The 1920s
The Roaring Twenties
What nickname is commonly used for the 1920s in The U.S. ?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What event caused the beginning of World War One?
The policy where a powerful country extends power and control over other territories
What is Imperialism?
Andrew Carnegie
What industrialist built a steel empire?
The 18th Amendment
What Amendment banned alcohol in the 1920s?
The central powers
What alliance included Grmnay, Hungary and the Ottoman Empire?
To gain raw materials
What was one reason nations supported imperialism
Al Capone
What infamous gangster dominated organized crime during the Prohibition era?
Jazz
What music style became very popular during the Harlem Renaissance?
Trench warfare
What warfare involved soldiers fighting from ditches?
Great Britain
What Country controlled India during this age?
Langston Hughes
Who was a leading writer/poet during the Harlem Renaissance?
Speakeasies
What illegal business sold alcohol during Prohibition?
Treaty of Versailles
What treaty officially ended World War One?
The movement of African Americans from the South to the North
What was the Great Migration
Warren G. Harding
Which U.S. President was involved in the Teapot Dome scandal?
The stock market crash
What event caused people to lose money?
United States
What Country joined the war helping the Allies win?
The Spanish American war
What war led the United States to gain power over the philippines?
Calvin Collidge
What President believed in limited government?