1920s Review

Immigration

100

These regions of Europe were targeted by the 1924 Immigration Law

Sourthern and Eastern Europe

200

This term is used to describe the fear of Communism after WWI

What is the Red Scare

300

These two Italian immigrants were charged with homicide in the 1920s

Sacco and Vanzetti

400

This man was in charge of finding communists and deporting immigrants

A. Mitchell Palmer (attorney general--"Palmer Raids")

500

This event in Europe was a direct cause of the fear of communism in the United States

What is the Communist/Russian/Bolshevik Revolution

Racial Issues

100

African Americans moved from the ( ) to the ( ) during and after WWI to get better ( ).

South...... North..... Jobs

200

This neighborhood was the center of the flourishing African American arts and culture of the 1920s

What is harlem

300

This group, which had existed since 1865, was resuscitated in the 1920s due to nativism, white supremacy, and racial discrimination...

The KKK

400

This city experienced a race riot when a young African American boy died while swimming

What is Chicago

500

This club in Harlem is a symbol of the hypocrisy of the 1920s and race expectations

What is the Cotton Club

New Technology

100

This man used the assembly line to manufacture cars cheaply!

Henry Ford

200

This invention allowed Americans across the country to experience the same culture, hear the same news.

the radio

300

This President was the first to be heard by the US people over the radio...

Warren G. Harding

400

Many Americans used this to purchase the new products of the 1920s

credit

500

The first movie with sound (from 1927)

What is the Jazz Singer 

Random

100

This author wrote a book about the negative impact of wealth and consumer culture in the 1920s, called the Great Gatsby

What is F. Scott Fitzgerald

200

This Amendment made it illegal to make or sell alcohol in the 1920s

What is the 18th Amendment

300

This amendment repealed prohibition

What is the 21st Amendment

400

This pilot became famous for flying across the Atlantic alone

Charles Lindbergh

500

This team purchased Herman 'Babe' Ruth in 1920.

New York Yankees

Random

100

Tennessee took issue with this controversial topic in 1925 with the Scopes Monkey Trial.

Teaching Evolution

200

The company Amazon has successfully blocked workers from forming these and in the 1920s, these led an increase in fear of communism...

What are labor unions

300

What group of people were finally granted citizenship with the Citizenship Act of 1924?

Native Americans

400

This pandemic ended in 1920 with an estimated death of 50 million people worldwide.

Spanish Flu

500

This artist was known for his poetry of the Harlem Renaissance

Langston Hughes