Prohibition
This law banned the making, selling, and transportation of alcoholic drinks in the United States during the 1920s.
The Volstead Act / Prohibition (the law enforcing the 18th Amendment)
This new form of mass entertainment, using moving pictures, became very popular in the 1920s.
Movies / motion pictures / silent films (and later “talkies”)
The 1920s in the U.S. are often called this because many people bought new products and the economy grew.
The Roaring Twenties
This popular style of music, important in the 1920s, began in African American communities and spread widely
Jazz
The 1920s began right after this major world event ended in 1918.
World War 1
The 18th Amendment started Prohibition; name it or describe what it did.
The 18th Amendment: it prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
This inventor of the Model T Ford and businessman used assembly-line methods to make cars more affordable
Henry Ford
Many consumers bought goods using this method, where they paid a little now and the rest later.
Buying on credit / installment plans
Young women in the 1920s who favored new fashions and social freedoms were nicknamed this
Flappers
Name one popular sport or athlete from the 1920s (for example, a famous baseball player).
Examples: Baseball (Babe Ruth), boxing (Jack Dempsey), or other sports — accept one correct name.
Many cities saw illegal nightclubs where people danced and listened to jazz during Prohibition. What were these clubs commonly called?
Speakeasies
Radios became common in homes in the 1920s. Give one way radios changed daily life.
Possible answers: Families could hear news and entertainment at home; shared information rapidly; radio shows created national culture.
Name one industry (other than automobiles) that grew quickly during the 1920s.
Examples: Radio manufacturing, construction, steel, chemical, entertainment/film industries.
Many people moved from farms to cities in the 1920s. Give one reason why people left rural areas for cities.
Possible answers: Better-paying factory jobs in cities; more cultural and entertainment options; new technologies made urban life attractive.
A 1920s amendment gave women the right to vote. Which amendment number was it?
The 19th Amendment
Prohibition led to organized crime gaining power. Name one reason why crime increased during Prohibition.
Possible answers: Illegal alcohol created profit for gangs; enforcement was difficult; corruption and violence increased.
Explain how the growth of cars and improved roads affected where people lived and how towns developed.
Possible answers: Suburban growth as people could commute by car; businesses developed along roads; tourism increased.
This stock market activity grew in the 1920s and led to more people investing in companies.
Stock market investing
This was an expression of African American art, culture, music, paintings, dance, and literature.
Harlem Renaissance
Choose one major technological, cultural, or political change from the 1920s and explain in two sentences why it was important.
Sample answer: The spread of radio created a shared national culture because people across the country heard the same news and music, helping unify public opinion; increased mass entertainment changed leisure and consumer habits.
People who secretly made or sold alcohol during Prohibition were called these.
Bootleggers
The airplane made advances in the 1920s. Name one famous pilot or milestone from that era (for example, the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic).
Charles Lindbergh's solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927 (New York to Paris) / or other pilots like Amelia Earhart (late 1920s–1930s)
Describe one economic cause that helped lead to the Great Depression at the end of the 1920s.
Possible answers: Over-speculation in stocks, unequal distribution of wealth, bank failures, farm sector weaknesses.
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement in this New York neighborhood. Name one type of art or expression it promoted.
Literature, music, visual arts, poetry, theater (e.g., jazz music, novels, poems)
The names of Mrs. Redmond's two cats
Queso and Pepper Jack