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DHS SS Roaring 20s Vocab 2.0 (9/16/2024)

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Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Drag the term on the left to match it with its correct definition on the right.

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Al Capone
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The idea that America is only for "Real" Americans
Nativism
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Installment Plan
A period of heightened fear and suspicion of communism in the United States.
Get Rich Quick
Young women in the 1920s were known for their short hair, non-traditional clothing, and rebellious attitude.
Speculation
The constitutional ban on the production, importation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Prohibition
The idea of taking actions to easily create wealth with little effort and risks
Red Scare
Making risky investments in hopes of huge profits.
Flappers
A method of purchasing items by making regular payments over time.
Consumerism
The economic philosophy of little government intervention in business affairs.
19th Amendment
The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that established Prohibition.
Modernism
The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted women the right to vote.
Laissez-faire
movement emphasizing literal interpretation of the Bible and traditional values.
Fundamentalism
A cultural movement that embraced new ideas, technologies, and artistic styles.
18th Amendment
The idea that buying and owning material goods is good for the economy and personal happiness.
A person who illegally makes, transports, or sells alcohol.
Bootlegger
An economic and political system based on collective ownership
and the absence of social classes.
Speakeasies
A notorious Chicago gangster associated with bootlegging during the 1920s.
Communism
Illegal bars or clubs where alcohol was sold during Prohibition.