the "Empress of the Blues"
18th amendment
Which amendment banned alcohol in the US?
21st amendment
Which amendment repealed Prohibition in the US?
Temperance Movement
Movement who's goal was to limit the amount of alcohol in the US
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