roaring 20s Flashcards
(7 cards)
What did the Nineteenth Amendment accomplish?
Signed in 1920, the 19th amendment allowed women to vote in the United States.
What is The Birth of a Nation known for?
An extremely high quality movie for the time; The Birth of a Nation was a racist movie, which portrayed the KKK as heroes and ridiculed African Americans in the process.
What was the Red Scare?
After the Russian revolution, many Americans feared the spread of communism into their own country, leading to a negative stigma toward communists.
What changes for women were initiated by the 19th amendment?
A women’s rights movement took over the United States, where women gained freedom in family life, the workforce, and politically.
What was Red Summer?
A period of racial violence in 1919 where white people attacked black people for no reason, with riots and lynchings surging.
What was Prohibition?
A movement in the late 1910s and 1920s that prohibited the commercial sale and consumption of alcohol, governed by the 18th amendment.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A movement that changed the perception of black people, with the birth of Jazz during the Roaring 20s, leading to both praise and stereotypes.
