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Chapter 24 | The Jazz Age: Redefining the Nation, 1919-1929 719
Key Terms
bootlegging a nineteenth-century term for the illegal transport of alcoholic beverages that became popular during prohibition
expatriate someone who lives outside of their home country
flapper a young, modern woman who embraced the new morality and fashions of the Jazz Age
Hollywood a small town north of Los Angeles, California, whose reliable sunshine and cheaper production costs attracted filmmakers and producers starting in the 1910s; by the 1920s,
Hollywood was the center of American movie production with five movie studios dominating the industry
Lost Generation a group of writers who came of age during World War I and expressed their disillusionment with the era
Model T the first car produced by the Ford Motor Company that took advantage of the economies of scale provided by assembly-line production and was therefore affordable to a large segment of
the population
moving assembly line a manufacturing process that allowed workers to stay in one place as the work came to them
nativism the rejection of outside influences in favor of local or native customs
Negro nationalism the notion that African Americans had a distinct and separate national heritage that
should inspire pride and a sense of community
new morality the more permissive mores adopted my many young people in the 1920s
return to normalcy the campaign promise made by Warren Harding in the presidential election of 1920
Scopes Monkey Trial the 1925 trial of John Scopes for teaching evolution in a public school; the trial highlighted the conflict between rural traditionalists and modern urbanites
Second Ku Klux Klan unlike the secret terror group of the Reconstruction Era, the Second Ku Klux Klan was a nationwide movement that expressed racism, nativism, anti-Semitism, and
anti-Catholicism
Teapot Dome scandal the bribery scandal involving Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall in 1923
Summary
24.1 Prosperity and the Production of Popular Entertainment
For many middle-class Americans, the 1920s was a decade of unprecedented prosperity. Rising earnings generated more disposable income for the consumption of entertainment, leisure, and consumer goods. This new wealth coincided with and fueled technological innovations, resulting in the booming popularity of entertainments like movies, sports, and radio programs. Henry Ford’s advances in assembly-line efficiency created a truly affordable automobile, making car ownership a possibility for many Americans. Advertising became as big an industry as the manufactured goods that advertisers represented, and many families relied on new forms of credit to increase their consumption levels and strive for a new American standard of living.