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8309576640Bolshevik RevolutionA revolution lead by Vladimir Lenin to overthrow the Russian government; this gave rise to communism and inflicted fear in Americans0
8309576642Immigration Act of 1924Established quotas for immigration to the United States.1
8309576643Eighteenth AmendmentProhibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages2
8309576644racketeersPeople who illegally obtained money by fraud, bootlegging, gambling, or threats of violence.3
8309576645FundamentalismA Protestant Christian movement emphasizing the literal truth of the Bible and opposing religious modernism, which sought to reconcile religion and science4
8309576647United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)A black nationalist organization founded in 1914 by Marcus Garvey in order to promote resettlement of African Americans to their African homeland5
8309576648"Lost Generation"A creative circle of American artist and writers that found inspiration after WWI6
8309576649Harlem RenaissanceA creative outpouring among African Americans writers, jazz musicians and social thinkers that celebrated the black culture and advocated for a New Negro in American social, political and intellectual life7
8309576660flapperRebellious women known for dressing scandalously, listening to jazz music, and pushed the boundaries of gender norms during the 1920s8
8309576661speakeasyAn illegal bar where alcohol could be purchased despite it being illegal after the passage of the 18th amendment.9
8310434827Volstead ActImplemented the 18th Amendment. It established alcohol as illegal at above .5% by volume.10
8310462829Red ScareErupted in the early 1920's. The American public was scared that communism would come into the U.S. Left-winged supporters were suspected. This fear of communism helped businessmen who used it to stop labor strikes11
8310471913Ku Klux KlanIn the 1920s, this group was very anti-foreign. It was against all groups which did not have an Anglo-Saxon, Protestant background. They were most prevalent in the Midwest and the South.12
8310485089Emergency Quota Act 1921This law restricted immigration to 3% for each nationality that was in the United States in 191013

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