1920s STAAR Vocab

emphasizing a desire to return to the pre-World War I way of life, characterized by stability and traditional values

What were the effects of Prohibition?

a hidden, usually illicit, bar or nightclub that first emerged in the United States during the Prohibition era (1920–1933)

a cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in New York

American white supremacist and Christian extremist hate groups that have used violence and intimidation to oppose civil rights for minority populations, especially African Americans

widespread, intense public anxiety and fear about the perceived threat of communist, socialist, and anarchist ideologies

annual numerical limits placed on prospective immigrants

The illegal leasing of Navy petroleum reserves in Wyoming to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding in exchange for bribes.