Roaring Twenties: 1916–1929

organization whose stated mission is to preserve the rights guaranteed by the laws and Constitution of the United States

someone who rebels against political authority and the established order, especially through violence

Italian immigrant fish peddler who was executed for robbery and murder during the Red Scare

illegal manufacture, transport, or sale of a product. Bootlegging typically describes trade in illegal alcoholic beverages.

theory that the public's increasing consumption of goods and services is good for the economy

provision of goods or services to customers with the expectation of payment at a future date

young woman of the 1920s who broke away from conservative Victorian era values, wearing short skirts and hairstyles, using cosmetics, dancing to jazz tunes, driving automobiles, and showing disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior

city district occupied by members of an ethnic, cultural, or religious minority, particularly because of economic, social, or legal restrictions

20th-century mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North

period of cultural consciousness and growth in the African American creative arts community, notably in the Harlem district of New York City, from about 1918 to 1937

immigration law passed in the wake of post-World War I anti-immigration sentiments. It established quotas on immigration from most nations and prohibited entirely any immigration from Asia.

system of purchasing goods through a series of small, regular payments

desire to concentrate on one's own country and avoid international involvement

post-Civil War segregationist legislation common in the South

economic policy that allows businesses to operate with minimal intervention by the government

American poet and novelist whose work focused on the African American experience

manufacturing process introduced by Henry Ford in 1913. Conveyor belts move a partially assembled automobile from one worker to the next, and each attaches a part to the auto in turn.

strong commitment to the interests of one's own nation above those of other nations

Italian immigrant shoemaker who was executed for robbery and murder during the Red Scare

group of clandestine professional criminals who work together to obtain money, goods, and power through illegal means

invasive searches to apprehend, arrest, and deport suspected anarchists

legal ban on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages, particularly in the United States between 1920 and '33

fear that immigrants might be communists and anarchists plotting to overthrow the government

test case brought by the ACLU to challenge a Tennessee law against teaching about evolution

secret club designed to allow patrons to drink without getting caught

corrupt secret leases of federal oil reserve lands

American author and folklorist whose work focused on the lives of African Americans in the rural South