Unit 4 Vocab
Jace Bugay Period 2
Red Scare
The most well-known red scare was also known as "McCarthyism," after the US senator who stirred up anti-communist ideas in the 1940's.
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids lead by General A. Mitchell Palmer, arrested anarchists and deported radical leftists from the United States.
Ku Klux Klan
After the civil war, an organization KKK formed to suppress the newly power of blacks in the North.
Fundamentalism
Speakeasy
Most of the alcohol during the prohibition were sold and consumed in speakeasies.
Flappers
Flappers were fashionable young women who changed the view of women during the 1920s
Art Deco
Art Deco is an elegant style of art which began as a Modernist reaction against the Art Nouveau style
Harlem Renaissances
Harlem Renaissance was the time of the african american culture spotlight in music, art, and dance.
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States
ACLU
Jazz
Jazz was born and originated from New Orleans and was a movement for African American culture.
Hawley Smoot Tariff
Hawley–Smoot Tariff, was an act sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot and Representative Willis C.Hawley and signed into law on June 17, 1930, that raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels.
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was the name given to the Great Plains region devastated by drought in 1930s depression-ridden America.
Bonus Army
The bonus army were a group of 12,000 World War I veterans who massed in Washington,D.C., the summer of 1932 to induce Congress to appropriate moneysfor the payment of bonus certificates granted in 1924.
Bank Holiday
bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, some Commonwealth countries, other European countries such as Switzerland, and a colloquialism for a public holiday in Ireland.
Fireside Chats
A fireside chat was an informal radio or television address by a politician
One Hundred Days
One Hundred Days was time of tumultuous change when a flood of legislation swept away venerable market p ractices and gave the American economic system a new contour.
New Deal
The new deal improved conditions for persons suffering in the Great Depression
Al Capone
"Al" Capone was an American gangster who attained fame during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American politician, diplomat, and activist