Presidents
Economy
Economy 2
Social Concepts
Social Concepts 2
100

This president, who served from 1921 to 1923, promised a "Return to Normalcy" following World War I.

Warren G Harding

100

The 1920s economy boomed, largely due to the rise of ___________________, such as automobiles and household appliances.

New Industries

100

In the 1920s, this type of marketing, including radio ads and billboards, fueled consumer spending across the country.

Mass Marketing

100

This 1920 amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.

18th, Prohibition

100

This pseudoscientific belief in the superiority of certain races was used to justify discriminatory policies in the 1920s.

Eugenics

200

This president, who served from 1923 to 1929, was known for his pro-business, "hands-off" approach to the economy

Calvin Coolidge

200

This mass production technique, pioneered by Henry Ford, made manufacturing faster and cheaper.

Assembly Line

200

The 1920s saw the rise of this new industry and changed the way Americans traveled.

Automobile industry

200

During Prohibition, these underground bars became popular spots for people to drink alcohol illegally.

Speakeasies

200

These Italian immigrants were controversially convicted of murder and executed in the 1920s, amid widespread claims of a biased trial.

Sacco & Vanzetti

300

This scandal, involving the illegal leasing of federal oil reserves, tarnished Harding’s presidency.

Teapot Dome Scandal

300

The 1920s saw the rise of this method of buying goods, which allowed consumers to purchase items with payments over time.

Credit

300

This famous New York district, known for its music publishing industry, became the birthplace of popular American songs and musicals during the 1920s

Tin Pan Alley

300

This new kind of woman in the 1920s, known for her short dress, bobbed hair, and public smoking and drinking, was called a ______.

Flapper

300

These 1920s laws set quotas on the number of immigrants allowed to enter the U.S., particularly targeting immigrants from southern and eastern Europe.

Immigration Acts

400

This president, who took office in 1929, presided over the beginning of the Great Depression, despite advocating for laissez-faire economics.

Herbert Hoover

400

This term refers to the economic policy of minimal government intervention in business that was embraced by presidents during the 1920s.

Laissez Faire

400

The name of the car Henry Ford mass produced during the 1920's

Ford Model T

400

The 1920s witnessed a resurgence of this white supremacist terrorist organization, which expanded its activities across the country.

Ku Klux Klan

400

This 1925 trial focused on the legality of teaching evolution in public schools.

Scopes Monkey Trial

500

The 1920s was a period of ________________, to ensure the US did not get entangled in other countries affairs

Isolationism

500

This economic practice, where people bought stocks hoping to sell them later at a profit, contributed to the stock market crash of 1929.

Speculation

500

Ford's automobile became so popular throughout America because it was

Affordable

500

The Great Migration refers to the movement of African Americans from the South to the North, driven by what two factors

Escaping racism

Industrial job opportunities

500

These anti-communist actions, led by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer, involved the rounding up and deportation of suspected radicals during the Red Scare.

Palmer Raids