1920s Tech
This helped power homes and keep them lit at night.
What is Electricity? (Accept Electric Lightbulb)
This type of music originated in New Orleans and spread across the country during the 1920s.
What is Jazz?
He wrote the Great Gatsby, a novel about wealth and prosperity.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
He was president for the first 4 years of the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
He defeated Herbert Hoover in a landslide election of 1932 to become president.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The last name of the brothers who successfully flew the first airplane.
What is Wright?
He was a poet who fought against racism and urged African Americans to be proud of their heritage.
Who is Langston Hughes?
She painted urban scenes, along with scenes of nature in the southwest.
Who is Georgia O'Keefe?
This was the day in which the Stock Marked crashed.
What is Black Tuesday? (bonus 200 points if you can name the exact date)
These three programs, each beginning with "R" greatly influenced the New Deal.
What are Relief, Recovery, and Reform?
These became a widespread form of entertainment for Americans during the 1920s.
What are motion pictures/movies?
He was the most famous jazz musician of all time, known for his trumpet play.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
He wrote the Grapes of Wrath, a story about the hardships of migrant workers in California.
Who is John Steinbeck?
This was the name given to the series of dust storms in the Great Plains during the 1930s.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This policy gave money to Americans who were unable to work because of age or disability.
What is Social Security?
These became much more affordable thanks to mass production by the assembly line.
What are cars?
He was a famous pianist who created "Big Band Jazz."
Who is Duke Ellington?
These rebellious women went against social norms and advocated for women's freedom.
Who are flappers?
Approximately 1 in every ______ Americans was unemployed at the height of the Great Depression.
What is 4?
This organization was established to help build public facilities such as roads, parks, schools, and hospitals.
What is the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
This actor was incredibly popular in silent films during the 1920s.
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
She was the highest-paid female singer during the 1920s (sang blues).
Who is Bessie Smith?
He combined jazz and classical music to create a uniquely American genre of music.
Who is Aaron Copland?
This tariff was the highest in American history and caused a trade war with many other countries.
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
This policy insures up to $250,000 to each American if their money is lost by the banks.
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation? (FDIC)