11.1 1920s vocab

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1925 Tennessee court case ruled illegal to teach evolution

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Scopes trial

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Mass migration of African Americans from the South

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Great Migration

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Period of rich artistic and cultural activity among African Americans (1917-1945)

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Harlem Renaissance

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Outbreak of fear of communism in the US after Russia's fall to communism.

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Red Scare

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Manmade 10-year drought that devastated Midwest farming.

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The Dust Bowl

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Buying stock with borrowed money from banks or brokers

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Buying on margin

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Excessive risk taken to make money quickly

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Financial over speculation

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1930s bank runs due to fear of losing money

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Runs on banks

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Raised tariffs on imports by up to 40%

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Hawley Smoot Tariff

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Women in the 1920s who embraced new freedoms to drink, smoke, and vote.

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Flappers