Chapter 24 - Roaring 20s
58407478 | Bootleggers | *Producers of illegal alcohol | |
58407479 | Ku Klux Klan | *Southerns who feared African Americans and other who were not like group members | |
58407480 | Immigration Act | *Law passed because immigrants were seen as a threat to democracy | |
58407481 | Calvin Coolidge | *Became president when Harding died in office; known as "Silent Cal" | |
58407482 | Teapot Dome Scandal | *President Harding's cabinet member sold oil rights to government land (a big no-no) | |
58407483 | Flappers | *Independent young women of the 1920s | |
58407484 | National Woman Suffrage Association | *Formed to help women win the right to vote | |
58407485 | Warren Harding | *President who died suddenly in office | |
58407486 | American Business | *Firmly supported by President Calvin Coolidge | |
58407487 | 19th Amendment | *Gave women the right to vote | |
58407488 | Jazz | *A popular form of music in the 1920s that started as an African-American music | |
58407489 | Charleston | *A new form of dance that concerned older Americans | |
58407490 | Harlem Renaissance | *Time that produced many important African American artists, writers, and entertainers. | |
58407491 | Organized Crime | *Became very powerful during 20s due in part to prohibition | |
58407492 | Charles Lindbergh | *Made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean | |
58407493 | Stock Market Crash | *Ended the Roaring 20s | |
58407494 | Automobile | *Price of the item came down greatly so that many Americans could afford one | |
58407495 | Progressive Party | *Established political reforms | |
58407496 | Hawaiian Islands | *Became a U.S. Territory in 1900 | |
58407497 | Open Door Policy | *U.S. Trade Policy with China | |
58407498 | WWI | *Had established the U.S. as a world power |