THE ROARIN’ 20S A-ZCienna Ribblett

Period 11

Al CaponeA

•Al Capone was one of the biggest mobsters in the 1920s.•He smuggled liquor into Chicago.

Bull MarketB•A period of increased stock trading and rising prices

Calvin CoolidgeC

•Took office when Harding died•Cut regulations on business

Dance Marathons

D•A fad in the 1920s•Couples or singles would dance until there was only one left standing•Could last for days

Ernest HemmingwayE

•Lived in Pares for a while•Became one of the most famous writers of the 1920s•He wrote about his experiences and used actual feelings in his writing

FadsF•An activity or fashion that is popular for a short time•1920s fads:• Dance marathons• Flagpole sitting• Games

Gertrude EderleG•A sports figure in the 1920s•When she was 19 years old she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel

Harlem RenaissanceH

•African Americans celebrate their culture/heritage•African Americans became part of the entertaining business• Artists•Musicians•Writers

“I was awakened by my father…. I noticed that his voice trembled,” recalled Coolidge.I

•Coolidge recalled this from the day that Harding died•Coolidge’s father was a justice of peace and he swore his son into office

JazzJ•Born in New Orleans during the 1920s•Famous composers from the 1920s:• Scott Jophlin• Jelly Roll Horton• Bessie Smith• Louis Armstrong• Bix Beiderbecke

“Keep Cool With Coolidge”K

•Voters chose to “Keep Cool With Coolidge” when they re-elected Coolidge

Langston Hughes

L•An African American poet•He encouraged African Americans to embrace and be proud of the heritage

Millay, Edna St. VincentM

•She was a very popular poet in the 1920s•She expressed the fast pace that life was changing at

NativismN

•It’s an anti-foreign feeling•The Red Scare left people frightened of foreigners so immigration was limited

“Ohio Gang”O•The people in the “Ohio Gang” were President Harding’s friends that he appointed to the Cabinet•Most of Harding’s friends were part of major scandals during and after Harding’s presidency

ProhibitionP•A ban on the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of liquor anywhere in the U.S.•From 1920- 1933

Quota SystemQ

•Allowed only a certain number of people from each country to enter the United States.•Only 3% of the people in any nationality already living in the U.S. in 1910 could be allowed to enter

Red ScareR

•Wartime worries lead to people becoming afraid of foreigners.•Anarchists/Communists (“Reds”) plotted to kill famous Americans.•The government reacted towards the “Reds” harshly to protect the U.S. citizens.

Scopes TrialS•A trial in Dayton against a biology teacher named John Scopes•The teaching of evolution in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas was illegal and Mr. Scopes taught it to his class

Teapot Dome ScandalT

•The Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall was bribed into leasing government land to two oil executives•The land that was leased was in California and Teapot Dome, Wyoming•Fall was sent to prison for committing the crime.

UnionsU

•Are organizations that protect rights•Unions that formed in the 1920s:• Company Union

-labor organizations that were actually controlled by management

Vanzetti & SaccoV•Bartholomeo Vanzetti & Nicola Sacco•Both were arrested for robbery and murder in 1920•Sentenced to death by a jury because they admitted themselves to be anarchists

Warren G. HardingW

•A republican who wanted to bring the U.S. back to normalcy after World War 1•President from 1914 until the day he died in 1923 of a heart attack

XenophobiaX•Xenophobia is fear or hatred towards foreigners, foreign countries, or anything foreign.•Americans were very frightened because of the Red Scare and many people took to hating or just disliking foreign people and countries

“You can’t go to town in a bathtub,” the farm woman explained.Y

•This shows the impact that automobiles had on the country•People wanted to have a car more than indoor plumbing

Zora Neale HurstonZ

•Wrote novels, essays, and short stories•She collected African American folklore because she was afraid that it was disappearing•Including:• Folk tales• Songs• Prayers of black

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