Unit 9 Vocab

2. The affordability of the radio and moving pictures
5. the exuberant lifestyle of many Americans
9. effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States
12. occurred in the African American neighborhood of Harlem, NY
15. wrote of being African American in the new America
17. This brought with it a rise in illegal activities as people sought alcohol on the black market
18. new films began adding voice to films that were once silent
19. John Scopes was accused of teaching the theory of evolution in a Tennessee public school
21. These “liberated” young women left the traditions of the female role behind

1. African American men and women from the south moved to northern states to find better opportunities
3. women won the right to vote
4. increased income and new inventions led to this
6. aka KKK known to go out and beat to death innocent African Americans
7. Movie theaters created their own celebrities such as
8. captured the cultural explosion of the 1920’s in his famous book The Great Gatsby
10. A new culture that caused groups to get involved in illegal activities
11. A new form of music emerged from African American neighborhoods in New Orleans and Chicago
13. The trial pushed Darwin’s theory into national media
14. created celebrities and heroes from common people
16. women sought independence
20. Americans saw increased income