American Lifestyle
Electricity fueled new household appliances (refrigerators, vacuums) and mass media (radio, movies) created what?
Henry Ford was able to make what product affordable due to his assembly line?
What is the Model T?
A social movement that can be described by an extreme period of fear and paranoia stemming from communism.
What is the Red Scare?
Who was the first solo transatlantic flyer?
Who is Charles Lindbergh
This new age woman wore flashy clothing, short skirts, and bold makeup.
What is a flapper?
This product introduced a new era of commercial broadcasting
What is the radio?
An event that led to the loss of billions in wealth and triggered the decade-long Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
This man is known as the king of Jazz
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This new pastime brought a new unified culture cented around Hollywood
What is moviegoing?
This new consumer good kept food fresh
What is an electric refrigerator?
The nationwide constitutional ban in the U.S. on making, selling, or transporting alcoholic drinks
What is Prohibition?
The author of many famous literary works, one of which "The Great Gatsby."
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
What aspect of American culture brought the saying "buy now, pay later?"
What is credit culture?
This new technology allowed for easier flowing traffic
What is the electric automatic traffic signal?
A flourishing of Black arts, literature, and music centered in Harlem, New York.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This president was, at the time, one of the most hated presidents in American history
Who is Warren G. Harding?
What was the soundtrack of this era that was linked with dancing and drinking?
What is Jazz?
This new technology lessened the load for housewives and reduced the use of clothes lines
What is the washing machine?
A famous legal battle over teaching evolution in schools, highlighting the clash between modern science and religious fundamentalism
What is the Scopes Trial?
This baseball changed the sport forever
Who is Babe Ruth