History Flashcard

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What was the Red Scare?

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Fear of the spread of communism.

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Nativism

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People born in America were superior to immigrants.

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What did the 18th Amendment prohibit?

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Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.

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What right did the 19th Amendment grant?

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Gave women the right to vote.

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What was the Harlem Renaissance?

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The first significant artistic movement coming out of Black culture.

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Who was Langston Hughes?

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Famous poet of the movement, poems had the tempo of jazz or blues.

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What was a consequence of overproduction?

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The decrease in consumer spending resulted in business overproducing goods.

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What was underconsumption?

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The working class lost the ability to purchase goods because their wages stayed the same as prices rose.