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?
These two men were arrested for the murder of a paymaster in Braintree MA, sparking an immigration debate.
Who is Sacco and Vanzetti?
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?
Communication device that made it possible to reach a large audience
What is the radio?
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 poets from the Harlem Renaissance, writing poems such as "A Dream Deferred"
Who was Langston Hughes?
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?
This was the city where "Black Wallstreet" was located prior to its destruction during a race riot.
What is Tulsa Oklahoma?
This word described a profound and widespread loss of faith in traditional institutions, authority, and societal progress after World War I.
What is disillusionment?
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?
This was the name of the bug that caused a massive amount of cotton to be lost in the rural south.
What was the boll weevil?