Warren G Harding Flashcards
(19 cards)
Flappers
Women who cut their hair short and wore makeup and short dresses
Red scare
A time of fear of Communist, or reds
Fundamentalism
Characterized by the belief in a literal, or word-for-word, interpretation the Bible
Scopes trial
In may 1925 a science teacher in Dayton, Tennessee got put on trail for teaching something called the scopes trail.
Great migration
This is when the native Americans left the south and went to the north for the factories
Talkie
Motiton picture and sound
Jazz age
An explosion of jazz of the decade another nickname is jazz age
Harlem Renaissance
A period of AfricanAmerican artistic accomplishment
Langston Hughes
Produce poems, plays and novels about African American
Lost generation
Writers who criticized American society in the 20s this became known as the lost generation
Expatriates
People who leave their home country to live elsewhere
Georgia o’keeffe
Was a lady who was know for her detailed pantings of flowers and the south west
Warren g Harding
Was a senator from Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Was a governor of Massachusetts
Teapot dome scandal
What came know as the teapot dome scandal was place for safe in Wyoming
Kellogg Brian’s pact
Is an agreement that outlawed war
Model t
Was a car built by Henry Ford
Moving assembly line
This system used conveyer belt to move parts and partly assembled cars
Herbert Hoover
Was a man who ran for president but he was not elected