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Roaring Twenties “Roaring 20’s” – when there was widespread prosperity.
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New form of music from African American music
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jazz
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“Right to vote”
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suffrage
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Method used for mass production
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assembly line
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Another word for “flight”
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Flight aviation
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“A person who uses up goods and services”
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consumer
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When people buy things on time…making payments each month
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installment buying
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Rebirth of African American culture that happened as a result of migration
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Harlem Renaissance
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Movement of people from one place to another
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migration
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Because of the availability of cars, this area of our nation grew quickly in the 20’s
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suburbs
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Famous American pilot who flew long distances
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Charles Lindberg
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Famous African American jazz musician
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Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington
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Famous African American author
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Langston Hughes
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New technology that created broadcast centers to entertain Americans
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radio stations
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Twenties dance craze
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The Charleston
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Another name for movies given because they had sound
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The “Talking Pictures”
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A group of people joined together in some kind of work or activity.
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Company
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The control of money that is earned and spent in a home, business, or government.
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Economy
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A person who moves from place to place to find work.
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Migrant
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Limiting alcohol in our culture
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Prohibition
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Famous comic actor of the 20’s who silently stole America’s attention.
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Charlie chaplain
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Famous woman who overcame her handicap and influenced America.
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Helen Keller
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Famous baseball player of the 20’s
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Babe Ruth
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Why did people have more free time during the Twenties?
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Labor unions fought for shorter workdays; labor-saving devices invented.
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How did many Americans make fortunes in the Twenties?
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Buying and selling stocks
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What were some of the new electrical appliances that saved time?
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washing machines, irons, vacuum cleaners
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Who was a composer of jazz? Duke Ellington
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What cultural movement reflected African American life in the 20’s?
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Harlem Renaissance
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Where is Harlem?
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New York City
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What was the Harlem Renaissance?
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Artistic movement that reflected the African American life during the 20’s
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What item could many people with moderate incomes buy during the 20’s?
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automobile
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How did the automobile change American life?
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brought city and country life closer; helped rural children get to school; helped farmers bring produce to urban markets; expanded tourism
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What types of radio shows were broadcast during the 20’s? music, news, sports, comedy and soap operas
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What entertainment invention was popular in the US in the 20’s?
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The “Talking Pictures” or movies.
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How do we use the word media in the US?
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describe methods of communication that reaches a large number of people
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List examples of media:
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radio, newspapers, magazines
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Who was Charles Lindbergh?
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He made first nonstop solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Why did many women become involved in the suffrage movement?
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Temperance groups and progressive reformers knew they could not get their goals of no alcohol and changes in working conditions without women’s right to vote.
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What was the Nineteenth Amendment?
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Women’s right to vote
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Who was Susan B Anthony?
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Susan B. Anthony was a suffrage leader.
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What did many people returning from WWI believe about jobs in the U.S.?
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Good jobs should go to people born in the U.S.. This caused people to be prejudiced toward immigrants.
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What group of people continued to make life difficult for African Americans?
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The Klu Klux Klan
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What difference did the 19th Amendment make?
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Women received the right to vote. Their right to vote influenced government policy.
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