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685867719Amelia Earhart1st female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (risky)
685867720AnarchistsOpposed organized government & were blamed for unrest in the country.
685867721Babe RuthHe hit 60 Home Runs & the Red Sox traded him to the Yankees.
685867722Bear marketA period of dropping stock prices.
685867723BootleggerA person who smuggled illegal liquor into the US.
685867724Bull marketA period of rising stock prices.
685867725Changes in the Workplace in the 1920's:Increase in white-collar jobs Increase in wages Increase in labor strikes Increase in women working
685867726Charles LindberghHe flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
685867727Emergency Quota Act 1921A law passed to preserve the white Protestant nature of the American population. Limited the # of immigrants to 3% of the number of persons from the country who were living in the US according to the 1910 Census. Virtually halted immigration from Asia.
685867728FadsPopular things to do. For example: Flagpole sitting & dance marathons
685867729FlapperA person who bobbed her hair and wore short skirts.
685867730Gertrude Ederle1st woman to swim & cross the English Channel (Risky Feat)
685867731Gross domestic productTotal value of all goods & services produced in one year.
685867732Harlem RenaissanceCelebrated black pride and called for equal civil rights for black Americans.
685867733Harlem Renaissance musiciansLouis Armstrong Bessie Smith Duke Ellington
685867734Installment buyingPeople bought goods they wanted but could not afford through using this type of purchasing.
685867735Kellogg-Briand Pact1928 - US joined 61 other nations to outlaw way. It was NOT effective because there was no way to enforce it.
685867736Louis ArmstrongA famous jazz trumpet player
685867737On marginThis allowed people to buy stock with a down payment & pay off their broker when they sold the stock.
685867738Organized crimeThis led to violent gang warfare during Prohibition.
685867739Politics: Presidents Warren Harding & Calvin Coolidge had what focus?Pro-business
685867740President Warren Harding's AdministrationScandals - Teapot Dome Dishonest officials took bribes
685867741Primary sourceFirst-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation.
685867742Red ScareAttorney General Palmer led raids, without proof, to "find" communists, arrest, deport and kill them.
685867743Scopes TrialTeacher convicted of teaching Darwin's theory of Evolution.
685867744SpeakeasiesPeople met in these places to drink illegal liquor during Prohibition.
685867745Standard of livingMeasure of how many goods, services & leisure time people have.
685867746The 21st AmendmentRepealed the 18th amendment that was prohibition.
685867747The following helped change lives in America in the 1920:- movies - Automobiles - radios
685867748The growing automobile industry resulted in:Cheaper cars, increased number of gas stations and related industries, vacations, tourism
685867749The US refused to recognize Lenin's new Soviet Union because:We disagreed with communism's view of gov't control over its citizens.
685867750These things happened because of a strong fear of foreigners in America.- The Red Scare - Sacco & Vanzetti Trial - Ku Klux Klan
685867751US Foreign Affairs policy in the 1920'sLimited participation in world affairs except in Latin America where our economic interests were threatened.
685867752What did Economists worry about in the 1928 & 1929?Stock prices were higher than the value of their companies.
685867753What groups did not have setbacks during the 1920's?Business leaders
685867754What groups had setbacks during the 1920's?Farmers Workers Foreigners
685867755What reasons were given to repeal the 18th Amendment (thus pass the 21st Amendment)?- The rise in organized crime - The widespread disrespect for the law - Deaths due to homemade liquor
685867756What triggered the Black Migration?Jobs were available in the northern industries
685867757What was special about the presidential election in 1920?The 1st election in which women could vote
685867758With fewer business regulations:- Tariffs were raised - Taxes were lowered - American businesses grew.

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