Inventions
Vocabulary
Consumerism
Advertising
Slang
100
These helped housewives to clean easier and faster, so they can hit the speakeasy!
What is a vacuum?
100
This was the nickname given to women who wore short dresses, a lot of make-up, smoked, and danced wildly.
What is a flapper?
100
This is the reason that consumerism became popular in the 1920's. (two parts)
What is the installment plan & the idea of spending now rather than saving for the future?
100
This is what advertising focused on in the 1920s.
What is the psychology of buying?
100
In the 1920's this phrase meant nervous and jittery.
What is "the heebie jeebies?"
200
A nice, cold place to store food and drinks.
What is a refrigerator?
200
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
200
This was the biggest reason why consumerism affected the economy.
What is a boom in spending, because of the installment plans?
200
These are the hree things that advertisements appealed to.
What are peoples' needs, frustrations, and anxiety.
200
In the 1920's, this word meant "to leave in a hurry."
What is "scram?"
300
Flappers were able to have wrinkle-free dresses, and working men had freshly, pressed suits with this 1920's invention.
What is an electric iron?
300
This was the fight to provide women with the right to vote.
What is The Women's Suffrage Movement?
300
This is the reason why consumerism is related to advertisement.
What is the reason why people were unsatisfied with things in their lives, so they bought more to make them feel better; Advertisements appealed to people's needs, frustrations, and anxiety?
300
Advertisments provided U.S. companies with this.
What is an economic boom/monetary gains?
300
In the 1920's, this phrase meant "someone who takes blame for another's crime."
What is "Fall Guy"?
400
This 1920's invention helped cool down a house with the click of a button.
What is an electric fan?
400
This allowed consumers to buy goods on credit by paying a small amount of money initially, and then paying off the remainder in monthly installments.
What are installment plans?
400
In between what years was 34% the number that national production increased by.
What is the years 1922 through 1929?
400
This company pledged to save people from a long life of loneliness from unpleasant breath.
What is Listerine (mouthwash)?
400
This 1920's phrase means "something admirable."
What is a "cat's meow?"
500
This fancy and famous, horseless carriage made its' debut in the 1920's.
What is Ford's Model T?
500
This prospered in the 1920's by focusing on the psychology of buying.
What is advertisement?
500
This is what manufacturers used to drive consumers to buy their products to help consumerism flourish.
What is advertising?
500
This company had monetary gains, and profits rose from $100,000 in 1920- $4 million in 1927, because of advertising.
What is Lambert Company?
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