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Innovations
"The Roaring 20s"
100
Prohibition
What is the banning of alcohol during the 1920s
100
A new gun that made it easier to fight your enemy
What is the Tommy Gun
100
A heightened form of transportation began to takeoff
What is aviation and the airplane
100
The big issue Eddie Bartlet faced (as well as many other Americans when they returned home from WWI)
What is unemloyment
200
Isolationism
What is a government policy of not taking part in economic or political alliances or relations with other countries.
200
This Amendment placed the official ban on alcohol
What is the 18th Amendment
200
A certain Henry produced these by the hundreds, rolling off on "all fours"
What is automobile
200
Panama Smith's character modeled this pop-culture female of the decade. Rebellious and short-haired.
What is a Flapper
300
Harlem Renaissance
What is an era of heightened creativity among African American writers, artists, and musicians who gathered in Harlem during the 1920s.
300
A time when African Americans expressed themselves academically and creatively.
What is the Harlem Renaissance
300
The device that challenged the newspaper
What is the radio
300
These individuals produced and delivered cheaper forms of alcohol to profit off of a current law.
What is bootlegger.
400
Speak Easy
What is a secret club that sold alcohol during the era of prohibition.
400
Jazz music, dancing, cars, and the radio were all apart of
What is Pop Culture
400
We finally got to see the stories, before we just got to hear them.
What is motion picture or movie
400
The reason why Eddie and many other individuals in the latter half of the 1920s lost all fortunes
What is Black Tuesday and the Stock Market Crash
500
Black Tuesday
What is October 29, 1929-worst day of plunging stock market prices during the stock market crash that helped initiate the Great Depression.
500
The war that ended at the end of the previous decades.
What is World War I
500
The meat stayed colder, while you didnt need to re-order blocks of ice.
What is modern, electric refrigerator
500
These places provided individuals with the special menu, but also had escape doors to get away from cops if necessary.
What is a Speak Easy