18th Amendment - prohibits the sale, manufacture and distribution of alcohol, 19th amendment - granting women the right to vote, Calvin Coolidge - pro-business President known for saying "the chief business of America is business", Charles Lindbergh - became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, Clarence Darrow - famous defense attorney; defending John T. Scopes in the "Monkey Trial", Eugenics - pseudo-scientific belief that the human race could be improved by breeding, Flapper - style many women adopted of shorter dresses shorter hair rejecting the more tradition fashion and lifestyle, Glenn Curtis - early aviation pioneer known for his design of the first seaplane giving birth to the US Naval Aviation, Great Migration - about two million African-Americans move out of the south to the Northeast and Midwestern United States in search of better opportunities, Harlem Renaissance - new optimism and growth of African-American culture, Henry Ford - engineer, entrepreneur introduced the assembly line production of automobiles, Herbert Hoover - President seen as the villain at the start of the depression, blamed for continuing pro-business policies and not doing enough to remedy the economic down-turn, Immigration Acts - of 1921, 1924, and 1929 were designed to keep out immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe, Ku Klux Klan - hostile group that was anti-immigrant, anti-catholic, anti-jewish, anti-african-american, Langston Hughes - famous African-American poet known for expressing pride in his heritage and attacking racism, Lost Generation - group of writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Earnest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis who rejected the idea of material wealth in favor of spirituality., Marcus Garvey - a political activist who emphasized racial pride and black nationalism. Formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association, Palmer Raids - fear of radical takeover resulted in the arrests of 4,000 suspects and deportation of 600 others directed by the Att. General, Prohibition - was referred to as the "Grand Experiment", Red Scare - wave of panic and hysteria in America caused by a fear of Communism and anarchy., Return to Normalcy - Campaign slogan placing emphasis on peacetime production and prosperity at home, Roaring Twenties - Post WW1 time period known for isolationism and economic prosperity, Rugged Individualism - Hoover's belief that America's greatness was made possible by the ideas of equal opportunity, free education, and a will to succeed, Scopes "Monkey" Trial - courtroom battle over the teaching of modern scientific theories and the traditional religious beliefs, Speculation - the purchase of any item in the hope of selling it later at a higher price, Teapot Dome Scandal - government officials convicted of accepting bribes for leasing federal land to oil companies, Tin Pan Alley - an area in New York city where song writing and musical ideas mixed together to form popular American music., Warren G. Harding - elected President in 1920 enacted highest tariff in history, lowered taxes and restricted immigration., 21st Amendment - Repealed the 18th Amendment - Ended Prohibition- alcohol legal again,

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