A PERIOD OF AFRICAN AMERICAN

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

DURING THE 1920S

Harlem Renaissance

Prohibition

The prevention of the sale and distribution of alcohol (1920-1933)

Public Morality

The moral and ethical standards of a society.

With prohibition the government realized they couldn’t regulate public morality.

Installment Buying

Purchasing something over a period of time.

Unregulated Stock

Not subject to any rules

Why were Americans worried about immigration?

They were worried for their jobs that the new immigrants would put people out of work

How did the role of women change in the 1920s?

Woman got the right to voteFelt more equal to manSome worked outside the homeAttended college (5%)Cut hair, wore makeup – freedomOutlook more free

Moving Assembly Line

A line of factory workers along which a product is assembled passing from one to another until the product is complete.

Flapper

Women who decided to cut their hair, wear short skirts and make up and free themselves of the past. Inspired by the times and the right to vote.

Surplus of Labor

When there are more workers than there are jobs.

Red Scare

A time period in American when people were afraid that Communism would take over our country.

Scopes Trial

A trial between religion and science. It was about the idea of evolution being taught in schools and whether that was right to do or not.

Stock Market Speculation

Buying and selling of stocks for profit (Buy low and sell high)

18th Amendment

The amendment that prohibited the sale and distribution of alcohol.

Immigration Laws

Those laws that limited the amount of people coming into our country from other lands.

Organized Crime

Any group having a structure whose purpose is to make money illegally.