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What was the 1920's decade called?
The Roaring Twenties
What did women typically wear in the 1920's?
dresses, hats, and corsets.
Who was the man that got famous from manufacuring cars?
Henry Ford
What kind of dresses did flappers wear?
Short and flashy dresses.
Who was the famous trumpet player that was influential in the history of jazz?
Louis Armstrong
What amendment made alcohol illegal?
18th amendment
What was a girl that smoked, drinks and dances in public called?
a flapper
What invention allowed Americans across the country to experience the same culture and hear the same news?
The radio
What did men usually wear in the 1920's?
Three piece suit jackets with cuffed pants.
Who was the famous baseball player in 1920's that set a home run record?
Babe Ruth
How did bootleggers and speakeasies cause problems for federal authorities during prohibition?
Started organized crime.
Who dominated the sport of women's tennis?
Helen Wills
What genre brought black and white people together?
Jazz
Why did the style in the 1920's change?
People needed more comfortable clothes to fit their active life styles
Who was the rich and powerful man who did organzied crime?
Al Capone
Why did fundamentalists oppose the teaching of evolution?
Went against religion and tradition
What did women suffer from that made stricter standards for them than men?
Double standards.
Many Americans used this to purchase inventions of the 1920s
a credit card
What did little girls used to wear?
Sailor style dresses
Who was the famous jazz pianist and composer?
Duke Ellington
Who was the president in the 1920's?
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Who created the first birth control clinic?
Margaret Sanger
What was the first movie with sound?
The Jazz Singer
What dresses did women used to wear before the 1920's?
floor length gowns
Who wrote the most famous book in the 1920's?
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald