U4S1 Vocabulary- The Roaring Twenties

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  1. 1. Trial: A Trial where John Scope was on trial for teaching evolution because it went against the teachings of the bible. The literal truth of the bible ended up winning the case. (page
  2. 4. The belief that no form of government should be imposed; the theory that all forms of government should be abolished (page 339).
  3. 8. People who wish to change something in society. (For instance, many radicals wish to change policies about labor unions). (page 342).
  4. 10. Consumption: Where most people consume an average (to small) amount of goods so that there is not as much poverty taking place. (page 381).
  5. 11. Age: The time of history (1920's) where dancing and singing to jazz music was prominent. It was the start of many new types of literature, music, and television shows. (page 389)
  6. 12. Raids: Raids that A. Mitchell Palmer began to fight to keep people who believed in other forms of government out of the U.S. (page 340)
  7. 14. When the U.S. tried to ban the sale or consumption of alcohol through an amendment created in 1919 that was later repealed. (page 398).
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  1. 1. The right to vote. (page 70).
  2. 2. They were arrested for murder due to their anarchist belief. This sparked a lot of protests in America. (page 339)
  3. 3. Also called the Ku Klux Klan. They were a racist group who would torment others that were not the same race as them (especially African Americans). (399).
  4. 5. Renaissance: A literary and artistic movement where African American writers including Alain Locke started to gain an identity based on their writing. (page 391).
  5. 6. Scare: The thought that people who believed in other forms of government (such as anarchy, communism, and socialism) would influence the thoughts of American citizens.
  6. 7. Origins Act: Also known as the Immigration Act of 1924- where immigration was limited from every country outside the Western Hemisphere. (page 404)/
  7. 9. Restriction: Laws on immigration- making sure only certain groups of people are allowed into the country by regulating immigration. (page 405).
  8. 13. Generation: When some writers began to attack America's materialism by moving out of the country. (Writers such as Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway moved out of the United States. (page 390).
  9. 15. Twenties: A time period during the twenties characterized by dancing to joyous music and known as the golden age of jazz. (page page 374-375).