Vocabulary
What is a person who smuggles liquor into the United States called?
Bootlegger
Who is the jazz musician who taught himself how to play?
Louis Armstrong
What is an illegal bar that opened during Prohibition called?
Speak-easy
What was the name of the plane that Charles Lindbergh flew?
Spirit of St. Louis
Who is the biology teacher who got arrested for teaching his students about evolution?
John Scopes
What is a share of ownership in a corporation called?
Stock
Who was one of the most well-known organized crime leaders of the 1920’s?
Al Capone
Charles Lindbergh had the 1st successful non-stop flight across what ocean?
Atlantic
What amendment repealed Prohibition?
21st Amendment
Describe what a typical flapper looks and acts like.
Short hair and dresses, red lipstick, and wild
What is it called when it is a period of increased stock trading and rising stock prices?
Bull Market
Who was the well-known comedy movie star of the 1920’s?
Charlie Chaplin
Where did people begin to move when cars became really popular?
Suburbs
What was this particular event called after it was realized that a Cabinet member was bribed by 2 oil executives?
Teapot Dome Scandal
Who said that African Americans needed to rely on themselves to get ahead?
Marcus Garvey
What is an activity or fashion that is very popular for a short period of time?
Fad
What was Calvin Coolidge’s nickname?
"Silent Cal"
Where was jazz born?
New Orleans
The "Red Scare" targeted what group of people?
Communists
What foreign leader called for all workers worldwide to overthrow their governments?
Vladimir Lenin
What is the name of the economic system or government in which all wealth and property are owned by the state?
Communism
Who is the most well-known poet of the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
People of what country gained the right to vote with the Jones Act of 1917?
Puerto Rico
What group was hurt the most by the post-war recession?
Farmers
List 3 of the 4 fads we mentioned in class during the 1920’s
Flagpole sitting, dance marathon, mah-jongg, and crossword puzzles