What's in a name...
Moving Van
Money Moves
Get Social with It!
The War to End all Wars
100
Name this magical force that led to many Americans being able to have time-saving appliances in their houses.
Electricity
100
What significant cultural event was birthed in this city during the 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance
100
What is the name of the production process shown in this image?
Assembly Line
100
The 1920s represents a time of conflict between __________ and ___________ values.
Traditional, Modern
100
What were people scared of in the "Red Scare?"
Communism, immigrants, Bolshevism
200
What is "credit?"
Borrowing money to make a purchase.
200
With your best effort, reenact 20 seconds of this dance for a free 200 pts.
N/A
200
Which of the following terms describes the process of buying stock using credit?
a) Margin
b) Financial Speculation
c) Interchangeable Parts
d) Prohibition
a) Margin
200
The Volstead Act and 18th Amendment to the Constitution formally ban what? Be specific (3 things)
Sale, Transportation, and Manufacturing of alcohol.
200
What type of fighting is shown in the above photo?
Trench Warfare
300
What is the policy of "intervention"?
The idea that the U.S. should become involved in foreign affairs to prevent them from getting out of control.
300
List three different reasons for African-American movement to Northern states.
Job opportunities, physical safety, escape from Jim Crow
300
In 1909, a Model T Ford cost $850. In the 1920s, the price had dropped to $260.
How does this show the effect of "mass production?"
Cars (complex goods) were able to be made faster and cheaper through the use of systems such as assembly lines.
300
The national rise of musical acts (such as Bessie Smith, W.C. Handy, and the Grand 'ole Opry) was facilitated by what invention?
The Radio
300
Which of the instigating factors for WWI is shown in the image above?
Alliances.
400
Who are "Flappers?"
1920s women who rejected traditional appearances and behaviors.
400
What major geographical movement is shown by this image?
The "Great Migration"
400
Pick 'em
1) Which American celebrity flew across the Atlantic Ocean in one trip?
2) Which American sports star gained national fame playing for the New York Yankees?
3) What new technology became the focal point of American living rooms in the 1920s?
1) Charles Lindbergh 2) Babe Ruth 3) The radio
400
2-PART
In an important piece of Tennessee history, what was being challenged in the Scopes Trial? What was the outcome?
A law (the Butler Act) banning the teaching of evolution in schools was challenged. John Scopes (the teacher charged) was convicted and fined.
400
How did the United States government react to the growing fear of immigrants?
They instituted an immigration quota of 3% of the existing population (within the U.S.).
500
What is "mass culture?"
Culture that applies to everyone. Things that everyone was doing (example: listening to the radio)
500
"...the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to ________ in American culture. For the first time, they were ________ _________ as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers."
According to the quote we examined from Kareem Abdul Jabbar, what was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance?
"...the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers."
500
What genius idea did Clarence Saunders (founder of Piggly Wiggly) have to get people to buy more things?
He changed the layout of the store, making customers walk past every item.
500
What negative effect of Prohibition is pictured in this cartoon?
The rise of organized crime, the corruption of the government, the rapid increase in violence
500
This telegram was intercepted in London in 1917. What is it called, and how did it contribute to the U.S. getting involved in WWI?
The Zimmerman Telegram. It proposed a German-Mexican alliance and the returning of former Mexican territories.