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By Deran “Fuckface” Huntington
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Al Capone an Italian mobster who distributed alchohal during prohibition
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Bull Market A time when the stock market was doing very well
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Calvin Coolidge Vice president of this time period. Didn’t speak much
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Disarmament Taking away the troops of a country
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Equal Rights movement Gave women and blacks the right to vote rights
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Flappers Different kind of style Started smoking in public and drinking in speak easys
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Garvey, Marcus Led the Harlem renaissance
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Harlem Renaissance A time when black culture was being flourishing and being reborn
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Integration Blacks and whites started to integrate in Harlem in New York City as blacks fought for equality
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Jazz A form of music inspired by blues
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Kleenex A brand of tissues, company started during this time period this
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Langsten Hughes A poet and book writer. Wrote The souls Of blacks a novel that told the two sides of blacks during this time period
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Marathon dancing Contests held to see who could dance the longest, tested endurance and spirit of contestants. Record is 27 straight hours held by Alma Cummings 32
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New Negro movement Led by Marcus Garvey Another name for the Harlem Renaissance
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“Old fashion girl” Dress and acted more traditional and formal than the flappers
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Prohibition A ban of alchohal in the early 1900`s
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Quote system- everybody had to do the same amount of work.
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Recession An economic slump
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Stocks Shares of a company that can be bought and owned by investers
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“Torpedo” A hired gun, most often affiliated with mobsters and crime.
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Unions Unions right were controlled by court and employees created company unions
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Valentino Rudolph Valentino Famous actor played as “Sheik”
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Warren G. Harding President during this time Died of a heart attack
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Xylophone An instrument very popular in this time period
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Yankees Babe Ruth a famous baseball player of the yankees had a 60 home run season and 714 in his season
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Zora Neale Hurston Collected African American folklore, stories and prayers before the culture died
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