American Presidents
First President of this era. He was beloved while President, died from a stroke and was then revalueated after the corruption in his Administration was revealed.
Warren G. Harding
Which famous gangster was from Chicago and was thought to be involved with "The Valentines Day Massacre"?
Al Capone
What were the series of raids during 1919-1920 authorized by the FBI to fight communism. They were widely protested against due to the violation of American rights and liberties.
Palmer Raids
Name given to the fear of spreading Communism in the 1920s. We will talk about this again during the 1950s.
Red Scare
What was the name of the fabled prohibition agent who used tricks and his wit to arrest bartenders during prohibition? He was hired because he didn't look like an agent and had a successful career.
Izzy Einstein
Known as "Silent Cal" while he held the office of President.
Calvin Coolidge
The name for the progressive women of the era who were cut their hair short and wore short skirts!
Flappers
What was the scandal during the Harding administration that involved a member of congress taking bribes to allow oil to be taken from strategic reserves?
Teapot Dome Scandal
What year did the fabled "Stock Market Crash" occur?
1929
Who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic ocean in an airplane?
Charles Lindberg
President who was in office and took the blame for the Great Deppression.
Herbert Hoover
What is the name of the literary movement that shaped the "Lost Generation" and much of the 1920s culture?
Modernism
What is the name of the law that made alcohol illegal during prohibition?
The Volstead Act
What is the name for a specific type of racism directed towards immigrants that was rampant in 1920s america?
Nativism
What is the term used for buying stocks on credit, meaning you don't pay for the stock when you buy it?
On margin.
American President who was rumored to have a daughter out of wedlock (A child with someone other than his wife.)
Warren G. Harding
Who was thought to be the inspiration for the Flapper style? Hint her husband was a famous American writer and a part of The Lost Generation.
Zelda Fitzgerald
What is the name for eras when a country sticks to itself and doesn't get involved in the affairs of other nations? We were in a phase like this during the 1920s.
Isolationism
Fill in the blank: The 1920s were one of the first times in American History where more Americans lived in ____ as opposed to ______ areas.
Urban/Rural
Which major American river flooded in 1927 causing one of the deadliest floods in our nation's history?
The Mississippi
Which American president, during the 1920s, spoke out for the rights of Black and Native Americans? Hint, we saw him in one of my favorite presidential pictures.
Calvin Coolidge
This psychoanalyst, an area of psychology like therapy but not as scientific, was a major influence on the groundbreaking advertising industry. Hint, he was from Austria.
Sigmund Freud
What was the name of policy that set up the United States to lend money to rebuild Germany after World War !?
Dawes Plan
Who was the defense lawyer in the Scopes Monkey Trial? Hint, he was the one arguing that evolution should be taught in schools.
Clarance Darrow
Who wrote the poem "If We Must Die"?
Claude Mckay