20. FAC Social Unrest after WWI

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Communism

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A belief in a type of government or economic system where the government or the whole country owns land, factories, and machinery, with the aim of sharing wealth equally among all.

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Anarchism

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A belief in a society without rules and authority, opposing government.

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Eugenics

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A set of beliefs and practices aimed at improving the genetic quality of the human population, including selective breeding and sterilization.

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Great Migration

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The movement of African Americans from the southern United States to urban areas in the north, leading to cultural developments like the Harlem Renaissance.

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Red Scare

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A period of intense fear of Bolshevik conspiracy in the U.S., leading to raids against individuals accused of radical leftist sympathies.

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Social Darwinism

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A belief that applies the concept of 'survival of the fittest' to human societies, often used to justify social policies.

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Nativism

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A political policy favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of immigrants.

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Prohibition

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A nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. from 1920 to 1933.

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Harlem Renaissance

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A cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s, celebrating African American culture.

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Flappers

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Young women in the 1920s who challenged social norms by wearing short skirts, bobbing their hair, and embracing a lifestyle viewed as outrageous.