The Roaring Twenties
What event marks the end of the Roaring Twenties?
The Great Depression of 1929
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
What did the original Hollywood sign say?
Hollywood Land
What are the Jim Crow laws?
Laws that legalized segregation
When is Thanksgiving?
4th Thursday of November
What consumer goods did Americans spend their money on?
Who are the main 5 characters?
Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, Tom, Jordan
Mention a theory about the name Hollywood.
'hauling wood', superstition (holly brings luck)
What was to first big win for the movement?
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Who were the Pilgrims?
Protestant Separatists who arrived in America
When did women win the right to vote?
1920
What is Gatsby's job?
Bootlegger
Why was LA ideal for the motion picture industry?
good wather, various settings, land was cheap, no problems with patents
Who did Rosa Parks do to help initiate the movement?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus, which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What was the name of the ship of the Pilgrims?
The Mayflower
What was the name of the black litarary movement?
the Harlem Reneissance
What is the main 'conflict' of the story?
Gatsby, Daisy and Tom love triangle (+Tom's lover, Myrtil)
What was the first full-length animated feature film?
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
What did the movement aim to abolish? (Mention 3).
Racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement
Mention 3 Thanksgiving traditions.
Turkey pardon, Thanksgiving parade, breaking the Y-bone, eating a dinner of turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes and pie, etc.
Which amendment started the prohibition and when?
18th in 1920
List two of the themes developed throughout the novel.
The corruption of the American Dream, the illusion of love and the impact of social class, love and obsession, illusion vs. reality, moral decay
When were the first Oscars held?
1929
Give 3 pieces of information about MLK in connection with the movement.
When did Thanksgiving become a fixed national holiday? Which president was responsible?
1930s, FDR