sharecropping and discrimination were rampant

art, music, poetry, and dance revolution for African Americans in the North

encouraged African Americans to be proud of Black heritage and possibly to a country in Africa, aka Black Moses

writer and civil rights activist, co-founder of NAACP, wrote a book called "The Souls of Black Folk"

W.E.B. Dubois term that means minorities have a dual life…their own ideals plus the expectation of those in control

W.E.B. Dubois term that meant one out of ten men will become leaders

prohibited alcohol, it didn't go over well

prohibited the prohibition of alcohol

right to vote

aimed to make women and men equal in the eyes of the law, it failed because of role concepts in the military, skillset of workforce, and widow/divorce benefits

gave women the right to vote

nation's wealth doubled making America an unfamiliar consumer society (parties, cars, alcohol, music, radios, clothes, movies, jobs, debt, etc.)

Largely credited to African Americans employing cultural musical techniques, new styles of music and dance emerged in mainstream society.

young energetic women who aggressively changed the perception of women. Short hair, makeup, danced energetically, skirts showing calves and ankles, cigarettes, and jazz music.

disoriented, wandering, directionless spirit of many of the Word War 1's survivors

established numerical limits on the number of immigrants who could enter the United States from other countries

contagious pandemic of Spanish flu that killed a lot of healthy people

a business cycle contraction when there is a general decline in economic activity, generally when there is a widespread drop in spending.

a general rise in prices over a period of time that results in a sustained drop in the purchasing power of money.

because of strong economy in Roaring 20's, workers avoided making businesses mad at them so they struggled to fight for worker rights

Tulsa, OK, 1921, "Black Wall Street" - a section of town where African Americans were successful, was killed and destroyed, considered the worst race riot in American history

resources and means of production are privately owned and prices, production, and the distribution of goods are determined mainly by competition in a free market

private citizens and government share the means of production and distribution of goods

the government controls all means of production with the aim of establishing a society of all equality

Russia became a communist country and there was tremendous fear it would spread to America

Lenin had a near bloodless take over of the Russian government

violent and aggressive search for communists in American society that deprived too many of their personal rights

two Italian immigrants that were executed for murdering armored truck drivers even though evidence was suspect, this shows America was anti-immigrant in the 1920's

supporting citizens of a country over immigrants

established different rules for blacks and whites (water fountains, schools, bus seats, etc.)

the NAACP organized one of the first mass demonstrations against racial violence in America, it was a silent march to protest hangings against blacks.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans

marked the first time in which women could vote for president

Warren G. Harding slogan to get back to life as it was before WW1

no government interference in business and banking affairs

automobiles, home appliances (fridge, lamps, electricity, radios, dish/clothes washing machines), movies, and manufactured clothing

air travel grew cheaper and more predictable

buy things without having money upfront, pay monthly

aka the “Monkey Trial”, a high-school teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

theology determines laws and education of a society

total collapse of business investments and banks on Wall Street, many people lost everything they owned overnight