Roaring 20's - A
True or False: The 20's were said to "roar" because of the widespread wars that occurred.
What is False:
The 20's wear said to "roar" because of economic prosperity & cultural change.
The 19th Amendment of the Constitution, signed in 1920, did what for women?
What is...
Gave women the right to vote.
In an assembly line, workers are assigned to a station and "add" product moving along a _______.
What is a Conveyor Belt?
The artistic movement of African American's in a neighborhood of New York was called the...
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Fashion and appearance changed a lot for women in the 1920's. Some women in society cut their hair and wore shorter dresses. Women that took on this style were called...
What are Flappers?
The Roaring 20's was also known as the _____ Age.
What is...
Jazz
He flew the first transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, demonstrating "air travel" was a reliable form of transportation.
Who is Charles A. Lindbergh?
This form of music exploded in popularity during the 1920's.
What is Jazz?
Many new inventions came about during the 1920's including the _______ invented by Henry Ford.
What is the Model-T
Forget television! The ____ was the most popular form of entertainment during the 1920's.
What is the Radio?
Name two (2) improved technological innovations to assist with standard of living in the United States.
1) Refrigerators
2) Vacuum Cleaners
3) Ready-made Clothes
4) Radio
5) Telephones
6) Motion Pictures
What group was created to prevent African Americans from exercising their rights?
Who is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)?
In 1919 the government passed the 18th Amendment, banning the sale of alcohol. This was referred to as...
What is Prohibition?
Prohibition was meant to stop crime and increase morality in society, instead it led to an increase in _________ __________.
What is
Organized Crime?
A movement to improve population through selective breeding and sterilization of those deemed unfit to reproduce.
What is Eugenics?
During the 1920's, many people bought new inventions on _______, giving companies a false sense of wealth and profit.
What is credit?
True or False: Prohibition continues to this day.
What is....
False. Prohibition ended in 1933 with the passing of the 21st Amendment.
During Prohibition, many establishments selling illegal alcohol popped up. These secret establishments were called ________.
What are Speakeasies?
Americans feared communists would invade the U.S. and spread radical ideas.
What is known as the Red Scare?
A time period lasting from 1916-1970's, millions of African Americans left the rural South and relocated North is referred to as:
What it the Great Migration?