Roaring Economy
Jazz Age Culture
Mass Media and Technology
Social Conflict and Change
Government and Politics
Civil Rights and Society
Final Jeopardy
(Chosen after game)
(Chosen after game)
100
This invention allowed people to buy goods over time instead of paying all at once.
What is installment buying
100
This American form of music would become the sound of the 20's
What is Jazz
100
This new form of media brought entertainment into homes nationwide
What is Radio
100
This group promoted traditional values and targeted minorities
What is the KKK
100
This President promoted a "Return to Normalcy" after World War I
Who was Warren G. Harding
100
This Amendment gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment
100
This man founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and felt that Black Americans should focus on job skills and the development of the black family before demanding civil rights
Who was Booker T. Washington
200
This industry boomed thanks to Henry Ford's assembly line
What is the Auto Industry
200
This city became the center of African American cultural expression
What is Harlem (Harlem Renaissance)
200
This film advancement allowed audiences to hear actors "speak."
What are "talkies"
200
This trial debated Evolution vs Religion in schools
What is the Scopes Monkey Trial
200
This scandal involved the illegal leasing of oil reserves in the Harding Administration
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal
200
This leader promoted Black Pride during the Harlem Renaissance, often wearing colorful military uniforms, and promoted a "Back to Africa Movement"
Who was Marcus Garvey
200
This combination of easy credit, speculation, and overproduction helped lead to a major economic collapse
What is:
Causes of the Great Depression
300
This economic practice involved buys stocks with borrowed money
What is buying on margin
300
This Amendment to the Constitution made Alcohol illegal
What is the 18th Amendment
300
This invention had a homogenizing effect on American society by spreading national culture and advertising.
What is Radio
300
These women challenged traditional roles in American society with new fashion and behavior
Who are "Flappers"
300
This policy raised taxes on imported goods
What is a tariff (Ford-McCumber Tariff)
300
This organization, founded by W.E.B. DuBois, fought for African American civil rights
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons (or NAACP)
300
This man was an organized crime boss who made a fortune during Prohibition and ran the city of Chicago. He was convicted by the Federal Government on Tax evasion charges and jailed in 1931 where he died in prison
Who was Al Capone
400
This system increased production efficiency by having workers perform repetitive tasks.
What is the Assembly Line
400
These illegal bars sold alcohol during prohibition
What are Speakeasies
400
This was the first company to mass-produce cars
What is the "Ford Motor Company"
400
This immigration policy limited immigrants from certain regions
What is the National Origins Act
400
This President was known for his Pro-Business policies
Who was Calvin College
400
During the 20's This movement saw Black Americans leaving the South for Northern cities like New York
What is the Great Migration
400
This group left America for Europe in the Twenties after becoming disillusioned with the materialism of the 20's. Authors like F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway wrote some their best novels during this time. What was this group called?
What is the Lost Generation?
500
This economic weakness contributed to the Great Depression despite initial prosperity
What is overproduction or uneven wealth distribution
500
This writer/poet was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance
Who was Langston Hughes
500
This technological change contributed to urban growth and mobility
What is the Automobile
500
This movement enforced a ban on the sale and consumption of Alcohol but led to higher rates of crime
What is the Prohibition Movement
500
This approach meant less government regulation of businesses
Laissez-Faire economics
500
This Tension arose between modern urban values and rural traditions
What is cultural conflict or rural vs urban divide.
500
Carrie Nation used this tool to smash up bars and saloons in her quest to ban alcohol. It later went on to become a symbol of the Temperance movement
What is a hatchet