Roaring 20's A
A person who believes in a "word for word" interpretation of the Bible is called a
What is a Fundamentalist?
President Coolidge believed in fewer regulations on business which is called
What is "laissez faire"?
The ____ was the most popular form of entertainment during the 1920's.
Radio
A Native-born American that is against immigration is known as a
What is a Nativist?
What was the Jazz Singer?
What is the first talking picture movie?
Fashion and appearance changed a lot for women in the 1920's. They cut their hair and wore shorter, more revealing dresses. Women that took on this style were called...
Flappers
The word Renaissance means...
What is rebirth?
The explosion of African American writers, poets, artists that took place in a neighborhood of New York City was called the...
The Harlem Renaissance
What was the name of the group that fought for African-American civil rights?
What is the NAACP?
What were 2 fads of the 1920s?
What are dance marathons, flag pole sitting, swing dancing, playing Mah Jong, phone booth stuffing, and driving fast cars.
He was the biggest sports hero of the 1920's.
Who is Babe Ruth?
The Roaring 20's was also known as the _____ Age.
Jazz
Americans began to blame others for their problems. The term for this is
What is a scapegoat?
As African-Americans moved out of the South, what was the racist group that followed them a grew more powerful?
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
Who was the first person to fly non-stop from New York to Paris?
Who is Charles "Lucky" Lindbergh?
Who said "return to normalcy"?
Warren G. Harding
In order to sell more goods, people began to make monthly payments on things they buy. This is called
What is Installment Buying?
What did Henry Ford create to build automobiles faster and more affordable?
What is the assembly line?
After WW I, many people believed that America was not meeting their expectations for a fairer and more equal society. This group became known as the
What is the Lost Generation?
In the 1920s, Americans were very paranoid about communism and were told to spy on their neighbors. This period became known as
What was the "Red Scare"?
In 1919 the government passed the 18th Amendment, banning the sale of alcohol. This was referred to as...
Prohibition
During prohibition times, many bars selling alcohol illegally popped up. These secret bars were called ________.
Speakeasies
This Biology teacher was arrested for teaching the theory of evolution
Who is John Scopes?
After WW I, a group of writers moved to Paris France to live. These people were known as
What are expatriates?
After a bombing at the Attorney General's home, the government arrested hundreds of people labeled communists, radicals, socialists, and anarchists in what became known as the
What are the Palmer Raids?