1920s Politics
A scandal involving government officials taking bribes from the oil industry
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
A person who made their living by transporting & selling alcohol illegally
What is a bootlegger?
One of my many nicknames was the "Sultan of Swat"
Who is Babe Ruth?
An illegal nightclub often hidden behind a legitimate business
What is a speakeasy?
A genre of African American music which began in the 1920s
What is Jazz or Jazz music?
Who used the slogan "less government in business & more business in government" during their Presidential campaign?
Who is Warren G. Harding?
The inventor of the 1st automobile
Who was Henry Ford?
Who is Louis Armstrong?
A young woman who embraced a care-free lifestyle & viewed by many as outrageous & immoral
What is a Flapper?
Communications that reach a large audience
What is mass media?
Which U.S. President vowed to "clean up all the scandals" left behind by the previous President?
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
A business innovation where a product moves across a conveyor belt in a factory
What is an assembly line?
I was one of the main conspirators in the Teapot Dome Scandal in Wyoming. (**)
Who was Albert Fall?
Culture based on the ideas & tastes of ordinary people (**)
What is popular culture?
This amendment made the purchase, sale or transportation of alcohol illegal (**)
What is the 18th amendment?
The belief that a country should "mind its own business& stay out of the affairs of other countries
What is Isolationist or Isolationism?
A way of purchasing a product by making regular monthly payments over time
What is installment buying?
I controlled most of the illegal activities involving bootlegging & speakeasies; especially in Chicago
Who is Al Capone?
A cultural explosion in the 1920s where African American artists, musicians & writers celebrated black life through their art
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
A group of American writers who became disillusioned with American culture in the 1920s (**)
What is the Lost Generation
A philosophy where the government avoids interfering with the economy & letting it regulate itself through the free market
What is laissez faire?
One unfortunate result of Prohibition was the growth of __________ ____________; organizations that battled for control of the bootlegging operations.
What is organized crime?
I was put on trial during the 1920s Era for teaching the Theory of Evolution in public schools(**)
Who is John Scopes?
the belief in a literal word-for-word interpretation of the Bible during the 1920s
What is fundamentalism?
A person who chooses to live in a different country other than their own (**)
What is an expatriate?