Prohibition
What amendment made distribution and sale of alcohol illegal?
18th
An invention that helped America be "free"
Automobile
What were the Palmer Raids?
Raids on suspected radicals
The famous club in Harlem
The Cotton Club
What two things did prohibition inadvertently do?
Helped organized crime grow and raised taxes
This invention was a top household want in the 20s
Radio
What is communism?
An economic and social system in which one political party controls the nation
Who was the Empress of the Blues?
Bessie Smith
Where could you still purchase alcohol?
Speakeasies
Which professional jobs could women have in the 1920s?
Doctors, bankers and lawyers
Which act made Japanese immigrants ineligible for citizenship?
Immigration Act of 1921
Who had a residency at the Cotton Club?
Duke Ellington
What was a women called who chose different fashion, and behaviors in the 20s?
Flapper
Who was John Scopes?
Teacher who taught the Theory of Evolution
What did the Fordney- McCumber Tariff Act do?
Raised taxes as high as 60%
Name a famous trumpet jazz musician
Louis Armstrong
Al Capone's nickname?
Scar Face
What was the 19th amendment about?
Gave women the right to vote?
Who boycotted outside the White House?
The National Women's Party
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
A time of flourishing Black culture in music, art, literature and dance.