1920s STAAR Vocab

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

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Return to Normalcy

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What were the effects of Prohibition?

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Prohibition caused organized crime, loss of tax revenue, and increased corruption.

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

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Speakeasy

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

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Harlem Renaissance

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

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Ku Klux Klan

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

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Red Scare

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annual numerical limits placed on prospective immigrants

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immigration quotas

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

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Teapot Dome scandal