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Roaring ABC’s: The Vibrant Era of the 1920s

Explore the iconic people, events, and cultural shifts that defined the Roaring Twenties, from Al Capone's mobster reign to the Equal Rights movement and the Harlem Renaissance. Dive into the jazz age, stock market boom, and prohibition era through this captivating alphabet journey.

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Roaring ABC’s: The Vibrant Era of the 1920s

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  1. Roaring ABC’s By Deran Huntington

  2. A • Al Capone • an Italian mobster who distributed alchohal during prohibition

  3. B • Bull Market • A time when the stock market was doing very well

  4. C • Calvin Coolidge • Vice president of this time period. • Didn’t speak much

  5. D • Disarmament • Taking away the troops of a country

  6. E • Equal Rights movement • Gave women and blacks the right to vote rights

  7. F • Flappers • Different kind of style • Started smoking in public and drinking in speak easys

  8. G • Garvey, Marcus • Led the Harlem renaissance

  9. H • Harlem Renaissance • A time when black culture was being flourishing and being reborn

  10. I • Integration • Blacks and whites started to integrate in Harlem in New York City as blacks fought for equality

  11. J • Jazz • A form of music inspired by blues

  12. K • Kleenex • A brand of tissues, company started during this time period this

  13. L • Langsten Hughes • A poet and book writer. Wrote The souls Of blacks a novel that told the two sides of blacks during this time period

  14. M • Marathon dancing • Contests held to see who could dance the longest, tested endurance and spirit of contestants. Record is 27 straight hours held by Alma Cummings 32

  15. N • New Negro movement • Led by Marcus Garvey • Another name for the Harlem Renaissance

  16. O • “Old fashion girl” • Dress and acted more traditional and formal than the flappers

  17. P • Prohibition • A ban of alchohal in the early 1900`s

  18. Q • Quote system- everybody had to do the same amount of work.

  19. R • Recession • An economic slump

  20. S • Stocks • Shares of a company that can be bought and owned by investers

  21. T • “Torpedo” • A hired gun, most often affiliated with mobsters and crime.

  22. U • Unions • Unions right were controlled by court and employees created company unions

  23. V • Valentino • Rudolph Valentino • Famous actor played as “Sheik”

  24. W • Warren G. Harding • President during this time • Died of a heart attack

  25. X • Xylophone • An instrument very popular in this time period

  26. Y • Yankees • Babe Ruth a famous baseball player of the yankees had a 60 home run season and 714 in his season

  27. Z • Zora Neale Hurston • Collected African American folklore, stories and prayers before the culture died

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