Ch. 11: The 1920s

a secret, illegal bar or tavern

trend in the 1920s that emphasized Protestant teachings and literal interpretation of the Bible

amendment that forbade the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol

nickname for the stock market, also the location of the New York Stock Exchange

process where stock is purchased by giving a down payment to a broker and borrowing the rest

a period of rising stock prices

carmaker who introduced a series of innovations that revolutionized the auto industry

sports hero of the 1920s who held the record for most homeruns in a season for over 30 years

the banning of alcohol use

credit where a consumer makes a down payment & pays off the rest of the loan in monthly payments

court case that centered on the issue of whether evolution could be taught in public schools

president from 1923 to 1929

someone who smuggled or sold alcohol illegally

group that grew in the 20s with its message of racial purity and its actions against minorities

trend in the 1920s that emphasized science and secular values over traditional religious ideas

president from 1921 until his death in 1923

American pilot who became a hero when he was the first to make a solo trans-Atlantic flight

amendment that repealed prohibition

period that saw a flood of new, affordable goods come on the market

the rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical products

method of improving efficiency through eliminating waste in the production process

music that is a hybrid of different forms, including ragtime, blues, and European popular music

1927 film starring Al Jolson that was the first movie with sound synchronized to the action

a period of falling stock prices

production process where a product is constructed as it moves from one worker to another

artistic movement of the 1920s that emphasized African American culture and questions of race

young woman who rejected traditional styles and morals in the 1920s

inexpensive car that increased auto ownership and boosted the economy in the 1920s