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the roaring 20s
1920's
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11th Grade
10/24/2017

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Vladimir and the Bolsheviks(a communist group)
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In 1917, the Czar abdicated, and Russia fell to
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Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
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Russia was erased from the map and replaced with
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Communism
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an economic and political system based on a single government equal distribution of resources, he prohibition of private property, and ruled by a dictatorship
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Anarchism
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belief in the abolition of all government and the organization of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis.
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Anarchists
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don't believe in government organization.
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prohibition
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the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the US between 1920 and 1933
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bootleggers
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transported and sold illegal alcohol
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Moonshiners
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those who made moonshine in home distilleries
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speakeasies
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secret or private bars where drinking occured
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al capone built bootlegging forturnes
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prohibition also led to a rise in organized crime, as mob bosses like
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the jazz singer
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the first talkie (film with sound) was
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charlie Chaplin and buster Keaton
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Major film stars included
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MGM, 20TH Century Fox, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and RKO
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Five studios dominated the film industry from Hollywood, CA
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