12. Roaring 20s

An economic system that allows PRIVATE property and personal ownership of businesses.

• Capitalism

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

This economic system promotes equality and allows the people to own parts of major industries in a nation.

• Capitalism

• Confederacy

• Socialism

• Oligarchy

This is an extreme form of socialism that forbids private ownership and abolishes social classes.

• Anarchy

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

A spreading fear in the US of international communism.

• Red Summer

• Red Scare

• Espionage Act

• Palmer Raids

Radio stars, music, and movies that everyone in the US had exposure to.

• Minstrel Shows

• Soap Operas

• Pop Culture

A type of music; it made African-American musicians popular in the 1920’s.

• Pop

• Country western

• Jazz

• Hip Hop

A celebration of African-American culture, arts, literature, and music.

• The Italian Renaissance

• The Great Migration

• The Great Awakening

• The Harlem Renaissance

A popular Jazz musician/trumpet player.

• Louis Armstrong

• Bessie Smith

• Michael Bolton

• Jerry Lee Lewis

A famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance:

• Chuck Berry

• Alanis Morrissette

• Janis Joplin

• Langston Hughes

American companies began manufacturing products on a large scale, promoting economic growth.

• Mass production; assembly line

• The American System

• Cash Cropping