Terms
Women who wore loose fitting clothes, short hair and heavy make-up were called ___________.
Who were Flappers?
He played for the New York Yankees and was the first to hit 60 homeruns in one season.
Who was Babe Ruth?
The __________ ______________ was the time when millions of African Americans left the South and moved to the North and Midwest following World War I in hope of a better life and opportunity.
What was the Great Migration?
This musician of the Harlem Renaissance was famous for playing the trumpet.
Who Louis Armstrong?
The _____ Amendment made alcohol illegal in the United States.
What was the 18th Amendment?
People who sold alcohol during Prohibition were called __________.
Who were bootleggers?
A talented jazz musician and pianist who led the house band at the Cotton Club was ____________.
Who was Duke Ellington?
The reawakening and rebirth of African American culture in the north was known as the ______ ________.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
She is known as one of the most famous female blues singers of all times.
Who was Bessie Smith?
The movement to outlaw alcohol was called the _______ _________.
What was the Temperance Movement?
The time period in the United States when alcohol was illegal.
What was the Prohibition Era?
He was the first person to make a non stop solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean ________.
Who was Charles Lindberg?
The suburbs developed and grew as a result of the affordability of this now affordable mode of transportation ___________.
What was the automobile (Model T)?
He is known for his rendition of its a Wonderful World.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
The Amendment that gave all women the right to vote.
What was the 19th Amendment?
The belief that native born Americans were superior to foreigners was ___________.
What was Nativism?
This artist chronicled scenes of the Great Migration.
Who was Jacob Lawrence?
The type of upbeat music captured the spirit of the 1920s ________________.
What was Jazz?
This Jazz musician was known for playing the trumpet.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
The Amendment that repealed the 18th Amendment.
What was the 21st Amendment?
Establishments that sold alcohol during Prohibition were called ________.
What were speakeasies?
This poet combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots in his work.
Who was Langston Hughes?
The poet who wrote I, Too, Sing America?
Who was Langston Hughes?
This crime boss made money selling alcohol during prohibition.
Who was Al Capone?
He won the presidential election of 1928.
Who was Herbert Hoover?