1920s Cat 1
Bonus Trashketball: During the 1920s and for the first time in America, more people lived in_______ rather than rural areas.
Cities
A group of American writers who became adults during WW1 and were critical of post-WW1 America.
Lost Generation
An illegal bar where drinks were sold, during the time of prohibition.
Speakeasy
What happened on October 29th, 1929?
Stock Market Crash / Black Tuesday
In the 1920s, the Railroad industry decreased because the_________ industry increased.
Automobile/Car
Bonus Trashketball: A fashionable woman who enjoyed herself and challenged the traditional standards of behavior of women during the 1920's.
Flapper
Bonus Trashketball: Fill in the blank: The passage of the prohibition led to the increase in organized _____________. Mobsters like Al Capone made millions of dollars of the illegal sale of alcohol.
Crime
This represents a share of ownership in a company
Stock
Bonus Trashketball: One of the causes of the stock market crash was people were buying stocks and other goods on _______, but soon were unable to makes their payments.
Credit
In 1932, who won the U.S. presidential election.
FDR
The____ Amendment launched the era known as___________. This made it illegal to make, sell, and transport alcohol
18th Amendment; Prohibition
By the end of the 1920s, what became the most popular form of communication?
Radio
A Tennessee public school teacher, was convicted for teaching evolution. The trial pitted religion against science, but more importantly, the traditional, fundamentalist values against the modern, secular perspective. It was the epitome of the culture wars.
Scopes Monkey Trial (John Scopes)
The Smoot-Hawley Act was an example of a _________ passed by the U.S. government, aimed at helping the economy. It proved unsuccessful
Tariff
Bonus Trashketball: What disease did FDR suffer from?
Polio
After World War I, _________ were becoming more independent and achieving greater freedoms such as moving out the home, more employment opportunities, and the right to _________ in the 19th Amendment
Women; Vote
Bonus Trashketball: Prohibition ended with the passage of the_______ amendment.
21st Amendment
Bonus Trashketball: This man was President during the stock market crash, and takes a lot of the blame for the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
Bonus Trashketball: Spurred by intense nativism and fundamentalism, the U.S. see the resurgence of the _________________. At this time this group was against immigrants, feminism, and unions.
Ku Klux Klan
Bonus Trashketball: Including parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado, dust storms and evictions, thousands of farmers and sharecroppers left their land behind.
Dust Bowl
Often referred to as America's pastime, this sport was hugely popular in the 1920's. Name the sport and name one notable player from this time period.
Baseball
Were two Italian immigrants convicted for a crime with very little evidence. The guilty verdict reflected the anti-immigrant and anti-radical attitude of American citizens, being sentenced to death only because they were anarchists & of the italian origin. Worldwide protests happened as a result.
Sacco and Vanzetti
Bonus Trashketball: The Red Scare in the United States was a time where citizens were fearful of the spread of this type of government.
Communism
The literary and artistic revival in the African American community was called the ______.
Harlem Renaissance
FDR's program to help stimulate the U.S. economy and help the country recover from the Great Depression.
The New Deal