2nd Period Jeopardy 2026

The Roaring 20s

1

This new music, originating in New Orleans, came to define the upbeat energy of the 1920s

Jazz

2

This was the common nickname for rebellious young women of the 1920s who wore short skirts and bobbed hair and danced, smoked, and drank in defiance of social norms

Flappers

3

The 18th Amendment made this change to US law which heavily defined the 1920s

Prohibition of Alcohol

4

This Chicago mobster was responsible for the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and was eventually brought down on charges of tax evasion

Al Capone

5

This new technology that became common in American households in the 1920s began the era of mass media with shared news entertainment and culture

The Radio

World War 2

1

The Japanese surprise attack on the US Pacific fleet stationed at this location in Hawaii caused the United States to enter World War 2 on the side of the Allies

Pearl Harbor

2

This was the name of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France in 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in history

D-Day or Operation Overlord

3

He was the US president who made the fateful decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Harry S. Truman

4

This decisive 1942 naval battle crippled the Japanese fleet by destroying 4 of their aircraft carriers

Battle of Midway

5

This policy, established before the US entered the war, gave weapons and equipment to Britain and China as part of the United States' role as the "arsenal of democracy"

The Lend-Lease Act

Industrialization

1

This US city became the center of the American Steel Industry under Andrew Carnegie

Pittsburgh

2

This famous businessman created the Standard Oil Company and dominated the American Oil Industry, becoming one of the richest men in American history

John D. Rockefeller

3

The completion of this major infrastructure project in 1869 linked the East and West coasts of the United States leading to tremendous economic benefits

The Transcontinental Railroad

4

Industrial workers banned together to form these organizations in order to push for higher wages and better working conditions

Labor Unions

5

This leader of the US banking world, bailed out the government in 1895, and served as the model for the "Monopoly Man"

J.P. Morgan

Immigration

1

The majority of immigrants in the United States today are from this country

Mexico

2

This immigrant group came to the United States in large numbers in the mid 1800s following a potato famine in their home country

The Irish

3

Immigrants from this country began arriving in large numbers following political upheaval during the Cold War, and primarily settled in Florida

Cuba

4

This immigrant group began arriving in San Francisco in the mid 1800s to participate in the Gold Rush and find work building the railroads

The Chinese

5

The majority of immigrants that settled in the Midwest during the mid to late 1800s were from this country

Germany

World War 1

1

He was the president of the United States during World War 1

Woodrow Wilson

2

This event from 1915 turned US public opinion strongly against Germany

The Sinking of the Lusitania

3

This organization was created following World War 1 to try to maintain world peace

The League of Nations

4

This 1917 event was the final triggering event that led to the United States joining the war on the side of the Allies

The Zimmerman Telegram

5

The 19th amendment, added to the constitution in 1920 shortly after the war made this change to US law

Gave Women the Right to Vote