Culture
What was a flapper in the 1920s?
A young woman who flaunted her disdain for decent and traditional behavior
What was a speakeasy in the 1920s?
An illegal "hidden" bar
What happened after the Stock Market Crash of October 1929?
The Great Depression
True/False – Many people traveled by airplanes in the 1920s
False
True/False – The 3 Republican US presidents during the 1920s favored business reform
False
What impact did so many WW1 and 1919-20 flu pandemic deaths have on youth attitudes during the 1920s?
Life is short and could end at any moment
True/False – Selling illegal alcohol made a lot of money for 1920s criminal gangs
True
How long did stock prices decrease starting in 1929?
Three years
What invention brought ads and entertainment to US homes in the 1920s?
The radio
What is Warren G. Harding most known for?
Popular 29th US President (1921-23) who had many scandals
What is Charles Lindbergh known for?
First man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (in 1927), becoming first US celebrity
Which US Constitution amendment made alcohol legal again?
21st (1933)
How was stock speculation related to the 1929 stock market crash?
Speculation based on loans created artificial high prices with nothing behind them
Who flew the first airplane (when and where)?
Orville Wright (in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina)
What is Herbert Hoover known for?
31st US president (1929-1933) at start of Great Depression
What was the Model T?
The first mass-affordable automobile (1908-1927)
Which US Constitution amendment outlawed alcohol?
18th (1919)
What was the 1920s general attitude towards prosperity?
The good times would never end
What was The Jazz Singer?
The first full-length movie with recorded sound (in 1927)
What was the Tea Pot Dome Scandal?
Bribes were given by oil companies for land in Wyoming
What was the first full-length silent movie?
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
What was Prohibition?
The 14 years alcohol was illegal across the whole US (1919-1933)
Name 2 situations that caused problems for US farmers in the early 1920s
WW1 government subsidies ended, over-production, many loans, and European farming competition renewed
What is Henry Ford known for?
Creating the assembly line to make cars cheaper
Who said, “The business of America is business”?
30th US President Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)