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Chapter 24

1. / Fad / Something that is popular for a short period of time
2. / Prohibition / To outlaw the drinking of alcohol
3. / Anarchist / Someone who opposed organized government
4. / Red Scare / Radicals were arrested and foreigners were deported
5. / Disarmament / Reducing a nations armed forces
6. / Talkie / A movie with sound
7. / Speakeasy / An illegal bar
8. / Suffrage / The right to vote
9. / Repeal / To cancel
10. / Teapot Dome scandal / Government land was leased to oil companies for bribes
11. / Flapper** / In the 1920s women who rebelled against traditional values – these women dressed differently, smoked in public and visited speakeasies
12. / Sacco and Vanzetti / These men were accused of murder and were sentenced to death
13. / Bull market / Rising stock market
14. / Kellogg-Briand Pact / This treaty outlawed war
15. / Ku Klux Klan / This group terrorized African Americans
16. / On margin / Buying stock with only a 10% down payment.; the buyer would hold the stock until the price rose and then sell it to make a profit
17. / Installment buying** / During the 1920s many people bought items on credit; it was a new policy of “buy now pay later” – put many into debt; the consumer would make a down payment then pay monthly until the product was paid for plus interest
18. / Quota System / Allowed only a certain number of people from each country to enter the US
19. / Harlem Renaissance** / During the 1920s large numbers of African American musicians, artists, and writers settled in Harlem in New York City – led to a rebirth in African American culture
20. / Bootlegger / People who smuggled alcohol into the US during prohibition
21. / The Growing Auto Industry** / Other industries such as steel, road construction, gas stations and restaurants increased

Other terms to review:

·  Imperialism

·  Reparations

·  Muckraker

·  Homestead Act

HMS Social Studies Department Rev. 9/23/2004