1920s
Books and Movies
First Ladies
Presidential quotes
Slogans/propaganda
100
another name for the 1920s
What is the roaring 20s
100
Novel dealing with slavery that deeply angered many southerners.
What is "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
100
Only First Lady to be elected to public office.
Who is Hilary Clinton
100
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought fourth on this continent…"
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
"I want YOU for the US Army!"
Who is Uncle Sam
200
Crashed on October 29, 1929
What is the stock market
200
Novel written during the 1920s that reflected the era and had comenatry on wealth.
What is "The Great Gatsby"
200
The wife of the 44th president, graduated from Harvard law school.
Who is Michelle Obama
200
"Elect me, and I promise you peace with honor!"
Who was Richard Nixon
200
"Only YOU can prevent forest fires!"
Who is Smokey Bear
300
Women who adopted a non-traditional life style by cutting their hair, wearing shorted skirts and acting less "ladylike"
who are flappers
300
The first "talkie" film.
What is "the Jazz Singer"
300
Was the first first lady to hold regular press confrences and write for magazines and newspapers. She also had a weekly radio show.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt
300
Elected on the slogan of "He kept us out of war."
Who is Woodrow Wilson
300
"We CAN do it!"
Who is Rosie the Riveter
400
Prohibited the sale, production, and importation of alcoholic beverages.
What is the 18th ammendment
400
Steven Spielberg film (1976) that helped to create the Blockbuster phenomenon.
What is "Jaws"
400
Wrote a memoir from her dog's perspective.
Who is Barbara Bush
400
"I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president."
Who is Lyndon Baines Johnson
400
"Electricity for all!"
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority
500
Landmark case, with trials begining in July of 1925
What is the Scopes monkey trial
500
Movie glorifying the Civil War and the KKK.
What is "the birth of a nation"
500
The only first lady born in a foreign country
Who is Louisa Adams (married to John Adams)
500
"The business of America is business."
Who is Calvin Coolidge
500
This slogan/idea was thought to be the duty of America, to spread vast and wide
What is Manifest Destiny
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