The Scopes Trial- high school biology teacher John Scopes was accused of violating the state's Butler Act that made it unlawful to teach evolution.
Prohibition- period from 1920 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol were banned nationally.
Flappers- women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior.
Economic Issues (1920s)- Stock Market crashes which lead to the Great Depression.
Dust Bowl- period of severe dust storms
Agriculture Issues
Immigration Policies (1920s)
Nativism- the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Significant Literary Works (1920s)
The Great Migration- African Americans migrated to escape racism and to seek jobs in industrial cities
Harlem Renaissance
Sacco and Vanzetti
Labor Issues (1920s)
The Red Scare
Schneck v. the United States
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