history review for 1920s

post ww1 strikes: since they didnt strike during the war because they didnt want to crumple war efforts, there was a outbreak of strikes all around the country

red scare: fear of communism spreading in america

palmer raids: attorney general mitchell palmer who organized raids on people who were probably commies

sacco and vanzetti: two people who died after being accused of being anarchists, case study

xenophobia: a lot of people who were scared of people of different races

johnson reed act: immigration act

marcus garvey/black nationalism: bro when did i learn abt this guy; according to google he founded the universal negro improvement association and moved a lot of african americans back to africa

harlem renaissance: period where a lot of black culture boomed and spread across america

langston hughes: a poet and he know it

jazz: seen as “demonic”/rebellious

louis armstrong: king of jazz

birth of nation: movie that was ahead of its time in film and production but promoted the KLan

klan: started out as politcal party then became a terrorist group against catholics (i dont blame them) and other minority groups

prohibition: against alcohol

temperance movement: movement dedicated to ending drinking liqour

18th amendment: banned alcohol

drys: against alcohol

wets: alcohol

volstead act: act trying to ban alcohol and make it an amendment

moonshiners/bootleggers: people who made liquor illegally

speakeasies: people who ran illegal liquor fronts

al capone: notorius gangster who was behind st. valentines day massacre,

scopes trial: trial where Scopes who had taught evolution was taken to court and his lawyer was clarence darrow who was known for being a good lawyer, darrow went up against Jenning Bryan making Christians look dumb despite Bryan and company winning trial