Technology and the Economy
Legal Matters
Important Amendments
Who's Who?
Let Me Entertain You!
100
This technique broke larger jobs into smaller, more manageable tasks.
What is the assembly line?
100
In the 1920s, it was illegal to teach this subject. This was largely due to the Fundamentalist Christian movement sweeping the country.
What is evolution?
100
This word means the right to vote.
What is suffrage?
100
This man is most famous for his writings on the 1920s - specifically The Great Gatsby.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
100
These two musicians are best known for their contribution to jazz music.
Who are Duke Ellington and Louie Armstrong?
200
This phenomenon saw an economy in the 1920s that switched from war time to peace time, taxes were low, and production increased. (Hint: You drew this one out).
What is the economic boom of the 1920s?
200
This man taught evolution in his biology classroom.
Who is John Scopes?
200
This amendment denied discrimination against gender in regards to voting.
What is the 19th?
200
This man revolutionized mass production and created a successful car company.
Who is Henry Ford?
200
This movement involved art, music, literature, and drama from African Americans. The themes were of pride, community, and characterized the time period.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
300
After World War I, America owned 40% of the world's wealth and income rose 35%. Music, art, and literature flourished. These prosperous times have a specific name.
What is the roaring 20s?
300
This man defended Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Who is Clarence Darrow?
300
This amendment created organized crime - gangsters, bootleggers, and the mob.
What is the 18th?
300
This woman was one of the first female pilots - she inspired women to try new things and challenge gender stereotypes.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
300
This woman is most famous for her book, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
400
This railroad industry began to decline as this industry boomed. Travel was now more affordable and feasible.
What is the automobile?
400
This three time loser of the presidency represented Populists, fundamentalists, and the farmers. He served as the prosecutor during the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
400
This amendment banned the sale, transport, and consumption of liquor.
What is the 18th?
400
This man is most commonly associated with his belief that African Americans should work together and create a community to deal with discrimination and segregation.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
400
This man was a poet and writer during the 1920s - his subject matter usually dealt with pride and community.
Who is Langston Hughes?
500
This practice involves paying with a "promise" and can create economic difficulties.
What is credit?
500
This case cemented American opinion on nativism, immigration, and race relations.
What is the Sacco-Vanzetti Case?
500
This amendment repealed Prohibition.
What is the 21st?
500
This man is often called the father of American aviation.
Who is Glenn Curtiss?
500
This woman is responsible for the beginning of the blues music movement.
Who is Bessie Smith?