US History Chapter 21 (complete) – Flashcards
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1920-1933
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the time period of prohibition
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18th amendment
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the amendment that made prohibition a law in the US
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speakeasy
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an underground bar
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bootlegging
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the illegal sale of alcohol
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al capone
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public enemy #1 during prohibition period; leader of major organized crime in Chicago
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21st amendment
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amendment that repeals prohibition
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fundamentalism
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protestant movement that believed everything in the bible was literal; skeptical of science and believes that it disrespects God; major problem with evolution
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clarence darrow
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famous lawyer who defended john scopes in the scopes monkey trial
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william jennings bryan
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the prosecuting lawyer of the scopes monkey trial
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scopes monkey trial
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a trial in which a biology teacher is arrested for speaking of evolution; the verdict is that the teacher is found guilty
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flapper
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a new ideal for women as women embrace new fashions; wore close-fitting felt hats, waistless dresses above the knees, skin tone stockings, and bobbed and died black hair
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equal partnership
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marriage started to become this rather than the previous tradition of arranged marriage
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double standard
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a set of principles granting greater freedom to men than to women
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immigrants
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the biggest problem of schools in the 1920's was teaching to this group of people
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radio
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the most powerful form of communication in the 20's
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baseball; boxing; football
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three most popular sports in the 20's (in order)
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babe ruth
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#1 baseball star; over 60 homeruns
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jack dempsey
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boxing star
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notre dame
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the number one football team in the 20's
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gertrude ederle
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first woman to swim the English Channel
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charles lindbergh
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this man made the first trans-atlantic flight in the spirit of st louis.
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movies
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largest part of entertainment; becomes the 4th largest industry in the US
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jazz singer
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the first $1 million box office movie
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clara bow
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famous actress
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rudolph valentino
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famous actor
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charlie chaplain
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famous comedian
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eugene o'neil
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the first american to win the Nobel Prize for literature
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george gershwin
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the first american to win the Nobel Prize for music
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edward hopper; georgia o'keefe
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two famous painters during the 20's
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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this author wrote the Great Gatsby
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Ernest Hemingway; Sinclair Lewis
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two authors (besides Fitzgerald) of the 20's
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great migration
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the time period in which 100's of 1000's of African Americans move from the South to the North and the West
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economic opportunity; racial violence
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two reasons for the great migration
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NAACP
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a group formed to urge the protest of racial violence
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W.E.B. DuBois
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the leader of the NAACP
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James Weldon Johnson
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NAACP secretary who helped propose anti-lynching laws
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UNIA
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the united negro improvement association; mobilizes over 500,000 people through meetings, parades, and speeches
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Marcus Garvey
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leader of UNIA
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Harlem Renaissance
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the flowering of African American creativity in the 20's; poetry, art, music, etc.
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Zora Neale Hurston
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most accomplished female African American writer
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Langston Hughes
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most famous african american poet durint the harlem renaissance
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jazz
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possibly the greatest contribution of the harlem renaissance; originated in New Orleans
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Louis Armstrong
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most famous jazz performer
