1920's - Famous Figures

Consumerism

100

What caused the 1920's  "Consumerism Boom"? 

American incomes increased, electrical appliances became part of everyday life, everyone wanted the next best thing, modern advertising was born 

200

Who did advertising companies hire to help them develop ads? Why? 

Psychologists 

300

If people could not afford to purchase a product, what could they use to buy it? (Can be more than one answer) 

Credit , installment plans, loans 

400

List 4 electrical appliances that became part of American life in the 1920's

Vacuum, radio , washing machine, refrigerator, toasters, waffle irons, clothing iron, hair curling iron, kitchen mixer 

500

How might the consumer boom lead to the Great Depression? 

Answers may vary - Americans made more, and wanted more. They used installment plans, purchased things on credit, and overall became very materialistic in their focus.

Pop Culture & Public Life

100

Who was Charlie Chaplin? 

Famous film star and movie producer 

200

I created a famous motor company , and many believe the modern work day

Henry Ford 

300

One of the most famous advertising executives of the 1920's 

Bruce Barton 

400

First person to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean 

Charles Lindbergh 

500

Famous RCA president , proposed the "radio music box" and predicted that the radio would be widely used for entertainment purposes 

David Sarnoff 

Pop Culture & Public Life pt. 2

100

Famous baseball player - " The Bambino" / "The Sultan of the Swat"

Babe Ruth

200

The Amendment that made the sale , manufacturing, and consumption of alcohol illegal 

18th - Prohibition

300

I was the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Who am I & what happened to me because of that swim? 

Trudy Ederle , went deaf after ear damage 

400

What were 2 reasons people supported Prohibition? 

Close dangerous saloons

Cut crime in half

Improve public health

Cleanse the race of birth defects

Reduce poverty

Cut taxes

Stimulate the economy

Stop on the job accidents and absenteeism

• Slow down the labor movement

• Prevent riots and violence

• Protect and preserve “native” morals

500

The most famous gangster. I profited off Prohibition by executing a huge bootlegging business.

Al Capone

Arts & Literature

100

My most famous story chronicles the story of Nick, Jay, Daisy, and the Roaring 20's. Who am I and what is the book title? 

F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby 

200

Who was Georgia O'Keefe? 

One of the greatest artists of the 20th century.  "Mother of American Modernism"

300

Famous jazz cornet player 

Louis Armstrong 

400

What genre of music did Bessie Smith sing?

Blues 

500

What was the Harlem Renaissance? 

Answers deemed correct by Ms. Harris

Women!

100

Who was Alice Paul? 

Womens suffrage activist 

200

First woman to complete a solo transatlantic flight 

Amelia Earhart 

300

I was one of the highest paid musicians in the world, making nearly $2000 a week. My music was popular with everyone!

Bessie Smith

400

I felt passionately about the women's birth control movement

Margaret Sanger 

500

I was one of the first female athletes to prove that women are equal to men in the field of sport, and that we are capable of extreme physical activity 

Trudy Ederle