Economy in the 1920s
This decade was known as the “Roaring” __________.
What is the 1920s?
This president won the election of 1920 by promising a “return to normalcy.”
Who is Warren G. Harding?
This term described a young woman who challenged traditional norms in the 1920s.
What is a flapper?
The Red Scare was a fear of this political system.
What is communism?
This movement helped create a major center of African American culture in New York City during the 1920s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This new technology allowed Americans to listen to music, news, and entertainment in their homes.
What is the radio?
These two Republican presidents promoted a return to normalcy, supported businesses, and helped shape the economic boom of the 1920s.
Who are Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge?
This was an illegal place where people could buy and drink alcohol.
What is a speakeasy?
The Red Scare contributed to an increase in membership in this hate group.
What is the KKK?
The Great Migration involved many African Americans moving from the __________ to northern cities.
What is the South?
This method of production helped make automobiles cheaper and more widely available.
What is the assembly line?
Presidents in the 1920's believed that the prosperity of all Americans depended on the success of these.
What are American businesses?
This person illegally provided alcohol during Prohibition.
What is a bootlegger?
The Emergency Quota Acts placed restrictions on this.
What is immigration?
During the 1920's, these types of music became popular and influenced American culture.
What is jazz, blues, and swing?
The growth of this allowed Americans to purchase cars, appliances, and other goods and pay for them over time.
What is installment buying?
Both presidents favored this foreign policy after World War I.
What is isolationism?
Prohibition helped lead to the rise of this.
What is organized crime?
The Red Scare was connected to the trial and execution of these two men.
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?
The Harlem Renaissance included growth in African American music, literature, and this form of creative expression.
What is art?
Jazz, the Charleston, drinking, and attending ball games were examples of these popular activities of the 1920s.
What are popular fads/trends?
Both presidents believed that the government should generally take this approach toward the economy: allow businesses to operate with little government interference.
What is a laissez-faire approach?
This type of homemade liquor became common during Prohibition.
What is bathtub gin?
This term describes a belief that favored native-born Americans over immigrants and often led to opposition to immigration.
What is nativism?
This famous jazz musician was known for his trumpet playing and helped make jazz popular across the United States.
Who is Louis Armstrong?