The 1920s

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Across
  1. 3. A numerical limit.
  2. 5. the characteristics of a population with respect to age, race, and gender.
  3. 7. Summer, The summer of 1919 when Twenty-five riots occurred between June and the end of the year
  4. 11. media, forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of people
  5. 13. Age, term used to describe the 1920s; reflected the influence of popular music of the time
  6. 15. capitalism, Offering workers higher wages and providing benefits.
  7. 16. The policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with foreign countries.
  8. 17. Under this political system in the Soviet Union, the government owned all the land and property.
  9. 23. Scare, An intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas.
  10. 25. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect).
  11. 28. on margin, Paying part of a stock's price and borrowing the rest.
  12. 29. the act of making, transporting, or buying alcohol illegally, especially during Prohibition of the 1920's
Down
  1. 1. Act, Provided a system for enforcing the 18th Amendment (it was ignored, especially in large cities along the coasts and upper Midwest)
  2. 2. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages in 1920; 18th amendment & Volstead Act
  3. 4. The practice of making high-risk investments in hopes of a huge return.
  4. 6. Trial, a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school
  5. 8. Pact, A 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve disputes or conflicts.
  6. 9. line, A production method where each worker does one specialized task in the construction of the final product.
  7. 10. Renaissance, a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
  8. 12. Dome Scandal, A bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923.
  9. 14. Generation, Group of writers in 1920s who shared the belief that they were lost in a greedy, materialistic world that lacked moral values and often choose to flee to Europe
  10. 18. Secret bars where alcohol could be purchased illegally
  11. 19. a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress
  12. 20. plan, A monetary plan where customers make partial payments for products over time until the total debt is paid.
  13. 21. National Product, The total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of a country.
  14. 22. The reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons.
  15. 24. economy, A type of economy that depends on a large amount of spending by consumers.
  16. 26. A Spanish-speaking neighborhood
  17. 27. Movement, made the dream of a peaceful homeland for African Americans a reality