Concept Questions

*The Scopes Trial
Was an american legal case in 1925 in which a teacher John Scopes was charged with teaching evolution.
*Prohibition
The time were alcohol was banned the manufacture and transportation of alcohol.
*Flappers
Women who smoked, dranked, danced, and voted. They cut their hair and even wore make up.
*Economic Issues
Economic boom ended by "black tuesday" the stock market crashes, leading to the great deppresion.
*Dust Bowl
In the 1930's more ans more dust storm had been blowing. Causing drought and people getting hurt and having to move away from the affected areas.
*Agriculture Issues
Farmers produced more goods because of all the new technological advancement with machinery.
*Immigration Policies
Ethnic groups were limited to 2% each year and asian were banned entirely.
*Nativism
The policy of protecting the intrests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
*Significant Literary Works
Cora Unashamed by Langston Hughes.
*The Great Migration
This was a period of time when african american migrated to Harlem.
*Harlem Rennasance
Jazz became known and loved, African americans started writing,and singing.
*Sacco & Vanzetti
They were Italians Anarchist charged with murder and were executed in 1927 they had no fair trial.
*Labor Issues
People were protesting because of their low payed and over worked and the working conditions were horable.
*The Red Scare
A nationwide fear of communist, socialist, anarchists and other dissidents suddently grabbed the Americans by suprised.
*Schneck vs. The US
He was charged with causing and attempting to cause insubordination in the military and naval forces.