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A Flapper
A flapper is a young woman, especially of the 1920s, who shows bold freedom from conventions in conduct and dress. -
Woodraw Wilson (D) (1913-1921)
Democrat
He was in favor of the league of nations
Wilsons wife Edith unofficially took over the reins of power
Wilson died 3 years after leaving the office in 1924. -
1920 election
(D) James Cox, Wilsons choice, with V.P Running mate F. Roosevelt
(R) Warren Harding and V.P running mate Calvin Coolidge.
Winner: James Cox -
Warren G. Harding (R) (1921-1923)
Small rural Ohio; farmer, Teacher and newspaper editor.
Lt. Governer 1902, U.S senater..... Average polititian -
Calvin Coolidge (R) (1923-1929)
Poor from Vermont was a self-made man.
Lawyer, Politician, Governor of Massachusetts; made famous through his actions in the Boston police Strike (Broke the union) -
bolsheviek revolution
The Russian Revolution took place in 1917 when the peAsants and working-class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II -
teapot dome scandal
The teapot dome scandal was a scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923 -
jazz age
The Jazz Age was a period and movement that took place in America during the 1920s where new styles of music and dance emerged. Largely from black poeple making new music along with African traditions. jazz soon expanded to whites -
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a social and artistic boom in Harlem, New York, expanding to the 1920s. it was known as the "New Negro Movement" -
The Roaring 20s
The 1920s was an age of social and political change. more Americans lived in cities than on farms. American total wealth doubled in 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth affected lots of Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” -
The Immigration act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. -
kkk
The KKK in the 1920s were not only against blacks but now since all the immigration to the U.S they are against anyone not white -
prohibition of alcohol
Prohibition prevention of the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the terms of the Eighteenth Amendment. ... anti-Prohibition protest against Prohibition in New York. -
The Red Scare
During the Red Scare of 1919-1920, many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology.