Intro TO The 1920s Crossword Puzzle

Intro to the 1920s

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Congressional act that provides federal authorities to define �intoxicating liquors�, enforce Prohibition, and arrest violators

nickname for those who made their own alcohol and sold it illegally

Former presidential candidate and prosecutor of the Scopes Trial; represented the belief that teaching evolution breaks down the religious values of the culture of the U.S.

famous public speaker and supposed �anarchist� who was deported for supporting the rights of unions and workers

Political lobby group that formed to persuade members of Congress to enact a Prohibition law in the U.S.

1919 event where crime and looting occurred due to the competition and scarcity of available jobs

Multiple laws established by Congress that placed a percentage �cap� on the number of people allowed to emigrate to the United States; seen as a reaction to the growing threat of communism

Italian immigrants who were accused of a crime but did not receive a fair trial nor given rights of due process; were sentenced to death; their trial is viewed as a flaw to the justice system during the Red Scare

Leader of the Bolshevik Party in Russia that overthrew Czar Nicolas II and established communist rule in Russia in 1917

1933 Constitutional Amendment that repealed the 18th Amendment

Defense attorney of the Scopes Trial; believed that denying evolution robs students of �free thought� which keeps society from progressing

famous gangster of the 1920s who built a large crime syndicate supplying illegal alcohol to the U.S.; based out of Chicago; was seen as a �hero� by the American public

Prohibition officer assigned to the Capone case in Chicago; was brought in to enforce Prohibition after many local police were bribed or threatened by the Capone crime syndicate; led a team of �Untouchables� who did not give in to these bribes or t

unreasonable fear of foreigners; resulted in the treatment of immigrants as �anarchists� who wanted to see the U.S. government destroyed

Women's Christian __________ Union ;wanted to see alcohol banned in the U.S.; blamed alcohol as the cause of the evils of society; messages varied from rallies to advertisements; Carry Nation is the most recognizable member

High school biology teacher arrested for teaching evolution; his trial became the battleground for Science vs. Religion and the change in attitudes during the 1920s

Tennessee law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools

Late 1800s/Reconstruction group that grew to popularity in the 1920s, and had major influence over politics and social attitudes

political ideology that establishes a society without classes or private ownership of property as way to keep society equal and secure

term that describes a slowdown of economic activity, usually caused by an increase in unemployment

Congressional acts passed during WWI that were implemented during the Red Scare as a way to deport immigrants who did not �prove their loyalty� to the U.S.; were seen as traitors/spies

The belief that the United States should be populated by those who were born here and whose families originated here

The Communist Party of the United States was established in the 1920s due to the support by these groups

secret nightclubs that operated illegally during Prohibition; were usually located in basements, storerooms, warehouses, or in other hiding spots to avoid the police

nickname for smugglers during the Prohibition Era; shipments usually were from Canada

U.S. Attorney General who was the target of an anarchist bombing; retaliated by investigating the lives of immigrants in an attempt to prevent future attacks; led to the creation of the Bureau of Investigation: his �raids� were considered to be uncon

wrote the Communist Manifesto, which describes the exploitation of the working class by the rich class; established the basic theories of communism and socialism

name for the postwar period in the U.S. that shows the �fear� of communism entering the country

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