The Roaring Twenties
This term refers to young women of the 1920s who challenged traditional gender roles through fashion and behavior.
What is a flapper
This neighborhood in New York City became the center of African American cultural and artistic expression in the 1920s.
What is Harlem?
This is the name of the Amendment that gave women the right to vote?
What is the 19th Amendment?
This term describes the widespread fear of communism, anarchism, and radical political ideas in the U.S. after World War
What is the Red Scare?
This new form of entertainment revolutionized how people got news and listened to music in their homes.
What is the radio
This movement involved millions of African Americans relocating from the South to northern cities for better opportunities
What is the Great Migration
This jazz musician, famous for songs like What a Wonderful World, became one of the most influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This scandal involved government officials illegally leasing oil reserves to private companies.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal
These government-led actions targeted suspected radicals and immigrants, leading to arrests and deportations without proper evidence.
What are the Palmer Raids?
This new form of film technology introduced synchronized sound, replacing silent films.
What are movies
This major advancement in transportation made travel and commuting more accessible for everyday Americans.
What is the automobile?
This writer and poet was a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance and wrote The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
Who is Langston Hughes?
This is the name of the Amendment that gave women the right to vote?
This U.S. president's administration was known for pro-business policies and scandals, including the Teapot Dome Scandal.
Who is Warren G. Harding
These illegal bars and nightclubs operated in secret during Prohibition.
What are speakeasies?
This sport became popular during the 1920/s because of stars like Babe Ruth
What is Baseball
This amendment to the Constitution made the sale, production, and distribution of alcohol illegal.
What is the 18th Amendment?
This form of music, which originated in New Orleans, became wildly popular in the 1920s and defined the decade.
What is jazz?
This term describes the government's policy of letting businesses operate with little regulation
What is laissez-faire?
This religious movement in the 1920s emphasized a literal interpretation of the Bible and opposed modern scientific theories like evolution.
What is Fundamentalism?
This new style of dancing, popularized in jazz clubs, represented the carefree attitude of the 1920s.
What is the Charleston
This 1925 trial highlighted the conflict between traditional religious beliefs and modern scientific theories, as a high school teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution.
What is the Scopes Monkey Trial?
This Musican became famous during the 1920's and would go one to be one of the first African Americans to win a Grammy and perform during the Super Bowl
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
This U.S. president promoted big business and famously said, “The business of America is business.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
This civil rights organization, founded in 1909, worked to combat racial discrimination and fought against injustices like segregation and lynching.
What is the NAACP
his term refers to the increase in advertising and mass production of goods that encouraged people to buy more than ever before.
What is consumerism?