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Roaring 20s
The Harlem Renaissance
Traditionalist v Modernists
Great Depression
The New Deal
100

The most popular dance during the 1920s!

The Charleston

100
This Jamaican- born activist and political theorist influenced many of Harlem Renaissance writers, artists, and musicians. 

Marcus Garvey

100

The term for a women who broke with traditional values during the 1920s

Flapper

100

This happened on Oct 29th, 1929, effectively beginning the chain reaction that led to the Great Depression 

The Stock Market Crash. (Or Black Tuesday)

100

This was passed in 1935, and provided for retirement benefits to American workers. 

Social Security Act

200

The Nickname for the decade during the 20s?

The Roaring 20s

200
Despite receiving death threats, this artist continued to sing her track, "Strange Fruit.", a song many have referred to as the first civil rights protest song. 
Billie Holiday
200

A person who embraced new ways of thinking and new modes of expression during the 1920s. 

Modernist

200

The term for borrowing money to buy stocks.

Buying on margin

200

This made sure depositors would get their money back if a bank failed. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Commission, or FDIC. 

300
An era of heightened creativity among African American writers, artists, & musicians who gathered in Harlem during the 1920s

The Harlem Renaissance

300

These common theme of the Harlem Renaissance often referenced the history of or the continent of Africa. 

African Heritage

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

HE donned a 11 1/2 carat diamond ring and controlled much of the bootlegging in Chicago during Prohibition. 

300

What is it called when factories make more goods than people can buy?

Overproduction

300

A major and immediate way the New Deal helped people was by doing this:

Providing direct relief, such as food, clothing, and money.

400

Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh were both celebrities associated with THIS trend of the 1920s

Transportation

400
A common theme in Harlem Renaissance works, this showed a new confidence and spirit of resistance to white oppression. 

New African American Voice in the 20th Century.

400

A person who held onto deeply rooted religious beliefs and resisted change during the 1920s. 

Traditionalist 

400

This is when people rush to withdrawal their money from a bank. (P.S. - this just happened to two banks in California #Yikes)

Bank Run

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

HE was the president that implemented the New Deal. 

500

Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong were all celebrities associated with THIS trend during the 1920s.

The Jazz Age. (or Music)

500

This theme of the Harlem Renaissance often attempted to portray the daily lived experience (good, bad, and in-between) of African Americans in the United States. 

Black Southern Folk Tradition.

500

The term for an illegally functioning bar during Prohibition

Speakeasy

500

This was an attempt by Herbert Hoover to help the economy, but it backfired. It taxed foreign goods in the hopes people would purchase American made products instead. 

The Hawley- Smoot Tariff 

500

The name for the WWI veterans who never received their war bonuses and marched to the White House

Bonus Army