Culture
What were the first movies called and how much did they cost?
Nickelodeons that cost 5 cents.
This transportation device was invented prior to the 1920s but by 1920 nearly half of Americans owned one
The car
Which Amendment gave Women in the United States the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
The idea that people or ideas from Russia was coming to the United States to spread Communism was known as?
The Red Scare
Why did companies and manufacturing move south during the 1920s?
Because land and labor was cheaper
A Farewell to Arms & To Whom the Bell Tolls written by which 1920s American author
Ernest Hemingway
By 1930 nearly 67 percent of American house holds had this
Electricity
Which amendment banned the sale and consumption alcohol?
The 18th Amendment
What was the Scopes "Monkey" Trial?
A trial of John Thomas Scopes who taught the theory of evolution in his biology class.
Why did farmers start losing money during the 1920s?
Because the the demand for food during WWI was no longer there.
This book was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and described the wealthy mansion owners and socialites including Daisy Buchanan
The Great Gatsby
The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean was
Charles Lindberg
Who won the election of 1920?
Warren G. Harding
This NY Yankees Baseball player played the prime of his career during the 1920s
Babe Ruth
How can a flapper be described?
A progressive women who wore short dresses (short for the time) and often smoked cigarettes and drank illegal alcohol.
The genre of Jazz music and other art media that became popular in the 1920s was know as the
The Harlem Renaissance
These stations were made popular during the 1920s, first starting in Pittsburg
Radio Stations
Who won the election of 1924?
Calvin Coolidge
Which industries were not booming during the 1920s?
Railroads, textiles and coal mining
The movement of people, especially African Americans from the south to the North was known as?
The Great Migration.
What were the two peninsulas in The Great Gatsby called?
West Egg and East Egg
The first trans continential flight took off from
Roosevelt Field on Long Island
What political platform or idea did the Republicans run on in the 1920 election?
What is good for businesses is good for the country.
What is Roosevelt Field now
A shopping mall
What is "Nativism"?
The idea that native born Americans were better than immigrants.