The Roaring 20's
Period of time that caused an increase in organized crime and made drinking fashionable among some crowds.
Prohibition
The term used to signify that World War I was over, and it was time to 'come home and take care of the country'
A Return to Normalcy
This amendment to the Constitution prohibits the sale of liquor in the United States, and the amendment that ended it.
The 18th and 21st Amendments
The instrument which Louis Armstrong is most closely associated with.
Trumpet
Name 3 new inventions that were made in order to help inside the house.
Washing Machine, toaster, electricity, radios, vacuum cleaners
The Name of President Harding's first presidential scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal
A series of arrests that were made based on immigrants and potential communists
Who was John T. Scopes, and what did he do?
1) High School Biology teacher
2) Illegally taught the Theory of Evolution in Tennessee
Illegal bars used by many for socializing and entertainment.
Speakeasies
Made the 33-hour flight from the US to Paris, France
Charles Lindbergh (Lucky Lindy)
What was the name of President Harding's 'buddies' from home, who benefitted greatly from Harding's presidential scandals
The Ohio Gang
Law that was passed to keep the # of 'questionable' immigrants out of the country
The Emergency Quota Act
Which freedom may have Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer illegally denied during the red scare.
1st Amendment (Freedom of speech)
Women who bobbed their hair, wore short skirts, smoked, drank in the 1920s
The Flappers
Name 3 ways that affordable automobiles led to
1) more roads
2) highway system
3) tons of jobs
4) Roadside businesses flourished
5) Socially - brought people closer together, easier to live in the suburbs and commute to work
Explain the meaning of Marcus Garvey's 'The Black Star Line'
This was a direct mocking of the White Star Line and ships like the Titanic, that mostly segregated their people based on class/ race/ immigrants, etc.
What was the decision in the Sacco and Vanzetti Case, and what was it's impact around the country?
1) Guilty - sent to death in the electric chair
2) Massive protests and demonstrations
What was the name of the law passed that made war practically illegal?
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
Authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway wrote their books mostly based on ___________ .
Their own World War I experiences
Explain how Installment Buying works.
Makes expensive items much more affordable to more people.
Paying a smaller monthly rate, as compared to the whole thing upfront.
Explain 3 different 'Unintended Consequences' of Prohibition.
1) Alcohol-related deaths actually went way up
2) Alcohol-related accidents actually went way up
3) Divorce/ Domestic Violence rates went way up
4) Violent crime skyrocketed
5) People forced to deal with mobsters like Al Capone
What was the name of the 'test' to determine whether speech was considered Free Speech or not
The Clear and Present Danger Principle
The Scopes Trial, nativism, and women's rights all exposed a major societal battle between __________ and __________
Traditionalism and Modernism
An important musician during the Harlem Renaissance, and was a painter before he became a musician, and he got his nickname because of how he dressed like royalty.
"Duke" Ellington
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